I just fished a tournament and it seemed that everyone was throwing the senko. Then there were other guys that swear against the senko bite. I fished all day long before breaking down and throwing a wacky rigged senko. i caught my only fish on it. The top 5 anglers in the tourney all caught em on senkos. I was wondering why do fish pass up worms, tubes, craws and brush hogs but hit that plain jane senko?

Larger profile- slower sink rate.

I would agree and would add that sometimes fish prefer a "simple" profile. Senko's don't have all the extra appendages such as a brush hog, craw, or tube. One day it may be the senko and another it may be the brush hog. That's what makes fishing fun and frustrating all at the same time!

I would agree and would add that sometimes fish prefer a "simple" profile. Senko's don't have all the extra appendages such as a brush hog, craw, or tube. One day it may be the senko and another it may be the brush hog. That's what makes fishing fun and frustrating all at the same time!

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Also alot for me is the mental aspect. I will start the day not throwing a senko and then get frustrated to the point where I revert to skipping docks with a senko. So ultimately it gets more playing time thus more fish.  

I was wondering why do fish pass up worms, tubes, craws and brush hogs but hit that plain jane senko?

Did you try any other options weightless like the senko?  More often than not, the effectiveness of the senko is that it doesn't sink like a rock.  (like a t-rigged bait)  Plus, that little shimmer it does as it slowly sinks past a fish is seductively appetizing.  

Never heard locals give their winning patterns away unless its small club tournament.   lol   Don't believe everything you hear at weigh-ins either.

    As for the "text" book answer of slow fall rate.   One must be assuming all fished weightless.    And none of those facts were shared.     The majority of all baits fished weightless have a "Slower Fall Rate"  lol, true!!!

Around here Senkos are still common on the water, but a good alternative is a Lake Fork Ring Fry.  These can be fished weightless as well and because of all the ridges they tend to put off more vibration in the water and attract more attention.  Also, you can try putting a small nail weight in the butt of the lure and it will have a different action that will sometimes attract the basss when it backs up on 'em.

i have something like 30 trick sticks in 3" , 4" and 5". i havnt cought a single fish on any of them.

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Another reason is that it's nearly impossible to fish a senko incorrectly or overfish it. It has no appendages or what have you that you can make wobble too much or flutter too fast. For that reason I think it looks the easiest to kill and the least threatening of the lot that we fish. A crappie or bream to a bass is an easy enough meal size-wise but a fisheries biologist friend of mine says in tanks where the two coexist it's rare to see a bass eat one. He believes it's because they are damaging to digest. The few bass he has seen that do it have severe cuts in there stomachs and sometimes even die from a small fish. He believes that's why you don't see it too often. He did comment that bass will still give chase and attack a crappie or 'gill and even eat a partially decayed or dead one, but a healthy (read hard fighting, fast moving) fish is not as appealing to them. Take it with a grain of salt but I've yet to have a big bass puke up a bluegill or crappie on my boat

Eating spiny things is how fish survive.    It isn't an issue at all.

If it was, they wouldn't survive at all.    

One of the famous Fork fish at Athens was observed eating 15, 6-8 inch catfish in one setting.    She weighed over 19 pounds at the time.

   Bass don't care what kinda fins its prey has.    If it can fit its prey into its mouth, its possible dinner.

   

Cool, a senko thread... I'm in before the lock...  

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1121527643

i have something like 30 trick sticks in 3" , 4" and 5". i havnt cought a single fish on any of them.

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Something is obviously wrong...  have you read through the sticky called  "Senko FAQ's" ?

i have something like 30 trick sticks in 3" , 4" and 5". i havnt cought a single fish on any of them.

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Perhaps fish somewhere other than your bath tub or that puddle on the street corner?

Oh, and if you would have bought like 50 you would have already caught fish.

ive been all through the FAQ's.

Perhaps fish somewhere other than your bath tub or that puddle on the street corner?

you didnt know? i stocked my tub full of bass.

most of them were from the dents and dings specials. ive fished them quite a few times and got nothing but as soon as i throw a fluke , they nail it. im going to give them another shot since they obviously work. i just find it odd that everyone and their mother has great luck with them and i dont.

...now that i think of it , i did use them when i was in miami and the ratio of peacocks to largemough is like 20:1. maybe ill have better luck here in NC.

now swimming senkos ... thats a whole different story.

Another reason is that it's nearly impossible to fish a senko incorrectly or overfish it. It has no appendages or what have you that you can make wobble too much or flutter too fast. For that reason I think it looks the easiest to kill and the least threatening of the lot that we fish. A crappie or bream to a bass is an easy enough meal size-wise but a fisheries biologist friend of mine says in tanks where the two coexist it's rare to see a bass eat one. He believes it's because they are damaging to digest. The few bass he has seen that do it have severe cuts in there stomachs and sometimes even die from a small fish. He believes that's why you don't see it too often. He did comment that bass will still give chase and attack a crappie or 'gill and even eat a partially decayed or dead one, but a healthy (read hard fighting, fast moving) fish is not as appealing to them. Take it with a grain of salt but I've yet to have a big bass puke up a bluegill or crappie on my boat

Man every time i fish with my bro he keeps his limit of dinks to eat. Most of those tiny fish spit out some pretty big blue gills after a while! Trust me, they eat them on a regular basis! The reason they probably don't eat them in the tanks is because they are spoiled spoon fed bass like those at BPS or Cabela's!

i have something like 30 trick sticks in 3" , 4" and 5". i havnt cought a single fish on any of them.

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Perhaps fish somewhere other than your bath tub or that puddle on the street corner?

Oh, and if you would have bought like 50 you would have already caught fish.

So, your the baitmonkey.  

Another reason is that it's nearly impossible to fish a senko incorrectly or overfish it. It has no appendages or what have you that you can make wobble too much or flutter too fast. For that reason I think it looks the easiest to kill and the least threatening of the lot that we fish. A crappie or bream to a bass is an easy enough meal size-wise but a fisheries biologist friend of mine says in tanks where the two coexist it's rare to see a bass eat one. He believes it's because they are damaging to digest. The few bass he has seen that do it have severe cuts in there stomachs and sometimes even die from a small fish. He believes that's why you don't see it too often. He did comment that bass will still give chase and attack a crappie or 'gill and even eat a partially decayed or dead one, but a healthy (read hard fighting, fast moving) fish is not as appealing to them. Take it with a grain of salt but I've yet to have a big bass puke up a bluegill or crappie on my boat

Man every time i fish with my bro he keeps his limit of dinks to eat. Most of those tiny fish spit out some pretty big blue gills after a while! Trust me, they eat them on a regular basis! The reason they probably don't eat them in the tanks is because they are spoiled spoon fed bass like those at BPS or Cabela's!

Yes bluegills and such are way to big to be eaten by bass. I am sure they would rather burn all their energy chasing 1-3 inch minnows all day to stay in shape. :

clark I fished a tournament last saturday caught 15 fish but had to cull down to 5, caught them on just about everything but to the point when I weighed them in I had 7 small 1/2 digested brim in the bottom of my live well.  So bass really do feed on brim

i have something like 30 trick sticks in 3" , 4" and 5". i havnt cought a single fish on any of them.

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maybe there's no fish then.  Like said, it's pretty hard to fish them wrong.  You can pretty much do anything with them and catch fish.

Never heard locals give their winning patterns away unless its small club tournament. lol Don't believe everything you hear at weigh-ins either

well yes it is a small club that talks about them.

Thanx. so i guess i have expermenting to do with these

Anything you need to know about a senko can be found right here

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