I was playing around with some soft stick baits and compared them side to side in a small aquarium, a pool, & on the lake. I do not have every type out there but I did have several, including GYCB Senkos, ***, Gambler Ace, Tiki stick. Strike King zero, BPS stick O, Yum Dinger. They are all similar however I did notice some differences.

GYCB seems heavier, sinks faster and has a bit more wiggle. I believe this fast fall may trigger more reaction strikes and the very soft delicate body may have the fish hold longer but tears easily.

*** & Strike King Zero seem to float or sink slower this may be better for fish near the top or reacting to the surface. They do a great jerk bait movement similar to a fluke.

The rest seem to fall in between these two extremes. Tiki and the dinger being tougher and would last much longer.

All said, Any of these will produce at most times. That is why I have them. If fishing is extremely tough I think the original Senko may produce slightly better on those days. JMHO.

*** & Strike King Zero seem to float or sink slower this may be better for fish near the top or reacting to the surface. They do a great jerk bait movement similar to a fluke.

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I have about 50 of each color that *** makes....never seen one float.... :-? Just me.

*** & Strike King Zero seem to float or sink slower this may be better for fish near the top or reacting to the surface. They do a great jerk bait movement similar to a fluke.

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I have about 50 of each color that *** makes....never seen one float.... :-? Just me.

I have used over 300 *** Trik Sticks NOT ONE EVER FLOATED ON THE SURFACE, REGARDLESS OF WATER TEMP.

*** & Strike King Zero seem to float or sink slower this may be better for fish near the top or reacting to the surface. They do a great jerk bait movement similar to a fluke.

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I have about 50 of each color that *** makes....never seen one float.... :-? Just me.

I think he's saying that they take longer to get to the bottom of the lake...

*** & Strike King Zero seem to float or sink slower this may be better for fish near the top or reacting to the surface. They do a great jerk bait movement similar to a fluke.

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I have about 50 of each color that *** makes....never seen one float.... :-? Just me.

I think he's saying that they take longer to get to the bottom of the lake...

Different things like wire mil. of the hooks etc can effect sink rates

I should have clarified. This was all without a hook in them and the zeros were more of the floater and the *** sank but at a slow rate of decent. This was not scientific, I was just watching them in the water and thought it was interesting how each was slightly different. I am not backing any one brand, I use them all.

10-4  I have done the same thing myself. I gave up b/c the density of water , especially where we fish in some of the local stripping pits, is effected by dissolved minerals etc. It is different in each body of water.  

I was playing around with some soft stick baits and compared them side to side in a small aquarium, a pool, & on the lake. I do not have every type out there but I did have several, including GYCB Senkos, ***, Gambler Ace, Tiki stick. Strike King zero, BPS stick O, Yum Dinger. They are all similar however I did notice some differences.

GYCB seems heavier, sinks faster and has a bit more wiggle. I believe this fast fall may trigger more reaction strikes and the very soft delicate body may have the fish hold longer but tears easily.

*** & Strike King Zero seem to float or sink slower this may be better for fish near the top or reacting to the surface. They do a great jerk bait movement similar to a fluke.

The rest seem to fall in between these two extremes. Tiki and the dinger being tougher and would last much longer.

All said, Any of these will produce at most times. That is why I have them. If fishing is extremely tough I think the original Senko may produce slightly better on those days. JMHO.

Look closer man, you have 3 worms listed with different results but only difference is the name, all 3 made in same factory, same mold,etc

These are poured in batches of 10,000.  The salt dispersion will not be exact in every bait so one bait from the same batch as another may have different fall rates .....SLIGHTLY

As for the softness, does anyone really think the bass can tell the difference between very soft and very very soft?  Remember,....these guys eat spiney bluegills and perch along with shelled creatures like crawdads.  Think about it a bit.

Also,...*** do not float

JMO

All this is covered a few times over in the SENKO FAQ's.  Please revert to that thread for further reading.