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i work/ use a fluke i never tried it befor so propper rigging will be needed and proper action thanks i like to try different things
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There are a million ways, ok, maybe four or five ways to rig a fluke. different conditions dictate how to fish with this versatile bait. Texas rigged with or without a sinker, weedless wacky, gill hooked, with a jighead, backwards with a pencil sinker so it swims under cover, drop shotted. Scent seems to be important to a lot of guys with this bait. The most fun is to see what works for you. For more training I get $525.00 for a half day...
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For a regular size fluke use a number 2/0 offset wide gap hook.

To work the bait use a medium action 6' Spinning rod with a very fast tip and a high speed reel like a 6:1 is good. With 8 to 12 pound test.

Now this is my favorite part!

If your fishing from a boat point the rod over the side of the boat. and jerk the rod toward the boat and reel back to the starting position. It should be a 2 to 2.5 foot jerk.

If fishing from the bank just keep the rod towards the water. And do the same motion

The bait will skip scatter and look just like a scared little bait fish.

Hint: Try a Skip Cast!! I've caught more fish on skip casting under tree limbs and docks then I can count!
I believe that fish in the shallows can see or hear the bait skip across the water. It gives them a second chance to get that bait.

Happy Fishing!!!
John
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I rig mine weightless like you would a worm. It allows me to hide the point of the hook so I don't have to worry about weeds. Seems to work for me best in the spring.One bait that should be in your tacklebox.
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if i rig it weightless how do i work it
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Shake it, dart it, let it sit, wiggle it, most of the time people fish them too quick. Just kiddin' about the $525 a day... Make it into a dying baitfish and you will get bit.
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thank's for tip
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