Favorite Type Of Fluke 2025
Penguino reply :
Since I am looking to get into Fluke Fishing, I want to know everybody's opinion on fishing different types of flukes. Do you prefer paddle tail styles ( Yum Houdini Shad) or split tail styles (Zoom Super Fluke)? Also, what size do you like them in? And what type of colors do you prefer? Natural colors, like silver, or colors that stand out such as firetiger?
Weld's Largemouth reply :
Zoom super salty fluke 5.25" white pearl and you're set
adam32 reply :
On 3/3/2015 at 11:25 AM, Weld said:Zoom super salty fluke white pearl and you're set
×2! Throw in a few packs of bubble gum for pre spawn fish. Flukes not the kind you chew.
EvanT123 reply :
It wouldn't hurt to try a pack of caffeine shad and Ike the jerks. I have two packs of Yamamoto d shads that I can't wait to try.
For flukes I like 3 colors. White, Black and Green.
plumworm reply :
Sluggo invented it, Zoom perfected it. Zoom made it work. (And I know the company was not named sluggo, I just don't remember what company)
Bluebasser86 reply :
Havoc The Jerk is what I fish most now. I used to fish the YUM Houdini Shad but not sure they make them anymore?
gr8outdoorz reply :
Yamamoto D shad & Caffeine shad. Pearl white, white w/silver back, & watermelon red fake.
adam32 reply :
On 3/3/2015 at 1:42 PM, plumworm said:Sluggo invented it, Zoom perfected it. Zoom made it work. (And I know the company was not named sluggo, I just don't remember what company)
Lunker city. slug go's worked great and still do to this day.
Will Wetline reply :
I'm glad to see Lunker City get the credit they deserve for the Slug Go.
BTW the 3" version makes a real good drop shot bait.
http://www.lunkercity.com/firstpage.html
Topwaterspook reply :
I'll agree with the Slug go. I still use 'em. White and perch colors.
Weld's Largemouth reply :
9" Sluggos for stripers in the surf
roadwarrior reply :
Slug-go & Houdini Shad http://www.lurenet.com/yum-houdini-shad
riverbasser13 reply :
I fish a Zoom super salty fluke in pearl white 90 percent of the time, the other ten it's a green pumpkin Creme, sometimes with tail dyed chartreuse with spike it. Usually weightless with a 4/0 or 5/0 hook.
ABW reply :
Zoom Salty Super Fluke in baby bass on a 3/0 ewg
annexation reply :
Big fan of Super Flukes and D-Shads, here. Super Flukes because they're cheap and everywhere, and D-Shads because they cast super far rigged weightless. Both catch fish like mad.
Master Bait'r reply :
The slug-go is literally THE bait that got me back into fishing. Love Lunker City too!On 3/3/2015 at 5:18 PM, Will Wetline said:I'm glad to see Lunker City get the credit they deserve for the Slug Go.
BTW the 3" version makes a real good drop shot bait.
http://www.lunkercity.com/firstpage.html
If you like the original, try the Slug-go SS. It's the same darting front but with a fine whiptail- suuuuuper finessey and stays in the strike zone a very long time with a sashaying motion that works great. It's my go-to "skunk beater" bait in the summer. Super durable too! Ayu, white and methiolate are probably my faves.
Also fwiw the guys down at LC are great people and if you buy direct they often give you free gifts! I've gotten a fistful of packs of their drop shot weights for free because I bought a bunch of the 4" originals, and they almost always throw in a pack or two of something else no matter what the order is. They appreciate their customers for sure!
Sorry for the thread drift haha... Slug-gos never stopped working for me though! Must say- that new Mann's jelly fluke looks amazing though!
smalljaw67 reply :
I was hammering river smallmouth in 1988 with a Slug-O and it is still great, in fact the Slug-O and the Fluke are 2 different baits. That said my favorite is from a small manufacturer, River Rock Baits Jointed jerk and Case Plastics Sinking Salty Shad, both stay down better so they can be worked faster but the River Rock bait is pure money, nothing has been able to get fish to bite like that bait has.
Mike L reply :
On 3/3/2015 at 11:25 AM, Weld said:Zoom super salty fluke 5.25" white pearl and you're set
When I throw a fluke 80% of the time it's these.
Then a watermelon red or a plain watermelon (don't remember what they call them)
Mike
ww2farmer reply :
My favorites in order:
#1 Havoc The Jerk
#2 SK Caffeine Shad
#3 GYCB D-Shad
#4 Zoom Super Flukes
#5 Big BIte Baits Jerk Minnow
Preytorien reply :
Definitely the SK Swin'n Caffeine Shad.....
I picked up a couple bags of Missle Baits Shockwave's though this winter, I'm looking forward to trying them out
TheSmilingSwordsman reply :
Zoom Super Fluke in White Ice or Bait Fish. Both are killer for me.
Heron reply :
Zoom Super Fluke
Lunker City Fin-S Fish
Grandebass Flash
Munkin reply :
Pour my own since none of the ones on the market sink like I want them to. The other two baits I use are a Zoom super fluke and some leftover Kinami prototype baits.
Allen
Alonerankin2 reply :
My favorite fluke is...
There are some secret's I hang on too!
Penguino reply :
On 3/3/2015 at 2:07 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Havoc The Jerk is what I fish most now. I used to fish the YUM Houdini Shad but not sure they make them anymore?
The Houdini Shad just got discontinued, now with the new line of baits.
BaitMonkey1984 reply :
On 3/3/2015 at 1:42 PM, plumworm said:Sluggo invented it, Zoom perfected it. Zoom made it work. (And I know the company was not named sluggo, I just don't remember what company)
I think it was lunker city who created the first slug-go. I have bought lots of these in past years and never given them a real chance. And I have had great success with the zoom fluke. It may be due to the fact that I was rigging upside down. However, zoom flukes work well rigged either way. In any event, looking forward to giving these another try later this spring when the bass move up in the water column.
