Flukes...i Thought This Was A Spring Time Bait? 2024
Lazz reply :
Im always reading that this is a spring and fall bait. I pick these up last summer only throwing them last fall for a short period of time with no success. So I've been throwing a zoom super fluke an a kvd swimmn shade for the last 4 outings, minimum 4 hours on the water, three different bodies, with not a single bite. Rigged weighted an weightless, white an green pumpkin, water is in the upper 50's, cloudy,clear,windy, calm, shallow, an deep, jerk jerk pause, steady retrieve, dead sticking...Not a bite...what gives?
roadwarrior reply :
You might have better luck when the water warms up.
MarkH024 reply :
Are there fish present where you're throwing it? If so, how do you know? Caffeine shad is one of my skunk buster baits. It always produces for me.
lmbfisherman reply :
Actually I thought it was a summer time bait. However, I've had no issues catching them during the Fall and Spring. One of my confidence baits.
indianabasshunter reply :
They work better for me just after the spawn ends.
Bassguytom reply :
I seem to do be doing well on them 55 degree water last Saturday. I am using the double fluke rig. Give it a shot.
flyfisher reply :
they work for me on any day that ends in Y, regardless of the month 
livetofish28 reply :
There is no fish to be caught there caffeine shad is my favorite bigger profile bait and the Lake Anna Bait Co CC Minnow is by far one of the best flukes I have ever used.
bartdude186 reply :
if you were to ask me i'd say there are no fish in there lol. If the lake you are fishing has no shad i find that watermelon seed or watermelon red works best, a couple of lakes i fish i can't buy a bite on a white fluke but can catch a fish every other cast on a more "natural-to-the-lake" color.
Stingray23 reply :
By now, everyone should know that a weightless Zoom fluke is my go to, year round bait. I will ALWAYS have one tied on. Since the ice took so long this year to melt on the reservoirs up north, my first day out on the water was 4/6/14. I usually start 2nd week of March. The water temps started around 45*, they are now in the mid 50's in the coves. I have been destroying the bass so far with the fluke. Big ones too. When everything else fails, the fluke will dominate. You have to know how to fish it according to conditions.
SirSnookalot reply :
Must always be spring in Florida, I use them year round.
martintheduck reply :
Three things --- you're using the wrong color, you're fishing them where there are no fish, or you're working it wrong. Definitely rig it weightless too.
Different colors? I can't buy a bite on some of the colors available. I use strictly watermelon seed, watermelon red, and KVD Caffiene shad KVD Magic and hammer em. If you've got shad in your lake, try the caffiene shad in KVD Magic. They are super realistic
Working it wrong? I can't stress enough that (for me) the "pop pop pause" MUST be with slack line. If I pop it on a little tighter line, the bait kind of drags in the water and not much comes of it. Popping on the slack line gives it an erratic motion which is why it catches fish.
I don't know what stage of spawn y'all are in or y'alls conditions, but I fish the tick out of them in and around grass and up and down banks. It's my go to shallow water bait.
gallowaypt reply :
I have had great success with them this year in large ponds with no shad population. I use green pumpkin and watermelon variations. They bit the fluke pretty good while on beds, but the action has gotten ridiculous this past week since the bluegill spawn started.
.ghoti. reply :
On 4/24/2014 at 7:50 AM, flyfisher said:they work for me on any day that ends in Y, regardless of the month
They work almost all year long. When they bounce off the water, they don't catch fish.
flyfisher reply :
On 4/24/2014 at 9:07 PM, .ghoti. said:They work almost all year long. When they bounce off the water, they don't catch fish.
Yeah, that is probably true but i don't really have that problem too often here in VA
A-Jay reply :
On 4/24/2014 at 1:51 AM, MarkH024 said:Are there fish present where you're throwing it? If so, how do you know? Caffeine shad is one of my skunk buster baits. It always produces for me.
Skunk Buster Bait ~ That's Excellent - now my new favorite term.
