Fluke Presentations?

[rboat]

I like to use flukes, but only rig them with an ewg hook. They are light and sometimes hard to get a good casting distance. Does anyone rig them with a weighted swimbait hook or on a jig head? This would help with casting, but does the weight make it sink too quickly or ruin the dying minnow action? Any other ways of rigging that work? Thanks.

[smalljaw67]

Using any weight ruins the action, you can go with a larger fluke or tie a swivel 10" above the hook, it will help with line twist and give you a little extra weight.

[Catch and Grease]

Hmm I can throw weightless flukes a pretty good ways with my MH/F rod...

[I.rar]

Super flukes or regular flukes? Quite a bit of difference in size. The super fluke is a heavy bait and you shouldn't have any issue casting them on a MH rod.

[EvanT123]

I have used both a weighted swim bait hook and jig head. I usually use the swim bait hook in heavier current and jig head in heavy current when I want to bounce it off the bottom. I throw my flukes on ml and medium spinning gear. Maybe casting in a pinch.

[Heron]

If its too light...I just cast it with my spinning rod. 

[Heron]

You could also try casting with more line hanging down.

 

Orrr....if youre feeling saucy, its fun rig two jerkbaits on a twin rig.  That will at least provide you enough weight for casting, and you get to work two of them at the same time. 

[bcarter261]

I like to put a small swivel weight on the actual hook and that way it sinks perfectly level.I actually prefer this action over a weightless super fluke.

[bassguytom]

Scrounga works well with flukes.

[roadwarrior]

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/how-to-fish-the-double-fluke-rig.html

[Mike L]

Use a nail weight or a finshing nail.

You can put it where you want to give it a different fall rate or angle.

Mike

[MNBassFisher]

I have experimented with adding a weighted swimbait hook to my flukes and it kills the action for me. I feel like I need to burn it in because any pause will make the fluke fall too fast (imo). I have never tried the double fluke but that will probably be my next variation to throwing a standard fluke. Especially when the smallies are schooled up!

[Raul]

Well, I´ve read the Good Book over and over again for the past day and nowhere it says: "thou shall not rig a fluke any other way than weedless unweighted" so that ruining the action by weighting the baits is just plain absurd nonsense, unweighted the bait has a particular action rigged in another way it has a different action, and that action is what you desire when you rig it in another way.

 

I´ve literally massacred schools of bucketmouth bass with a jighead rigged fluke.

 

Rigged on a scrounger head ( which by the way is weighted ) they are deadly on suspended bass.

[J Francho]

Fluke type baits are one of those baits that literally has dozens of "correct" rigging options.  It might be one the most versatile plastics available. Jighead, wacky, wacky jig, split shot, drop shot, nose hooked, parasite hooked, Carolina, punch, neko, jika, as a trailer, tandem....the list goes on and on and on.

[annexation]

If you want extra casting distance without adding a weight, try the Yamamoto D-Shad - they're more dense and have similar action. Not as durable, though.

[Raul]

Fluke type baits are one of those baits that literally has dozens of "correct" rigging options.  It might be one the most versatile plastics available. Jighead, wacky, wacky jig, split shot, drop shot, nose hooked, parasite hooked, Carolina, punch, neko, jika, as a trailer, tandem....the list goes on and on and on.

 

Man, but you will "ruin" the bait action ! geez, why do I have to teach you everything ? ( where the heck is the rolleyes smiley ? )

[J Francho]

What action?  LOL, that's beauty of the fluke.  But you know that already. :rolleyes:

[roadwarrior]

Here ya go...

[J Francho]

Kent's always a little late to the party.

[Raul]

Here ya go...

 

J beat you to it kemosabe  , thanks anyway !

[primetime]

If I need weight to make a long cast in order to hit a target, I have no problem tossing any bait on a jighead or with weight....Getting the bait in the right spot is what matters, cause if you miss the mark, it will never happen.

 

I use jigheads with flukes, senko's, and for every rig you think may not work, is for sure a go to technique in someone else's box of tricks....FIsh see so many flukes, I feel a red jighead  often helps for many reasons, so just remember, there are no rules and as soon as you think swirls are a waste of time, a 7 year old at a pond will tear you apart.

[*Hank]

The yamamoto d- shad is very dense and I have never needed to rig with a weighted hook. My most productive color is bubblegum!