*Hank reply :
I use the Yamamoto D-shad.
RoLo reply :
Gosh, I've been fishing the super fluke for decades, but this year I'm strictly throwing
the Zoom Magnum 7" Fluke (smoking shad). I thought it might be a tad big,
but it's surprising how many small bass seize that big chunk of plastic.
Since soft jerkbaits are weedless, they substitute for hard jerkbaits when I'm fishing in weeds (which is most of the time).
On the downside, soft jerks have no diving lip, so they depend on the weight of the fluke & hook
to get down into the work zone. With an Owner 6/0 Open-gap Twistlock Hook (sku 5132 - 32 grains),
the 7" magnum fluke has a nice lazy descent and is easily worked 1 to 3-ft below the surface.
Roger
Maxximus Redneckus reply :
I use zooms the most(prob 200 bags) but have a good supply of bass assassins and sluggos.babybass white pink and black covers all my fishing saltwater also,rock love the pink ones on a jighead
Alonerankin2 reply :
Bass Assassin's great! I knew someone(Roger)
Would tip their hand! Whoops...
Stingray23 reply :
Zoom super fluke
Arv reply :
I don't fish a ton of fluke style lures, but I usually reach for the caffeine shad before any others. I've caught several nice fish with these
primetime reply :
I like Houdini color these days, and I like the Houdini shad since I have a bunch of bags from a few years ago, zoom forked flukes for smaller sizes and for 5" and larger forked I love the D.O.A. Cal flukes in Gold Rush, but the Caffiene shad is my favorite...Casts a mile and that tail action is the best in my opinion, GYB has a good fluke that is similar as well....I still love Lunker City Sluggo's and the new slim sluggo's are awesome, not a lot of colors but AK shad is always a good color for most lakes.
And black and blue flukes are all good, and key is the right hook and lightest line possible in my opinion, and toss one on a chatterbait and game on....Not a fan of paddle tail flukes, I use swimbaits for those, grass pigs etc.
Styx reply :
How about the Culprit Jerk Worm? Discontinued, but still have a bunch and catch lots of fish with them.
illinifan4152 reply :
Zoom Super Fluke
doyle8218 reply :
Strike King KVD Perfect Plastic Caffeine Shad - Baby Bass.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 3/7/2015 at 1:47 AM, Styx said:How about the Culprit Jerk Worm? Discontinued, but still have a bunch and catch lots of fish with them.
I wish I could try those out. I trust culprit to get the job done alot.
kickerfish1 reply :
SK Caffeine shad and Zoom Super Fluke for me.
fishwizzard reply :
Flukes are my standard "only bringing a pocket's worth of tackle" lure for exploring new areas. I think Zoom Supers have the best action and durability, and I can skip them with the greatest of ease. I also use the D-shads, as they have that senko wiggle on the fall and are salty enough to hit deeper water a ton faster then the Zooms.
I likely have a dozen other small fluke style baits in rotation, it is really becoming one of my favorite ways to fish. Every time I have a senko or weightless worm tied on I, at some point, wish it was a fluke.
1201vilbig reply :
M-Pack Shad - look at the first post.
https://www.facebook.com/mpacklures/?fref=ts
flyfisher reply :
Zoom magnums and standard sized ones and Stankxbaitco jerk shads are what i use. As far as colors go, i like moccasin blue and watermelon candy or mardi gras for the zooms and the Stankx I like their blugilla.
soflabasser reply :
Zoom super flukes
timsford reply :
I use a few different versions. For a quick limit, when the bait fish are small, or in ponds I like the zoom super fluke jr. For most of my soft jerkbait fishing, I use the regular super fluke. For stripers, and for when I see large shad or I'm targeting a kicker fish, I use the magnum super fluke. I use the lunker city sluggo sometimes for stripers or when I've been catching them the fluke and they stop biting. Then I throw the sluggo to present a different look. When the fish are finicky I use the caffeine shad because it falls level. When the fish are super finicky I use the d shad, a fluke stick, or a senko type bait in shad colors. I also use all the zoom baits on scrounger heads and underspins
jtharris3 reply :
I love the Zoom Super Salty Fluke! Main colors, white pearl, white ice, watermelon, baby bass! They're durable and work great! I only use these. They just flat out catch fish for me!
Viper0463 reply :
I like the original slug go 6" and the perfect plastic magnum shad.
crypt reply :
bass assassin 5inch,in native shiner. round body,little more weight to it ,cast's like a bullet.
Dye99 reply :
Zoom bluegill flash....My go to fluke....
ErikmonBillsfon reply :
I like bass assassin single tail. They seem to have amazing colors and last forever on a twistlock hook
Montanaro reply :
D shad for me. They have higher salt content allowing them to sink faster and fished deeper.
Anyone used the gambler stud?
Penguino reply :
In order,
1. Slug-Go's
2. Zoom Super Flukes
3. Yum Houndini Shad
Haze reply :
On 3/4/2015 at 4:20 AM, Penguino said:The Houdini Shad just got discontinued, now with the new line of baits.
This is incorrect, it is still pradco's catalog.
Senko lover reply :
I really haven't branched out after starting with the Zoom Super Fluke in "Arkansas Shiner," it's caught me so many fish over the last couple years. The Arkansas Shiner color really imitates a bluegill. The fish love it.
JPascavage52 reply :
Have fished flukes for years, but have been turning more and more to the D-Shad, as well as the Berkley Gulp Jerk Shad. However, the later is getting harder and harder to come by.
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