The Flash come from the same molds, same recipe, and same building as the GYCB Senko. They cost $0.57 per flash compared to $0.60 per senko, but their color selection is lacking(but they have cool ones for what they have). The Flash and the Senko are
EXACTLY the same.
In other news, I recieved my wackyworm Wacko order today and so far I'm very pleased. Out of the box the first thing I noticed is that the Wacko has a larger and more exagerated ribbing on the worm and there is a different taper to them as well. The wackos seem to have more 'tasting' salt to them, my buddy Mark measured the salt content and they are identical to the senko, 35% mass salt for both. The one thing that some people pump up is the more flexible nature to the Wacko. I don't know if that is good or bad because I like the nonbending nature of the senko when it is jerked, the ribbing, taper, and flexibility of the Wacko makes the worm 'swim' more. I took a few shots of a side by side comparison of the Senko and the Wacko. The pic in the middle is supposed to show the greater flexibility of the wacko because I'm holding them in the same spot and the wacko droops further down(the different taper may also explain this phenominon, the camera angle makes this look
ALOT bigger than it really is but there was a difference). The gentleman also threw in some different colors and his fluke style bait that is made from the same salted plastic, I had to post a pic of those flukes because they seem like they are going to be killer.
At 1/3 the price and more durability I had to give them a try, I'll give you guys an update next week on how they perform on the water. I've been using senkos for about 4 years now(years before anyone even heard of them) so I should be able to make a good on-the-water comparison.
Here is a post from Mark(MarkG) explaining how he tested the salt content:
"I measured the salt content by gravimetric method, so it's the weight percent. Basically you just burn off the organics (polymer/plasticizer) and the salt is left as a residue. You can do the same thing without a fancy Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA) by just weighing the bait and burning it, but you'd need a high temp holder...the TGA pans are platinum. You could also dissolve the plastic/plasticizer in an organic solvent and dry the salt....so long as the salt isn't soluble in the solvent, you'll get a good number.
It might seem as if 35% isn't all that much, esp. since they seem to be so thick in salt just by visual inspection. But 35% is a heck of a lot of filler. Some of these baits will vary more to between 30% to upwards of 40% salt, esp. those with a coarser salt, like the case magic stick and the Will-O stick by ISG. But the average for even those comes back to about 35%. Bottom line is that it's gets very difficult to fill a polymer system to a loading much greater than 40%.
mark"
We do test's on all kinds of stuff(independently, I've never met the man): line/knot strength, viscosity and water solubility of reel bearing oil. I have to put that Wayne State University Chemistry to use on something.
