A little late, but I must emphasize that the lures in the original post are finesse in size, shape and action.
Example: the wacky rigged Senko was mentioned and photos of the mini-stick shown. There is a big difference between the two:
The Senko tips revolve on the drop with no rod tip action imparted
The mini-stick's thin legs, flutter slightly with rod tip twitches at any chosen depth.
Finesse lures & presentations are usually slow with a subtle lure action easily noticed by fish. Once the lure has and holds a fish's attention, the finesse action (one of many) provoke fish to attack. If a fish was caught from a school, consecutive catches are possible in that area racking up the numbers after the first fish attacks which results in getting the others excited.
Every time I fish, I have that happen at least once if not more. One shallow lake I fish has crappie schools containing a few sufish and yellow perch. We rack up the numbers catching those schooled fish to the tune of 50 to over 100. But if we cast larger lures with moving parts that provoke fish less often, the number suffers.
One more thing: finesse lures and presentations also catch decent size fish as long as the drag is set right and there are no line frays. I caught a 7 lb cat fish and 5.5 lb sucker using 4" plastic worms rigged on light jigs.
The are many diehard anglers that prefer certain lures and presentations. Lure variety involves new shapes and actions, makings the catching for me more of a challenge, exciting and fulfilling.
Last edited by SENKOSAM; 07/19/24 08:59 PM.
