Salt and senko's

[jones02]

Hey guys! Sorry, this has more then likely been asked a bunch of times! 
So I've been trying a bunch of different recipes to try and figure out how to make my senko's sink and flutter like the Gary Yamamoto senko's. But I just can't get the action I want!
How do you guys make them? 
How much salt to plastisol?

[andrewlamberson]

Search salt senkos and check out #4

[Bass in the hood]

I have made them several ways usually I use 2 tbsp of popcorn salt to 4oz of plastic. This seems to be very affective if I remember correctly it sinks slightly slower then the GY Senko's. But it catches bass very well.

I have also used the HD sinking additive about 2 tbsp per 4 ounces of plastics. It also catches bass very well and it makes the bait more durable but customers wanted salt and the colors and flake do not stand out as well.this also provides a sink rate very close to GY.

I have also used different combinations of salt and HD additive and they catch bass but the colors and flake show up better with the salt only. I don't think it matters to the bass but it sure does to the angler.

Good luck on finding what works for you.

[jones02]

I have made them several ways usually I use 2 tbsp of popcorn salt to 4oz of plastic. This seems to be very affective if I remember correctly it sinks slightly slower then the GY Senko's. But it catches bass very well.

I have also used the HD sinking additive about 2 tbsp per 4 ounces of plastics. It also catches bass very well and it makes the bait more durable but customers wanted salt and the colors and flake do not stand out as well.this also provides a sink rate very close to GY.

I have also used different combinations of salt and HD additive and they catch bass but the colors and flake show up better with the salt only. I don't think it matters to the bass but it sure does to the angler.

Good luck on finding what works for you.

Thanks a lot. I'm going to give this a try. Do you add any softener with it so the salt doesn't make it to hard?

[DF]

Thanks a lot. I'm going to give this a try. Do you add any softener with it so the salt doesn't make it to hard?

I usually add 1.5-2 Tbsp of softener per 4oz of medium plastic

[2XL]

Thanks for bringing this up jones. I have been mulling over getting a Senko mold to make baits for my nephew and some of his college buddies who bass fish. They use a lot of Senkos I guess = $$$$ I don't charge my family anything for the stuff I make and I would be fine with his buddies just covering the cost of my materials ( If that )  to make them. I do not bass fish at all so have no clue about how to fish or make a decent Senko. I'm more interested in making some GOOD cheap baits for some college kids who don't have a lot of extra money to spend on baits. 

[Bass in the hood]

Thanks a lot. I'm going to give this a try. Do you add any softener with it so the salt doesn't make it to hard?

I use cc soft and do not add softner, I will add scent and heat stabilizer.