I was wondering if you guys could give me the run down on how to present flukes and trickworms? and have you guys ever tried Gulp! Alive ? What do you think of it?

A lot of good trick worm suggestions in this thread http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/110314-trick-worm-tricks/

As for the gulp, is there any perticular bait your asking about? I like a few, but don't care for most. I will say the smaller minnows in the 1" or 2.5" size in any color on a dropshot rig is as close to a 100% guaranteed fish producer as you'll find. Not always bass, but something.

Not a fan of Gulp either, again with the exception of the minnow. A 3" Gulp minnow on a 1/8oz jighead will catch everything that swims in a lake. As for the flukes, weightless with a 4/0 EWG hook is my favorite way to fish them but they're really good on a scrouger head or a C-rig also.

The Gulp! I was talking about is a spray on scent called gulp alive. I've never it before but it was 5 bucks at dicks so i figured I would give it a try.

The Gulp! I was talking about is a spray on scent called gulp alive. I've never it before but it was 5 bucks at dicks so i figured I would give it a try.

Would I use scent for bass fishing, not a chance in the world, for me that's an act of blasphemy. Do I believe scents help, you bet I do. Fish are fish, they all use smell to detect bait, when fishing for certain species I use cut bait, it's nothing but smell with no resemblance to anything alive, yet it far outproduces artificial lures. I believe with out any doubt that scented baits will catch more bass.

I was wondering if you guys could give me the run down on how to present flukes and trickworms?

As to Flukes, there are a number of things you can do, but I think their #1 use is with a twitch-pause-twitch retrieve in relatively shallow water. Twitch and pause, leaving some slack in the line. The slack allows the bait to dart around erratically. They are a soft jerkbait and the erratic darting is something that both soft and hard jerkbaits do.

I struggle with flukes but do great with strike king caffine shads..... no idea why

I do really like a swimming fluke on a spinnerbait...... really adds some great action and I have pulled fish out of places I have hammered with other baits with no action, but a spinner bait with a swimming fluke on it has gotten some fish out of there.

The Gulp! I was talking about is a spray on scent called gulp alive. I've never it before but it was 5 bucks at dicks so i figured I would give it a try.

The spray is good stuff. It doesn't stay on your bait long but I've seen more than once where I believe it made a huge difference. I use the craw scent flipping jigs and soft plastics a lot.

As to Flukes, there are a number of things you can do, but I think their #1 use is with a twitch-pause-twitch retrieve in relatively shallow water. Twitch and pause, leaving some slack in the line. The slack allows the bait to dart around erratically. They are a soft jerkbait and the erratic darting is something that both soft and hard jerkbaits do.

You might try the same technique with a double fluke rig, too!

I dip the tails of my flukes in chartreuse JJ's magic it works wonders.

I prefer to use Flukes as a soft jerkbait as mentioned above. I also sometimes like to use a keel-weighted swimbait style hook with them.

I don't have a ton of experience with trick worms, but I have normally fished them on a shakey head.