I went out this afternoon with 2 of my friends to show them where I caught bass yesterday and we fished from 4 till 6, catching 20 bass. We started out on the same side of the inlet I fished yesterday, but after only catching a few small ones, we walked to the other side and hit pay dirt. My very first cast out caught the fish in the below pic.
I love how aggressive the bass are in this inlet – even a 1 pounder feels like you’ve got at least a 3 pounder on and they fight all the way in, giving hard runs and jumping out of the water, trying to throw the hook.
Once again, all my fish were caught on a 3 inch black Senko, fished very slowly. My two friends Jim and Ty started out using regular purple and blue worms but didn’t do so good – once I gave them some Senkos, they quickly turned into believers and I have a feeling there’s going to be some internet shopping going on. All in all, a great ending to what was already a good week.
LOL, I got to see “sunburn” Rob; he was out fishing that part of the river with his friend in a rather nice boat. Rob, I hope you have some aloe to put on that skin of yours, you were glowing something fierce!
Nice pics. For the last pic, which one is you?
“rather nice boat” LOL I did see several nice ones though, even a Bass Tracker up near the rest stops.
We didn’t do so well, caught maybe 12 all day long. As you know I’m a die hard spinner bait kind of guy, too sunburn, I mean stubborn to switch to a worm, and I have no idea how to fish a Senko. I bought a Bass Worm kit from Bass Pro last year and there are some in there, might give ‘em a try next time I’m out just to see how it goes. Honestly, I had no idea what they were used for when I first saw them. lol
What size hook do you use, and how do you fish them, like a regular worm?
Glad to see that you guys did well once again.
Tight lines!!
Rob,
Check here: http://www.baits.com/.
I couldn’t get to their catalog right now, but I was catching most of my fish on the 3 inch black Senko (also called 9C, I think on their site). The 5 inch also works real good.
These get fished a bit different from a regular worm, it takes even more patience. Different people will say different things:
http://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/senko.html
http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/senko.html
I like to fish it this way: Throw out, let it sink, wait 10-20 seconds to see if a nearby bass picks it up. If not, either move the rod tip a few inches or turn your reel 1/2 to 1 turn to get the worm moving, then let the worm sink again, wait. With the bigger 5 inch worms, I move the rod tip a bit more and a little faster and turn the reel quicker to make up for the difference in weight between the 3 and 5 inch models, but basically, my technique is the same.
I just repeat that procedure till I either get a bite or reel the bait in, then do it again.
If you ever need some lessons, I think I can work you into my schedule, at the reduced “friends” rate…
LOL
Thanks Nomad. I’ll give it a try…