So I just picked up a pack of Zoom Superflukes in white pearl. Haven't had much luck with anything else recently so I figured I'd give them a try. Only thing is Ive never fished them before. Whats the best way to retrieve them to get the best action out of them? Im assuming erratic jerks and twitches instead of a steady retrieve. I was also thinking about possilby using a double fluke rig. Any oppinions on that this time of year? I don't know the exact water temp but Im sure its getting pretty cold. Planning on going out early in the morning. Any tips on this bait would be greatly appreciated.

I was doing very well with Flukes in the early Fall, but that bite has totally died for me now.

The last few weeks flukes for bass have been my weapon of choice, bear in mind I'm in South Florida and the bite is starting to pick up here. I mainly use them in canals and work them very close to the shoreline, since I'm fishing from an elevated position and do not use a bullet weight, they basically become a topwater bait. I subtly walk them or retrieve them a bit on the slow side with very little of an erratic motion, this technique has worked well given the shallower waters I fish.

I like fish them weightless. I let it sink to the bottom and dead stick it for a few seconds. Then I give it a quick short jerk, and let it settle down on the bottom again.

The last few weeks flukes for bass have been my weapon of choice, bear in mind I'm in South Florida and the bite is starting to pick up here. I mainly use them in canals and work them very close to the shoreline, since I'm fishing from an elevated position and do not use a bullet weight, they basically become a topwater bait. I subtly walk them or retrieve them a bit on the slow side with very little of an erratic motion, this technique has worked well given the shallower waters I fish.

Fukes are a great, very fun bait to fish, the above post is awesome, if you can find a point and keep your boat really close to the shore, cast beyond the point out to deeper water and SLOWLY walk the fluke toward the surface and keep the bait as close as you possibly can to the shore you should be able to haul in some really nice fish.

Good luck and be safe !!!

I was doing very well with Flukes in the early Fall, but that bite has totally died for me now.

Same here, once the cool spell hit in october here in Jax the fluke bite died.

You can fish it many ways. My prefrred method is long sweeps and it kinda glides all wobbly versus short sharp jerks. One long sweep, let it settle drag it a little, sweep again etc. I do this weightless or weighted swimbait hook. But a slow steady retrieve can get strikes too if they are in the mood for it. I also work it on top too like SirSnookalot said. Very versatile bait, experiment with them. My colors of choice are baby bass, and bluegill shad or a shad color(dark top light bottom). I have heard smokin silver is a killer color as well.

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Thanks for the tips guys. I just got back. Actually hit 2 different lakes. Total fish count: 0 Bass, 1 Pickerel and I didn't get him on the fluke. At least I was able to get the feel for them though. I fished them weightless and on a swimbait hook with steady, erratic, and sweeping retrieves. Gotta say they look great. I really like the action. Pretty much looks like a legit baitfish. I cant wait to fish them again when the fish are actually biting.

I love fishing flukes and have caught fish on them every month out of the year here in VA.

The key to me is making sure the bait is rigged straight and then finding the cadence that works for your area. Also, do not be afraid to throw them into thick cover because they are about the most weedless bait i have ever used.

If you are keeping a steady twitching cadence then i think you are missing out on the beauty of the bait. You need a sharp twitch followed by slack line. Notice i didn't say a long twitch i said a sharp twitch. This sharp twitch followed by the slack line will create the darting affect that makes the bait irresistible to fish. Once you get the hang of it, you will actually be able to "steer" the bait around things via the action of he bait.

Also don't hesitate to let them go down deep, yeah it will take a while but you may be rewarded with some big bass. One more tip i learned is that if you are planning on fishing the bait shallow when you weightless texas rig the bait push the hook a little further into the plastic nose. What this does is create more of a pull upwards on the bait when you twitch which makes the bait jump towards the surface. The opposite is also true if you put a little less plastic it will want to stay more level on the retrieve.

As far as colors go i use anything that is green with any type of fleck or the mocassin blue from the zoom products. Recently though i have been using baits from Stankxbaitco that are working really well and they will even do a custom color and plastic densities for a reasonable fee. i particularly like their bluegilla color combo.

Ok one more tip then i will shut up.......try nose hooking them if the area you are fishing isn't to weedy.....killer action.

Enjoy learning to use the fluke.....if i had to only have one bait to fish with i would probably fish a fluke.

Thanks for that flyfisher. I had it darting pretty good after a little while. At one point was a fishing large patch of lilly pads with a couple of big branches in them and I see what you mean about being able to sort of steer the bait. Ill give nose hooking a try if Im around some open water but a lot of what I fish is pretty snaggy.

What about the double fluke rig? Do you guys think that it would have enticed some bites or would it work better if the bite is already on?

I pretty much always fish the double rig any more. As for me though it is always weightless and if I need some weight I use a heavier gage hook. I don't use a set cadence but actually watch the bait and that determines when and how I twitch it.