ok tight wad numero uno broke down and bought a package of Senkos.

We'll see what happens when I get a chance to use them.

From the bank with spinning gear should I fish them weightless or with a weight to cast further?

The only reason to add a weight to a senko is to make them sink faster, they are pretty heavy and don 't need the help of any weight to fly far.

Like Raul said, weightless.

the aero and hydrodynamic shape of these baits, combined w/ the weight of them makes them cast a mile, without any weight at all. also, weights make the action go down the crapper

weights make the action go down the crapper

That 's what you think.

from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

By far the best way to fish them is either wacky rigged or t-rigged without a weight. But I have had people tell me that they are good on shaky heads.

add a nail weight in one end if you want depth faster.

GO BIG RED

you can also use those weighted hooks like falcon makes to preserve the horizontal fall but adding weight.

from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

Much to learn you still have my young padawan.

Yoda.

I have had much greater success fishing them wacky style than staight.  Anyone else?

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weightless, fishing doesnt have to made hard.

i fish a senko weightless ALL the time, either wakky or texas rigged. texas riged i cast it out to weeds, rocks, stumps, etc and let it sink the i just bounce it

from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

Much to learn you still have my young padawan.

Yoda.

Funny that there is ;D ;D

Raul, im curious as to how you fish them with a weight? I fish them weightless, but with a weight, might give them a new look. Thanks

aaron

  I have recently started fishing senkos. Would have never tried them except my tackle dealer gave me 2 packs and said try them. Not knowing any better, I rigged one up wacky style on a worm hook, on a c-rig with 1/4 oz weight. Caught a 3/4 lb. smallmouth on the first cast, now I'm hooked. I have caught a bundle of smallmouths on this rig in the last 2 weeks. I use med. heavy casting gear in 12 to 20 ft of water so weightless is out of the question. Needless to say, I now have a tacklebox full of the things and my tackle dealer has a big grin on his face. I guess the moral to this story is that if you don't already know it won't work, it just might work anyway.

weights make the action go down the crapper

That 's what you think.

What he said.

5" senkos if that is what you have are very heavy buy themselves and usually don't need any extra weight. I have used weights on certain occassions and have had very good success with or without. Any weight I add is minimal.

Hmm...

I have been fishing Senkos since 1997 and have never fished one with a weight of any kind.

Need to go to GYCB website, Gary himself fishes these baits with weights and without. I've fished them on a Spot Remover jighead and caught a few!

from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

Man, your missin out BIGTIME.  Even though most of the horizontal movement is robbed, there are some times when dragging a 5" green pumpkin senko with a 1/4oz green pumpkin 1/4oz Tru-Tungsten weight is unbeatable.  I also like to pitch it up to shallow stumps when the waters muddy.  

Hope this opens so more senko doors for you  

I fish them weightless most of the time but when the bite is tough....split shot them, I don't know if it change the action but whatever action is, catch fish.

i really like them wacky rigged too. if youre gonna wacky rig them though, either use an Oring, or buy some strike king zeroes...those zeroes are indestructible.

from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

Much to learn you still have my young padawan.

Yoda.

WEIRDO  

I have had much greater success fishing them wacky style than staight. Anyone else?

GO BIG RED

Yep. Which big red are you reffering to?