Fluke setup

[bowhunter63]

Been getting killed so far on hook sets with a fluke. What’s your guys set up line hooks etc. I’m about 2 for 10. 

[FryDog62]

7 foot Medium/Medium-Heavy Extra Fast Tatula Elite-Ehrler rod

Tatula SV TW 7.1:1

12 lb Sniper fluorocarbon

Owner Twistlock Light hook, either weightless or 3/32 oz 4/0 hook 

 

The owner hook is pretty flawless in terms of hook up ratio.  It’s a thinner hook for good penetration, but I have never bent one out even on 40 inch pike. 

[casts_by_fly]

Pretty much the same as frydog but 14-16# sunline mono. I’m fishing one of my falcons but in the same power and length range depending which one I grab. 
 

better question is, what is YOUR setup that isn’t working?

[bowhunter63]

12 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

Pretty much the same as frydog but 14-16# sunline mono. I’m fishing one of my falcons but in the same power and length range depending which one I grab. 
 

better question is, what is YOUR setup that isn’t working?

14 lb mono 7 ft med bait caster 3/0 to 4/0 wide gap gama 

[MIbassyaker]

Another vote here for the Owner twist lock light.  

 

I've been using either a St. Croix 6'8" MXF mojo caster with 12lb big game, or 6'8" MXF Avid X Spinning 15lb power pro to 10lb PLine CXX leader.

[softwateronly]

@bowhunter63 there's a lot of give in your set up.  Do you have a MH/F rig or the option of adding braid to the current set up?

 

scott

 

edit - Or is there room for improvement on the hookset?  Have you reeled down on them and swept to the side while still reeling?

[Tackleholic]

10 or 15# braid, #14 Owner swivel, 6 or 8# mono. leader, 1/0 or 2/0 lightweight dropshot hook, nose hook a super fluke jr or super fluke, keep rod tip at 10 or 11:00, twitch the fluke to keep it on the surface.  Seldom miss a hook set.

[MN Fisher]

Mojo 7'5" MH/XF

Pflueger Patriarch 7.1

16# Spro Gouken

 

Owner Twistlocks - unweighted, 1/16oz, or 3/32oz - all 4/0

[Bird]

Nose hooked increases hookup ratio but I like throwing flukes in grass so it's not an option there.

I like a heavy wire Gamakatsu screw lock 4.0 on a MH, the heavy wire hook eliminates the necessity for added weight.

Yes, the fluke is going to miss fish, always has for me " other than nose hooked " but it's effective.

Try treating it like a frog and let the fish have it.

[TonynswAR]

Bird,

I use this at times on rivers for smallies, works great

[PaulVE64]

Light wire 1/0 EWG and light drag 

Almost always a nose hook

[flatcreek]

6-6 mh bait casting rod

12#mono or flouro mainline

18 “ flouro leader with barrel swivel

4/0 EWG on Super Fluke

3/0 EWG on Super Fluke Jr.

wait until you feel the weight of the fish before sweeping the hookset

[casts_by_fly]

1 hour ago, bowhunter63 said:

14 lb mono 7 ft med bait caster 3/0 to 4/0 wide gap gama 

 

I fish the gammys when I want a weightless setup. They are sharp and not crazy heavy so you should get a good penetration. A true medium is a little light so you have to have the line tight before you sweep the rod. Even more so if it’s not a fast action. Long casts won’t help. Braid would help, but if that’s just an all purpose rod then that’s a big change for everything.  Next trip out I would just change your hookset. When one hits it, reel down tight with the tip pointed at the fish and sweep the rod fully while you keep reeling. 

[NorthernBasser]

I prefer casting setup.

 

7' M/F ALX Zolo Dream.

30# P-Line EndurX Zero Fade Braid. If clear water I'll add 14-16# fluoro leader.

4/0 Mustad Grip-Pin EWG.

 

 

[rangerjockey]

6ft 10 medium Fenwick Elite.

12lb Invisx

3/0 Hyabusa offset.

[JackstrawIII]

6'10 MH Tatula rod

40lb braid with a leader 

Owner weighted Twistlok hook (usually 3/0 size with 1/8oz weight) 

 

I've also had good results with EWG hooks,  but the twistlok makes baits last much longer and has an even better hookup ratio, in my experience. 

[waymont]

G Loomis 852 JWR 20lb braid to 12lb FC leader, or 843 MBR 30lb braid to 12 or 15lb FC leader depending on how heavy the cover is. Almost never lose fish with these setups. either 7 or 8 speed reels. I feel like having a faster ration reel allows me to catch up to fish, and get solid hook sets.

For me braided line is essential to get the best action, and get solid hook sets.

Always use a 3/0 superline EWG gammy hook.

[PhishLI]

13 Omen Black ll 7'1" MF. More like a crisp MH.

Quantum Vapor PT

Straight 30lb Daiwa J8

Owner Twistlock Light 6/0 positions the hook's point farther back into the fluke which really helps with short strikes.

Got em good early this morning throwing a 5" Big Bite Baits Jerk Minnow in very clear water.

 

[LootyDjibouti]

Monitoring... still pretty torn on spinning vs baitcasting for both flukes and 3.3 and smaller keitechs. 

[casts_by_fly]

4 hours ago, LootyDjibouti said:

Monitoring... still pretty torn on spinning vs baitcasting for both flukes and 3.3 and smaller keitechs. 

a 3.3 fat with an 1/8 oz head is about my smallest I’ll throw on a baitcaster.  A super fluke or dshad are fine also. Anything smaller and it’s a spinning rod. 

[Bankbeater]

6'6" MH/F casting rod, Tatula CT100H, 15# Big Game, 3/0 Gammy EWG hook.

[CDMTJager]

In the three lakes I do 90% of my bass fishing by first week of May weeds are so thick you must fish all soft plastics 100% weedless. So bare hook rigging is not an option for me.

7'3" Shimano Intenza MHFA spinning rod

Kast King Royal legend Glory size 4000

5.25" Cabela's Shadee Shad

5" Zoom Super Fluke

20lb Sufex 832 braid size 1# ball bearing swivel to 16-18" 12lb or 15lb Yo-Zuri Copolymer

#4/0 Owner Twistlock light hook 

#4/0 Gamakatsu Super Like Spring lock hook

I had hooking up issues using a 3/0 hook and came here asking for advice same as you. Members here suggested I upsize hooks from a 3/0 to 4/0 and I did and my hookup percentage went up significantly.

Now if I do my part correctly detecting a bite and make a good tight line sweeping hook set I hook up of at least 80% of the time.

This is my first year ever fishing soft plastic flukes worked as a weedless soft plastic jerk bait in heavy weeds and lily pads and I am do ing absolutely fantastic catching bass with them. 

 

[ChrisD46]

Zoom Super Fluke always worked best with a 4/0 EWG hook , try the new Gamakatsu Hybrid EWG hook as it has more hook gap resulting in better hook ups than most EWG hooks . 

[bowhunter63]

Thank you guys for all the info 

[Brian11719]

I use a 7'3" medium heavy / fast action spinning rod with 15lb braid and a 10lb leader. 3/0 ewg hook with a 1/8oz weight for actual flukes or no weight for a caffeine shad...can't say I've had this problem and this setup works awesome for me and is one of the main reasons I own a spinning and casting medium heavy rod (I like the casting rod for jigs and heavier texas rigs but the spinning rod for 3.8" keitechs and flukes).