Good day Fellow 'Sealine-ers' :) I'm not sure if

[carp crazee]

Good day Fellow 'Sealine-ers'
I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right section, please do forgive me if I post in the wrong section

I am new to the whole Bassing concept but I am very intrigued by these mighty fish and their aggressiveness.

At The local spot where I do my fishing, the guys report that flukes ('Green water Melon color to be specific') are a MUST. They say that the retrieve should be slow;
1) How do you retrieve it 'slow'? When I practice in clear water all I see is my lure(Fluke) coming towards me in a straight line, is this usual?
2) Essentially what I am asking is how do you retrieve a Fluke?

PS. When fishing in clear water, I see the bass go to my lure and (I stop the retrieve) and the bass swims away? Is this usual?

C.C

 

[FLUKE]

Hi there, I've been out of the competitive bass game for 12 years but my on line name has to do with my love of fishing the Flukes.

Weightless with about a 5/0 extra wide gap hook and 10 - 12 lb mono or slightly heavier braid.

Then you cast it in let it sink to the desired depth and give it a very gentle twitch that makes it dart up & a little to the side after which you let it sink a bit and repeat. It's the same principle as a walk the dog retreive with a Zara Spook.
There are many other ways to work the Fluke but this was my favourite.

 

[kaptein delarey]

Yes, Fluke's fluke method works.

It a very versatile soft plastic.

I sometimes fish it with an erratic action as you would a jerkbait, with pauses to let it drop in between.

You're basically trying to imitate an injured bait fish, so the less perfectly straight it swims, the better.

Cheers

 

[HennieS]

Hi Carp
Fluke is probably one of your most versatile plastics in the market! In my fishing life fluke account for about 80 percent of my catches, I am at a point where I believe I can catch a bass with a fluke anywhere. I use a fluke on Texas, mojo, Carolina and weightless depending on the water conditions. Once it becomes a confidence lure it will be a deadly weapon in all conditions, experiment and find what works for you! Hope this helps!

 

[AYOBA!]

I love using zoom frogs...super action on top water

 

[Northwards]

Fluke's weightless fluke tip is the best way to fish the lure. A lot of the time on a weightless presentation the bass doesn't smash the fluke but just kinda takes it in and swims casually away with it. So watch your line on the drop. Also feel for any bit of resistance, if it's there then set the hook.
Good luck man!

 

[Northwards]

....and if they are taking on the top then speed up your twitch and retrieve a bit to get the nose of the fluke to break the surface a little every now and then...Then they'll smash it

 

[Carp Strike]

For me I love fishing a fluke weightless throwimg in at the structure in the water it will usualy take it whithin 8 seckonds if the fish is in there but when fishing weightless try fishing slow throw in let it sink wait about 8 seckonds while bringing the rod up slowly reel in the slack and pick up the rod slowly again do about 4 times then I usualy reel in and throw for another structure but the problem whith weightless is if the wind blows its nearly impossible to fish whith and then I will use a mojo rig whith the same technique, this works best from a boat!

But if the wind doesent blow throw weightless beacause sometimes you can sea whith the fishing glasses the bass will swim in schools of 3 or 4 and when fishing weightless the bigger one takes it an whith th weight the smaller one strikes....this is only from my own experience

 

[boepens]

A fluke or any of the other makes of plastick stick baits is the most used lure in SA its so versatile and will catch bass at any venue in the country all thru the year.

Go with the natural colours and experiment with ur retrieve
I love it mojo weightless and texas.

White and junebug work well in dirty/stained water.

U can fish it from 1foot of water to as deep as u want.

Watermelon blue flake is a no1 colour. But sourcing it is a problem. Damiki watermelon blue is the best alternative.

Happy hunting