which one , yamamoto senko's, berkley 400x or the gulp alive

[ght]

like my title says guys which soft plastic would you choose for the average application? Would you choose the senkos , the 400x stuff or the gulp alive?

 

[openfire]

Well, if you look through some of my bass reports, you'll see that I've had a lot of success with the Gulp sinking minnows. They're great for the bass ponds.

However, since Gulp sinking minnows weren't one the options, I would say Senkos. (The gulp alive stuff looks really good, but I haven't used it) If you are fishing for bass, wacky rigged senkos are a killer. 4" bubblegum are great for both smallmouth and largemouth.

 

[MikeyMikey]

Well, if you look through some of my bass reports, you'll see that I've had a lot of success with the Gulp sinking minnows. They're great for the bass ponds.

However, since Gulp sinking minnows weren't one the options, I would say Senkos. (The gulp alive stuff looks really good, but I haven't used it) If you are fishing for bass, wacky rigged senkos are a killer. 4" bubblegum are great for both smallmouth and largemouth.

We can only get this answer from proven pro bass fishermen. (NOT~!)

Buy one of each and you decide which one you like better. Gulp sinking minnow isn't ass soft as other plastic baits... I guess it's because Berkley didn't use plastic or something . . .
Anyways... I think with skills of knowing where the fish could be/is . . . I would say any bait will work. Even BPS.

 

[ght]

well thanx for the reply i might have to do a trial and error and find out which one works best in different areas

 

[MikeyMikey]

I almost forgot...

How about 'sensei' brand of stick worm? it's custom made lure!

You know where to get it.

 

[Spinninreel]

I think either bait has it's day, so one day the Senco will work better and the next day the gulp. A good little trick to do with the senco is to put the worm in a sandwich bag with some mega strike fish attractant and leave it in there for a few hours proir to fishing. Not only does it add smell to the bait but it loosens up the bait and inproves the action.
Give it a try and let me know what you think.

 

[openfire]

I think either bait has it's day, so one day the Senco will work better and the next day the gulp. A good little trick to do with the senco is to put the worm in a sandwich bag with some mega strike fish attractant and leave it in there for a few hours proir to fishing. Not only does it add smell to the bait but it loosens up the bait and inproves the action.
Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Very interesting tip there spinninreel. It's hard to imagine the senko being even more effective than it already is right out of the package, but I will definitely try this when bass season opens and post my results! Thanks!

 

[MikeyMikey]

Put senko in Gulp! Alive! juice ?

 

[ght]

senko alive lol.

 

[Spinninreel]

Hey Mikey, what I recommend is the you take a senko, put it in a plastic sandwich bag with some mega strike fish attractant and let it sit in the paste for a few hours before use. The Mega strike stuff can be bought a bps and I think that it makes the worm even better.

 

[Snypa]

if you want some really reallly STRONG scent, get some of this stuff, its called "Lunker Sauce" do a little google search for it, I emailed the owner a while back cause I wanted to mix it with a formula that I made. Its made by a company called Upper Hand Scents, whats special about this particular forumla (they have many forumlas) "Lunker Sauce, is the only scent I found on the market thats a custom made scent that is made out of a 100% processed crawfish, I know guys on TU using this stuff exclusively with their plastic hand-pours. They've caught some massive fish on this stuff down south !

 

[Spinninreel]

Snypa, have you ever tried mega strike? I'm wondering how it compares to your Lunker sauce. I have heard both products recommended but have not tried the lunker sauce.

 

[MikeyMikey]

Will it really matter that much ? providing that you know how to read the water and where to look for fish ?
I think if you have skills you can use any and catch fish.

 

[kennyhman]

Will it really matter that much ? providing that you know how to read the water and where to look for fish ?
I think if you have skills you can use any and catch fish.

True say

 

[Spinninreel]

While it's true that fish occupy about 10% of the area of a lake, and it is important to know where they are, anything that you can do to make the lure or bait just slightly better, could be the difference between catching or not catching.

 

[frozenfire]

i don't use attractants/scents myself, but i can imagine it can convert non-takers into takers.

 

[YAWN]

Can someone explain how you guys fish these things never tried em tx.

 

[openfire]

Can someone explain how you guys fish these things never tried em tx.

I use the Senkos wacky rigged with a circle hook, dead-sticking.

 

[Spinninreel]

Wacky rigged is putting the hook through the middle, and when you use a true senko it has a wiggling action when the bait falls slowly to the bottom. Sometimes just let it sit on the bottom, other times give it a twitch, letting it float to the bottom.
You can also texas rig the worm with a 1/4 oz worm weight and a 3/0 or 4/0 offset shank worm hook. Cast it out and when you reel it in, you can drag it slowly across the bottom, or move it slowly with little twitches from your rod tip.
The great thing about fishing with this kind of bait is the fact that you can fish this lure in so many different ways, these are just a couple of examples.

 

[Snypa]

i don't use attractants/scents myself, but i can imagine it can convert non-takers into takers.

They sure do !! Made some of my own homemade scents last year, 1 garlic craw version & also a mix recipe, tried it on my spinnerbaits & mini-spinners, plus a few small fly jigs earlier in spring, it worked well when the action slowed down after an hour or two. I think disspatcher mentioned a great way of making garlic scent yourself, you could also do a search on the net for some liquid garlic, I remember ppl used to use Pam a while back. Also there's some excellent brands like Upper Hand Hawg Sauce & Lunker Sauce(marinade), BANG, and Mega-Strike paste based scent, this stuff lasts long & works well, but can get dirty. A good fishing buddy recommended I try some Dr.Juice scent, picked some up in pike/musky scent a few weeks ago, gonna give it a whirl through-out the season, I wanted to try it out on some of my flashabou spinners, I'll let you know if I notice a difference in follows/hits versus not using it etc.

Back to the topic senkos/wacky/texas rigging:

here's another quick tip, when either going wacky or texas rig, just be ready to set hook, on the initial cast, I found especially when fishing with senkos w/ pond bass on the first few casts, the fish tend to gulp the whole stick on the initial fall, so be ready to set hook when you feel that tug, otherwise you might be missing a lot of fish. Again it depends on where you're fishing, in murky water conditions the fish will usually 100% commit to hitting sticks on fall, in clear water conditions they make take a bit of coaxing, most times I'll switch from a flipping & jigging the rod tip up retrieve to a constant ultra-slow retrieve with 2-3 second pauses, and then ultra-fast to ultra-slow retrieves with 2-3 second pauses, it literally drives the fish nuts.