How to Fish a Fluke or soft jerkbait

[VAfishin4me]

5]. On a double-Super Fluke rig.

This way, you are using two Super Flukes on one line.

Take a barrel swivel, and pass you main line throughone eye, and slide it up the line, then tie a second barrel swivel nto the main line, so that the first one is now sliding on your main line between the tied swivel, and your rod tip.

Tie about a 12-18 inch leader on the sliding swivel, and a tie a 24 -30 inch leader to the fixed swivel. Puta heavy-wire EWG onto the fixed line leader, and a regular wire EWGG hook on the sliding leader, putting Super Flukes then on both.

It is crucial to have to one sliding, because if you hook two fish at the same time, this way they do not break your line if they pull in opposite directions.

The shorter, lighter wire hook will ride higher in the water column that the heavy-wire/longer leader rig will, giving the appearance of two schooling fish.

Sometimes I will rig a smaller Super Fluke in the front, lighter hook, and a full sized on on the longer leader, giving the apearance it is a bigger fish following behind, lower in the water than the smaller one.

That is awesome. I think I found a new technique to try out. thanks Wild Bill   8-)

[slonezp]

One of my favorite ways to fish. I prefer Yum Houdinishad, or Zoom Superfluke. I use a med action spinning rod and either floro or braid with a floro leader in most cases. When fishing Lake Michigan I'll use an 8-10lb floro because of the clear water and lack of snags. EWG hook weightless in shallow water skin hooked. Make sure it sits straight on the hook or you'll get line twist and it won't run true. I've also fished deep water 20-30ft rigged on a jig. Tried the double rig but found it awkward, maybe it takes getting used to. As far as color, when I fish Lake Michigan white if its rigged weightless, white or watermelon red flake if I'm jigging it. If I'm fishing  inland waters I prefer blugill, baby bass, or smoke shad to "match the hatch" Someone else mentioned dragging across lily pads. I couldn't agree more. Make sure you're using braid or heavy floro in that situation