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Double fluke rig..question
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05/14/15 03:08 AM
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ezbassin
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Do you usually make the sliding fluke the longest leader or the one on the main line the longest leader, or does it matter. I have seen it rigged both ways.
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Re: Double fluke rig..question
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05/14/15 03:48 AM
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JoshMan734
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Main line swivel is the longer leader for me! Don't know if either way is better but I've never had any problems this way so why change ya know!
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Re: Double fluke rig..question
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05/14/15 03:51 AM
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Bass98
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Main line is usually longer for me.
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Re: Double fluke rig..question
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05/14/15 03:55 AM
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OnEm247
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Def. main line always longer for me as well.
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Re: Double fluke rig..question
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05/14/15 05:25 AM
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Samuel Ragle
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Me its the free sliding line that's the longest
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Re: Double fluke rig..question
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05/14/15 12:33 PM
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Ken A.
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KVD has a good video showing how he rigs it.
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Re: Double fluke rig..question
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05/14/15 01:09 PM
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CCTX
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Both methods work well, and I haven't noticed a significant difference in catching frequency either way. I get more tangles with the sliding swivel line being longer, but you get a wider glide on twitches. Longer main line/shorter sliding swivel line gets less tangles and is easier to manage and cast.
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Re: Double fluke rig..question
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05/14/15 01:55 PM
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Rudy Lackey
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Main line is usually longer for me.
Rudy
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Re: Double fluke rig..question
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05/14/15 03:39 PM
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ezbassin
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I have always heard to make the sliding one the short one but I watched a youtube video on rigging it by Mark Menendez and he makes the sliding one the longer one.
KVD makes the shorter one the slider.
Last edited by ezbassin; 05/14/15 03:54 PM.
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