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A Riveting Idea to Help With Fluke Hookups
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11/12/16 05:41 PM
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PlanoTom
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I saw this idea on the Wired2Fish website. I haven't seen it mentioned here before so I thought I'd share. The idea is to insert a rivet sleeve into the head of a Super Fluke so there is an easy way to run line through the bait. Then, you tie on an O ring and a #4 treble and snug it up against the belly. The article goes into more detail about how to do it. It loses a lot of its weedlessness when you do this so it's better for open water. I tried it with a pack of rivets with a 1/2" grip range and 5/32" diameter. It worked okay but I want to see if there are any 1/2" with a smaller diameter. It looks like Super Gluing the rivet in place is another good idea. You could downsize the rivet for smaller flukes or use this with other similar swimbaits.
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Re: A Riveting Idea to Help With Fluke Hookups
[Re: PlanoTom]
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11/12/16 05:48 PM
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balazs
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I have a really high hook up percentage with texas rigged flukes. Treble set up seems snaggy too, but I guess if you are fishing open water go for it.
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Re: A Riveting Idea to Help With Fluke Hookups
[Re: PlanoTom]
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11/12/16 06:26 PM
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mapquest
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I've tested this with some other soft paddle tails. You must get that rivet sleeve perfectly straight or it doesn't fall or swim correctly.
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Re: A Riveting Idea to Help With Fluke Hookups
[Re: PlanoTom]
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11/12/16 07:42 PM
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Clark Reehm
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I've done similar rigging with a small straw like those that come with a can of WD40 or a coffee stirrer to make a line thru style swimbait.
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