How to fish a Fluke

[walkeraviator]

Ok... how do i fish these things? Do you jerk-jerk-jerk all the way to the boat walkthedog style or do you jerk-pause? Weighted or unweighted? I have been using em a little weightless T-Rig like i used to do but have had zero luck with em... when is the best time to fish em?

[Bassboss]

I like 'em around weeds, they're real good because they slide through stuff well, I use a jerk, jerk, jerk, pause, Jerk jerk... JERK, pause, jerk... jerk, jerk. etc.

Make it kinda random, have almost no method to it, just make sure you pause it every so often..

Weightless btw.

[Cavs1123]

Couldnt have said it better myself Boss! (;

[Jrob78]

Sometimes I fish them fast, sometimes slow, but always weightless. I twitch them along like I would a hard jerkbait with pauses in between. They also work well fished like a Senko on the bottom.

[walkeraviator]

you guys wever wacky rig a fluke and so small twitches?? watched a video and like teh look of teh action this way...

[Krtismo]

If the fish are aggressive, I've fished them fast enough that they are popping and jumping out of the water like a fleeing/injured fish, and they were getting crushed at the surface. This method seemed to only catch 8"-12" bass but it was a lot of fun.

I also don't like zoom flukes very much, alot of them had bent tails and spun, and also broke after 1 fish almost every time. I use the Gander Mtn brand.

[skeeter1804]

There is no wrong way to fish a fluke. I have had my best luck carolina rigging them. I have fished them weightless and weighted for suspended bass.

[Tavery5]

I like them fished on a scrounger jig head.

[bassboogieman]

Great trailer for a ......................... wait for it ............................ CHATTERBAIT! LOL

[3dkicker]

twitch twitch pause.......that about covers it for me.

[Bender]

Are you guys throwing them on spinning or casting rods? I need to start using them more.

[3dkicker]

spinning rod for me. On a good 6'6" Fast Medium rod that has back bone.

[Bassboss]

I've used soft jerkbaits, slow too. Just not flukes. I use the caffeine shad for that! I'll use a very, very light keel weighted hook. The tail quivers nice and slow, great for closer to the bottom.

And like Kritiso said, on the top they work like that too, I use it on over cast days when they don't seem to want a frog or buzzbait. I like a slugo for this better though, heck, I like the slugo better then the fluke flat out!

And I've never used them like that walker, seems like it would work well.

[CamG]

Applications have pretty much been covered. The only thing I do differently is that I use a Slug-Go and typically nail weight it.

[3dkicker]

Friend of mine deadsticks them in grass near current.....he claims that I don't fish them correctly.

[DaveW731]

IMO, time of day dictates more HOW you fish them than anything else. I will throw one any time of the day, however I will tend to fish low and slow during the day, higher and faster in both morning and evening.
Another way to rig them: put an Octopus hook through the nose, so the bait swivels back and forth on the hook. Seems to make it dart sideways more than it does when T-rigged.

[coachpurdy]

I like to use a swivel, vary on the weight, but sometime use a weighted hook. There alot of different options that make it such a versatile bait. Best results for me have been fishing them in the grass and letting in drop and fall in the open areas