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Author:
Dan
Date:
Jul 22, 2012
Subject:
Senko
Message:
So, I'm new with this whole fishing thing and I'm a bit confused about Senko. I want to make sure that I'm using it appropriately and not wasting it. I'm currently shore fishing for LMB using it in conjunction with a size 2/0 offset shank hooks; I haven't even had so much as a nibble. Tried rigging Texas and Wacky styles. Am I using too big of a hook? Using bait too big for shore fishing? Not patient enough? Just wait it out and it'll eventually happen?
Author:
SAP284
Date:
Jul 23, 2012
Message:
For wacky I use 3/0 octopus circle hooks. You do have to be patient. Also, what type/size worm you using? I usually go with 4" or 5" with 5" being th more popular.
Author:
PECo
Date:
Jul 23, 2012
Subject:
Re: Senko
Message:
[quote:2bec939c26="Dan"]I'm currently shore fishing for LMB using it in conjunction with a size 2/0 offset shank hooks; I haven't even had so much as a nibble.[/quote:2bec939c26] [quote:2bec939c26="SAP284"]For wacky I use 3/0 octopus circle hooks.[/quote:2bec939c26] Wow! Those are some [b:2bec939c26]BIG[/b:2bec939c26] hooks. Try a Gamakatsu Number 4 Octopus Circle Hook and an O-ring. Here's a short I caught with that rig in the evening on Saturday: [img:2bec939c26]http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4360/img3088croppedii.jpg[/img:2bec939c26] Like most of the fish that I catch with a wacky rigged Senko, it was hooked in the corner of the mouth. Yes, I get the occasional gut hooked fish, but only when I'm not paying enough attention to gently set the hook immediately after the fish picks up the Senko. That's why I always bring hemostats with me. If you can't find O-rings, I've read that small zip ties work well, too. As far as [b:2bec939c26]HOW[/b:2bec939c26] to fish a Senko, cast it to clear water on the edges of cover or structure and let it fall to the bottom as vertically as possible. That requires slack line. I prefer to use braided line because it floats and sits flat on the surface of the water. If you watch your line, you'll know that the Senko has hit the bottom when it stops moving away from you. You'll know when a fish has picked up the Senko when the line "shivers" on the surface of the water. Reel in any slack, gently set the hook and land the fish. If you don't get a bite within a few seconds after the Senko hits the bottom, gently twitch it up and let it fall back to the bottom. It really works, even on finicky fish.
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