i absolutely love softies! my favorites are probably 4" yum dingers, i get far more bites on the 4" vs the 5" and ive cought just as many big bass on 4" as 5. i hate anything made by yamamoto simply because they are not durable at all and expensive and the yamasenkos sink too fast in my opinion. i also love the rage tail family of soft plastics in particular the rage craw and smokin rooster and my third fav soft plastic is a strike king shadalicious 5.5" swimbait.
Yamamotos are not durable
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i absolutely love softies! my favorites are probably 4" yum dingers, i get far more bites on the 4" vs the 5" and ive cought just as many big bass on 4" as 5. i hate anything made by yamamoto simply because they are not durable at all and expensive and the yamasenkos sink too fast in my opinion. i also love the rage tail family of soft plastics in particular the rage craw and smokin rooster and my third fav soft plastic is a strike king shadalicious 5.5" swimbait.
Yamamotos are not durable
lol! i used to love em until i discovered yum dingers and now ill never go back! i average 6 or more fish per dinger vs the 2 to 3 fish i used to get on yamamotos and they would also get very water logged real quick so even if u werent catching fish they would be junk cause they would soak up water and get too soft and fall apart. they do have a nice enticing wiggle though because they are so soft but for that price ill get double the amount of dingers
i absolutely love softies! my favorites are probably 4" yum dingers, i get far more bites on the 4" vs the 5" and ive cought just as many big bass on 4" as 5. i hate anything made by yamamoto simply because they are not durable at all and expensive and the yamasenkos sink too fast in my opinion. i also love the rage tail family of soft plastics in particular the rage craw and smokin rooster and my third fav soft plastic is a strike king shadalicious 5.5" swimbait.
Yamamotos are not durable
lol! i used to love em until i discovered yum dingers and now ill never go back! i average 6 or more fish per dinger vs the 2 to 3 fish i used to get on yamamotos and they would also get very water logged real quick so even if u werent catching fish they would be junk cause they would soak up water and get too soft and fall apart. they do have a nice enticing wiggle though because they are so soft but for that price ill get double the amount of dingers
do you think yum dingers are worth it. I still do fish yamamotos and have noticed that they are somewhat flimsy. they work for me but I want to use a senko that lasts longer if possible
GREEN PUMPKIN MOSTLY TIP THE CRAWS WITH DIFFERENT
COLOR MARKERS TO MATCH PONDS NATURAL COLOR.
BEEN USING SENKOS 2ND SEASON FROM EBAY SELLERS NOT BAD
MUCH MORE DURABLE THEN YAKAMOTO REALLY NOT SURE THE BEST WAY TO RIG EM THOUGH WACKY OR OFFSET HOOK WEIGHT OR NO WEIGHT ANY TIPS OUT THERE THANKS
Anyone have any thoughts on zoom toads...
not a fan of horny toads , unlike most other zoom products they dont hold up very well and i dont think the feet give enough action to really make a disturbance. if a good soft buzz frog is what you are looking for give strike kind rage toads a try, you have to rig them just right or they will flip over on the retrieve but they are fairly durable, have strike kings coffe scent which supposedly fish love but i think more than anything it does a good job at masking human scent, and the feet are the propietery strike king rage tails which create a crazy churning disturbance on the water. in my opinion they are far superior to zoom horny toads but many people swear by horny toads so maybe its just personal preferance
i absolutely love softies! my favorites are probably 4" yum dingers, i get far more bites on the 4" vs the 5" and ive cought just as many big bass on 4" as 5. i hate anything made by yamamoto simply because they are not durable at all and expensive and the yamasenkos sink too fast in my opinion. i also love the rage tail family of soft plastics in particular the rage craw and smokin rooster and my third fav soft plastic is a strike king shadalicious 5.5" swimbait.
Yamamotos are not durable
lol! i used to love em until i discovered yum dingers and now ill never go back! i average 6 or more fish per dinger vs the 2 to 3 fish i used to get on yamamotos and they would also get very water logged real quick so even if u werent catching fish they would be junk cause they would soak up water and get too soft and fall apart. they do have a nice enticing wiggle though because they are so soft but for that price ill get double the amount of dingers
do you think yum dingers are worth it. I still do fish yamamotos and have noticed that they are somewhat flimsy. they work for me but I want to use a senko that lasts longer if possible
at 4 dollars for either a 12 pack of 5" or a 13 pack of 4" how can you go wrong? yes in my opinion they are much better than yamamoto senkos and they also have a nice little hook recess molded in for texas rigging so you dont have to skin hook it.also a great alternative that i frequently buy are strike king shim-e-sticks which is just their version of the senko , they have anise scent and hold up very well and are also very cheap at 2.50 for a 7 pack. so those sre your best options if you are looking for cheap price,durability and proven fish catchers. also for anyone interested ive been using 4" paul-e worms that i bought from barrys bait in shrewsbury and they are actually great! its a small company based out of RI. and are a senko knock off with a yum dingrer style hook slot molded in and they are anise scented and very durable, i think i paid 4 dollars for a 13 pack of 4" so they are same price as yum but if you see them in your local bait shop they are just as tuff and good as the dingers and how can you not support a local company?