Flukes are a staple south of the border for Big Bass ~ and the local population has a liking for them as well.
A-Jay
MarkH024 reply :
On 4/24/2014 at 9:26 PM, A-Jay said:Skunk Buster Bait ~ That's Excellent - now my new favor term.
Flukes are a staple south of the border for Big Bass ~ and the local population has a liking for them as well.
A-Jay
If you make your own baits and use it, remember the little guys when you become super rich.
Lazz reply :
On 4/24/2014 at 9:01 AM, bartdude186 said:if you were to ask me i'd say there are no fish in there lol. If the lake you are fishing has no shad i find that watermelon seed or watermelon red works best, a couple of lakes i fish i can't buy a bite on a white fluke but can catch a fish every other cast on a more "natural-to-the-lake" color.
This is what I'm thinking....
Electronics tell me fish are in the area plus I've caught numbers at two of the three locations I'm talking about...one of which landed me a 5.3lb PB of the year on a black and blue jig...so they're there they just won't bite a fluke...well a white fluke anyway...Like I said water is in the upper 50's right now. I'm up north, northern Ma to be specific. I'm going to try a new color what do you guys think...
trickwormmaster reply :
I've always had much more success with them in the summer. during this early spring until the water hits 60ish I'm usually sticking with hard baits like rattletraps, jerk baits, etc
MarkH024 reply :
On 4/24/2014 at 10:45 PM, Lazz said:Electronics tell me fish are in the area plus I've caught numbers at two of the three locations I'm talking about...one of which landed me a 5.3lb PB of the year on a black and blue jig...so they're there they just won't bite a fluke...well a white fluke anyway...Like I said water is in the upper 50's right now. I'm up north, northern Ma to be specific. I'm going to try a new color what do you guys think...
Bass do not stay in the same area all the time. If you're marking fish, that's a plus but until you catch a bass those fish could be other species as well. Sounds to me you're not 100% sure they're there.
I fish Wisconsin mainly and often use a smokey shad color caffeine shad. My lake has 0 shad population but they slam the heck out of it. Perhaps a color change will help you out. It's worth the try. Vary your cadence too. Erattic, slow, jerky, deadsticking. All in all, you got to be where Bass are to get bit. That is one of the biggest challenges of bass fishing.....finding them first.
A-Jay reply :
On 4/24/2014 at 10:34 PM, MarkH024 said:If you make your own baits and use it, remember the little guys when you become super rich.
I am already super rich and have been for a while.
Not with money, but in Family, Friends & Good Health.
A-Jay
martintheduck reply :
On 4/24/2014 at 10:45 PM, Lazz said:This is what I'm thinking....
Electronics tell me fish are in the area plus I've caught numbers at two of the three locations I'm talking about...one of which landed me a 5.3lb PB of the year on a black and blue jig...so they're there they just won't bite a fluke...well a white fluke anyway...Like I said water is in the upper 50's right now. I'm up north, northern Ma to be specific. I'm going to try a new color what do you guys think...
What stage of the spawn are y'all in up there? What depth water are you throwing them in?
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
dang man!! lots of good info here. go and and practice!! try different retrieves not only jerk jerk pause. maybe they don't want that or they want it even slow with one jerk and 4 pauses!
Crestliner2008 reply :
Western MA here and I can tell you that my flukes will not be coming out until at least the spawn starts, which is a ways away at this point. Water temps in this part of the state are barely breaking 50 degrees right now. When it starts getting upwards of 58 - 60 degrees, then I'll bring out the flukes. Suspending jerk baits are a much better options right now, as they do not sink and provide minimal "action" during the presentation, which, it seems to me, the fish like much better.
smalljaw67 reply :
On 4/25/2014 at 7:27 PM, Crestliner2008 said:Western MA here and I can tell you that my flukes will not be coming out until at least the spawn starts, which is a ways away at this point. Water temps in this part of the state are barely breaking 50 degrees right now. When it starts getting upwards of 58 - 60 degrees, then I'll bring out the flukes. Suspending jerk baits are a much better options right now, as they do not sink and provide minimal "action" during the presentation, which, it seems to me, the fish like much better.
