Super Flukes

Southern_Angler_#1 · 03-07-07, 05:58 PM

How do you rig/fish these things and what are they good for...?

lizardsrule · 03-07-07, 07:50 PM

They are good for anything that eats baitfish LOL. I'm sure Rebasser or some other computer pic guru will post you a pick.

Lizards

Rebbasser · 03-07-07, 08:42 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Great baitfish imitators! Rig them like you would a T-rigged worm only with no weight and work them with gentle twitches of the rod tip.

ILfishinman · 03-07-07, 09:40 PM

i rig them with weight sometimes just like a t-rig and it usually works out pretty good, but weightless is what most ppl use

Southern_Angler_#1 · 03-07-07, 10:54 PM

texas rigged just making sure Right???

Super Fluke · 03-07-07, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

Welcome to the forum!

Great baitfish imitators! Rig them like you would a T-rigged worm only with no weight and work them with gentle twitches of the rod tip.

That's what I do, and I've had reallllllllllllllly good sucess with it.

hackattack · 03-07-07, 11:01 PM

drop shot the minis

Southern_Angler_#1 · 03-07-07, 11:01 PM

aight so what are some good conditions for use??? And what do i look for as far as strikes go.. Hard or suttle jus curious?

hackattack · 03-07-07, 11:03 PM

it could also be a school fish bait, I just fish it like a stick bait and the bites feel the same.tap tap

DadofJolly · 03-08-07, 12:34 AM

Flukes rigged with one of those fancy hooks with weight molded into the bend will make it wiggle side to side as it falls. Gives it a really neat action. I too have drop shotted the small ones and carolina rigged the full size ones with some success. I know a guy that swears by texas rigging them with a bulled weight and fishing them like a worm on bottom. He cuts the "V" in the tail with scissors way back into the body. The tail (and new cut) float up and fan out while the nose is resting on bottom. He catches a ton of fish like that. Looks silly with a weight in front but it sure works for him.
God Bless.

Super Fluke · 03-11-07, 11:10 PM

I use them from spring to fall and the hit is normally hard.

texasbasser · 03-11-07, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Southern_Angler_#1

aight so what are some good conditions for use??? And what do i look for as far as strikes go.. Hard or suttle jus curious?

they are especially good for me on those reallllly hot, sunny days when the bass are sluggish and near the surface, use them wieghtless with slight twitches bringing them to slightly touch the surface of the water... bass usually hit them dead if they come upon it.

HuckFinn · 03-16-07, 02:20 PM

Hey guys,
can someone post a link with a picture of these lures? I think I have used them before but think they were called by another name. Would Fin s be the same thing? http://www.lunkercity.com/
Thanks for your help guys
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
Is this what you all are talking about?

texasbasser · 03-16-07, 02:50 PM

this is a super fluke
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults

HuckFinn · 03-16-07, 09:16 PM

Thanks TB,
this is what I thought they were

lizardsrule · 03-16-07, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HuckFinn

Hey guys,
can someone post a link with a picture of these lures? I think I have used them before but think they were called by another name. Would Fin s be the same thing? http://www.lunkercity.com/
Thanks for your help guys
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
Is this what you all are talking about?

Go to the Lunker City site, and go to the left side, and look at the "Fin-S Fish". That is my fluke of choice, and it seems to catch fish everywhere I go. My preferred color is Alewife.

Lizards

Super Fluke · 03-16-07, 11:25 PM

This is a little off subject but, I think that if they made a 7 inch fluke it would work really good for bigger fish.

