08-17-12, 11:48 PM | #1 |
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Yamamoto Senko vs Yum Dinger
Had an interesting outing that I just got back from. I have been a die hard Senko user. I think they are the best and durability is an issue but if it catches bass I guess the cost is justified. I fished with a buddy and he had Yum Dinger's on his boat and I used up the last two Yamos I had with me. I used his Yum's and I kind of liked what I seen and the results, the difference I have confidence in the Yamo's
A few questions for you, what is your color choice and if you could only have two packs of each, what would you go with? (I know this is regioin based but I have my own reasons to see what you guys are using. |
08-18-12, 08:09 AM | #2 |
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I have the store and love for people to buy both "as well as other type of stick baits" but personally i use nothing but the 5"Green Pumpkin senko lol. If I ever do use another color it's Rainbow Trout for when I go to Chilhowee Lake. I actually think those are the only to I own haha. Have a good one.
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5" watermelon with black flake senko for me....the best producer I own and have caught my PB on it as well.
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I've used both and honestly can't say I see the difference in catches between them, although many will disagree with me on that. I use either watermelon candy or watermelon/red flake.
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watermelpm for around guntersville. neither works too good on weiss. i REALLY don't use them all that much on either lake, but this is my choice mainly for g'ville.
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I like both and their actions are fairly close, but this is my experience with them: dingers = 0 catches => senkos win
Price/Durability of senkos = me no likey => dingers win At this time I only have one color of dingers and plan to try other color patterns.
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Over the years I've read about countless colors producing well. Some years back a Yamamoto staffer posted on their site that there are really just three colors, dark, light and in-between. Most of the time I've carried black and pumpkinseed, but that was an arbitrary decision and I've have no loss of confidence if those two colors were discontinued and I switched colors.
I've used Yum Dingers too and have the same confidence in them as Senkos.
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I use the BPS brand. Any color works for me as long as it's green pumpkin or red shad.
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Senko, the rest are just imitations in my mind, I use color 912 green pumpkin/watermelon laminate.
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I have used both. My main colors have been watermelon seed, green pumpkin and black/blue. I don't know if it is confidence or just better for the fish around my place, but the edge goes to GY for me.
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I use both. I almost always start with yama and if they are really on the senko sometimes I'll switch to Yum to see if they will hit it just as well. Sometimes they don't seem to care, so I'll fish with the Yum to save some money, but if they seem finicky I'll stick with the Yama. If I ever find any sales on the Yamas I load up.
I just ordered some Gambler Ace stick baits, another senko knockoff, they have a sale going, enter in "5k" in the promo code and get 50% off, $4.99 shipping, so not a bad deal. I'm not related to this company, just passing it on. http://www.gambler-lures.com/default.asp
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Here in NJ I have used just about every stick bait alive to try and save a few $$$$, ya know what I did, went back to Senkos and gave away every knock-off I purchased for free, the more pressure a waterway gets the more the senko shines, leave in NJ and lets say hit Lake Champlain where the bass are dumb, throw any stick bait you want and they will hit it, thats what I have had beaten into me and my pocket, so its senkos for me only. Color choices are basic like everyone else but one, Electric Snot Green senkos, ugly color that for some stupid reason just works.
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Makes the most sense
This makes the most sense to me, if they will hit either just through the Yums at em. I think I found a source to buy the Yums in bulk at a good price if it turns out to be legit I will post the information.
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i have used a lot of different brands of "senko" style baits. i can not see that one over the other is a better fish catcher. i find it is more important to be putting it in front af a fish to begin with, just as it is with any other lure.
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I think there are some differences
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I like the same basic colors ( green pumpkin, with either black or red flake), but my go to bait is a Yum in brown pumpkin with a chartreuse tail. Third choice is a green/white laminate. |
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In my experience, Strike King Ochos out-perform Senkos. Great action, great fall, great price. They do suffer the same durability properties that Senkos do.
My #2 would be Bass Pro Stik-O worms. GREAT durability, GREAT colors, very good value! My favorite color of all 3 is the 'Baby Bass' color (green top, white bottom). Senkos; it's 'watermelon/white-pearl laminate'. The actual 'baby bass' color for the Senkos is more of a light watermelon with silvery/goldy fleck in it. It's a really good color too. |
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Senkos. Bottom line......it is the best stick bait in plastic on themarket. Like some of the guys said......why fish something that another knocked off? The plastic and the salt content is what Yamamoto has down to a science. The colors are uniform with all being the same. I have Rep'd the YUM brand and sold the Yamamoto. YUM sells in chain stores and is priced all over the place. I have seen them out here for three bags for $5.00. Yamamoto holds its price and integrity in the line. Colors....I would think that Green Pumpkin is universal. Watermelon Red is another colors that I have fished all over the Nation. One of the best out here are the Cinnamon colors. Color clarity and time of year all play a part. Another note.....I really lover the 9X series. Big Bait that catches more fish for me than the 5" series, 9-10 series. Good luck
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Other, SK shim e stick, red shad, bb, smokey shad, gp/chart.
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In a perfect world where I would have unlimited funds... I'd take the senko.
But it isn't that way is it! I love dingers, they've out fished every other budget senko I've ever used.. top notch bait!
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I've heard many break down price as the reason. Here's a good way to look at price. This is using my in store prices and not sales from big box stores.
GY- 6.99 10 in a pack= .69 per bait Lake Fork Hyper Stick- 5.29 7 in a pack= .75 per bait Yum Dinger- 4.99 12 in a pack= .42 El Grande Hatch Match- 4.29 7 in a pack= .61 Strike King Zero- 3.99 6 in a pack= .66 Just a different breakdown. Does show that the Dinger is the most cost effective but also shows that the Senko isn't outrageous per bait. |
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Give me the original senkos(watermelon/red flake).
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So if you don't repair a Senko, or as more often happens it flies off the hook while fighting a fish, and you only catch one fish per bait you can go through a bag or two in a single day's outing. I posted a while ago, about a stick bait I used for three trips (YES ONE SINGLE BAIT) and I caught over a dozen fish on it. That bait was not my first choice, but after catching 3 bass on my last 3 Senkos (particular color that was working) I put on the other bait (same color) and continued catching fish on it for three trips, never taking it off the hook. Oh, I hesitate to mention that particular bait didn't cost me a penny - YES Woody it WAS GIVEN to me, HA! Based upon my experience the Senko IS an expensive bait, IF you figure that a bag of Senkos (10) will most likely catch me little more than 12 bass (yep, on the rare occasion I can catch more than one fish on a Senko). On the other hand a bag of YUM Dingers (example, I am not pushing the brand) would catch me 3 dozen (or likely more) bass and last several trips. Using this comparison the Senko is MUCH more expensive to use than many comparable brands. But, all that said they are still my "go to" stick bait over any other brand. I think Mr Yamamoto was brilliant in making the Senko so soft that it's basically a one fish bait - keeps the sales volume up. Last edited by bassboogieman; 08-25-12 at 07:48 PM. |
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Sorry Woody, it's just the season - I'm into the spin, the politicians are setting such exciting examples of taking anything said, spinning it around, playing the angles and spitting out something completely different after processing.
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