How do you guys fish the super flukes?

[SPAZ]

I just started getting into using flukes and have had mild success but letting the fluke drop all the way down raise up the rod a couple of times, reel the slack a bit and let it drop again. I was wondering how you everyone else fishes them.

[Deuceu72]

I fish a fluke almost exactly the same way as I do a jerkbait............The only difference is that sometimes I will let it fall to the bottom but most of the time, I let it sink in the water column to whatever depth the fish are holding, give a twitch or 2 and let in sit for 5 to 10 seconds,then repeat......These baits work wonders in the weeds. I will also throw the fluke right on top of the weed beds and when I come to a hole in the weeds, let that bad boy sink down.........and hold on!  ;D

[BD]

I fish them weightless on an 5/0 owner rig-n hook.

Throw them out, on slack line jerk the rod to the left or right, let it pause, reel some slack up then jerk etc etc.

Smallmouth killer esp in pink fished erractily and fast.

[Other.]

Weightless all the way! Flukes are great over weed beds

[stratosdriver]

I fish them weightless when i can but if i need a little weight i use finish nails pushed straight into the nose. I just cut the finish nails with cutting pliers to what ever weight i want

[bassnleo]

I mostly fish them on the surface, jerkin like crazy to make the bait as erratic as possible. One rigged up properly will dip, dart, walk the dog, and sometimes get a little air like a fleeing shad.

I'll second the pink color, great for smallies.

[SneakySnook]

I work it the same way but I use a 3/0 hook.

I fish them weightless on an 5/0 owner rig-n hook.

Throw them out, on slack line jerk the rod to the left or right, let it pause, reel some slack up then jerk etc etc.

Smallmouth killer esp in pink fished erractily and fast.

[bassboy1]

What is a fluke/superfluke?  I searched for it on the BPS website but couldn't find it.  What trade names is it under?

[hi_steel_basser]

Try the " Zoom Super Fluke". That is the industry standard, Bass boy1. I usually work them as erratically as I can, varying from fast to slow to match the mood of the fish. If you want to, use a sinko- style lure for the job. I have caught a freakin' TON of fish using a senko like a fluke.

[brian_d]

What is a fluke/superfluke? I searched for it on the BPS website but couldn't find it. What trade names is it under?

you may know of the brand slugo, thats your basic fluke. think of it as a soft plastic jerkbait. i have a high speed ratio baitcaster on a medium 6 foot rod that i use for most of my jerk style fishing.

[jomatty]

i usually fish flukes just like a jerkbait.  sometimes however ill use a more rhythmic under water walk the dog retrieve, and sometimes i will walk them right on the surface (i use the 3x fluke for that)

[New 2 Bass]

I took my buddy from work bass fishing.  He'd not been in quite a while, so I gave him my spinner and a fluke.  He hit a 3-4 lbr on the second cast (big fish of the day  > ).  You can't fish this lure wrong, even if you don't know what it is.  I told him to jerk it around a little...and he did!! ;D ;D

I like to rig it with a 3/0 or 4/0 ewg Gammy on light line.  YMMV.

[Anglin]

seems like flukes work any which way you fish them i've caught plenty of fishin using these on a t-rig and deadsticking them, i've recently started wacky rigging them and absolutely wreaking havoc on fish, and my cousin pretty much only fishes them weightless and he catches his fair share of fish.

[Brad_Coovert]

These are some great baits.

My #1 way is weightless on wide gap hook.  I will work them at different speeds from slow twitches and pauses to super fats, skipping across the surface.

These are also great on a double fluke rig.

They will work on a Crig also and the little Tiny Super Flukes work on a drop shot or split shot rig.

Brad

[grid]

I tried to fish a Zoom Baby Bass fluke last night in one pond with murky water and another pond that is mostly clear with alot of bloom right now.  I had no luck at all.  

I'm wondering if I'm fishing these right.  I'm casting letting it sink alittle with tip up giving it a small twitch.  Reel up slack wait 2-5 sec then twitch again.  I twitch it hard enough that I can feel the bait "bump"

Is this right?  Any suggestions?

[Guest avid]

I often prefer the sluggo over the fluke.  If the fish want alot of erratic action, I find the sluggo works better.  

[Bankbeater]

I like the Slug-o and the fluke both.  If they are not hitting on one they will be hitting the other one.

[.ghoti.]

I ocassionally fish a Super fluke on a Slider jighead, the one with the flattened leadhead. It gives a nice dive/glide when I want to fish deeper. Normallly, I fish it weightless, with wide gap hooks. Gammy EWG's, Owner wide gaps and Rig-N hooks. I vary the hook size to fish at different depths, and sink rates. I fish these mostly on a 6'9" ML BPS Pro Finesse rod, Johnny Morris reel and 10lb test Transition. One of my favorite baits, but I have to agree with Avid; a Sluggo is better a lot of the time. I use a heavier rod with a Sluggo. With the Fluke, it's very easy to get a hookset. The Sluggo is quite a bit thicker and stiffer.

Cheers,

GK

[Bream Master]

Hum...I must be the odd one here because I fish flukes on jig heads.  I fish in running water a lot so the jig head gives it a little more weight.  I just sink mine to the bottom and twitch a few times.  I'm gonna have to try it weightless.

My most productive colors have been white or some shade of green.  I have even caught small stripers with white flukes.

[ww2farmer]

I don't think there is a wrong way to fish a fluke. I mainly fish them weightless on a gamakatsu 3/0 EWG, but have also fished them on a c-rig, t-rig, shakey head, as a jig trailer, mojo rig, even whacky rigged...........caught fish every way I tried it. Great baits.

[Guest avid]

Hum...I must be the odd one here because I fish flukes on jig heads. I fish in running water a lot so the jig head gives it a little more weight. I just sink mine to the bottom and twitch a few times. I'm gonna have to try it weightless.

My most productive colors have been white or some shade of green. I have even caught small stripers with white flukes.

in running water like a river a weightless fluke will probably stay on top.  That's probably why you get your good results with the jighead.

[bmadd]

Posted by: gridiron      Posted on: Today at 8:16am

I tried to fish a Zoom Baby Bass fluke last night in one pond with murky water and another pond that is mostly clear with alot of bloom right now.  I had no luck at all.  

Baby bass is my favorite color fluke to fish. I rig mine weightless on a gammy 4/0 and work it as slow as I can on top of the water occasionally letting it drop a little but only to about 6" before I bring it back to the top. This is killer in the shallows and on the edges of weeds. It also works well going across the top of weeds and letting it drop in pockets.

[SouthernJeepn06]

I fish with them on the lake this past weekend and good results throwing weightless on a 3/0 hook.  I do like to rig mine with the hook offset of the "valley" in the middle of the fluke but you need to make sure u press it in far enough to get a good hookset.  I like the action it seems to cause. very erratic.  side to side with a sort of spiral.  Twitch, pause, twitch twitch.  Fishing over the pads in ponds is also a great way.  I like to use pink and white as my two favorite.  

[BigNick]

You guys tell me how you get the flukes to float. I use a Zoom super fluke weightless with a 4 or 5 ewg hook and it sinks like a rock!  ;D ;D ;D