By far my favorite go to bait. Dead stick em, work em, wacky em, you can't go wrong! Caught my largest bass on a 5 inch watermelon senko (9.8 lbs). All I saw was a light bounce to my line.....and.....WHAMO! Keep slack in your line and watch for the bounce. I also use spinning gear with 10 lb fluro. medium action rod 7'. Fun stuff!!!

I also had an incredible day once at Rough River with a watermelon senko wacky rigged. Mid May, casting along the rock banks back in a cove with a small weight to get it down quicker. It was every cast, and quality keepers. Must have ended up with a bag around 18lbs. By far the best day I have ever had at Rough. Good luck.