Soft Jerkbait Tricks You Need To Try! (Plus Underwater Fluke Fishing Footage)

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10 ай бұрын

There may be no better bait to target aggressive bass than a fluke! You can fish it quickly as a topwater, twitch it as a jerkbait, slow fish it like a weightless worm, and even Carolina rig it! The soft jerkbait's ability to adapt puts it in a close of its own! This bait should be in every angler's late season arsenal and today we're going to show you how to adapt it to your lake's conditions.
Most anglers fish a soft jerkbait but few realize its true potential. With a simple hook adjustment this bait can become a topwater. With another adjustment you can suddenly throw it with the lightest of tackle, or the heaviest of gear. It can be Texas rigged in heavy cover, nose hooked in clear water, or be "donkey rigged" and fished around active bass. Most anglers use the Fluke but few know how to keep fishing eating it day after day.
Below you'll find links to the all the baits discussed in the video. We've included our favorite sizes, colors, and rigging components for each. We've also included some of our favorite soft jerkbait combos for the different rigging methods. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
FULL SIZE SOFT JERKBAITS...
•Zoom Salty Super Fluke: bit.ly/2aqys0H
Colors: Albino, Electric Shad, Smokin Shad
•XZone Whiplash Shad: bit.ly/3IpMKQo
Colors: Electric Shad, Baby Bass, Smoke Pearl Laminate
•Yamamoto D Shad: bit.ly/3lG1b7T
Colors: Green Gizzard, Pro Blue
SMALL SOFT JERKBAITS...
•Jackall Rhythm Wag 3.5: bit.ly/3NT6OvF
Colors: Blue Pearl Shad, Prism Shad, Sexy Albino
•Damiki Armor Shad: bit.ly/2VQ7g6o
Colors: SB Chart, RB Blue Pearl, American Shad
•Zoom Fluke: bit.ly/2OFjvjx
Colors: Electric Shad, Smokin Shad
•Zoom Tiny Fluke: bit.ly/2MJmF2H
Colors: Albino, Smokin Shad
STANDARD HOOKS...
Medium Strength - Owner All Purpose Bait Hook: bit.ly/2QbbdRW
Size: 4/0
Heavy Duty - Gamakatsu Superline EWG: bit.ly/2ac92XG
Size: 4/0
DONKEY RIGGING COMPONENTS...
Hooks- Owner All Purpose Bait Hook: bit.ly/2QbbdRW
Sizes: 3/0 and 4/0
Swivel- SPRO Power Swivel: bit.ly/2ay0p7d
Size: 6
Spring- Owner CPS Spring: bit.ly/2b2YgDf
Size: Medium
Leader- Maxima Ultragreen: bit.ly/2ae97J9
Size: 15 lb
STANDARD NOSE RIG COMPONENTS...
Hook- Gamakatsu Finesse Wide Gap: bit.ly/2aKGmHM
Size: 1/0
Spring- Owner CPS Spring: bit.ly/2b2YgDf
Size: Medium
BFS FLUKE COMPONENTS...
BFS Hook- BKK Chimera: bit.ly/3IS3pwf
Size: 1/0
Nose Hook- Gamakatsu Finesse Wide Gap: bit.ly/2aKGmHM
Size: 2
Spring- Owner CPS Spring: bit.ly/2b2YgDf
Size: Medium
MATT'S SOFT JERKBAIT COMBO...
Rod- 13 Fishing Envy Black 7'3" Medium Heavy: bit.ly/3KtYZhv
Reel- 13 Fishing Concept C2: bit.ly/2NlzZhg
Line- Power Pro Maxcuatro 40 lb Braid: bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Sunline Saltimate 16 lb: bit.ly/3oT1oq2
DONKEY RIG COMBO...
Rod- Shimano Zodias 7'5" Heavy: bit.ly/2cgmMAe
Reel- Shimano Curado 150 MGL (HG): bit.ly/2TQHwrP
ine- Power Pro Maxcuatro 50 lb Braid: bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Maxima Ultragreen 18 lb Mono: bit.ly/2ae97J9
BFS FLUKE COMBO...
Rod- Megabass P5 Pop X Stick: bit.ly/2wVOSbY
Reel- Shimano Aldebaran BFS: bit.ly/3ryXKpR
Line- 6 lb Daiwa Hidden Fluoro: bit.ly/3ILKXH0
BUDGET FLUKE COMBO...
Rod- St. Croix Bass X 7'1" Medium Heavy Fast: bit.ly/2r0xWAs
Reel- Daiwa Fuego CT: bit.ly/35hugfH
Line- Sunline FC (15 lb): bit.ly/2h4LNjm
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@vernervanschalkwyk2280 7 ай бұрын

If your fluke is bent or have kinks in it, warm it in a pot of fairly hot water. It comes out perfect most of the time. If it doesn't, warm it again in a bit warmer water. Never throw away bent soft plastics. Stunning channel though, Matt with a very informative video. We are starting to cat h huge fish here in South Africa now. Tight lines, brothers.

