Super User SirSnookalot Posted October 12, 2011 Super User Posted October 12, 2011 For my open water fishing with a fluke I like to use a 1/4 oz jig head rather than a circle hook, but I'm sure nose hooking would work just as well. Just never know how long 1 bait will last, I've caught several snook or tarpon on one before I had to replace it and I have lost one to a small bass, just the way it goes. I have been using the DOA 5 1/2" jerk shads, but people I know use Zooms and have identical success. About the only way to pond fish and beat the cost of baits is to catch your own live crawlers and minnows, just so long a hard bait will last, I lose them. Quote
Bill Porter Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 My brother-in-law swears by this method (use a 1/0 Gam Wide Gap Finesse Hook-similar to a drop shot or octopus hook). I have had success also, but I am not a fan of flukes. If you are try the Case Plastics sinking minnow, very good baits and reasonably priced as well. Quote
NBR Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I use circle hooks and nose hook almost everything on C-Rigs and it works just fine. Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted October 19, 2011 Super User Posted October 19, 2011 I nose rig mine on jackall ishad weighted hooks it was my go to this year 1/4oz with a white fluke they couldn't resist em Quote
Fontana Finesse Man Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I use a gamakatsu o'shaugnessy offset hook 1/0 to nose rig my super flukes. PondBoss best advice I can give you is if you look on the back of a superfluke, you will see a small dimple (or small tiny hole) and I run my hook thru that. In general, I can fish all day on 3 or 4 baits. Catching fish will tear it a little each time, but generally it slides up the line and if you are careful you can slide it back down and it will still be fine. I lose more thru continuous throwing I will have the occassional occupational hazard ( just tear it thru and it slings off) Sometimes you will catch 10 fish on one and sometimes one fish will tear it off. Don't let that stop you from throwing it, it is a deadly rig! Quote
Mundo318 Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 On 6/7/2011 at 3:36 PM, PondBoss said: I tried this today and caught 3 fish on about 10 casts. Sadly I won't be using this technique anymore. After loosing a bait on every fish, it seems like it would get expensive to fish on a consistent basis. Get some screw locks from bass pro or academy http://m.basspro.com/Owner-TwistLock-CenteringPin-Springs/product/10202744/ Quote
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