Are you giving any lures a Second Shot this year?

[Log Catcher]

27 minutes ago, Darren. said:

For me it's more of giving some *colors* a second chance.

I plan to use Merthiolate and bubblegum Trick worms during

the spawn. Now that it's started, I just need to find the time

to get out on the water!! 

I bought trick worms in the same colors to try. Our weather has been so crazy this year I don't know when I will get out to try them.

[NorthernBasser]

On 4/19/2018 at 3:52 AM, papajoe222 said:

I didn’t throw a fluke all last season and the majority of 2016, opting for jerkbaits, or stick worms. Seeing as I relied on stick worms heavily, I’ll be reversing that trend. 

Same here. I throw a Senko (wacky rig or weightless t-rig) way more nowadays.

 

I keep forgetting how many fish I've caught on the Fluke over the years. It really is hard to beat the movement of that thing. And before that, the Slug-Go. Do they even make them anymore?

 

Or before that, the Strike King Pork-O. Oh man, I used to slay the bass (and pike) with that thing. Love it. And it was pork so the durability was unmatched. 

[FishDewd]

Flukes and other soft swim baits are definitely a weakness for me. Just never messed with them much because I'm not exactly sure how to fish them effectively, especially the larger super flukes which tend to float when rigged weightlessly.

[Happybeerbuzz]

The beginning of last season, I bought a few packs of Berkley Pitt Bosses in various sizes and colors including the standard black/blue, watermelon, and green pumpkin.  I tried throwing them into cover on a texas rig with zero luck.  This year, I am going to try using them in more open water, drag them across the surface of the water, weightless, and maybe swimming them on a jig.  I'm just not prepared to throw them in my waste of money box next to the flying lures yet.  

[tcbass]

On 4/21/2018 at 12:10 AM, Maverick said:

Swimbaits and wholeheartedly agree on the jigs.  It's amazing that I've spent a fortune on the set up, the swimbaits themselves and I don't catch much.  

 

Man I resisted the senko for years and threw it a majority of the time last year and had one of the most productive years ever.  

 

Lastly I think the Teckel may be the most over rated product to come out since the banjo minnow.  If it were half as productive as the couple videos portrayed, (Bamabass) everyone would have one by now.  I've not heard much since the buzz died down, and more importantly they are actually available for everyone to try for themselves.

 

 

 

That's really cool, gotta give that a shot.  I have a bunch of those keeper but don't use them.  I think I saw Scooby doing something similar but those pics really made it click for me.

 

I had success last year rigging them weedless with a lighter wire hook and walking them on topwater.  I gotta give that a try though, thanks for sharing.

 

 

I think I saw using the CPS twistlock on the Fluke nose-hooking it ...however after tossing 2 of them right off the hook I now use that little bit of shrink tube to keep the CPS twistlock on the hook.

 

 

I think the Teckel is a great concept but poorly carried out, the concept is right though, I've caught a ton on my Homemade Teckel frog. I hope the Booyah Toad Runner does what the Teckel couldn't.

[shovelmouth83]

so this year i am going to try and slow things down a bit and use some walking baits and poppers. i have been fishing fast with crank baits and buzzbaits even my bottom fishing is faster and i think i am missing the FATTIES.

 

[tcbass]

18 minutes ago, shovelmouth83 said:

so this year i am going to try and slow things down a bit and use some walking baits and poppers. i have been fishing fast with crank baits and buzzbaits even my bottom fishing is faster and i think i am missing the FATTIES.

 

  

 

Perhaps. 

 

 

We caught some big ones on the Whoppe Ploppers last year and they are run pretty fast. 

[burrows]

3 hours ago, Happybeerbuzz said:

The beginning of last season, I bought a few packs of Berkley Pitt Bosses in various sizes and colors including the standard black/blue, watermelon, and green pumpkin.  I tried throwing them into cover on a texas rig with zero luck.  This year, I am going to try using them in more open water, drag them across the surface of the water, weightless, and maybe swimming them on a jig.  I'm just not prepared to throw them in my waste of money box next to the flying lures yet.  

Same here I ain’t never had luck with that dang pit boss everyone raves over.

[Darren.]

9 hours ago, Log Catcher said:

I bought trick worms in the same colors to try. Our weather has been so crazy this year I don't know when I will get out to try them.

They didn't work for me a couple years ago, so I put 'em

in a bin. Decided to dust 'em off this year. Now to find a 

time to get the heck out on the water!!!

[thinkingredneck]

Creature baits.  Senkos,.  I really have not done well on them yet.  I am really getting into jigs and soft swimbaits.  However, this summer I plan on using some larger worms.  Bought some anaconda by Rage, some big Mann's Jelly worms, and some Ole Monsters

[Wurming67]

Fluke starting tomorrow morning at 6:53 am ? 

[TOXIC]

To you gents wanting to try Fluke style baits again do yourself a favor and give the Yamamoto DShad a shot.  Made out of the same material as a Senko and has a killer fall rate weightless.  I tear them up on this bait and never leave home without one rigged up.  

 

 

[tcbass]

6 hours ago, TOXIC said:

To you gents wanting to try Fluke style baits again do yourself a favor and give the Yamamoto DShad a shot.  Made out of the same material as a Senko and has a killer fall rate weightless.  I tear them up on this bait and never leave home without one rigged up.  

 

 

 

 

What are the benefits of this over a Zoom Superfluke?

 

 

 

[TOXIC]

Just now, tcbass said:

 

 

What are the benefits of this over a Zoom Superfluke?

 

 

 

I don't know about the Super fluke  but what "I" like about the DShad is the size and fall rate.  It is much heavier than other baits that size.  I can work it on top, let it dead fall or even drag it on the bottom like a tube.  Plus it's made out of Senko material.