No more Senko?

[McCarter]

I just read an article about Gary Yamamoto and his decision to no longer market the Senko line of soft plastic baits.

In the article, it said that only Gary and his pro staff member will have access to the bait.  He has obviously made his money selling what turned out to be the hottest bait on the market for years now.  Now, he wants to make sure that he and his pro staffers will have an advantage over the rest of the field by keeping the Senkos to themselves.

What doesnt make any sense to me is this, there are already a ton of imitations out there.  I know that some do not compare to the original.   But take for example the Kinami Flash.  It is made in the exact same molds as the Senko.  With the exact same soft plastic.  ANd the exact same salt content.  It is made to every specification as the Senko, minus the color selection.

Chompers also makes one that in my opinion is as close to the Senko is your going to get without calling it a Senko.

I can understand wanting to have an advantage over the rest of the anglers, but its not like a soft plastic stick bait is a new lure.  It has already been out for almost 10 years.

What do you all think?

PoorBoy himself

[dartag]

also remember that Derek Yamamoto is the owner of Kinami so maybe dad is handing it all to the son...  Gary is big into Kobe Beef in Texas.  i think that business is bigger now than the fishing business...  or he could want to retire and fish for fun..  sounds good to me...

better stock up while we can...

i can see it now.   Senkos on the Black Market or Ebay...

[blakstr1]

Maybe you didn't finish reading the article...it takes a HUGE turn at the end... 

Besides life without a Senko, is no life for me...

[Cheetam]

What article are we talking about?  Is it online?

[McCarter]

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/Bagwell/bagwells_bass_tactics_22.html

What a jip.  I didnt read the whole article cuz i got called away from my desk.

That Jeremiah Bagwell sure is a 'funny' guy

the nerve of some people.

PoorBoy himself

[blakstr1]

Yeah, Bagwell just might need to be bagged!? ? Actually he hasn't been writing for a while and this was his big re-kick off article.? Sure is getting a wierd start..

[dartag]

whew that was a close one...  glad i am at work and didn't go out and buy them all.. we would have had poorboy2 here.

think spring
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[blakstr1]

i originally read the article late last night, and about fell over  ...i had cut and pasted the article to this board but just before I hit the POST button I read the end...I swore out of relief...

[Cheetam]

Doesn't he know April 1 is nearly two months away?  I'm sure he would have gotten less blank stares had he justed waited until then...

[djkimmel]

Comedy is very dangerous if performed by a novice...?!?

[MBell]

If this was for real the headline would have been..

"Gary Yamamoto is an Idiot!"

On a serious note, the senkos are going up to $6.50 a pack, ouch!!  Now every time you catch a 10 incher out on pontiac it will cost you $0.65.  He has something special, none of the knock offs are close.  I pour my own and it is difficult to match what he sells, worth every penny. 
-Matt 

[Savage]

I'm not trying to push any baits here, (honest) but the Case Soft Plastics versions are the two closest I have ever found.....

I have not bought a true Yama-senko in years.  Not abig deal unless you consider that every bag of Case Magic sticks I buy, I save $2.00.  Now every 7 bags I buy, I have saved enough dough to go out and pick up a Lucky Craft Pointer.  Hmmmmmm.........

See for yourself below, which one is a real Senko?

[MBell]

My guess is the yama is on the right. If you want some more knock offs I've got some pointers only $10  .
-Matt

[Bulletproof]

I like the tiki stick as well.

[djkimmel]

See for yourself below, which one is a real Senko?

I'm guessing the one in the middle?

[blakstr1]

I like the Tiki Bamboo stix for bedding LM, they are the big stix, i had heard they were being discontinued though..seriously!  (maybe this is a bad string to post about something being discontinued..)

[Savage]

What color for bedders, white?

[blakstr1]

no, obviuosly the tiki's have the wave pattern to them, i've got a brighter green color with black wave, maybe i'll put a picture up here later..

[yukonjack2]

I'm thinking the next yamamoto creation after the laminates - the college series - Spartan, big blue, buckeye(boo),...insert your own favorite here.....

[carolina chip]

Carolina Tarheel Blue