Hot Days With Reluctant Fish

[Avid Angler FL]

So I just got back from about an hour trip on a local small pond. It was very hot out there, with high humidity. I fished my 7 foot Medium Action spinning combo and 10lb line, fishing a white Zoom Fluke. I must've had about four good bites, and when I'd set the hook, they all managed to get off of the hook. I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong. The hook was an EWG, I'd have to guess 2/0 (got it in a Wal-Mart assortment, so kinda cheap quality). Maybe I should have upsized??

[herefishy42]

Gotta say bigger and better hooks on this one. For a superfluke, use a 3/0 or 4/0 gammy ewg. Should solve your problem. If not it may be dinks.

[Avid Angler FL]

Yeah I know there were a couple of dinks out there. I was wearing my Costa Sunglasses and could see my white fluke being carried off and attacked but not engulfed. Dink was probably the size of the bait itself!

[brushhoggin]

either a stiffer rod (especially if you're using a wide gauge hook) or throw those things on light braid. find a way to move more line on your hook set.

[Avid Angler FL]

either a stiffer rod (especially if you're using a wide gauge hook) or throw those things on light braid. find a way to move more line on your hook set.

That might be my problem actually, because I'm using 10lb Stren mono.

[joshholmes]

first off, fluoro is a lot better for flukes than mono, because it sinks it helps keep flukes from pulling out of the water when weightless. also you need atleast a 3/0-4/0 gammy or owner ewg. your 10 lb. stren mono is extremely stretchy and isnt sensitive.you need line that transmits a bite on slack line, is sensitive and isnt stretchy which all lean towards fluorocarbon

[Avid Angler FL]

first off, fluoro is a lot better for flukes than mono, because it sinks it helps keep flukes from pulling out of the water when weightless. also you need atleast a 3/0-4/0 gammy or owner ewg. your 10 lb. stren mono is extremely stretchy and isnt sensitive.you need line that transmits a bite on slack line, is sensitive and isnt stretchy which all lean towards fluorocarbon

I've never used flourocarbon but I'm willing to give it a try. What is a good brand that's decently priced? Also, I'm fearful of using it because I also love fishing topwater, and people have told me that flouro sinks and therefore isn't suited for topwater baits. Any advice? Thanks.

[MuffinMan]

Thats too small of a hook in my opinion, i use flukes as well as the super flukes(a little bigger) so anyway I would stay with a 4/0 gammy or Eagle claw lazer sharp.

[MuffinMan]

oh and about the line, there is absolutely nothing wrong with mono, mono is by far the best type of line in my opinion as long at it has a low memory formula and is durable. Ilike trilene XT or the original Stren, mono is all I use and i couldnt be happier, plus its the cheapest

[North Ga Hillbilly]

braid would let you do top water well while keeping the hook set more solid. I would up the hook size, you could also look at straight shank hooks, they will increase your hookup ratio.

NGaHB