hello, would anyone be able to tell me the weight of the zoom magnum 7inch flukes? also the weght of he zoom 5inch swimmin fluke?  Furthermore can anyone recommend a way to rig the zoom magnum 7inch fluke , what hook size and type . Im looking to fish the zoom magnum fluke deep, ive heard that it can be rigged weightless and will sink around 1/2 feet a second. can anyone help me out? any help appreciated! thankyou!

Ive rigged the magnum on a 5/0 screwlock hook, and that worked out just fine.     Never fished it deep, and never weighed the bait before, but I would guess it to be at or above 3/4oz by itself.  

 

Ive heard of guys fishing the magnum fluke deep on a Carolina rig

okay thankyou!  how about the 5inch flukes, if rigged on a weighted weedless hook will they still glide?

I usually rig the 7" magnum fluke on a 6/0 EWG Gamakatsu hook, I think it's a superline hook so it's heavier. That should give you a little extra weight if you're wanting to fish them a little deeper. I mostly use them shallow in the spring when the big females are moving up to spawn. If you used these hooks be careful tho. Sometimes there's a gap in the eyelet. I've learned the hard way that 30 lb braid will slip thru that gap & you can lose a fish. To remedy this, you can tie a thick knot of mono or fluoro line on the eye & cut both ends off. Then slide the knot over to fill that gap. I've heard of others using superglue or using both the knot & superglue.

 

I usually fish 5" super flukes with a weightless 5/0 EWG Gammy hook. But I've used a 1/16 or 1/8 oz weighted hook a few times to fish in deeper water. Seemed to work & still caught fish.