OK, I'm sold

Rebbasser · 06-30-07, 06:29 PM

Flyrod and I hit our local electrics only lake this AM-launched about 5. We headed for the dam eying bright white flashes in the west caused by thunderstorms. No thunder and they stopped pretty quick, so we figured we were good to go. I started throwing a 3:16 Mission Fish swimbait but no takers. So, I decided to switch to a soft stickbait. The first binder I grabbed had Senkos in it-the original. Rigged up a watermelon/pearl laminate 5 incher weedless and weightless and threw it up next to the bank. Started to pull, it felt heavy, so I set the hook-nice little dink. Next cast-same thing. Third cast-same thing, except this one felt a little bigger. Pulled it out into open water and KNEW it was a little-make that a LOT bigger. Played tug-of war for a few minutes and I lipped this:

We figured about 6-my digital scale was all over the board so we guesstimated, and yes, I realize my eyes are closed

-saw that after she was safely back in the lake. I managed 13 total, and all but 1 came on that watermelon/pearl Senko. Threw an identical Yum Dinger amd no takers and started catching them again when I switched back, so I'm sold-at least today the Senko outproduced my usual Tikis and Dingers. Flyrod had a good day as well, including this toad

:

Actually, he did have a nice 3 pounder on his favorite ringworm-I just posted that to show you guys that wonder about bait size that even tiny fish will hit big baits-this particular one is a Super Spook Jr. He ended the day with 11. All in all it was a good day, and I learned that all they hype about Senkos isn't just hype. They flat catch fish.

zooker · 06-30-07, 06:33 PM

umm rebby thats the same picture old friend..

zooker

Rebbasser · 06-30-07, 06:36 PM

Yep-got it fixed. Had a

moment

JB · 06-30-07, 06:44 PM

Great Fish Reb,
but don't you think that Flyrods coffee may be a tad to strong for
a young buck like you?

click

Rebbasser · 06-30-07, 07:01 PM

Thanks, JB. I usually make the coffee, and I like the stuff that can float an egg sinker

so Flyrod has to put up with the stuff I make

.

keithdog · 06-30-07, 08:35 PM

Thats a beauty Reb. I'd love to get into the mind of a bass and find out why one brand of what appears to be an identicle lure works over another brand that particular day. Sounds like you two had a ball. Think I'll pass on your coffee though.

BPACA · 07-01-07, 12:07 AM

Dats a great fish right there anywhere!

zooker · 07-01-07, 09:19 AM

ahh nice fish there reb.. some how either uncle fly has huge hands or that is a spook jr,that the brim hit..

zooker

basschamp4 · 07-01-07, 01:13 PM

nice fish man

keep it up

Marty · 07-01-07, 07:28 PM

Great fish Reb!!

zooker · 07-01-07, 07:50 PM

reb do look funny with out the 'stash...

zooker

lizardsrule · 07-01-07, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooker

reb do look funny with out the 'stash...

zooker

I wouldn't say funny, I'd say better though.

Very nice bass Reb, and a nice gill to flyguy as well LOL.

Lizards

reddrooster · 07-02-07, 08:48 AM

Nice fish, Reb!

flyrod:You'll have to show me the technique you used on the brim.

dodgeguy · 07-02-07, 12:11 PM

senkos and yum dingers and tikis all fall at different rates.that's why sometimes one works when the other doesn't.

patchino22 · 07-02-07, 01:57 PM

The Senko is the real deal. I have turned so many of my friends into believers. They always start out being stubborn and wanting to use their lucky lures. Then they see me catch a few and finally give in. Once they land one on their own, their just as hooked as the fish they caught. I have said it once, and I will say it again........If the fish arent biting the senko, they arent biting.

brandonjames · 07-02-07, 03:11 PM

I am going to test that theroy this weekend. I am going to try using a senko in an area that I have had alot of trouble with. Its a little stream off of lake michigan that is only about 50 yards wide but has alot of lilly pads. I have tried spinner baits, and swim baits but never a senko and I see alot of people really like this bait so I am willing to try. Do you think I should go weightless and throw into the pads with a very strong line or ust to the outside of the pads? I think I might try useing a frog across the top this time also. Lets hope the senko can produce....

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eyes · 07-05-07, 11:32 AM

Its about time Rebasser, hard to beat those Senko's. They can copy them all they want, but they aren't going match there fish catching ability.

leroy · 07-05-07, 12:14 PM

I just hate that I can only catch 1-2 Fish off of one before they tear up beyond use. They cost to much for that IMHO but I will be honest In the lake next to my house I cant get as many bites on the Tiki stick as I do the Yammamoto Senko...The Yum ones work just as good though.

HuckFinn · 07-16-07, 03:23 PM

Nice fish Reb! Glad you are still hooking them
Flyrod: Take heart, we know you can fish! Sometimes those little ones are fun to catch

Denny_K · 07-16-07, 08:32 PM

HOLY CHEEZE and CRACKers SMOKIN fish LAD!!!!!!!!!!! that's one NICE!!
fish REB......WTG great catch.I bet he hit it like a tone of bricks.Great jobs guys. Denny

JB · 07-16-07, 08:38 PM

denny,
i take it the beers are going down smoothly tonight (hic)

Denny_K · 07-16-07, 10:22 PM

Ah..lol I only had 2 beers..I guess I'm in a good/ corky mood or tired.But I will say that's a freakin nice fish!!!!!!!.Well off to bed ,my sleepy eye's will head...............Goodnight all. Denny

