New way to fish a fluke

[RUGER]

Not sure what you can tell from the picture but one of our ponds that we fish has been getting more and more algae on it the last few weeks.

Yesterday there was more of it than ever and probably 90% of the pond was covered.

I rigged the fluke like I always do, with the wide gap hook tip buried in between the "flaps" on the bottom of the fluke.
Then I barely buried the tip in one side of the flap.

Threw it on top of the "crap" and then just twitched it like a frog or something.

Pretty cool, and you had to be very patient as some of the fish took 3 or 4 tries before they got to the fluke.

Took man a few tries to get the hang of it but he got it nailed down pretty good.

Ended up 5 to 3 and I think man would have caught me but they kinda turned off.

Anyway, if your spot has this stuff, there are still ways to catch them.

 

[tophat]

Good idea.

 

[RUGER]

I know they make all kinds of baits just for this situation but hey, ya gotta go with what ya got.

 

[easy45]

cool

 

[Winchester]

Fluke is one of the most versatile soft baits ever designed! Gotta lovem!

 

[jmull65]

the pond i fish at has the same exact problem good info! gota try it out soon

 

[bowriter]

I love fishing a fluke in that stuff. Try throwing it on top and then slipping into a hole and letting it sink.

 

[Headhunter]

Ruger, I have always rigged a fluke as you described and they are usually great in a pond like the one in the picture. A place I get to fish once or twice a year, I usually go through 150-200 bubblegum super flukes in a couple days. When I buy super flukes I generally buy 30-40 packs at a time.

I also rig them the exact same way when throwing a cork and fluke for hybrids just barely sticking the point back in the fluke.


The letting it sink method Bowriter mentioned is old news. I have been doing for over 20 years. I can't remember how many I have caught on Kentucky lake using a bubblegum worm or a mann's 8" black grape worm, before there was a fluke. I usually try just about anything you can think of when the fish want to be tough.

And if you do not know another great time to keep soft plastic tied on with no weight is when fising a buzzbait, if a fish misses the buzzbait, there's a good chance it will nail a soft plastic thrown in after.

A ribbit can be great for a pond like the one in the picture also.

 

[RUGER]

It never ceases to amaze me when I back lash for whatever reason when I get done pulling it out and take up the slack there is a fish on the other end.

Love to cast and let it sink and watch my line.

 

[MFBAB]

Cool!! Another neat trick that works in slop or just around cover in general is to take a plastic craw like a Rage or Speed Craw and T-Rig it weightless. You can reel it in on top and the legs flap like a Buzzbait or Zoom Horny Toad. The advantage is that there's a lot less plastic to push the hook thru on a craw and you'll hook up a much higher percentage of your bites.

 

[bowriter]

Ruger-have caught many this way, too. Throw over a limb and let the fluke hit the water. Let it sink about a foot and start twitching it. Then bring it up to rest on the surface and twitch it.