Over the last year I've stopped throwing texas rigs almost entirely, and have made the fluke my go to lure. in this year I've made several discoveries pertaining to the art of the fluke. First the albino super fluke by Zoom is the most versatile fluke on the market. Second the Yamamoto D shad is the best fluke on the market. It seems as though it is just a little heavier than the normal super fluke, and is softer making it easier to set the hook in timid fish. Thirdly fluke fishing to me the best all around technique.

I feel like you would enjoy a weightless senko don't be so one dimensional.

Must be hard to decide when �albino super fluke by Zoom is the most versatile� and �Yamamoto is the best fluke on the market�. Sure would be easier on me to replicate your success if the best lure was one lure! I like my shortcuts really narrowed down for me!

Fluke fishing can be excellent and I've had some great days on them. I know some guys who share your sentiment regarding it being their "go-to" tactic, and if that bite is on, they are on. If that bite is not...well...

I like to think of any technique or particular bait as one of many arrows in my quiver, and non of them are universal. On a calmer day around vegetation, or if fish are up shallow, and if I feel like I've found fish, a fluke might be on the shortlist of things I'm going to try and make them eat. But if I'm in search mode, if there are higher winds, if I think the fish are deeper than 8 feet, or if they're relating really tight to wood, among many other scenarios, a fluke just isn't what I would consider the most efficient bait for me. On those types of days, I might still be able to catch fish on a fluke, but if there's a better or more efficient way to do it, I'm going to try and figure that out.

Glad that you've found something that works consistently for you though.

The fluke is definitely bad [censored] and once you master it, its deadly. There are dozens of ways to fish a fluke and most fishermen will tell you that the way they fish it is the best but the versatility of this lure is only limited by your imagination. I know guys that will walk it weightless across the top of the water in and out of heavy cover and some others that will throw it weightless in 20ft of water and let it slowly swim to the bottom giving it a twitch every now and then. The key to success with the fluke is to never get stuck fishing it only one way.It is an amazing lure.

More bass fisherman have died fishing like this than by any other means. They cast it out, fall asleep, fall over the side, and reach the bottom faster than their fluke. At least they go doing what they love...

Now that's funny. I usually eat a sandwich, drink a soda & check voice mails then twitch the fluke or wacky worm. Hate to fish that way..very boring to me. But have a partner who catches big fish that way.

You might wanna give the Donkey Rig a try.
Get your mind blown.

Two flukes

Agreed, flukes can definitely put fish in the boat

My Bass Champs partner this year Rick is a really good Fluke fisherman. Funny how different anglers have supreme confidence in a bait and it really makes them good at that bait. He really had the feeling when fishing the bait and would get into areas and really catch fish after fish. It was a blast watching him and it was a big part of his success catching fish.

Try the Strike King Caffeine Shad

My method I use is throw it , wait , watch the line , in deep water . Drives me crazy but have had good results .

+1 for the Caffeine Shad

Try Carolina rigging it......deadly...

I remember Fishing Medina when I was young....�Gin clear� water makes it tempting not to fish a fluke all day and watch those bass come up and eat it.