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There are plastic baits, and then there are Zoom baits. The difference is undeniable. For those who love to fish--and catch--there can be no other choice. Every Zoom soft plastic bait is wholly realistic, super-soft to the touch (for the extra action needed to pull that reluctant money fish) and salt-impregnated to hold even the most tentative bite.
There are plastic baits, and then there are Zoom baits. The difference is undeniable. For those who love to fish--and catch--there can be no other choice. Every Zoom soft plastic bait is wholly realistic, super-soft to the touch (for the extra action needed to pull that reluctant money fish) and salt-impregnated to hold even the most tentative bite.
I would forget a Fluke if the water clarity is not good (at least two feet of visibility). These baits excel in clear water; it's a sight bait, alot like a suspending jerkbait. If you are looking for something that gives you a similar presentation, use a black 5" Senko or Zoom Trick Worm
Of course! But...I would suggest colors more crayfish and bluegill with this rig during the summer than silver, because shad are generally schooling and active and Carolina rigs are slower.That's why I prefer to just use a weighted hook or bullet and Texas rig it with silver colors cast straight into the shad balls. Super flukes will work for Carolina rigs, but no better than your favorite worm or creature so I in the spirit of using a bait for maximum effectiveness, I generally do not use super flukes on Carolina rigs. I think they work best finessed, Tx rigged, or on drop shot. That's just me- Let the fish tell you the rest.
It's obviously a topwater fishing technique. You can buy baits like a Zara Spook or a Heddon One Knocker and the bait actually walks itself. Otherwise when using a popper or popping frog you can always work the beat with ur retrieve. Use a three stop rotation when reeling, so in one rotation of ur handle, u stop and start 3 times. It takes a few casts to get the hang of it but once you see the action on the bait you'll understand the dynamics of it. If i was you, I would get a spook or a one knocker and let the bait do it for you, and those baits catch a lot of fish on topwater.
The nature of a "fluke" is to dart side-to-side pretty much on its own. But the correct way to get any bait to "walk-the-dog" is to jerk the bait slightly, usually with a downward motion, pause, and then jerk the bait again. The bait should automatically dart in a side-to-side motion. A slow methodic jerk and pause will produce a better "walk" than a quick jerk and pause.
Rig the fluke weedless and jerk rod tip to one side and reel up slack and keep jerking. Fluke should move across water in left-to-right motion. Pause and Jerk. Pause and jerk.
I like the pearl white or anything like it. Those types of colors always work for me. Depends on what the baitfish on your bodies of water that you fish look like, try and match your lure with the baitfish! Good luck!
You basically just twitch your rod from left to right while reeling in the slack. After about 5-7 jerks from left to right, you stop reeling and twitching and "let it die". I hope this helped.
you can twitch and draw line in at same time and the fluke will make eratic fleeing type movements sometimes the gamefish want this i usually do this for a little bit then give the bait plenty of time to fall and that is where the fluke shines as it mimics a wounded or dying baitfish so well
It's a topwater technique that means the bait that you're using swims back and forth on the top of the surface on your retrieve. There are baits like the Zara Spook and Heddon One Knocker that have that action already. U can also work the beat with your retrieve, using a 3 stop and start rotaton on each turn of your reel. I would just go with the Spook or One Knocker because they are great lure's to catch fish on and it'll be a bit easier for you! Good luck!
google it. or youtube it. thats the best answer i can give. it will not only tell u, but show u.
The key to walking the dog is making sure that there's some "line-slack" immediately before each jerk, and immediately after each jerk. This gives a crisp, natural motion to the lure, unfettered by drag of any kind. Like all things, there are many ways to walk-the-dog, but I'll only describe the method that I personally use: After splashdown, I hold the rod low with the rod-tip about 1 to 1.5 feet above the water. The lure can be activated strictly with wrist-action or by using a whole-arm motion that pivots from the shoulder. I switch back-and-forth between the two to prevent overuse injury to any one joint. Due to slack in the line, the rod-tip must move considerably farther than the lure. With an eye on the lure, I keep the pulls short, about 6 inches "at the lure". At the end of each down-stroke the rod-tip is almost touching the water. Then without any pause, the rod is immediately returned to its original position, etc., etc. The left hand operates on a separate brain, taking up slack line as it becomes available, while always preserving a little slack.
