Yamamoto D Shad Vs. Zoom Super Fluke

[clayton86]

well what are your thoughts on the D Shad. I was just checking them out on TW I think I may order a bunch of them they look promising

[AK-Jax86]

I have some 5" Smoke shad color Yamamoto and they do work good.

i never used the Zoom Super FLukes before

[craww]

D shad has some of the best action of any plastic ive ever seen. It flutters like a senko on the drop, but much more pronounced. Thevye made the houdini shads i used to use obsolete.

[ww2farmer]

I replaced Zoom super flukes a couple years ago with SK Caffine shads, and the caffine shads have since been kicked to the curb by GYCB D-shad, and thats that. I like them..............alot. Durability?? Well it's GYCB.......so no,they Zoom baits win that battle, but the Yamamoto is better than the SK. They catch the crap out of the fish around here. LMB, SMB, Pike, and of coarse as with all Yamamoto baits, giant, bait tearing, Rock bass. They walk the dog under the water far easier than both the fluke and caffine shad, they are easier to cast than flukes due to the heavy salt content, they stay down with out any added weight on the hook, they also will come up and flop around on the surface just fine too, if that's what you want. They wiggle on the fall like a senko, they don't seem to twist my line all to heck like a fluke, and they come in the colors I want in a soft jerkbait............bubble gum, green pumpkin and watermelon/red. Plus they are the only one of the three I mentioned, that once the nose rips out, and you bite a 1/2 " off still do what they are supposed to do.

[bassh8er]

Has anyone tried the Castaic Jerky-J? They look like a pretty sweet bait...

[Dan:]

Buy some Case Plastics Sinkin' Salty Shads. They are cheaper than the GYCB. They have similar characteristics as the GYCB as far as the density and sink rate but they are more durable (although only marginally)

[mikey5string]

hate to say it but someone gave me a few 5" pearl 006 banjo minnows and I really liked them! I am a big super fluke fan and I dont think I would switch but I was impressed with them. I just keep them in the bottom of my bag and tie it on when im out on the water ; )

I have been wacky rigging the super fluke lately, they look really good in the water wacky rigged. You can really get it to swim sideways and the action on the twitch is a perfect injured/dying baitfish.

I havent used the Yamamoto ones. I dont want to like them. I stopped fishing senkos but only after spending a lot of $$ replacing them. I cant afford another fish catching, short lasting bait.....

BTW, The regular fluke is smaller and a GREAT drop shot bait.

The Gulp Alive minnows work well on a slider head or drop shot. They STINK in a disturbingly *** way, make sure the lid is on TIGHT!

And the 4.5" Slug-go makes a GREAT fluke type bait. It has the best action of all of them for a jerk/twitch retrieve. Also makes a good DS bait. I have been meaning to throw a 9" one that I use for Stripers, I know a pig would destroy that if I got it in her face.

[mikey5string]

I cant for the life of me figure out why that word was censored....

[clayton86]

Im not a senko guy I own several bags but never throw them Zoom fluke and super fluke in both sizes regular and jr i cant keep enough of em in my bag i'll buy like 5-10 bags at a time and within a week or 2 im out but I throw a fluke or double fluke rig thanks to bassresources video last year most of the time if not 100% the time

[craww]

Has anyone tried the Castaic Jerky-J? They look like a pretty sweet bait...

I have a bag, don't have alot action and there are alot of inconsistencies between the baits. Colors are different from bait to bait (which is fine). But some baits are lopsided and have kinks in their tails. I could see them workin on a C-rig I suppose, but I never throw them.

[Raul]

It really depends on your perspective, I´ve got Fukes, Shaddicks, Jerky J´s, Flash J´s and I swear I rather pick a Bass Assassin Shad Assassin first, so, you think they look good ? get some, you will never know until you try.