Fluke hookup problems

[frank4747]

Fished the fluke this morning with great action.....had probably 7-8 fish hit my lure in about an hour....the bad side to the story is I only landed 1 out of all those bites.  Im using a medium action spinning rod with 8 lb. green maxima line and a 4/0 EWG hook.  Any suggestions on what i could use that will help?

[Still a Bigbuckifan]

Try a mh rod and when you rig the fluke expose the hook point a little

[djmax22]

I would suggest getting a MHF rod to help drive the hook through the plastic or tex-pose the hook.  Just my two cents.

[frank4747]

i have the fluke texposed but i'll try the mh rod...thanks.

[Raul]

You have to feel the weight of the fish before setting the hook.

[frank4747]

Maybe the 8lb maxima line has to much stretch as well?

[roadwarrior]

You have to feel the weight of the fish before setting the hook.

Really, that's all there is to it. Be patient and expect a strike, then you won't be so surprised and react so quickly.

8-)

[Willzx225]

I think it is probably a combination of line size ( having too much stretch ), rod not having enough backbone, and the hook possibly has to large of a diameter compared to the rest of your tackle. I think if you go up either an action in your rod or up a line size or possibly two should help your hook up ratio.

Another idea is to add a treble hook to the shaft of the main hook similiar to a trailer hook on a spinnerbait.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Try rigging your fluke "upside down".

It will still be weedless and your hookups will improve.