@DoctorSess 10 ай бұрын

If I had to choose one bait to fish for the rest of my life it would be the super fluke in white pearl. One word: versatility.

@higherpurpose1212 Ай бұрын

Do you still use bait like mussells, squids or chicken? What do you think of fluke vs those kind of baits in terms of success in shore fishing?

@DoctorSess Ай бұрын

@@higherpurpose1212 sorry I should have said lure. I do still use bait but only when I am planning on keeping the fish for dinner. Squid, mussels, and shrimp will catch fish. I also use the smaller sized fluke on a drop shot when I’m bay fishing for sand bass and halibut.

@ljwldt 10 ай бұрын

Best part of Monday morning is tactical bassin vid drop

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! We appreciate the support!

@jdove39 10 ай бұрын

@@tacticalbassinyour vids not only helped me land my first bass, but every bass since then. So, thank YOU!! ✌🏾💪🏾

@andybales7318 10 ай бұрын

Best part of Monday morning, is the thought going to work...tactical bassin' is 2nd

@seanyB223 10 ай бұрын

Hell yeah I can agree to that

@Tbowie13 10 ай бұрын

@@andybales7318😂 Glad for ya that you love your job that much.

@StuFishing 10 ай бұрын

I have been using the StrikeKing caffine shad recently and caught some nice fish. They sink faster than zoom fluke and Yamamoto Dshad. If I wanna fish even faster I would use a Gamakatsu weighted EWG 1/16. The weight on it is so well balanced and make all these brands' fluke shimmy sink like a senko

@ericcabral5972 19 күн бұрын

I use zoom flukes as a spinnerbait trailer aswell.Truely an amazing universal plastic bait👌Thanks again for the tips and great videos.New to jerkbaits.Wish I had more time to fish.Following from Toronto,Canada.✌️❤️Tight Lines Everyone!!!💪

@kenmccarthyfishing 10 ай бұрын

What an INCREDIBLE technique,Matt you absolutely killed it,thank you ❤👏👏👏

@AnglerAnthony 9 ай бұрын

Love watching the classic foot net release method by Matt.

@kindraericksen7077 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great content. I learn so much from your channel.

@danflores8445 10 ай бұрын

Great illustration, great presentation. I love that double rig. It’s a great bait!

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan!

@adamduane1320 9 ай бұрын

Idk why...but a huge smile came on my face and you blew my mind when you pulled up 2 fish on that donkey rig. Its logical that its happen if you have 2 hooks...but seeing happen it just made my day.

@mrblue289 10 ай бұрын

PLEASE try the 6th Sense Flush. The Zoom Super Fluke has been my confidence lure for years but now I'm unbelievably impressed by the Flush. Better packaging (all tails are straight), better action, etc. I can't believe that more people aren't using it.

@grhodes3536 9 ай бұрын

Thanks needed this refresher!

@temijinkahn511 8 ай бұрын

Great info! I keep Amazon open as I watch😊

@Mr.Higgs. 10 ай бұрын

YESSSSS!!!! Ive been throwing a soft plastic fluke for 2 years and have had very little success with it. This is exactly what we all needed.

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Let us know how it goes!

@Pudge4400 9 ай бұрын

I sometimes will boil my Zoom Super Flukes for about 3 to 5 minutes to get that snakey fluidness you mentioned getting from the Whiplash Shad. Works great! Especially for rigging it on the Core Hover Rig...

@seanshanahan8844 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Matt, fluke fishing is one of my all time favorite. Just received my 1st bag of the whiplash, smoke pearl laminate. It's quite a bit longer than the fluke, can't wait to see how these big spots take to it.

@garyplowman5838 28 күн бұрын

Never tried fluke fishing I will have to try it, it looks killer thank you Matt for this video and tips bud 👍🏻

@richshackelford5793 10 ай бұрын

Good stuff Matt

@jimbrandt2532 9 ай бұрын

Love your channel. Been picking up tips all the time from you and Tim. Regarding Zoom super flukes with bent tails, try dipping them in boiling water for a couple of seconds. It will save you a few bucks.