I agree 100% with crestliner, I'm in PA but same thing here, soft plastic jerkbaits aren't even thought about until you get close to 60 degrees and higher especially with largemouth. The other thing I noticed is that early on you need some clear water, the warmer it gets the less this becomes a factor as you can work it more aggressively. Stick with hard plastic, suspending jerkbaits until you get to 60 degrees, then try the fluke.
Ghostshad reply :
I love using them since the first time i used them i was hooked,my son told me i needed one of them on every rod i had because that was all i wanted to throw.Then my brother got me hooked on a rattle trap,but the fluke would still be second or third on my favorite baits to throw.Don't give up on them because they do catch fish and a lot of them.God Bless
Mike L reply :
As others have said wait till it warms a little where you're at, then rig it different ways...
Nose hook it, add a nail weight toward the nose or back for a different look.
I'm sure you'll find out what they want in a hurry.
Mike
Raul reply :
On 4/24/2014 at 10:45 PM, Lazz said:This is what I'm thinking....
Electronics tell me fish are in the area plus I've caught numbers at two of the three locations I'm talking about...one of which landed me a 5.3lb PB of the year on a black and blue jig...so they're there they just won't bite a fluke...well a white fluke anyway...Like I said water is in the upper 50's right now. I'm up north, northern Ma to be specific. I'm going to try a new color what do you guys think...
I think that ----> unweighted is NOT THE ONLY way to rig a fluke
j2dh reply :
I have a bag of white flukes and haven't caught a fish on em yet. Ive had success with other colors so maybe just switch it up to watermelon red or baby bass.
martintheduck reply :
On 4/26/2014 at 12:55 AM, Raul said:I think that ----> unweighted is NOT THE ONLY way to rig a fluke
I've rarely used a weighted fluke... I guess I've not delved much into it and if I need some weight I just slap em' on a 5/0 hook. What's your take on weighted? When you throw em? What kind of weight you using? How heavy? etc...
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
On 4/25/2014 at 7:27 PM, Crestliner2008 said:Western MA here and I can tell you that my flukes will not be coming out until at least the spawn starts, which is a ways away at this point. Water temps in this part of the state are barely breaking 50 degrees right now. When it starts getting upwards of 58 - 60 degrees, then I'll bring out the flukes. Suspending jerk baits are a much better options right now, as they do not sink and provide minimal "action" during the presentation, which, it seems to me, the fish like much better.
X2 We killed them last weekend on jerkbaits, but profile had to be right, neutral or slow sink buoyancy, and slooooow with looong pauses. In a few weeks throw some in Bubble Gum color (seems to work in the Spring for some reason) and later Albino Shad, white etc.
Raul reply :
deadly on scounger heads, regular jighead and shakeyhead jighead, weighted hook ( 1/32 oz ), split shot and C-rigged full or nose hooked, live bait rigged weighted with either a split shot above de hook or with a nail weight.On 4/26/2014 at 3:08 AM, martintheduck said:I've rarely used a weighted fluke... I guess I've not delved much into it and if I need some weight I just slap em' on a 5/0 hook. What's your take on weighted? When you throw em? What kind of weight you using? How heavy? etc...
BassCats reply :
Buddy of mine Texas rigs them and drags them on bottom. Lots of people call him the Fluke Dragger. He has caught a Texas Share Lunker of 13.5 using this technique on falcon. I have seen him catch 8 and 9 on Lake Austin.
martintheduck reply :
On 4/26/2014 at 10:48 AM, BassCats said:Buddy of mine Texas rigs them and drags them on bottom. Lots of people call him the Fluke Dragger. He has caught a Texas Share Lunker of 13.5 using this technique on falcon. I have seen him catch 8 and 9 on Lake Austin.
God gosh almighty!
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