[birdman]

Gary Yamamoto Senko's are one of my best fishing plastic choices. I like the finesse they carry and seem very good to get tight lipped bass to strike. I do however not like the price of these dudes ($7-9 for a 10 pack bag). These plastics are very soft and most times are only good for a single fish or many times, only 1 bite. The intense summer heat only compounds this problem.. I was fishing with my wife's uncle last summer and he showed me something I would like to pass along to all of you. His little secret to getting more out of his Senko's was to keep them on ice, out of the hot summer sun. This makes the initial rigging much easier, and senkos seem to last a bit longer. Sounds crazy, but give it a try....

[D Winkler]

That's really a pretty good idea. I imagine if you put an opened package in the freezer it would last through the winter.

[Marvin]

Senko's are really good, but as you said are a bit hard on the pocket. Berkeley's Gulp are good as well and a little bit easier to buy.

[catbird]

i like the tiki wave worm, there more duriable, have a good selection of colors, works on the same applications," texas rig, carolina rig, wacky rig,", and most of all cheaper. just my two cents.............don

[walleye]

I agree that the senko is both a super bass lure, but the price can hurt. You can purchase the Kinami worm (make by Yamamoto) and sold at Walmart for a little less in price. Its the same worm (senko) but sold by his brother I'm told so that they can sell it to Walmart. They don't carry a big selection of colors, but do carry both 4" and 5" sizes. I've tried all the methods to keep from losing them (rubber bands, tape ), these methods do help. One thing that I find helps is using an Eagle Claw 42L offset/widebend hook. You will find that 95% of the fish are hooked in the upper jaw, giving you better control and less lose of fish. When guiding for bass it's not unusual to catch walleye and even trout on the senkos.

[birdman]

Walleye,

I'll have to give the trout a shot with a smaller Senko. I've caught a ton of trout on 3" tube jigs (lakes and streams). Tube jigs absolutely drive the trout crazy in deep pools.

[shortbus]

Originally Posted by walleye

I agree that the senko is both a super bass lure, but the price can hurt. You can purchase the Kinami worm (make by Yamamoto) and sold at Walmart for a little less in price. Its the same worm (senko) but sold by his brother I'm told so that they can sell it to Walmart. They don't carry a big selection of colors, but do carry both 4" and 5" sizes. I've tried all the methods to keep from losing them (rubber bands, tape ), these methods do help. One thing that I find helps is using an Eagle Claw 42L offset/widebend hook. You will find that 95% of the fish are hooked in the upper jaw, giving you better control and less lose of fish. When guiding for bass it's not unusual to catch walleye and even trout on the senkos.

Interesting you mention them marketing the product under a different name to sell it to a different consumer target. This doesn't surprise me as it's done with just about everything from green beens to miracle whip, cereal to beer...and of course medication is another one, although generic medications are typically made by another manufacturer, but to the same standards as the brand name.

I worked at a grocery store one summer and I'll never forget the manager pulling me aside and grabbing two cans of corn. One was priced about twice what the other was. He showed me they were canned in the same town, same building, same company. He said they just market them to two different classes of buyer. One has a fancy label and high price, the other has a dull label a less attractive name, and a lower price. The contents of the can were the same.

It ticks me off that people can even get away with doing something like that, but that's life I guess...

As far as the Senko goes, I've hardly used them and have little confidence in them, but my bass fishing days have been pretty few and far between the past well I'd say several years but it's been longer than that...

Someone with a bass boat, or two...not naming any names...ahem...needs to take me out and get me reacquainted!

[oucorry]

I've seen that too shortbus. When i worked at the tire plant that was here in Okc. I inspected the molds, and all we would do is change the nameplates in the molds. Same rubber, same presses everything the same except the nameplates!!!!

[D Winkler]

Really? What kind of tires would those be.

[oucorry]

All the tires made out at Dayton tire!! All used the same quality of rubber, you just pay for the name.