Senko For Smallies

[Gerry Zagorski]

Headed up to 1000 Islands NY for a week later this month and rented a boat for the week. Many people I've talked to reccomend a Senko whacky rigged. I usually drift live bait deep like night cralwers and crayfish and do pretty well. Never fished Senko's before but picked some up a few days ago. This time of year fish are deep on shoals and ledges 20 feet or better.

Any advice on fishing Senkos?? I got some weights to fish it Drop Shot style too.

Thanks guys...

[ScowardNJ]

Hook em Wacky with an octopus style hook, cast it, they sink pretty fast, twitch, twitch, twitch, bang!

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by ScowardNJ

Hook em Wacky with an octopus style hook, cast it, they sink pretty fast, twitch, twitch, twitch, bang!

X2

[acabtp]

if you want a little faster sink, you can texas rig them and choose whatever sinker size you like; that's how i usually use them. seem to last a little longer before they are too ripped up to continue using compared to wacky rigging too.

[NJ Dave]

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These are supposed to be the new thing. Someone up on LG last week said they out fished senkos which were always a hit up there.
Senkos I prefer to fish wacky weightless with a #3 gamagatsu octopus hook twitched off the bottom.
You can't go wrong though with a simple live worm.
Good luck.

[GetANet]

They also make wacky rig jig heads that work excellent when fishing deep water kinda like a split shot on the hook with a weed gard. You can also drop shot the smaller ones.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Thanks guys.... So let them free/fall and sink down to the bottom then twitch??

acabtp - I heard about how they get torn up whacky rigging too... One way to avoid that is to use small rubber bands... You thread the small rubber band half way up the Senko and and slide your hook under the rubber band instead of hooking it in the senko.

[kcritch]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Thanks guys.... So let them free/fall and sink down to the bottom then twitch??

acabtp - I heard about how they get torn up whacky rigging too... One way to avoid that is to use small rubber bands... You thread the small rubber band half way up the Senko and and slide your hook under the rubber band instead of hooking it in the senko.

Gerry - Instead of the rubber band you can also pick up some plastic tubing at Home Depot (clear kind sold by the foot) and cut it into small rings. Slide them into the middle of the Senko and slip the hook between the ring and bait. There are sizes that fit perfectly around the Senkos. I cannot rememeber the diameter so just bring one with you and test it. The plastic lasts a long time and it allows the bait to slide up the line when fighting the fish.

Tubes on jig heads slowly dragged across the bottom work great too...a little old school but they just work. Insert the jig head into the tube and pop the line tie through the tube.

Good luck.

[ScowardNJ]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Thanks guys.... So let them free/fall and sink down to the bottom then twitch??

acabtp - I heard about how they get torn up whacky rigging too... One way to avoid that is to use small rubber bands... You thread the small rubber band half way up the Senko and and slide your hook under the rubber band instead of hooking it in the senko.

a stainless split ring works also, adds a little flash also

[dboyd101]

if octopus hooks = circle hooks, then correct for wacky rig.

also weightless texas rig across the top of the muck has been working well for me...