@johnowens7435 10 ай бұрын

Matt, I really love the D Shad, especially fishing it nose weighted with a 1/32 oz nail weight on either a hover rig hook or neko rigged as Tim recommended a year ago - I kill them on this setup 😉

@yankeebass1 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Fluke fishing is one of my favorite ways to fish. This year I started fishing my flukes almost exclusively nose rigged. I use a #2 Owner weedless Jungle Wacky hook, Med CPS spring and Caffeine shad. I will pair that with a 6'8" Mojo Spinning rod, lews reel and 15 lbs. braid to 12 lbs. Fluro leader. This is what I have been using for my wacky setup so I can switch on the fly as a co-angler during tournaments between the 2 baits. I really like to let the bait shimmy to the bottom in grass and then give little pops. caught a 5 and broke off an 8 on Chickamauga back in July doing this. I will sometimes take a 1/32 or 1/16th tungsten nail weight and place it in the middle of the body to get a quicker fall in deep water or around bluff walls and the bass will destroy it.

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Thats awesome!! Way to put it to work and sorry to hear that 8 got away!

@techtiger38 10 ай бұрын

I've recently used a 3/8oz Wobble head on a Fluke. It was magic

@JoseMartinez-dq4km 10 ай бұрын

Love this video last video I took second in our club tournament that is how I throw my flukes

@chriscurtis8577 10 ай бұрын

I am going to try that donkey cuz I always wanted to try thanks for letting me know on that

@toddpossum 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@robertapreston4200 8 ай бұрын

That 1st fish is a monster❤

@brandonsmith606 10 ай бұрын

Sweet I've been fishing these quite a bit lately that xzone is sweet too

@mischievousfish151 10 ай бұрын

The fluke/super fluke explanation clear and confusing at the same time😂😂😂😂

@khowdyshell6606 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Another way to keep donkey rig baites separate is to use different leader lines, then you can use your favorite hook in both. I use 12 # mono for the "back" and 10 or 12 # floro on the "front". The mono is more bouyant and will stay up in the water column while the foro sinks more quickly. Also the gamakatsu G locks have a much higher percentage of fish landed to bite ratio than the ewg hooks from my experience. Try them in a 4/0 or 3/0 texas rigged fluke and you will be amazed! G locks are awesome for other soft plastics too, especially beaver and craw types. And thats all the "secrets" I am gonna reveal now 😜😂

@FutureBassmaster4469 10 ай бұрын

Ahhh the all kinked up 1s still move like an injured baitfish I've caught fish on em😅🤷‍♂️ I lay em on the boat for a few hours in the heat, then they straighten if not i rig the hook down a lil further! Baits are too pricey to waste. #304Lures makes a nasty shad, its almost like the caffeine shad but has a bubble tail. Blue glimmer!

@crowe1974 10 ай бұрын

I've been crushing them this year on the 6th sense flush. Hammering them on it.!

@jamesh7469 10 ай бұрын

If you take a weightless Whiplash Shad and either sweep your rod tip or burn it in with the reel handle, the beat has a crazy tight swim and vibration that you can actually feel something in the water like a chatterbait

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Yes! If you fish it quickly (fluke style) it's putting out that same vibration. That bait is special for sure!

@Twangtown7 10 ай бұрын

Heads-up. In description you typed med-heavy for the Envy. Anyhoo, good stuff as usual.

@connordoss5694 10 ай бұрын

Love that Double Fluke Rig (Donkey rig)!!! Anyone catch Matt unstrapping the net with his foot while fighting a fish at 8:24 !!

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Looks like someone noticed 😀

@connordoss5694 10 ай бұрын

@@tacticalbassin I was thoroughly impressed !

@repairdrive 10 ай бұрын

Z Man weightless fluke definitely in my 5 baits I could never give up.

@codyseale 10 ай бұрын

I grew up using a Slug-O and they work great too. But after watching your Chatterbait video from several months back (maybe last year) and watching the underwater video of the Spunk Shad, I've always wondered if that alone would make a good soft jerkbait because of the action when you "pop" it. Love the videos and all the info!

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

I suspect it would though I have to admit we've never fished it that way.

@youtubzkoz 10 ай бұрын

Sakamata Shad is a killer JDM soft jerk and has super large sizes.

@kentbrown5369 10 ай бұрын

You guys should check out the deps sakamata Shad. They have 4 inch up to 8 inch. They have some with heavy salt so you can keep the bait down. It has really nice action. I have crushed them on the little 4” size this summer.