Recon8541 · 03-17-07, 05:07 AM

Flukes are my absolute favorite! I use a 4/0 hook and no lead. Just twitch them along pretty slow, do not get in a hurry, and they normally do the trick. Here in Florida my favorite color is Junebud, Redshad, and albino. Sometimes, under very windy conditions, I take a bit of a nail weight and insert it, MAKE SURE THE BAIT FALLS LEVEL, my apologies for the caps, but that is KEY!! Nose diving or tail diving is unnatural, a nice slow level fall, with just enough weight to maintain "baitfeel" is perfect and yeilds these results!

ihateforwards · 03-17-07, 05:02 PM

Are Super Flukes supposed to cast out far? (Far being around 20-30 ft.) And another question: Would someone be successful in catching bass if they used a Carolina rigged super fluke?

hackattack · 03-18-07, 01:14 AM

yeah, in deeper water

FlyRod · 03-18-07, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

Welcome to the forum!

Great baitfish imitators! Rig them like you would a T-rigged worm only with no weight and work them with gentle twitches of the rod tip.

And, rub them well with a special attractant. I use Rotenone(TM)

FR

ihateforwards · 03-18-07, 07:50 AM

Yesterday I used super flukes in a windy condition, and it didn't seem to work as well as I would have hoped for it to work. I'll save those lures till the summer, then use them and see what I get.

Mac1 · 03-18-07, 08:16 AM

Excellent thread with many good points to ponder. I have a friend who fishes them weightless, casting toward cover/structure and simply lets them sink on their own......he twitches the bait twice on the fall, but gently and tries to space the twitches so the first twitch occurs about halfway down and the second, he tries to make when nearly at the bottom of the fall.

Going slow is the KEY as was pointed out. Most folks work them too much.

Weighting them at the nose will produce a feeding fish, nose down as if eating off the bottom......a great attitude for the fluke to have during or near the spawn. Just reading a book by Homer Circle......he also points out that the fish feeding on bottom isn't paying attention to its surroundings, focusing on the bottom and the food there.....some bass seem to sense this and take advantage of the situation.

It would be good to read this thread several times, even taking notes will help. Good thread, Guys!!!! Good fishing, Mac

Mac1 · 03-18-07, 08:21 AM

Welcome to the board, Recon.....good points. Thanks.

ihateforwards · 03-18-07, 08:22 AM

Oh so you can put a nail straight into the nose of the super fluke and then cast it out, and see what you get? Would that interfere with rigging it though?

03-07-07, 07:50 PM	#2
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	They are good for anything that eats baitfish LOL. I'm sure Rebasser or some other computer pic guru will post you a pick. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

03-07-07, 08:42 PM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Welcome to the forum! Great baitfish imitators! Rig them like you would a T-rigged worm only with no weight and work them with gentle twitches of the rod tip. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-07-07, 09:40 PM	#4
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	i rig them with weight sometimes just like a t-rig and it usually works out pretty good, but weightless is what most ppl use __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

03-07-07, 10:54 PM	#5
Southern_Angler_#1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wesson, Mississippi Posts: 39	texas rigged just making sure Right??? __________________ For all have fallen short of the glory of God.

03-07-07, 11:01 PM	#8
Southern_Angler_#1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wesson, Mississippi Posts: 39	aight so what are some good conditions for use??? And what do i look for as far as strikes go.. Hard or suttle jus curious? __________________ For all have fallen short of the glory of God.

03-07-07, 05:58 PM	#1
Southern_Angler_#1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wesson, Mississippi Posts: 39	Super Flukes How do you rig/fish these things and what are they good for...? __________________ For all have fallen short of the glory of God.

03-07-07, 11:01 PM	#7
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	drop shot the minis

03-07-07, 11:03 PM	#9
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	it could also be a school fish bait, I just fish it like a stick bait and the bites feel the same.tap tap

03-08-07, 12:34 AM	#10
DadofJolly BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West TX Posts: 47	Flukes rigged with one of those fancy hooks with weight molded into the bend will make it wiggle side to side as it falls. Gives it a really neat action. I too have drop shotted the small ones and carolina rigged the full size ones with some success. I know a guy that swears by texas rigging them with a bulled weight and fishing them like a worm on bottom. He cuts the "V" in the tail with scissors way back into the body. The tail (and new cut) float up and fan out while the nose is resting on bottom. He catches a ton of fish like that. Looks silly with a weight in front but it sure works for him. God Bless. __________________ I hooked her first!

