Ive got some money buring a hole in my pocket and i want to buy a new setup for plastics. I fish weightless senkos along with texas rigged plastics most of the time. My question is will i be able to throw a weightless senko with a baitcaster or would I be better off going with a good spinning setup.

Would this be your first baitcaster?

Short answer, yes-  Senkos and baitcasters work.

no it is not my first baitcaster but i wondered if i would be able to cast effectivly. Im looking to spend around 250 dollars what would you reccomend?

A revo sx , a shimano 6-6 or 7 foot med action compre  with some berkley Maxx 10 lb u will be set for life  and dont forget your Gamakatsu hooks.... 8-)

no it is not my first baitcaster but i wondered if i would be able to cast effectivly. Im looking to spend around 250 dollars what would you reccomend?

Absolutely! Any bc reel worth its salt should be able to toss a senko. You might not know this, but a senko weighs aboout 3/8 oz all by itself. So even if you toss it weightless it is sufficiently heavy for pitching or casting. Have fun!

What they said....using the 5" and longer Senkos.  No problem at all with a baitcaster!

Dan

actually 3 and 4 inch  stick baits cast wonderfully also

My Senko rod is a Team Allstar wacky worm special baitcaster. I don't think they make it anymore in a baitcaster though.  I've thrown baits down to 3" with it with no problem.  

5" cast like a multistaged rocket on bait casters, 4" cast like a rocket, 3" require a bit more care and I haven't tried anything shorter.

Either or.  I certainly can cast them much further w/ spinning but both work just fine.  Senko77 had a BPS finesse b/c'r that threw them pretty well too if I remember correctly.

You can use either type of equipment, but I prefer spinning tackle for all soft plastics.

I prefer spinning.

With a bait that tears as easy as Senkos, I'm not a big fan of the whipping action involved in baitcasting.

Shimano Stradic 2500 and BPS Extreme

Shimano Stradic and St Croix Premier or Avid

Shimano Stradic and Shimano Crucial

for senko's I am firmly in the baitcaster corner.

Any weightless worm is better served on a baitcaster if it can handle the weight.

The worms have a tendency to spin when you are fast retrieving them for the next cast.

It's a line twist in progress.

u can use either

personally i prefer baitcasting setup for most plastic fishing

i use both, but mostly a 6'6" M/F spinning rod.  i just like they way it casts them better.  i use a bc if i am around heavier cover, but mostly a spinning reel.

Baitcaster for me too......

Since most of my Senko fishing involves skipping them under boat docks and skipping them under trees that overhang the water, I prefer a spinning rig.

For unweighted Senkos and Ikas I prefer spinning equipment.  For weighted T-rigged soft plastic I prefer baitcasters.  My favorite setup is a Quantum Energy Pti-a 20 on a 6'6'' M St. Croix Avid with either 6lb YoZuri Hybrid or P-Line Floroclear , a 4/0 Gami and a 5in Senko Green Pumpkin Black Flake.

baitcaster for me

4'' senkos or bigger can easily be cast with baitcasters  

I think i will buy a bps extreme baitcaster on a falcon lowrider rod. Should i get a meduim or medium heavy rod?

I like spinning better for senkos.