06-30-07, 06:29 PM	#1
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	OK, I'm sold Flyrod and I hit our local electrics only lake this AM-launched about 5. We headed for the dam eying bright white flashes in the west caused by thunderstorms. No thunder and they stopped pretty quick, so we figured we were good to go. I started throwing a 3:16 Mission Fish swimbait but no takers. So, I decided to switch to a soft stickbait. The first binder I grabbed had Senkos in it-the original. Rigged up a watermelon/pearl laminate 5 incher weedless and weightless and threw it up next to the bank. Started to pull, it felt heavy, so I set the hook-nice little dink. Next cast-same thing. Third cast-same thing, except this one felt a little bigger. Pulled it out into open water and KNEW it was a little-make that a LOT bigger. Played tug-of war for a few minutes and I lipped this: We figured about 6-my digital scale was all over the board so we guesstimated, and yes, I realize my eyes are closed-saw that after she was safely back in the lake. I managed 13 total, and all but 1 came on that watermelon/pearl Senko. Threw an identical Yum Dinger amd no takers and started catching them again when I switched back, so I'm sold-at least today the Senko outproduced my usual Tikis and Dingers. Flyrod had a good day as well, including this toad: Actually, he did have a nice 3 pounder on his favorite ringworm-I just posted that to show you guys that wonder about bait size that even tiny fish will hit big baits-this particular one is a Super Spook Jr. He ended the day with 11. All in all it was a good day, and I learned that all they hype about Senkos isn't just hype. They flat catch fish. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

06-30-07, 06:33 PM	#2
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	umm rebby thats the same picture old friend.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

06-30-07, 06:36 PM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Yep-got it fixed. Had a moment __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

06-30-07, 07:01 PM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Thanks, JB. I usually make the coffee, and I like the stuff that can float an egg sinker so Flyrod has to put up with the stuff I make. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-01-07, 09:19 AM	#8
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	ahh nice fish there reb.. some how either uncle fly has huge hands or that is a spook jr,that the brim hit.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

06-30-07, 06:44 PM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Great Fish Reb, but don't you think that Flyrods coffee may be a tad to strong for a young buck like you? click

06-30-07, 08:35 PM	#6
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thats a beauty Reb. I'd love to get into the mind of a bass and find out why one brand of what appears to be an identicle lure works over another brand that particular day. Sounds like you two had a ball. Think I'll pass on your coffee though.

07-01-07, 12:07 AM	#7
BPACA BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 420	Dats a great fish right there anywhere!

07-01-07, 01:13 PM	#9
basschamp4 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: avon, indiana Posts: 153	nice fish man keep it up

07-01-07, 07:28 PM	#10
Marty BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,580	Great fish Reb!! __________________ Meeting expenses is easy...they're EVERYWHERE The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits Rochester, NY

07-01-07, 07:50 PM	#11
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	reb do look funny with out the 'stash... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

07-02-07, 08:48 AM	#13
reddrooster BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 14	Nice fish, Reb! flyrod:You'll have to show me the technique you used on the brim. Last edited by reddrooster; 07-02-07 at 04:53 PM.

07-02-07, 12:11 PM	#14
dodgeguy BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: poughkeepsie,n.y. Posts: 930	senkos and yum dingers and tikis all fall at different rates.that's why sometimes one works when the other doesn't. __________________ chrysler master tech,avid fisherman and i bleed red,white and blue!!!!

07-02-07, 01:57 PM	#15
patchino22 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 116	The Senko is the real deal. I have turned so many of my friends into believers. They always start out being stubborn and wanting to use their lucky lures. Then they see me catch a few and finally give in. Once they land one on their own, their just as hooked as the fish they caught. I have said it once, and I will say it again........If the fish arent biting the senko, they arent biting.

07-02-07, 03:11 PM	#16
brandonjames BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: new carlisle, IN Posts: 80	I am going to test that theroy this weekend. I am going to try using a senko in an area that I have had alot of trouble with. Its a little stream off of lake michigan that is only about 50 yards wide but has alot of lilly pads. I have tried spinner baits, and swim baits but never a senko and I see alot of people really like this bait so I am willing to try. Do you think I should go weightless and throw into the pads with a very strong line or ust to the outside of the pads? I think I might try useing a frog across the top this time also. Lets hope the senko can produce.... www.indianapredatorcentral.com

07-05-07, 11:32 AM	#17
eyes BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Leroy, Michigan Posts: 187	Its about time Rebasser, hard to beat those Senko's. They can copy them all they want, but they aren't going match there fish catching ability.

07-05-07, 12:14 PM	#18
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	I just hate that I can only catch 1-2 Fish off of one before they tear up beyond use. They cost to much for that IMHO but I will be honest In the lake next to my house I cant get as many bites on the Tiki stick as I do the Yammamoto Senko...The Yum ones work just as good though.

07-16-07, 03:23 PM	#19
HuckFinn BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ledgwood NJ Posts: 204	Nice fish Reb! Glad you are still hooking them Flyrod: Take heart, we know you can fish! Sometimes those little ones are fun to catch __________________ Stay Safe Fish Often Huck New Jersey: Where the Weak are Killed and Eaten

07-16-07, 08:32 PM	#20
Denny_K BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 324	H3LL yeah HOLY CHEEZE and CRACKers SMOKIN fish LAD!!!!!!!!!!! that's one NICE!! fish REB......WTG great catch.I bet he hit it like a tone of bricks.Great jobs guys. Denny

07-16-07, 08:38 PM	#21
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	denny, i take it the beers are going down smoothly tonight (hic)

07-16-07, 10:22 PM	#22
Denny_K BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 324	lol Ah..lol I only had 2 beers..I guess I'm in a good/ corky mood or tired.But I will say that's a freakin nice fish!!!!!!!.Well off to bed ,my sleepy eye's will head...............Goodnight all. Denny

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