@donniefoster7713 17 сағат бұрын

Bass Assassin was the first one I fished years ago in Texas then after about 5 years zoom came out with the fluke

@learningtofish7036 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Matt. Please help us understand your rod as power and taper when you can.

@greenpighunter6930 10 ай бұрын

Nice. Don't sleep on a 3" Bass Assassin on a 1/0 EWG when everybody's throwing standard sized flukes. I've caught an illegal amount of 3 - 5lbers on it.

@ConnorJohnson-od9vp Ай бұрын

a weightless texas rigged senko. people forget it's also a soft jerkbait😂

@MaineStreamFishing 10 ай бұрын

What yall think about the 6th sense flush!? Amazing colors and i have great success with it

@puddlebarf 10 ай бұрын

Ive been husing swimbait hooks with the screwlock on them. Makes yer flukes last longer and the action almost identical. Throw on one with a keel weight if its a little windy or if youre in current

@lpbass8369 10 ай бұрын

Love the d shad

@frankelasavage3482 10 ай бұрын

I enjoy watching your videos, but not sure i agree with throwing out the Flukes, because of kinked up tails. Especially, with the cost of baits today! Just boil a pot of water and drop them in for a few minutes and BAM...good as new. Never had an issue doing this and they hold their shape.

@Fishingwithfaithoutdoors23 10 ай бұрын

Can y’all do a video on the banjo minnow? Love to see if it’s worth buying.

@shootincoyotes 10 ай бұрын

I've found the zoom can float if you twitch it right.

@nikolivas8743 10 ай бұрын

Can you guys do a video on striper/bass fishing in heavy current?

@scottehrlich6653 10 ай бұрын

Gold !

@trophybasshunter4life584 10 ай бұрын

Matt, Do you ever use the magnum super fluke? And have you ever tried the 8 inch Deps Sakamata ? You can also get it in a heavy weight that is designed to sink more than a standard fluke.

@carlchristenson3430 10 ай бұрын

Curios to hear if you have tried the Deps Sakamata Shad or the Bull Flat?

@erniebrightfishing 10 ай бұрын

You can straighten out a curled fluke. Don't throw em away. Lay them flat on the back and heat them up just a lil bit. Hair dryer on high works. Heat gun. Torch (very carefully) kinked and curled baits aren't junk. If nothing else use it as a drop shot bait or a trailer for spinnerbaits or chatterbaits.

@TimBigBendFishing 5 ай бұрын

Can we talk about how smooth Matt's flip-flop rod buckle release at 8:23 is? 🤣

@tacticalbassin 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@BladeSaxon Ай бұрын

i put a 1/16th ounce with a bobberstopper on it to make the zoom fluke sink a lil faster because i’ve always had the best luck on the zoom flukes so i don’t just go buy a caffeine shad and i’ve caught a bunch of nice ones like that especially when it’s a lil windy and the traditional weightless is hard to throw

@nateroo 9 ай бұрын

Been fishing the donkey rig in the CA Delta and when they're in the eatin' mood, it's great to get a double hookup. And btw, thanx for pronouncing GamaKatsu... hurts my ears when I hear GamaGatsu... (just sayin'). Oh, and the nose rig works pretty good on a dropshot. Great vid as always, thanx Matt!!

@dustinroadway6108 10 ай бұрын

I need one of them soft cases for my plastics.

@Recyclopps 10 ай бұрын

Ever give the Fish Snax Albie Snax a try? Its made for saltwater but when you're only working it on top they're nice. Cast much further than flukes. They don't do much on the fall but when a fish pops a ways away you can reach them.

@brianwills4398 10 ай бұрын

When I kayak fish the kelp beds for calicos I always toss a flook on a dart head.. it just works for me

@henryzawacki2389 10 ай бұрын

with the donkey rig you use the 4/0 hook on the longer leader and the 3/0 for the shorter one that is free floating above the swivel?

@1tightlinefishing631 10 ай бұрын

Matt you failed to mention the boil trick. There is absolutely no reason to throw away a bent up fluke. I just keep them in the package until I have a few packs that have all bent up flukes. Take 15 minutes boil some water and fix them. I understand you not needing to do that, but you shouldn’t have left out the fact that you CAN fix them

@AyCee21 2 ай бұрын

I straighten them using a heat gun.

