texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
Brad2587, C Man, Cameron Gose, Jetskirentals512, Flashin Assassin Lures
119183 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
hopalong 121,070
TexDawg 119,800
Bigbob_FTW 95,347
John175☮ 85,918
Pilothawk 83,274
Bob Davis 82,396
Mark Perry 72,492
Derek 🐝 68,322
JDavis7873 67,416
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,038,937
Posts13,955,833
Members144,183
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
Page 2 of 3 1 2 3
Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11586315 05/06/16 03:22 AM
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 6,776
R
RiveraTackleCo. Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
R
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 6,776
1/32oz tungsten weight pegged 10-12" above hook.


uno uno seis
www.riveratackle.com
[Linked Image]
Moritz Chevrolet - 9101 Camp Bowie W Blvd, Fort Worth, TX - Monte Coon (817) 696-2003
Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: Chet] #11586364 05/06/16 03:57 AM
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 11,133
9094 Online Content
TFF Guru
Online Content
TFF Guru
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 11,133
Originally Posted By: Chet
Tie a swivel about 10-12 inches above the fluke. If that's not enough pinch a small weight above the swivel.


This. I use different size swivels for weight. Unless I want to get 6 foot or more then I use a pinch on above the swivel.

Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11586559 05/06/16 12:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 606
N
nwest10 Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
N
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 606
Was fishing Sam Rayburn one year and the only way you could get them to bite a fluke was with a split shot about 18 inches up the line. No explanation as to why, but it was the only way to get bit. I've used the small swivel and it works well. It helps keep twist out of the line and doesn't kill the action.

Try them on a light shaky head sometime...

Last edited by nwest10; 05/06/16 12:53 PM.
Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11586583 05/06/16 01:07 PM
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 40,819
C
CCTX Online Content
mapquest
Online Content
mapquest
C
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 40,819
Double fluke rig. Rig one of the flukes with a super line ewg, the other fluke with a regular ewg.


[Linked Image]
Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11586667 05/06/16 01:48 PM
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,109
Ted Martin Offline
TFF Team Angler
Offline
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,109
i throw a 1oz hunk of tungsten 24" to 36" in front of it with a leader and a swivel. some call it a carolina rig grin but it gets it down there where they live in a hurry. you still get good action on the fluke because it has no weight directly on it.

Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11586711 05/06/16 02:12 PM
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 2,634
N
Nutman Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
N
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 2,634
I use a "clam" weight just above the hook on the line or vary the distance between the hook and the clam weight to give the fluke different action. The clam weights come in various sizes, that along with the size of the hook determines sinking rate & action.

Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11586801 05/06/16 02:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 19,792
Donald Harper Online Happy
TFF Guru
Online Happy
TFF Guru
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 19,792
Bullet shaped pinch weights 1/32, 1/16 and 1/8; gives me no snags when coming through the grass. You can vary the distance on your line from the bait to get the presentation the Bass are looking for.


Each person you work with holds some promise to your future success.
Websiite Sponsors:
www.eletewater.com - Staying Hydrated
www.lakeoviachic.com - Booking Mexico Trips
20 Hot Spot Mapping - GPS Contour Chips - Custom Spinner Baits - Jigs -Spooks
Pure Extracts - Minnow-Night Crawler-Crayfish-Craylic


Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11586854 05/06/16 03:29 PM
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 396
S
Sparlin Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
S
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 396
USE the KVD flukes. They weigh a lot already.


�There is in fact a true law - namely, right reason - which is in accordance with nature, applies to all men, and is unchangeable and eternal.�

[image]http://m1284.photobucket.com/albumv...54_zps40dbb749.jpg.html?o=2&newest=1[image]
Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11587067 05/06/16 05:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,318
L
Limits4all Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
L
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,318
I am 100% convinced of one rule about flukes and all the above remarks prove that. "There is no wrong way to fish a fluke". Seen and used about every above suggestion and they all work. I even have a top water technique I love and the strike is a blast. Take in all the above, especially the swivel short C-rig suggestion, and use your imagination and apply it to the conditions you are fishing. With a fluke there is no way to be wrong.


Let's Fish
Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11587582 05/06/16 10:09 PM
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 6,776
R
RiveraTackleCo. Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
R
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 6,776
Spoke with A-Mart about this very subject @ the fun n sun show early this year and he stated he doesn't use split shot or crimp-on type weights. He stated that fluoro Carbon line gets damaged when using these types of weights. He prefers to slide a small weight on the line and peg it or nail weight in the bait. Makes sense so I don't use the crimp/split shot method.


uno uno seis
www.riveratackle.com
[Linked Image]
Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11587777 05/07/16 12:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 315
R
Ranger123 The Drop Shot Man Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
R
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 315

Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11587785 05/07/16 12:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 315
R
Ranger123 The Drop Shot Man Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
R
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 315

Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11587801 05/07/16 12:43 AM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 208
R
rbspots Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
R
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 208
It may not work for those of you in heavy cover but I put a #4 treble hook on the main hook and belly hook it like a swimbait. Put the main hook thru the nose then slip the treble over the hook point. Then put on a hook keeper like you would use for a trailer hook then run the main hook thru the fluke

Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11588394 05/07/16 02:47 PM
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 183
R
Rhaider Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
R
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 183
I buy a big spool of brass or copper wire and cut it into little pieces.

Re: How do you add weight to your flukes? [Re: kirbydog] #11588469 05/07/16 03:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 7,616
3
361V Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
3
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 7,616
A Gama EWG 4/0 hook in the "Super Line" series adds the right amount of weight to a Super Fluke to sink it slowly.

Last edited by 361V; 05/07/16 04:51 PM.
Page 2 of 3 1 2 3
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2022 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3