03-11-07, 11:10 PM	#11
Super Fluke BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jupiter Posts: 1,029	I use them from spring to fall and the hit is normally hard. __________________ Oregon state record smallmouth

03-16-07, 02:20 PM	#13
HuckFinn BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ledgwood NJ Posts: 204	Hey guys, can someone post a link with a picture of these lures? I think I have used them before but think they were called by another name. Would Fin s be the same thing? http://www.lunkercity.com/ Thanks for your help guys http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults Is this what you all are talking about? __________________ Stay Safe Fish Often Huck New Jersey: Where the Weak are Killed and Eaten Last edited by HuckFinn; 03-16-07 at 02:26 PM.

03-16-07, 02:50 PM	#14
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	this is a super fluke http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults

03-16-07, 09:16 PM	#15
HuckFinn BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ledgwood NJ Posts: 204	Thanks TB, this is what I thought they were __________________ Stay Safe Fish Often Huck New Jersey: Where the Weak are Killed and Eaten

03-16-07, 11:25 PM	#17
Super Fluke BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jupiter Posts: 1,029	This is a little off subject but, I think that if they made a 7 inch fluke it would work really good for bigger fish. __________________ Oregon state record smallmouth

03-17-07, 05:07 AM	#18
Recon8541 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 144	Flukes are my absolute favorite! I use a 4/0 hook and no lead. Just twitch them along pretty slow, do not get in a hurry, and they normally do the trick. Here in Florida my favorite color is Junebud, Redshad, and albino. Sometimes, under very windy conditions, I take a bit of a nail weight and insert it, MAKE SURE THE BAIT FALLS LEVEL, my apologies for the caps, but that is KEY!! Nose diving or tail diving is unnatural, a nice slow level fall, with just enough weight to maintain "baitfeel" is perfect and yeilds these results!

03-17-07, 05:02 PM	#19
ihateforwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A pond, Somewhere in Carmel, Indiana Posts: 164	Are Super Flukes supposed to cast out far? (Far being around 20-30 ft.) And another question: Would someone be successful in catching bass if they used a Carolina rigged super fluke?

03-18-07, 01:14 AM	#20
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	yeah, in deeper water

03-18-07, 07:50 AM	#22
ihateforwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A pond, Somewhere in Carmel, Indiana Posts: 164	Yesterday I used super flukes in a windy condition, and it didn't seem to work as well as I would have hoped for it to work. I'll save those lures till the summer, then use them and see what I get.

03-18-07, 08:16 AM	#23
Mac1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 183	Excellent thread with many good points to ponder. I have a friend who fishes them weightless, casting toward cover/structure and simply lets them sink on their own......he twitches the bait twice on the fall, but gently and tries to space the twitches so the first twitch occurs about halfway down and the second, he tries to make when nearly at the bottom of the fall. Going slow is the KEY as was pointed out. Most folks work them too much. Weighting them at the nose will produce a feeding fish, nose down as if eating off the bottom......a great attitude for the fluke to have during or near the spawn. Just reading a book by Homer Circle......he also points out that the fish feeding on bottom isn't paying attention to its surroundings, focusing on the bottom and the food there.....some bass seem to sense this and take advantage of the situation. It would be good to read this thread several times, even taking notes will help. Good thread, Guys!!!! Good fishing, Mac

03-18-07, 08:21 AM	#24
Mac1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 183	Welcome to the board, Recon.....good points. Thanks.

03-18-07, 08:22 AM	#25
ihateforwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A pond, Somewhere in Carmel, Indiana Posts: 164	Oh so you can put a nail straight into the nose of the super fluke and then cast it out, and see what you get? Would that interfere with rigging it though?

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