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icefishingnewbie · Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Posts: 275 Location: Haddam, CT

My favorite are the no name 100 pack of senkos i buy off of eBAY only 26$ with shipping and handling and you get 100 they are salt ingrated and a slow to fall but have really good action.

Ryanmalloy44 · Joined: 24 Jan 2012 Posts: 92

Senko..

You guys need to start using the O-ring accesory for them if you haven't already. They sell it at cabelas for only a few dollars. Instead of hooking the bait through the center you hook it through the O-ring. When you set the hook the bait will not rip as it typically does every single time you set with it hooked through the bait.

It saves me a lot of money.

CT_BASSman · Joined: 23 May 2011 Posts: 349

Elixir · Joined: 30 May 2011 Posts: 288 Location: Danbury, CT

I use the strike king cause I got them on sail at Wally world a few years back and they havent failed me yet. I also use a pen body to put my o ring on.

Ryanmalloy44 · Joined: 24 Jan 2012 Posts: 92

SeaDog1 · Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 2629

Hi Guys,

Came across a Steelhead fishing site.
Saw how they rig Steelhead worms wacky style with orthodontist elastics.
Elastics come in 4 different strengths and can be purchased (local dental supply) 100 to a bag for about $3.00 per.
Used in west coast fast moving rivers -> So they're pretty rugged.

Thought you'd be interested as an alternative to O rings.

SeaDog1 Mr. Green

chuckc · Forum Police Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 1440

Seadog, That is what I have been using for years. They work great and they are clear!
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TurtleKiss · Joined: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1200 Location: central CT

Sections of a McDonald's straw will work too.
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O-BASS · Joined: 09 Apr 2012 Posts: 30

ive had great success using an old tube and worm tube from striper fishing, and cutting it up into small 1/8 inch rings. works great as well, been using it for years up in maine.
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BigEd · Joined: 22 Feb 2012 Posts: 103 Location: Monroe

I have good luck with both but usually throw a Strike King Ocho worm instead, particularly the blue craw color. Sounds crazy but I think the coffee scent seems to make a difference along with the faceted sides. I honestly think they all work well and for me it comes down to what brand I have in a particular color that day.

jimbojonez · Joined: 04 Feb 2012 Posts: 295 Location: Berlin/Kensington

i only do what i would consider serious bass fishing late at night. 7" power bait swimtails texas rigged always wins in and around CT so i have more or less given up using other baits at night. In healthy bodies of water where there more and larger fish i put a short light wire leader 16lb 4-9" after the bullet weight and fasten the Gamakatsu right to the swivel. I did this because the bass were wearing down the polymar knots and breaking braid 14-30lb. I initially thought that this would be a fish deterrent, or result in bad hookvsets, however, I have actually had more fish, faster bites, and more successful hook sets. These bodies of water the bass feed almost exclusively on crayfish (nocturnal) and i am guessing that the noise from the hook/sinker/leader is picked up by their lateral line and may be similar to that of the local fauna.