I've never had much luck fishing any fluke style bait until recently when I got the Yamamoto D-Shad. Wow! This thing kills. 

 

Some rigging issues. I have rigged on an offset worm hook as I prefer an open hook and thus has worked perfectly...when it doesn't slide down the hook. After 5-10 minutes or a fish it basically slides down the hook and is no bueno anymore. But the way it falls is perfect like this, as is hook up ratio. 

 

I've texas rigged on a 4/0 hook but this causes it to sink too quickly and slightly nose first. Bait stays put, but way fewer fish. Plus I prefer an open hook. 

 

Anyone have a suggestion for fishing a DShad on an open hook? Nose hook it? 

 

I throw it on 12 lb flour and mainly around natural lakes that are relatively weedy. Similar to a senko if super weedy I just dead stick and weeds aren't an issue with an open hook. 

 

Anyone have a non Texas Rigged preference that works?

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