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Old 09-22-2011, 07:39 PM
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Lightbulb Senko technique?

About a month ago, I started throwing Senko type plastics. First time I used them I caught 3 bass. I have been fishing them for a month now and absolutely love em. I have caught up to 15 bass in an outing with them and have had a couple other double digit days. I have fished them anywhere from 10 minutes to the entire time and have always gotten a bass on them. Biggest one so far with them would be a 4 lb. bucketmouth out of Assunpink the other day. That's not to say they are big fish baits, I have caught tons of dinks with the. All Im saying is that these baits catch lots of bass of all sizes. This isn't an article, more or less a "I'll tell you my way, you tell me yours".

I wacky rig them weightlessly with a 1/0 baitholder hook. I use a medium spinning set up spooled with 10 lb. mono. I prefer Yum Dingers in 4" or 5" depending on the depth and size/activity level of the fish. My absolute favorite color would be a black/blue laminate with green pumpkin, cajun neon, and red/black also working fairly well. I like throwing them around any cover that isn't extremely thick whether it's visible or submerged. When working visible cover I do 3-4 lifts and drops and then pitch to the next object. When doing this I often get bit as soon as I take up the slack. When working non visible cover I work it with lifts and drops from in front of the cover to past it. No matter what kind of cover Im working I sometimes give the bait a quick shake and sometimes this triggers strikes. I haven't used them any deeper than 10' or so. Bites have ranged from light scratches to hard thumps. I set the hook anywhere from immediately to 3 seconds later depending on the bite/activity of the fish. I miss a lot of fish, but then again Im still new to it. Well, that's my technique.

What's yours? I am really interested to hear how others like to fish these wonderful baits as Im still learning a lot about them myselves. I know a lot of people on here also like to throw Senkos, so Im sure there are plenty of opinions on this subject. Finally, thanks for reading this.
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