Hightekrednek Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 What's your experience with this? Since the're cheaper I was just wondering.
Super User 5bass Posted May 7, 2006 Super User Posted May 7, 2006 To answer your title question: No,they are not as soft as a senko,they have a different drop rate and a totally different texture.Not to say that Tiki's arent a good alternative to the expensive Yamamoto baits but NOTHING equals a senko.
Vyron Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 I use senko copies for the reasons: they r much cheaper they last longer they have differnet fall rate everybody is throwing senkos My PB was caught on a senko copy
rocknfish9001 Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 I believe they are just as good, or even better. They are actually about as soft as a senko, and they wiggle pretty good in the water. I actually had luck with luck-e-strike's jogger worm, wich is as hard as a rock and has no action.
ernel Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 There is a trade off when using the Tikki Stick compared to the Senco. The Tikki , as already stated is not as soft. You do sacrifice some action, but it is made up in durability. I use the Tikkis more than the Sencos just because they are more readliy avaliable in my area. I have caught fish on both, and have confidence in both.
aggiebassin Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 i have had as much luck w/ the tiki sticks as w/ my senkos. but as many have said they are much cheaper and last longer than 1 fish.
Curado Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 I do use senko knock offs, but I don't like the fall of the tiki stiks and haven't had as much luck with them as some others.
Super User RoLo Posted May 7, 2006 Super User Posted May 7, 2006 I've done a bit of field testing with stick worms and I cannot discern any difference in the effectiveness between yamasenko and tiki stick. The senko is super soft and falls apart easily. Do bass prefer the softest stick worm? Well they love biting down on hard crunchy crayfish, so no stick worm is too hard. Of course, with harder plastic comes a sacrifice in action. Take the time to compare the "tail waddle" between the senko and tiki stick. You may notice slightly more action in the senko, but more action isn't automagically a good thing. Over the years, fisherman have moved away from action-tail worms like "sickletails" (gatortail) in favor of ribbontail worms and straight worms. I'd say it's a judgment call. The salt content in senkos seems to be heaviest toward the tail, because they tend to fall with the tail lower than the head. For this same reason, senkos tend to back-up on the fall as they near the boat. The tiki stick falls more horizontally, which I personally prefer. The senko falls faster than the tiki stick, which in shallow water gives the nod to tiki stick. If you're fishing a tiki stick in deeper water, adding a 1/32 oz weight will virtually duplicate the fall rate of a senko. The tiki stick is my wife's favorite stick worm. Mine is the Yum dinger, but if she out-fishes me one more time, mine will probably be the tiki stick too ;D Roger
SuthernProg Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 I LIKE Tiki Sticks, but for some reason I only catch small fish with them. I turn to them when I'm hard up for ANY kind of bite this side of a mosquito. Marion
basser89 Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 I have two brands of the Senko style baits. Kinami Flash and the Tiki Bam Boo Stiks. My fishing partner almost exclusively uses GY Senkos. There are days we clean up on the Flash/Senkos and there are days that all they want are the Tiki's.
bassmasta7 Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 No, I dont like tiki sticks at all. To put it simply, I have fished tiki sticks for hours and never caught a thing. I fished the senko for about a minute and caught a nice keeper.
Brad_Coovert Posted May 8, 2006 Posted May 8, 2006 The Tikis are good baits. The Tikis I use are the swirl series, as GYCB does not have one. Brad
ScootZilla Posted May 8, 2006 Posted May 8, 2006 Yes the Tikis are a nice bait.Senkos are a nice bait.I have used both of them and have caught fish on both.Tikis do last longer then the senkos but hey if the senkos catch fish i dont mind putting some in the thrash when i cant use them. Scoot
deadeye32. Posted May 8, 2006 Posted May 8, 2006 I have used both tiki's and senko's and have caught fish on both. I do however think that the tiki's fall a bit faster and are not as soft as the senkos, but the main difference is that I think the sinko's are more soft and fish are more opt to hold on to the lure for a short time longer. As I said earlier, both will get you bites, but I am sticking with the sinko for confidence reasons.
Rattlinrogue Posted May 8, 2006 Posted May 8, 2006 I've fished Tiki stiks and Kinami flashes(Senkos).I've caught fish on both,but I do like the Kinami bait better.
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted May 8, 2006 Posted May 8, 2006 To answer your title question: No,they are not as soft as a senko Actually the question is do they work as well. In the water I fish Yes. As well as many other knock offs. Not all but many. Thank you ROLO! I posted a 3 month data sheet last summer of me vs my partner who would use GY exclusively as a test "control". Some days I did better, some days he did better but neither was ever a strong winner over the other. My largest fish last year was caught on an *** senko knock-off in "tomato craw". His best fish on a senko was over a pound smaller. Many will argue this one till they are blue in the face. We did that in a 6 page thread last year and I for one AINT goin' there again! I just went and did my own comparison test and will live with my own results but just for the record, the livewell hasn't been a lonely place for a fish to hang out.
Avalonjohn44 Posted May 8, 2006 Posted May 8, 2006 I fish a private lake that the bass will only bite on white lures. The white tiki outfishes the white senko and the white kinami flash every time.
fireandice Posted May 9, 2006 Posted May 9, 2006 I think I've fished 'em all. Tiki Stiks, Senko's, Kinami Flash, and ***. The *** are the cheapest especially if you buy a lg. quantity. I have so far not found any one to be any better than the other. I think color and action play a larger part than squishiness personally. I've pulled bass clear up to the boat with all of these baits with no hook in the fishes mouth. I've yet to actually land one or bring one to hand without being hooked, but I've been really close. They're all good baits IMO.
Super User ww2farmer Posted May 9, 2006 Super User Posted May 9, 2006 I use Yum dingers, Tiki sticks, and Senkos (kanami flash too) My favorite are the Yum dingers, then the senkos, followed by the tiki sticks. When the bite is really hot I use the tiki sticks, they don't rip as much and I can get a few more fish out of them. But I find they don't "wiggle" on the fall as much as the others. I have actually caught more fish on the Yum Dingers than both the senkos and tikis combined. The plus side to the dingers is they are cheap, come in more color/size combos than tikis, BUT they are soft and rip just as easy as senkos (thats where the cheap part come in as beeing good). The only down side to the dingers is my local wal-mart does not carry them, they carry the tiki sticks, so I stock up on them when ever I go to bass pro shops, or dicks, and if I run out use the tikis from wal mart as a substitute till I can restock
h1x71 Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 in my part of alabama wal-mart is all i have local to buy fishing items and they dont sell g/y but have a good supply of tikki..........
jomatty Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 in my experience i think the senkos are superior. the action is imo superior and bass seem to hold on much longer than they do the knockoffs. unfortunately im on a budget and i often use the other worms when im fishing less than the most important times. in farm ponds or the river where i go through a lot of lures i use other worms. i like the case ones the best but have had success with dingers as well as many others. basically you may have a personal preference to what is best (imo the senko) but they are all good baits that catch fish. matty
Super User CWB Posted April 4, 2008 Super User Posted April 4, 2008 I use Tiki's almost exclusivley. I find them much better than Senko's. Could be the scent, fallrate slightly ribbed. I like to skip a 5" model under and around boats and docks and Senko's just do not hold up to this kind of fishing. got a 7+ lb. from under a pontoon boat on heavily pressured lake close to Chicago.
=Matt 5.0= Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 My opinion is this: Most people give the Bass to much credit.
BassinBoy Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 I dont think they work as well. They are not as soft as a Yum Dinger(senko that i use) and just dont equal up to ith in the end of the day.
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