10-09-09, 11:51 AM | #1 |
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Fluke Hooks.
What about those weighted hooks?? I bet there would be a lot of flutter action to it, but when would be the right time to use these hooks with flukes. Thanks
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I use keel weighted hooks when ever the fish are from 3-10' deep. You don't need much weight AT ALL, to get them to sink a little fast. 1/32oz - 1/8 (1/8 is still a little heavy) is all you'll need. It also gives them a little more of a side to side erratic action.
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When I use a weighted hook, I use these:
The weight, being thin and spread out, doesn't tear the nose of the bait up too much. Always wet the lead before sliding it through the plastic, like lubricating your knot before you cinch it down. For normal size flukes, I use a 5/0. I'll use 1/16oz when fishing down to about 5-6'. Any deeper and I go with an 1/8oz. to get the lure down a bit faster. If you're really worried about the lead ripping up in the head, push the eye of hook into the head of the fluke backwards. So instead of threading the lure on to the hook, just push the eye in there the hook would come out of the head after you start to thread it through. I hope this makes sense, it's hard to explain. Another option is a small weighted swimbait hook with a spring keeper. That way, all that you have to do is thread the spring into the head of the bait, no hook or lead. I like the Owner Weighted Beast swimbait hooks because I like the centering pin in their spring keeper. I do believe they come in a 4.0 w/ 1/8oz. BB
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Thanks guys im trying them today.
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The weighted hooks make the bait fall more horizontally than putting a weight on the line. But I haven't found them to catch more fish. I use a bullet shaped split shot in 1/32 oz at the head of the fluke if I want to get it down in the 5-7 ft deep range.
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Like BB said, don't push the lead throught the bait.... heres a video to explain what he meant... I think
http://www.bassedge.com/media/show/K...-+Swimbait+Tip Ryan
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Bassboss,
I can appreciate you being aware of the toxicity of lead. However, the solubility of lead in human saliva is about as close to zero as you can get. Unless you're lubricating your weight by swallowing it down to your stomach (which has lead-dissolving acid in it), then puking it back up, you're going to be just fine. I would never advocate putting WD-40 on lures, because that does indeed pollute the water.
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I keep a small pill bottle with a mineral oil soaked cloth. quick wipe, lets them slip right on. I suppose some of those scents, a drop on the lead, would work good to. Or just lick em
That video is good. I like that, who woulda thunk it!
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The video does a great job of showing how to rig any soft plastic bait on a weighted keel hook. No need to tear the plastic, just put the point of the hook through like you were rigging texas style and then back the hook out and take the line tie end and push through the hole that you made. Quick, simple, and easy to do without tearing the bait from trying to push the weight through the soft plastic.
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The line isn't the problem, Tom. It's trying to get those rod guides and reel handle through that really hurts.
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Fell out of my chair when I read that
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