Roboworms no longer catches fish in socal

[Tokugawa]

Wow that looks exactly the same shape of an Aruku shad!

Spro picked a good one to copy - no?

Roboworms still work here in Ohio...although Dick's sporting goods has them now, so I suspect the popular colors may wane in efficacy.

[Cal]

Wow that looks exactly the same shape of an Aruku shad!

Spro picked a good one to copy - no?

You do realize Spro's parent company is an OEM factory just like River2Sea don't you?

And have you ever seen a RiserBacker? So... who's allegedly copying whom?

[Tokugawa]

The Buzzer Beater is an Evergeen bait tho.

I have not seen a Riserbacker. Google has no pics of one...what does it look like?

[chriso916]

That's a bold statement. There's a degree of accuracy here since robos have been heavily fished over the past few years. However, there's still lakes and areas of the river that are productive with robos in both San Diego and the greater LA/S CA region.

[joeyblackwood]

Went all scientific today. Tried robos and red eye shad for 3 hours today.......nothing. Switch to Aruku and caught 6 within an hour in the same spots with same action. Haven't found a good alternative to roboworm yet. Anyone try those "squirrel" worms?

[dragon1]

Risebacker 1-Knocker

[Tokugawa]

Thanks Van! Found the Risebacker...nothing for Riserbacker tho.

[dragon1]

Maybe a typo on Cal's part?

Unless, there is a "RiserBacker"?

[Tokugawa]

Exactly - it was a typo.

[LPFC]

When ever I read or hear someone say, X lure doesn't catch fish anymore in X body of water because the lure was used to death, I'm guilty of that myself, I think of stick worms (senko's). Stick worms are used to death everywhere and they still catch a lot of fish.

I believe is more of a water clarity change, forage size, something along that line.

Just my 2 cents

[fish10x]

They no longer work in socal that seems odd to me? Something doesnt smell rite here.

[joeyblackwood]

When ever I read or hear someone say, X lure doesn't catch fish anymore in X body of water because the lure was used to death, I'm guilty of that myself, I think of stick worms (senko's). Stick worms are used to death everywhere and they still catch a lot of fish.

I believe is more of a water clarity change, forage size, something along that line.

Just my 2 cents

Senko is one lure I have been experimenting with lately, and I will have to say, it far exceeds the realm of possibilities of a roboworm. I have been able to go to the same pressured waters mentioned in the OP and land quality fish with senkos. I feel the reason being that most people are cheapskates and have stopped buying the original senkos in favor of the cheaper versions which let's be honest, have a much different fall rate, action, taste, texture, smell, and durability. YES the other offerings last MUCH MUCH longer than an original senko, but I outfish my counterparts again and again in the same waters due to the taste test. I fish many areas where sight fishing is easy and I notice both senkos and knockoffs get bit initially at the same rate, the difference is, the fish do not spit out the senkos after the initial chew like they do the knockoffs. In fact, 9/10 they grab the senko, chew, then take off with it. Therefore, the hookup ratio far exceeds that of the knockoffs. If I had the ability to sight fish at every fishing whole, I myself would love to use mostly knockoffs to save the extra scratch, but we all know on overcast days and early mornings and evenings sight fishing is very difficult. I have a similar taste issue with Zoom super flukes. I need a "tastier" alternative because on sight fishing analysis, I get bit quite often, but the fish do the "bite and spit" method they use on the knockoff senkos. I am considering the senko D-shad and or Gulp jerk shad. Anyone have better hookup rates with these than the flukes?

[mikeysam]

I don't know what a fluke tastes like to a fish, but I have a terrible hook-up rate with them.

[joeyblackwood]

I don't know what a fluke tastes like to a fish, but I have a terrible hook-up rate with them.

Same here, I use the Zoom flukes just to locate the fish since I can fish them faster than the senko. Then I toss the senko in to catch them, since the fluke just gets taps and rarely any hookups.

[tH3_Guy]

U guys giving fish too much credit to adapt. So stick bait n spinnerbait should all have been played out too huh?

I fish a pond close to my house and have caught several bass there at least 4x using same spinnerbait and crankbait.

How do i know? There arent too many fish there and its a small pond. Its mouth is all ripped and bloody looking.

One fish has a scar