Fluke Trick

leroy · 07-02-07, 05:11 PM

Had an old timer show me this and it really works great. Take a nut (like a metal nut from a screw) and just put it on the hook when you rig a Super Fluke. It gives it awesome action when you want it to sink a little and I have caught tons of fish off this!! Just thought I would share...

crankybait · 07-02-07, 05:32 PM

Exactly where on the hook? Can we get a pic of the rig please? Thank you

leroy · 07-02-07, 05:35 PM

Well it will move around...Ill take a pic of it tonight and post it. It basically sits on the shank part and moves back and forth.

bassfisher02 · 07-02-07, 06:23 PM

I'm guessing that after you thread the hook about a half inch to and inch into the soft plastic as you would when Texas rigging it, you slide the nut on, then continue to insert the hook back into the plastic. so that the nut is on the curved area of the hook that shows. i used to fool around with stuff like that, i'd take a nut and thread a soft platic through it at different areas, making whichever part you place the nut sink faster but it really didnt do to much, more of me just struggling with the summer fishing and not getting any bass, so i'd start tinkering around till i found something that restored confidence... i did catch more fish, but not because of me putting a nut on there, more of me just having confidence in the bait and throwing it more.. half the time the nut came off in mid cast anyways haha.

jpeck · 07-02-07, 06:24 PM

Sounds like that would change the action of the fluke a lot. Tired of cutting the tips off nails for fluke weights. I am going to give that a try, thanks for the tip.

Marty · 07-02-07, 07:21 PM

I've done that with Flukes and other soft plastics, but haven't used a nut. Rubber core sinkers with the rubber removed work well.

bassthumb32 · 07-02-07, 07:30 PM

or you could just get a belly wieghted hook.

lizardsrule · 07-02-07, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassthumb32

or you could just get a belly wieghted hook.

Or insert weights, and you can always add a rattle. The idea does have some merit IMO because of the noice/vibrations the nut would make moving around.

Lizards

Super Fluke · 07-02-07, 10:02 PM

Thanks, I'll have to try that.

leroy · 07-02-07, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassfisher02

I'm guessing that after you thread the hook about a half inch to and inch into the soft plastic as you would when Texas rigging it, you slide the nut on, then continue to insert the hook back into the plastic. so that the nut is on the curved area of the hook that shows. i used to fool around with stuff like that, i'd take a nut and thread a soft platic through it at different areas, making whichever part you place the nut sink faster but it really didnt do to much, more of me just struggling with the summer fishing and not getting any bass, so i'd start tinkering around till i found something that restored confidence... i did catch more fish, but not because of me putting a nut on there, more of me just having confidence in the bait and throwing it more.. half the time the nut came off in mid cast anyways haha.

You explained it perfectly. It gives it a great swimming action as it slowly falls down. And play with the nut sizes different ones kinda do different things. Just thought I would share..

Mac1 · 07-03-07, 08:02 AM

Good post Leroy,

The shifting nut would cause noises as lizards says, but also shifting about causes a different or varying action, the best of both worlds. Good post, thanks, and good fishing, Mac

Leroy, when you rig your fluke, what specific hook are you using, worm hook, round bend worm, wide gap???????
Thanks.

leroy · 07-03-07, 08:57 AM

Wide Gap Hook

Mac1 · 07-03-07, 11:30 AM

Thanks. Wide Gap it is......

leroy · 07-03-07, 11:35 AM

No Problem. Sorry no pic yet... Got a 1 Month Old and we had "issues" last night..

Mac1 · 07-04-07, 08:22 AM

This nut trick would also work well when wide gap rigging a tube or even a grub. Having the weight under the bait will give it a slower fall, and being moveable, an unpredictable fall. I visualize if the nut is forward, the bait will nose down and gain speed on the fall, the rushing water going past the lure will eventually push the nut back on the hookshaft and the lure will try to level off on the fall......sort of a two part diving/gliding presentation. Interesting possibilities.
Good post, thanks Leroy

07-02-07, 05:11 PM	#1
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	Fluke Trick Had an old timer show me this and it really works great. Take a nut (like a metal nut from a screw) and just put it on the hook when you rig a Super Fluke. It gives it awesome action when you want it to sink a little and I have caught tons of fish off this!! Just thought I would share...

07-02-07, 05:32 PM	#2
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	Exactly where on the hook? Can we get a pic of the rig please? Thank you __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

07-02-07, 06:23 PM	#4
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	I'm guessing that after you thread the hook about a half inch to and inch into the soft plastic as you would when Texas rigging it, you slide the nut on, then continue to insert the hook back into the plastic. so that the nut is on the curved area of the hook that shows. i used to fool around with stuff like that, i'd take a nut and thread a soft platic through it at different areas, making whichever part you place the nut sink faster but it really didnt do to much, more of me just struggling with the summer fishing and not getting any bass, so i'd start tinkering around till i found something that restored confidence... i did catch more fish, but not because of me putting a nut on there, more of me just having confidence in the bait and throwing it more.. half the time the nut came off in mid cast anyways haha. __________________ Good Fishin'

07-02-07, 06:24 PM	#5
jpeck BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 6	Sounds like that would change the action of the fluke a lot. Tired of cutting the tips off nails for fluke weights. I am going to give that a try, thanks for the tip. __________________ Wet a line!

07-02-07, 07:21 PM	#6
Marty BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,580	I've done that with Flukes and other soft plastics, but haven't used a nut. Rubber core sinkers with the rubber removed work well. __________________ Meeting expenses is easy...they're EVERYWHERE The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits Rochester, NY

07-02-07, 05:35 PM	#3
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	Well it will move around...Ill take a pic of it tonight and post it. It basically sits on the shank part and moves back and forth.

07-02-07, 07:30 PM	#7
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	or you could just get a belly wieghted hook. __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

07-02-07, 10:02 PM	#9
Super Fluke BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jupiter Posts: 1,029	Thanks, I'll have to try that. __________________ Oregon state record smallmouth

07-03-07, 08:02 AM	#11
Mac1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 183	Good post Leroy, The shifting nut would cause noises as lizards says, but also shifting about causes a different or varying action, the best of both worlds. Good post, thanks, and good fishing, Mac Leroy, when you rig your fluke, what specific hook are you using, worm hook, round bend worm, wide gap??????? Thanks. Last edited by Mac1; 07-03-07 at 08:04 AM. Reason: question arose

07-03-07, 08:57 AM	#12
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	Wide Gap Hook

07-03-07, 11:30 AM	#13
Mac1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 183	Thanks. Wide Gap it is......

07-03-07, 11:35 AM	#14
leroy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 212	No Problem. Sorry no pic yet... Got a 1 Month Old and we had "issues" last night..

07-04-07, 08:22 AM	#15
Mac1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 183	This nut trick would also work well when wide gap rigging a tube or even a grub. Having the weight under the bait will give it a slower fall, and being moveable, an unpredictable fall. I visualize if the nut is forward, the bait will nose down and gain speed on the fall, the rushing water going past the lure will eventually push the nut back on the hookshaft and the lure will try to level off on the fall......sort of a two part diving/gliding presentation. Interesting possibilities. Good post, thanks Leroy

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