Zoom Super Fluke

[CSimon2]

Hello everyone!  I am kind of behind the times and just started fishing with Zoom Super Flukes.  So far I have had some pretty good success fishing them weightless with a 3/0 weightless hook.  I was wondering how you guys like to rig them.  Thanks for advance for your input.

Chuck

[Band1t]

Weightless on a 5/0 Gammy EWG hook. 

[coldfront]

Hello everyone!  I am kind of behind the times and just started fishing with Zoom Super Flukes.  So far I have had some pretty good success fishing them weightless with a 3/0 weightless hook.  I was wondering how you guys like to rig them.  Thanks for advance for your input.

Chuck

some folks like to fish them fast...I like to use them more as a drop bait/senko type approach...slow twitches with long pauses on the bottom...T-rigged with either a 3/0 or 5/0 hook depending on how I want rate of fall.

I also add a couple drops of a baitfish attractant into the belly/hook slot...   (makes a huge difference; try it and tell me you disagree)...

they also work great on a carolina rig...or with a very light bullet weight in high winds.


I learned a lot a couple years ago watching a club angler fish the fluke weightless from early spring pre-spawn through the summer and into early winter...earning AOY honors...

the key moment for me was watching him in August fishing this bait weightless in a 30 mph wind...took lots of patience...and sure, he never really felt the fish pick up...but they did; and he won a tournament that 'should' have been won offshore on deep structure...

it's a very versatile bait...limited only by your imagination and PATIENCE

[miarob]

I use them weightless a lot but, I also use them on a scronger head. They have great action this way.  I've heard of people even using them wacky rigged. Never tried it but, why not.

[nuke]

For northern fishing I usually rigged them as you, with a 3/0 hook since it was unusual to consistently take many fish over 3-4 lbs.  Since doing more "southern" fishing the past 4 years, typical is now 5/0 where the 3-4 lbers are some of the 'lil ones   (Sorry, I had to get that "dig" in. I spent 1 year fishing Illinois after being in Kentucky for 2 years and couldn't wait to fish in the south again).

[unchained186]

I like the 3/0 gammy superline ewg that superline hook gives you a little more weight without making it nose dive it will still fall horizontally I like to fish it slow on the bottom or over grass it seems like the longer I dead stick it the bigger the bite

[kidd]

5/0 ewg weightless twitch and pause

[bass.junky]

I dont think there is much more to be said.. I rig mine weightless t-rig and use a 3/0 for the most part and will go up as high as 5/0, lots os pauses and twitches.

I have seen/heard of guys using them on a drop shot rig in deeper water.. that is something i have yet to try

[bigjim5589]

I usually fish them weightless for LM bass with a 4/0 or 5/0 Owner EWG or with a jig head when using them for Striped Bass. I'll use a 3/0, but prefer the larger hooks, mainly because there is always the chance of hooking into a Striper, and the larger hooks are a slightly heavier wire. Sometimes use them with a weighted swim bait hook too.

They can also be used as a trailer on a skirted jig, with either a silicone skirt, or on a bucktail. Both give the impression of a much larger bait, without actually being a lot larger. Both fluke & Bass Assassin type baits are very popular here in MD for Stripers.

Although not exactly like the Zoom Fukes, there is a local company selling a 12" long version for Stripers!

Hogy Lure Company makes a 10", 14" & 18" version, but they're really more like a Bass Assassin than a fluke.

Bass Kandy Delights (BKD's) are very popular too & are more like a Zoom Fluke. They're made in a 6" & 10" version.

[jocko]

I use them on a 3/0 or 4/0 hook weightless and walk them unders. 

I like using Case Salty Sinking Shads.  They are loaded with salt and have a good sink rate.  They sink like senkos. 

I have proven to myself on more than one occasion that the fish prefer them over the Zoom Super Fluke (and I love zoom super flukes).  It's the salt content.  Fishing for river smallies with Pearl Case SS Shads - I would be crushing them.  Ran out of baits and used a pearl Zoom fluke and didn't get a sniff.  I swear by the salt content. 

My favorites are pearl and watermelon red. 

Don't be afraid to dead stick one now and then.  They work dead sticked too.

[CSimon2]

Thanks guys!  I went out again last night for about 20 minutes and nailed a 2 lber on one.  I cannot get enough of these things.  I have been casting them out and twitching on the retrieve.  I also ran into an issue of my line twisting and causing some havoc on my reel.  Does anyone use a swivel for these?  I cut out the line twist and tied the hook back on without a swivel.  Also, for those of you rigging on jigheads, what size jigheads do you use?  I was thinking 1/4 oz would work good.  Does using jigheads affect your hook up ratio since the hook will not be as far back on the bait and a 3/0 or 5/0 hook would be?  I am going to be taking a trip and fishing in Green Bay and wanted to used jigheads to get it deeper in the water.  Sorry for all of the questions.  Thanks again!

Chuck

[bigjim5589]

Chuck, I'm primarily using a jighead in open water, and often with a stout saltwater type hook. I still like a 4/0 or 5/0 size hook, and don't seem to have a lot of problems with missed strikes. Both Largemouths & Stripers will inhale a 6 inch fluke, so it's well into their mouth. I have at time fished flukes weightless with a circle hook, and nose hooked, which places the hook even further away, but they still manage to get it into their mouth.

Jig head weight for the areas I fish depends on the current strength & wind. I'm fishing in tidal water, and can sometimes go as light as a 1/8 oz, and up to as much as 2oz. Usually a 3/8 or 1/2 oz is adequate. 1/4 oz might work fine for you, but it's always a good idea to have a variety, just in case you need them.