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[nubasser]

Try the GAMBLER FLAP'N Shad, action is great on them.

[flukemaster]

You've almost ruined it for me! I check youtube almost everyday to see if you have put up a new video. They are awesome, I truly feel like the ones that you have done have helped me.

That's all I need...... Added pressure to put out more vids. I'm filming all this week. I hope I can get some good stuff on film.

I've got a new one I need to post up tonight or tomorrow but with the early spawn this year it may be a little out dated... Oh well.

[hookset on 3]

Try these screw on soft plastic head cases by Paycheck Baits. I've been using them for years and haven't had any problems.

I like them for weightless flukes, swim senkos etc.

[tnbassfisher]

That's all I need...... Added pressure to put out more vids. I'm filming all this week. I hope I can get some good stuff on film.

I've got a new one I need to post up tonight or tomorrow but with the early spawn this year it may be a little out dated... Oh well.

HAHA. No pressure. I thank you for doing them. I know you are going out of your way to help us and others and that is certainly appreciated. Maybe I just get a little too excited when I see a new one. HAHAHA

[.Paxamus.]

Ok here is my little secret to keeping plastics on the hook
Parasite Worm Clips, you can find them at http://www.basspro.c...uct/93400/40187

I use these on worms, flukes, lizards, everything except straight shank flipping hooks. I never use a fluke without them. You will also notice the hook up ratio improve because the large plastic of a fluke cannot slide down into the gap.

They are cheap and use the medium or large size for the fluke! Good luck.

[Trickerie]

Picked up some caffeine shads in KVD magic today, as well as some g-lock and skip gap hooks. So far so good. Caught a dink on the shad and the g-lock tends to hold the bait better from what I've seen so far.

[gr8outdoorz]

I use caffeine shads and Yamamoto D-Shads for staying down in the water column and sluggo's and flukes on top. I have found Ultra Lock hooks geat me a couple more fish per bait on average than offset ones.

[iceintheveins]

Flukes are tried and true and just flat out work. I also like Sluggos and Bass Assassins as well. If you are having troubles with the bait sliding down the hook, pick up some parasite clips from parasiteweights.com. They are just flat out great products. Mend it is an awesome thing to have too.

Sluggos don't cast as well or sink as well as the fluke, but they have a good wiggle and are great when a shallower presentation is needed.

[flukemaster]

I don't think I'll get to do a fluke video this week. The wind is blowing so hard that filming is next to impossible. It's on the top of my list though.

[Bankbeater]

Last year was the first year that I really fished a fluke on a regular basis. I used them in, and around, grass and weeds and had very good results. I also discovered that turtles would hit them and bite the bait in half.

[AvidAngler]

ive definitely also had mad luck with flukes lately. i used to write them off because all the rage was always about worms, but i have no idea why people don't fish flukes more often. i always twitch it and just let it die basically like 2-3 times then if i don't get a hit i pick it up and throw in a new area. works wonders and i always get a hit within the first or second twitch. it makes me want to try money minnows and more things like that though, ive had the least amount of luck with hardbaits most of all.

[Greed]

IceintheVeins beat me too it. Grab some parasite clips for your weightless plastics.

[BASSclary]

Flukemaster,

How's that flue video comin' along?

[clayton86]

I use the skip gap hooks for 99% of my plastics. Do like DVT said just nose hook it I started this this past season and all I can say is OMG! action is incredible and I was seriously turning days where I was gonna get skunked to almost every cast a fish. I use the Jackall iShad jig heads for it I used there iShad soft "fluke" like bait had really good results till I ran out then i switched to the mini or baby super flukes i dont remember the exact name but the little ones nose hooked it and had even better results. id either twitch and reel with pauses or times id just pitch it into a hole and let it sink count to 10 and reel in the fish I can honestly say it worked 100% the time it was my go to last year. Then I saw flukemasters double fluke video and all hell broke loose lol. Also try rigging it tex posed weightless on 12-16" leader/trailer tied to a swim jig or any jig for that mater.

[200racing]

superglue. rig you bait up up like you want. then slide the nose down add a few drops and put it back.