senkos vs other plastic worms

[rutgersfan1]

As a teen in the early eighties I worked in a sporting goods store and my favorite products back then were plastic worms...so in my infinite wisdom (NOT) I bought them (store discount) by the ton. I thought I'd be an angler for the next 60 years and ... may as well buy all I'll ever need since I got 'em cheap..

Well soon after, life happened and of course I didn't pick up a pole for another 30 yrs. I just started again this year.

SO I have all these plastic worms of various designs and colors. But I read here about Senkos every day. Are they that much better than other worms sold over the years or since I have all these others might I just use them ?

I mean, the old worms DID catch fish. But are the Senkos that much better so that I may as well just toss all my old ones ?

[JerryC]

Senkos have their time and place, same with any other worm.

[flyboy1]

As a teen in the early eighties I worked in a sporting goods store and my favorite products back then were plastic worms...so in my infinite wisdom (NOT) I bought them (store discount) by the ton. I thought I'd be an angler for the next 60 years and ... may as well buy all I'll ever need since I got 'em cheap..

Well soon after, life happened and of course I didn't pick up a pole for another 30 yrs. I just started again this year.

SO I have all these plastic worms of various designs and colors. But I read here about Senkos every day. Are they that much better than other worms sold over the years or since I have all these others might I just use them ?

I mean, the old worms DID catch fish. But are the Senkos that much better so that I may as well just toss all my old ones ?

What sets apart Senkos from every other plastic worm is that .... You dont need to fish Senkos, Senkos fish themselves.. What I mean by that is: Senko's have an incredible life like subtle wiggling action while maintaining their form unlike any other plastic bait that has ever been seen before... Senkos imho should only be fished in 2 ways; Wacky weightless and T-rigged weightless.... just cast, let fall and then jerk, let fall and then jerk, etc... the fish will hit on the fall almost always in the first 3 jerks and falls.... If there is a fish to be caught and nothing else is working then the Senko will... good luck

[Lard Almighty]

I like senkos, use them a lot, but they are not a magic lure. I use oldies but goodies all the time and catch plenty of fish on them. For example, how long has the Johnson Silver Minnow been around? In my opinion, it is still one of the best heavy cover lures going.

Why not post some pics of the worms you have? Maybe we can compare them to current designs and see how plastics have evolved over the years. Plus, I'd love to see what the hot plastics were around the time I was born. :)

[ken jan]

There seems to be a density/weight to them, unmatched to many other plastics. I'm not sure if it's the salt content or what, but they drop like a stone and cast beautifully.

[GetANet]

When it comes to fishing they are like women, you never know what they want from one moment to the next! I used to fish plastic worms all the time but as time has gone on i dont have the patience any more.. Last year we destroyed the fish on rattle baits this year i cant buy a fish on them so i started digging through the tons of bags of plastics i have ( no BS ) i've got bags that are prob twenty years old and found some that are working really well. I wasn't a big fan of senco's till i started catching on them and i just bought seven bags yesterday, please dont tell the wifey cause i'll be sleeping on the couch for a Long time cause you all know what they cost....Lol Here's a great tip to try if you can find them because i don't see them around too much Try dropshotting with a Sluggo SS then action of them is awesome and it's something fish don't see ever so they jump all over it! PS and don't forget the mega strike i think its the greatest attractant made.......it's like eight bucks a tube but well worth every cent.

[danyeo]

I've caught some Smallmouths with them but they are not head and shoulders above other lures I'm throwing, IMHO, they're still really good though. I think I've had just as good a luck throwing a small Hula Popper, but with a fly tied on it so maybe that's cheatin?

[Jerseydix]

Try dropshotting with a Sluggo SS then action of them is awesome and it's something fish don't see ever so they jump all over it!

Hey GetANet, that Sluggo SS is my all time favorite plastic bait! Followed closely by the Fin-S fish, then the Senko type baits. But recently I've been diggin into the old bags and having good success with the motor oil/metalic blue tail power worms.

[Ol Pedro]

I like Senko's when I have to throw a long way and weed's are involved . I fish them Texas rigged with no weight . I'll skitter them to the edge of pockets and let them sink . They are not my go to worm . I prefer to fish 4" straight tail worms Texas rigged with no weight or splitshotting . Berkley Power worms or Western Plastics salty worms are the ticket . I would fish Manns Jellyworms in 4" if I could get them .We caught most of our Bass in the late 70's on them .

[JimmyJam]

Where there's smoke, there's fire, right? Sienko's are great. No doubt about it.

That said, last year I started using trigger-x finesse worms and haven't looked back. The tail on those bad boys drives fish crazy. Way better than Berkeley, gulps, etc imo.

[Moz]

I mean, the old worms DID catch fish. But are the Senkos that much better so that I may as well just toss all my old ones ?

I still have Mr Twister and Manns plastic worms in my tacklebox that are over 25 years old. I won't throw them out, the idea of catching something on them a few decades later is too cool. Keep your old stuff, like most things in life what is old will be new again at some point.

Senkos work and are very easy to fish especially with no weights because they have heft to them. I've watched my young son nail his first couple of bass on them, so long as you fish them slow you simply can't fish them wrong.

[JIMMY L]

Ah the genius of Mr. Yamamoto. Senkos strenth is it's softness,feeling good in a fishs mouth.It's weakness?softness, coming off the hook easily.Last week on the Ashokan Res. in NY i had three smallies in a row shake the worm off jumping near the boat.Wacky worms with a circle hook worked well all day.Senkos have been my go to the last few years,they work for me and they are USA made another plus.

[tycomps]

two of the senkos claims to fame are they fall horizontally (the time when they're most hit) and they're impregnated with salt so when the fish bites it likes the taste and doesn't spit it out before you can set the hook. I just bought a bunch of 'o' rings to use on my wacky rigged 4" black ones, I'll let you know how those work.

[maddhatterr]

If you like fishing soft plastics you have got to check out Wacky Worm in gilbert, Pa or maybe it Gilbertsville. It is in the Poconos and it has every style you can think of. It is worth the drive on a rainy day.....great shop!

[flyboy1]

The trick to getting the best action off of a Senko worm is to lightly stetch it out. When you pull a fresh new senko worm out of the pack, gentle run your finger along and stretch the worm a little... this will loosen up the packaged stiffness of the worm and increase the wiggle action by at least 50%.......

[RockFish]

Past few years my go to has been Yammy worms or grubs. They are definitely loaded with salt but soft. I've been saving the bitten off pieces to use on fluke rigs. Still have bags of plastics -lizards and funky worms- from BPS 20+ years ago that came in a red tin. You never what the trigger is going to be so you to have carry a variety and give the lesser used items a chance when the regular baits are not getting a sniff.