Many of us went nuts when we caught our first bass on a wacky center-hooked Senko. Amazing to watch the action of the tips and body on the drop and more amazing to catch bass because of it.
Unweighted no less!So, a few years ago as I pondered whether the sinking plastic used for the Senko was the only way to get it to drop fast enough for the action. So I experimented using the tails of two smaller stick lures and attached them in the middle. This was the first:
I knew nothing that small would drop fast enough, so I added the jig and
DANG! if it didn't have
the same Senko action on the drop! It caught panfish and bass first time I used it in a local lake!
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Even made one in clear plastic:
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Joined grub bodies together and the same hard strikes!:
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... so no, the Senko shape is not carved in stone when it comes wacky sticks.
If curious about the action, check this out:
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Guess Gary Y. isn't the only one to come up with a subtle-action drop-stick.