Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted March 29, 2011 OK, so Senco is the name on my pnuematic staple gun. But after googling Senko and reading about Senko I still am wondering is Senko a name brand, a style?? Went to Wal Mart yesterday and looked for "Senko" jerk bait and found some Strike King plastic worms. So, what am I looking for if I want to try fishing a senko bait?? Sorry, got my tail kicked fishin last Saturday and looking for something else to try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
el diablo Report post Posted March 29, 2011 WALLY WORLD DOESN'T CARRY THEM. THEY'RE A YAMAMOTTO CUSTOM BAIT. IT'S A STICK BAIT. GO TO FISHERMANS CHOICE, CABELAS, SPORTSMANS, OR BPS. THEY WORK GREAT ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW! USE THE 5 INCH AND FISH THEM WEIGHTLESS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHALE Report post Posted March 30, 2011 The Tackle Box off 188 in Tonto Basin carrys them too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
standman Report post Posted March 30, 2011 I really like the "YUM" type of senko. They are called dingers. Fished side by side with my dad and his yamamoto senko they do just as good. You can get these at Walmart. Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youngbuck Report post Posted March 30, 2011 I used to pour my own pretty often. Its crazy they can get 6$+ a pack and they are half salt. They are real easy to make once you get your ratios dialed in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHALE Report post Posted March 30, 2011 yea there a little pricey but they are some fish catchin baits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted March 30, 2011 I used to pour my own pretty often. Its crazy they can get 6$+ a pack and they are half salt. They are real easy to make once you get your ratios dialed in. Care to share some info on pouring your own??? Sounds interesting for sure. Thanks for the info everybody, I appreciate the time.....and effort Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youngbuck Report post Posted March 30, 2011 I used to pour my own pretty often. Its crazy they can get 6$+ a pack and they are half salt. They are real easy to make once you get your ratios dialed in. Care to share some info on pouring your own??? Sounds interesting for sure. Thanks for the info everybody, I appreciate the time.....and effort I used Lure Craft(might be one word) plastisol, a few lurecraft RTV silicone, and del-mart molds (from AZ). He has CnC machined aluminum molds that work really well. I also made my own molds on occasion. At the time we were drop shotting a lot so I poured lots of roboworm types layered with different colors. I also poured a bunch of grubs and bass assassins for smallies. It takes time to get decent at puting for layered colors, but its fun, like reloading. Senkos use 2 part molds (more expensive). I used plastisol, plastisol softener (for more movement), floured salt (put normal salt in a blender), and normal salt. I have all my recipes in a book somewhere. Plastisol floats when it sets up, salt sinks. I started hunting a lot more, and got away from fishing and tournaments. I had a buddy win a bass tournament in ID off my hand pouresd bass assassins. I got a kick out of catching fish off my own brand. Tackleunderground.com is one of my old forum hangouts. There are some real artists on there. A few of the big swim bait guys today were on there before the got "famous", they may still post on there. Some of those guys' baits should be framed, hanging on a wall. Its a lot like creapy crawler sets I suppose. I started on a hot plate w/ aluminum pots and moved to a microwave. Micro is definately the way to go. I used pyrex cups filled with the liquid plastisol (reminds me of skim milk). It heats up in the micro and turns clear. Then I added colors, flake, iridescent powders, scent/flavor and salt. Some of the robo pours were pretty complex; 4 layer pours (4 different colors)with 2 guys. You have to make sure the plastic is hot enough to "fuse" but cool enough to not mix the colors. At one time I had like 20 different colors, a dozen types of glitter, 4 or 5 iridescent powders, half a dozen scents. The liquid, colored, glittered, and scented plastisol goes into the mold to cool and set up. Aluminum molds make really nice finish texture on the worms (glossy) the RTV molds dont last as long, but some worm oil help them work better. If i didn't hunt as much as I do now, I would still be pouring my own. I still use stuff I poured years ago, and it still catches fish. Some key tips I learned the hard way: Liquid plastic is HOT!!!!!(I've learned that one more than once) Cheap glitter (craft stores) melts and is useless. Plastisol when set up can melt other plastics; ABS and other hard plastics (mechanical pencils) Don't do it in the kitchen, it stinks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missedagain Report post Posted March 31, 2011 Yamamoto senkos and Yamamoto hula grubs where my go to baits for many years. Man that makes me miss fishing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
