I am fairly new to bass fishing (about two years) and I just started learning to fish the fluke about a week ago. Before that, I mainly used weightless Senkos and Texas rigs.
I am getting lots of bites on my fluke and I have caught 2-3 LMBs. But my hook-up ratio is probably 1 out of 5. I feel multiple nibbles, sometimes I even see the line moving away. But when I set the hook, it feel like I rip it out of their mouths. I assume they started nibbling at the tail and didn't make it up to the hook.
I am fishing from the bank and fairly shallow. It is also the middle of the spawn here in west Michigan (I think). I see some very nice size bass hanging out fairly shallow. So, it is possible that I am stumbling across a bed and the bass is picking the fluke up by the tail and carrying it away from the bed.
Any suggestions for knowing when to set the hook and/or how to improve my fluke hook-up ratio?
Thanks,
Ryan
