April 20 Spooks And Then Flukes

[snakem]

Boy, what a day on the rock. Lost count on the #.Started out at 7 ish this am out of baxter with the spook,and guys you are right.They were hamering them till 10:30.Then it slowed down.I got a wild hair because the water was sooo clear and rigged up a Fluke it was on till my back got to hurting me.You could watch them come up after i would let it sink about 4 to 6 feet and they would just slam it.Had 4 nice keepers at about 11 or so #.And its just going to get better.

Snakem Out.

[beezerbassman]

Sounds like a great day. Can't wait to get down there this weekend

[Donna G]

Champ188 caught a few on flukes this past weekend. In fact, we caught multiple fish on just about anything we wanted to throw. Love those kind of days when fun fishing. When practicing for a tournament, not so much. Hard to commit to something.

Did get a little bed fishing lesson and caught my first bedder. We found five beds in the back of a pocket, four of them right together. I can only watch someone else bed fishing for a short while without getting restless. Yes, it's really interesting to watch, but I want to FISH! Champ gave me a few pointers and I've watched him a bunch over the years. I kept alternating between three beds that were within a couple of feet of each other. Got their attention and had one little turd keep eating my bait enough to carry it out of the bed, but I could never get a hook in any of them, so I decided to try another route. It helps to be a novice. How was I to know most folks don't throw a grub in a bed? I had a little white grub tied on where I had been fishing some pea gravel banks earlier. I proceeded to pitch it in the bed with a fish Champ had caught earlier and released. Two attempts and I had that chunky spot. I felt like Rocky!

[CaptainJoe]

Nice job Donna and Snakem. When I get all done teasing a bed fish, I throw a little white BPS Tender Tube in there and that is what normally gets it done for me.

Tight lines!

[techo]

Never fluke fish. How do you rig them. Lessons please...

[dwiebenga]

Techno,

I use about a #3 EWG hook and the White Fluke is texas rigged. I usually fish it on my jerkbait rod with about 10lb test. If I need to "doctor" it up, I use some chartruse dye on the tail. Fish it similar to a jerkbait, but maybe a bit faster.

Dave

[motoman]

Techno,

I use about a #3 EWG hook and the White Fluke is texas rigged. I usually fish it on my jerkbait rod with about 10lb test. If I need to "doctor" it up, I use some chartruse dye on the tail. Fish it similar to a jerkbait, but maybe a bit faster.

Dave

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Weightless?

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(I'm guessing split shot in the wind?)

[dwiebenga]

I fish it Weightless

[techo]

Thanks. I did a google search and received a message about them. Looks like fun. Another trip to Bass Pro!

[edwin]

I add a small swivel about 12"-16" above the hook to help eliminate some of the line twist