Are these "jerk baits"And how to you fish them?Thanks

I would call them jerk baits. I rig them either weightless on a 3-0 offset hook for shallow water or texas rig with the size of the bullet weight determined by the depth that I want to fish. I fish them with a slow retrieve with a twitch and pause. They normally crush it on the pause.

There are suspending jerkbaits like these:

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_29823_100005002_100000000_100005000_100-5-2

And then there are soft plastic jerk baits like the Zoom Fluke. I try to fish Flukes to make them look like a dying shad or minnow. Cast it out, let it sink for a few seconds, twitch it a few times then let it sink and repeat.

I would call them jerk baits. I rig them either weightless on a 3-0 offset hook for shallow water or texas rig with the size of the bullet weight determined by the depth that I want to fish. I fish them with a slow retrieve with a twitch and pause. They normally crush it on the pause.

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Flukes, Slug-Gos, Bass Assassins and other baits are in a category called Soft Jerkbaits. They will dart erratically after a twitch.

I fish Super Flukes/Bass Assassins with a 4/0 extra-wide-gap hook with a twitch-and-pause retrieve, letting them sink into holes in the weeds or at the edges if fishing vegetation.

Flukes, Slug-Gos, Bass Assassins and other baits are in a category called Soft Jerkbaits. They will dart erratically after a twitch.

I fish Super Flukes/Bass Assassins with a 4/0 extra-wide-gap hook with a twitch-and-pause retrieve, letting them sink into holes in the weeds or at the edges if fishing vegetation.

weightless?

You can also fish them on Sworming Hornet type jig heads and Scrounger Heads.

You can also fish them on Sworming Hornet type jig heads and Scrounger Heads.

...or c-rigs...

You can also fish them on Sworming Hornet type jig heads and Scrounger Heads.

SHHHHHHHH!  Scroungers suck, they don't work!

Flukes, Slug-Gos, Bass Assassins and other baits are in a category called Soft Jerkbaits. They will dart erratically after a twitch.

I fish Super Flukes/Bass Assassins with a 4/0 extra-wide-gap hook with a twitch-and-pause retrieve, letting them sink into holes in the weeds or at the edges if fishing vegetation.

weightless?

Yes.  You can also nose hook them with a drop shot hook.

It would be nice to make a sticky for flukes like the one for senkos.Add topwater frogs to the list too.

Bassin_Fin@tic wrote:

Reply #11 - Today at 6:51am     It would be nice to make a sticky for flukes like the one for senkos.Add topwater frogs to the list too.  

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Hint:  Dip tails in lime Spike-It and give them a try.  

You can also fish them on Sworming Hornet type jig heads and Scrounger Heads.

SHHHHHHHH! Scroungers suck, they don't work!

I watched a show with A.Martens who makes the scrounger I am sure you know. He said the key is to make bottom contact or contact some type of hard structure (bridge pillings). I havent thrown them much but he describes them as something like how you would fish a sworming hornet. I now have a small sworming hornet head and scrounger box.

Have you found the secret with them??? pm me... :-X

weightless?

Almost all of the time. However, there have been times when I added a rubber core sinker with the rubber removed to the hook shank when I wanted some additional weight. If you don't add too much weight, the erratic action is still there.

There are tons of ways to fish a fluke.  IMO i like to use a fluke like a sammy.  I have had good success doing this but it all depends on the mood of the fish.  I say experiment with the techniques and let the fish tell you what they want.