This will probably be a stupid question but I've heard about people fishing weightless senkos and how effective it can be. I was wondering, how do you fish it? Mainly wondering how you retrieve it. What are good conditions to fish this method in?

No such thing as a stupid question. Fish it either TX rigged or wacky rigged. I like to fish them shallow, over submerged grass, or in buck brush or high grass. Cast it out, and let it sink slowly. You can't be in a hurry with this method. Twitch it a couple times and let it sink again. They will usually hit it on the fall. Watch for your line to jump or just start moving sideways and cross their eyes.

Ok cool I'll have to give it a try thanks man

I have great luck flipping them on flourocarbon straight in to the heart of bushes and trees. You may have to twitch the line to keep it sinking. You may also break a few off but i believe its better to get them to bite and worry about landing them than no bites at all. And yes I am referring to weightless, it takes a little patience.

Matt.

Great way to fish but like said above, you have to be patient.If you move it to much it could be a bad thing. there are many different types of senkos and lengths. you can get them from 3" to 6". You can dropshot the 3". Throw them on a c-rig, many do and you can catch a ton of fish. Wathcing your line is a big key. They can have it and you never know it.

Remember 2 things. Fish it slow and watch your line for any movement or twich. Some times you will just see your line start to move sideways. This is my go to bait.

I prefer weightless T'rigged so I can throw in to the junk like a weighted T'rig. I also prefer fishing it with about a 15-18" flourcarbon leader tied to a med sized swivle on braid because braid is easier to see and it will lay straight on the water with no coils in the line. Cast to target and keep slack line floating on the surface and the swivle will pull down the line not the bait. The goal is to not allow any line tension to affect the fall of the bait. Watch line for any twitch or speed change. Once bait is on bottom let it soak and imagine a fish stairing at it while it sits and then give it a slight twitch. There are many knock offs of the Senko and they will catch fish but hardly any of them fall like the Senko. The 6" size are easier to fish than the 5" because of the extra weight. Never let a fish have the bait to long as they will swallow it very quickly because of all the salt in them.

Hey Chevyz, don't let these people fool you, they don't work, a total waste of money and you need to dispose of them correctly. Since I am a highly trained professional in the art of disposing of senkos and flukes, please send all said items to me and I will take care them.

Thank you

If the wind is blowing or your fishing somewhat deeper water adding a small nail weight into the worm can help a lot.

I have fished this way for a long time. My buddy down in Del Rio showed me and no matter the conditions, I give this a shot. We have consistantly caught 5-6 pound fish with this down on Amistad. He caught his biggest fish ever with this. We rig it wacky style. Go to bass pro and buy those plastics rings, will make the worm last longer. I fished a tournament and did not have a bight all day. The wind was blowing so I did not use until the last hour and caught 8 fish the last hour. Wish I had gone to it sooner! I they are finicky, I will rig a smaller worm on a hook with a weedguard and fish it from spinning tackle. 67% of the time it works all the time!

There really is no fishing it for me. I cast it sinks, and I wait. If I get nothing I reel in and try again. 6" senkos for deeper water or bigger fish, 5" for mid depths and normal fishing, 3 and 4" for finesse operations.

Really the Senko is often overfished in my opinion, people try to over analyze the bait. Wacky rigging can be productive too, but even with the rings the bait may last 2-3 fish. I normally rig mine Texas Rigged, this has always been the most productive for me.

Great bait for any time of the year. Just let the Senko work itself. Beware of the imitators though, most are not as limber as the Yamamoto baits, therefore not having the same action. Only downside is the rising costs of these things.... 5" are $7.29 now. 2 years ago they were $4.99.

I have a entire huge box of senkos always on the boat with probally like 30 bags all sizes, colors then a smaller pond/creek bag with'em and a whole bunch of extras on my wall.

Anyways as stated let the bait do the work cast, sink (watch line) I like to do two twitches, let sink, two twitches let sink, so on.
Most of my fish are caught on the initial fall and any line movement or a feel there might be a fish I set the hook. These lures and methods work anywhere and everywhere

Good website someone posted a few years ago. http://www.insideline.net/weeklynews/2009/09-0423.html

Sorry I'd have to disagree with PatrickM on the Yamamoto senkos. I think they are stiffer because they are heavier. Yamamoto senkos have LOTS of salt in them so they sink faster and have a stiffer vibration when falling. That's why I like them wacky best. Waveworm Tiki's are a lot more limber, no salt.
Point is if the worms have lots of salt they sink faster and a bit stiffer. No salt and they wiggle more but lighter so they sink slower.

Wave worms are salted but not as heavily as the original Senkos.

Both are very good baits but have different actions on the fall.