From the angler's standpoint, the delivery is a non-stop series of rhythmic strokes that jerk the lure by snapping slack line. This causes the lure to zigzag about 6 inches to alternating sides without pause. The rod-tip must move further than 6 inches to overcome the line-slack, otherwise a short jerk would be unproductive. From the fish's standpoint, it's a frightened creature that's basically treading water with a lot of wasted motion. I believe the success of dog-walking is partly due to the fact that the lure never stops moving, making it difficult for bass to get a good look. In addition, the lure spends its time scooting back-and-forth with little meaningful forward progress, in other words, dog-walking offers deceptively slow coverage yet the lure is hard to identify. (taken from yahoo answes)
I keep mine in the original package so all the salt on the package remains in contact with the fluke's. Gives the bait a little more attraction to the fish.
noooooo! put em anywhere! theyre just plastic! i hav had a few kind of getindentions of the others side from hot weather but other than that no! put them anywhere
Would keep them in the original pkg. Personally I like to keep them in a larger freezer type bag that will hold 50. I keep the colors pretty simple so I don't have that many. I don't mix colors. I guess you could. Maybe take a few different colors and put them in one bag, toss 'em in the boat and see what happens over time.
i found that it is best to leave in original package.Try to keep them out of the sun I found out to keep them a long time store in a cool dry place. Good luck fishing
What is the best color for the area of indiana/illinois/michigan? I live in northwest indiana and I cant catch a freaking bass in the lake I fish. I need a color that will catch a bass. I got the midnight chartruse and no luck. Please help.
Try pumpkin seed, That is my go to color for any plastic. also they say for dark water you should use dark colors and for clear water you should use light colors.
I'm from central Indiana and I always use the pearl white with the flake in it. That is my go to color. If it is really cloudy I might change to the arkansas shad color, but I havent really found the need to go to a real dark color. Hope this helps.
I use a Silver Rainbow, and use a 4/0 worm hook, small wire. I use no weight, other than the hook and the Fluke. It casts amazing well, and the bass will attack the bait. It is real hard to master, but the twitching motion of the lure, with short stops between twitches just drives the bass wild. It is fished just under the surface, don't let the bait fall. When you get past the learning curve, you will love the Fluke
Tough question to answer without actually seeing the lake. If the water is dark, try watermelon. If it's clear, I would say solid white or white with a chartreuse tail. If the fish are really inactive try something like a Senko and pick a spot that you think is holding bass and fish the heck out of it because there is probably a bass sitting there. These fish can be very picky and somethimes have to be aggravated before they will bite. One mistake I used to make is that I would try to fish the whole lake and didn't give each spot enough time. My success rate has sky rocketed since I slowed my presentation down. If you come up on a good spot then give it at least 7 or 8 casts with different presentations until you figure out what they want. I'm also in IL and all I use this time of year are weightless Senkos(4") or Berkley Power worms(7"). Patience is the key. I know I probably wrote more than you asked for but I like to take every opportunity I can to share my knowledge. Hope this helps. Good luck.
No matter what part of the country (world) you fish in colors with Watermelon and Pumpkin in the name will do the trick. Rigged texas-style on a 3/0 or 4/0 hook or 1/4 oz jighead if weeds aren't an issue.
I'm hearing alot about the fluke being the best soft jerkbait, but, I'm leaning towards Berkley's Gulp! Alive jerk shad, because of Gulp! Alive's incredible scent. So, which do YOU think is better?
For performance, that's a tough one. I've caught a LOT of bass on Zoom Flukes. I also prefer them over gulp because they are bit more durable and they don't dry out. I think in this situation, the benefit of scent and taste is marginal, bass will hit the Flukes with heavy aggression and they hold on.
I hve used both .... and you are correct that fish will bite the GULP version when it's just lying still on the bottom ..... but if you want bigger fish, go with the Zoom bait.
nothing compares to this it is the best jerkbait there could possibly be i have caught 6 1/2# bass on back to back days with this never tried gulp before but nothing could possibly touch this
Gulp has a great scent but the action isn't comparible to Zoom. I myself am sticking with Zoom for soft jerk baits. I am in the process of soaking my Super Flukes in a homemade scent, which is a mixture of garlic and vegetable oil. It is cheap and I think it is going to work but like I said, I haven't tried them yet. In my opinion, the Super Flukes work excellent without any scent, but I like to experiment. Berkley does however make the best worms.
I would say that both jerk baits are very effective. I lean more towards ZOOM's fluke because it has a great action when you use it correctly. Bass love certain scents, but bass 85% of the time use their site to hunt and eat. But of course this is my pereference. Others will probably like the other brand.
I don't use a jig head, but If I were to use one, I would use a shakey head. I just rig them weightless with a 3/0 or 4/0 hook and use them as a jerk bait. Works great!