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Just wanted to see what other bass fishermen have as their favorite plastic worm.
There are tons of worms in all types of shapes and sizes on the market and next to impossible to list them all, but for this post, I am just going to narrow it down to 2 worm types to choose from.

The Senko or the Roboworm?

So, If you guys could use ONLY ONE of those worm types in 2025, would you choose
the Senko or the Roboworm?
If you want to give a reason why, that would be great also.
Thanks to all that contribute and wishing everybody lots of Tight Lines in 2025!

I think the Senko has a *tad* more versatility than a Robo, so that would be my choice.

The Senko type bait all the way. Traditional Texas rig, on a Nedhead, dropshot, Carolina rig, weightless, drag over weeds, even on a darter head. Regular worms are a little more difficult to cast in an unweighted presentation.

I fished with a de facto guide one a very pressured lake in SoCal.

I learned 2 new techniques that I would've never thought would work, and they were completely polar opposites, but both using the same bait...a Senko.

Every fished a Senko as a topwater? You'll be surprised what happens if you do it right.

Guessing this topic may not be that interesting, but I will at least add my choice for what it is worth.
I think I would go with the senko because as mentioned above that it is very vercital as far as ways it can be rigged.
I also think it is maybe more visible being a little thicker, easy to fly line and always has been a proven bass catcher
through the years.

I am more of a drop shot guy and the Robo is nice for that. It is more durable, more flexible and the laminated colors are very nice.

On the other hand, the Senko has a prettier Junebug color. Might mean less fish though since fish seem to like ugly.

It would be nice if the Robos floated like the Zoom Trick Worms, that way they could be retrieved when they break off during a fish.

Gotfish? wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 7:43 amI am more of a drop shot guy and the Robo is nice for that. It is more durable, more flexible....

I've got a buddy that swears by drop shotting "Skinny" Senkos wacky rigged. He tears them up, and will always have that on deck. I never thought about drop shotting Senkos because of how heavy they are due to their salt content, but when he showed me how successful a drop shot rig with a wacky rigged Skinny Senko was, I was sold.

Also, if you want more flexibility with your Senkos, try stretching them. That's the first thing I do now before rigging any Senko. Not only does it make the bait softer and more flexible, it seems they become saltier, as the salt is excreted from the plastic; stuff I wish someone had told me when I first started fishing them.

The Senkos that have fallen on the ground in the parking lot at Barrett and have been run over by trucks a few times are real soft.

Wacky rig on a drop shot definitely works.

DarkShadow wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:14 pm Every fished a Senko as a topwater? You'll be surprised what happens if you do it right.

SHHHHH!! Dont let that secret out of the bag!

Moose wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 2:47 pm

DarkShadow wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:14 pm Every fished a Senko as a topwater? You'll be surprised what happens if you do it right.

SHHHHH!! Dont let that secret out of the bag!

The funniest part about "secrets" in fishing, is that it's something that was right there in front of you, but because of all the hoopla that occurs with a specific bait and how to fish it, it often gets overlooked.

Again, to get this thread back on track, there are a million ways to rig a Senko. But only a dozen to rig a Robo.

That's why if the "if you were deserted on an island and could only have one bait" question comes up, it's always a Senko.

DarkShadow wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:14 pm I fished with a de facto guide one a very pressured lake in SoCal.

I learned 2 new techniques that I would've never thought would work, and they were completely polar opposites, but both using the same bait...a Senko.

Every fished a Senko as a topwater? You'll be surprised what happens if you do it right.

Since it I kind of out of the bag........I remember one summer decades ago at Murray in San Carlos arm where there was
topwater action. My buddy Joe and I were using flukes and Sammys and having fun. But there was this one guy who was
catching almost as many or more bass than both of us. We were trying to figure out what he was using because he was
burning some bait fast across the surface and he told us he was using a 4" white senko. Amazing! Needless to say, Joe
and I armed ourselves with a bunch of them from the local tackle shop and lets just say.....they sure seemed to work!
Funny thing talking about it now...is how within a few years of that find, topwater action went back to using Gunfish,
Sammys and flukes. Strange how many things worked in the past and sometimes need to be brought back out of those
dusty tackle boxes or bags and used again today. Me using brush hogs again, which I had retired years ago is a good
example that those little buggers still work!