Zoom fluke baits

[Bass Bro]

Are these "jerk baits"And how to you fish them?Thanks

[FD.]

I would call them jerk baits. I rig them either weightless on a 3-0 offset hook for shallow water or texas rig with the size of the bullet weight determined by the depth that I want to fish. I fish them with a slow retrieve with a twitch and pause. They normally crush it on the pause.

[Jake.]

There are suspending jerkbaits like these:

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_29823_100005002_100000000_100005000_100-5-2

And then there are soft plastic jerk baits like the Zoom Fluke. I try to fish Flukes to make them look like a dying shad or minnow. Cast it out, let it sink for a few seconds, twitch it a few times then let it sink and repeat.

[fishfordollars]

I would call them jerk baits. I rig them either weightless on a 3-0 offset hook for shallow water or texas rig with the size of the bullet weight determined by the depth that I want to fish. I fish them with a slow retrieve with a twitch and pause. They normally crush it on the pause.

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[Marty]

Flukes, Slug-Gos, Bass Assassins and other baits are in a category called Soft Jerkbaits. They will dart erratically after a twitch.

I fish Super Flukes/Bass Assassins with a 4/0 extra-wide-gap hook with a twitch-and-pause retrieve, letting them sink into holes in the weeds or at the edges if fishing vegetation.

[Bass Bro]

Flukes, Slug-Gos, Bass Assassins and other baits are in a category called Soft Jerkbaits. They will dart erratically after a twitch.

I fish Super Flukes/Bass Assassins with a 4/0 extra-wide-gap hook with a twitch-and-pause retrieve, letting them sink into holes in the weeds or at the edges if fishing vegetation.

weightless?

[Tin]

You can also fish them on Sworming Hornet type jig heads and Scrounger Heads.

[mudkart]

You can also fish them on Sworming Hornet type jig heads and Scrounger Heads.

...or c-rigs...

[J Francho]

You can also fish them on Sworming Hornet type jig heads and Scrounger Heads.

SHHHHHHHH!  Scroungers suck, they don't work!

[J Francho]

Flukes, Slug-Gos, Bass Assassins and other baits are in a category called Soft Jerkbaits. They will dart erratically after a twitch.

I fish Super Flukes/Bass Assassins with a 4/0 extra-wide-gap hook with a twitch-and-pause retrieve, letting them sink into holes in the weeds or at the edges if fishing vegetation.

weightless?

Yes.  You can also nose hook them with a drop shot hook.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

It would be nice to make a sticky for flukes like the one for senkos.Add topwater frogs to the list too.

[memo43]

Bassin_Fin@tic wrote:

Reply #11 - Today at 6:51am     It would be nice to make a sticky for flukes like the one for senkos.Add topwater frogs to the list too.  

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memo

[Sam]

Hint:  Dip tails in lime Spike-It and give them a try.  

[mrbassky]

You can also fish them on Sworming Hornet type jig heads and Scrounger Heads.

SHHHHHHHH! Scroungers suck, they don't work!

I watched a show with A.Martens who makes the scrounger I am sure you know. He said the key is to make bottom contact or contact some type of hard structure (bridge pillings). I havent thrown them much but he describes them as something like how you would fish a sworming hornet. I now have a small sworming hornet head and scrounger box.

Have you found the secret with them??? pm me... :-X

[Marty]

weightless?

Almost all of the time. However, there have been times when I added a rubber core sinker with the rubber removed to the hook shank when I wanted some additional weight. If you don't add too much weight, the erratic action is still there.

[HookMaster]

There are tons of ways to fish a fluke.  IMO i like to use a fluke like a sammy.  I have had good success doing this but it all depends on the mood of the fish.  I say experiment with the techniques and let the fish tell you what they want.