@inaslump Ай бұрын

Exactly..I can't believe he told people to throw them away..CLEARLY you just taught him something he didn't know & should be thanking us...lol😂😂

@jojnut3839 10 ай бұрын

Matt I'm Curious can you do a donkey rig of 2 nose hooked ? Or would the open hooks just lead to too many opportunities to hook one another?

@vincentgelles3805 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Matt! Tactical Bassin videos make going to work Monday morning a little more bearable. I caught a 6.3 pound largemouth on the Bully Wa frog yesterday morning! I got a few more since TW has them on sale. I was using the TW bluegill color and it’s absolutely beautiful!

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Thats awesome! Way to go!! 🙌

@eeveelutionlover4344 10 ай бұрын

Is it possible to make a dedicated video on the monkey rig I want to learn as much as I can about it.

@Tbowie13 10 ай бұрын

At least your not talkin about Karashi's in this video Matt. 😂 One thing about flukes I think guys overlook which has been deadly for me, is using a heavy fluke like a Caffeine Shad or the like (Megabass with alot of salt etc) and dead stick em through bait balls. Letting it drop out of the bottom of a bait ball always seems to bring good quality fish. Ive said it a zillion times on here but Im a jerkbait nut so flukes are in that wheelhouse. You spoke of donkey riggin. I like to not only use 2 separate baits say a Zoom and a Caffeine Shad for sink rate differences, but put a superline hook in the Caffeine Shad and a lighter hook in the Zoom and move tje hook back as you were just saying. That way Im fishing two levels, one almost topwater and one a foot or two down. Obviously the deeper style can be used for both if they seem to be keying on that bait each cast. Hope Im not sayin everything you cover but Im at 6 min in and in bed about to close my eyes...lol. Wanted to put that here if it could help someone.

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Karashi 😂😂😂 Hey, at least we branched out a little this time! And you're spot on with fishing 2 elevations 👍🏼

@ericcabral5972 19 күн бұрын

Opinions on the Googan Scout & scout Jr. Hard Jerkbait?

@McFish_Snatcher 10 ай бұрын

Are there any shops or websites that you guys have found to get the rods in your hands before buying them?

@notillegal6771 10 ай бұрын

Will this work with 2 different weight or size jigheads? Like a tt headlockz 1/2 oz and 3/4 oz?

@andybales7318 10 ай бұрын

Top 4 soft jerks for me.. Googan Dart, Zoom 5 & 7" fluke, Yamamoto D Shad, & Strike King caffeine shad...soft jerks caught most of my 4 lb. this year...great baits

@seanbeachfishing209 10 ай бұрын

Random question if anyone knows on a glass rod can you use braid to leader for chatterbaits as an example or is straight floro better?

@johnjenkins6782 Ай бұрын

I believe if you dip them in boiling water and lay them strait on a towel they can be fixable if they are bent

@todweaver5412 10 ай бұрын

Which one of these rigging would you use say at the reservoir at the dam near or in rocks with less than clear water?

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Given the stained water and potential for snags. I'd go the Texas rigged route with the wide gap hook.

@weeman782 10 ай бұрын

Instead of tossing the kinked flukes just put them in boiling water for a few seconds then pull them out straightin them and let it cool down, wow now ur fluke is good as new

@jtotherog 9 ай бұрын

I do the same lol

@johnproctor4567 9 ай бұрын

Where does the spring come in for the donkey rig??

@jimmcculloch5825 10 ай бұрын

It looked like, in the early part of the video, you were casting the fluke with a lot more line between the fluke and the rod tip. Did I see right?

@jeffreyblair1820 10 ай бұрын

Matt, what size Damiki Armor Shad do you prefer, the 2.5” or the 3”?

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

The 3"

@benjamintraxler9931 10 ай бұрын

Check out the 6th sense Flush! I love the profile and action of that soft jerk bait.

@brianrobinson9979 10 ай бұрын

Idk why I struggle getting a super fluke properly aligned on an EWG hook, but mine always end up spinning when I twitch it. Maybe it's my line, maybe it's how hard I twitch it, maybe it's the rigging. But no matter what, it spins instead of flicking, twitching, and popping correctly.

@paulkimble6223 10 ай бұрын

Put a barrel swivel about 12” in front of your fluke

@lawlessplays5098 10 ай бұрын

Matt, I have an Expride B 6"10" Medium for hard plastic jerkbait applications. Any particular reason you wouldn't use it for soft plastic jerking? Is it just too slow to get the larger hooks to hookup?

@gregchilders7643 10 ай бұрын

You should have no problem with that rod .I throw the super fluke on a bps 7ft 6in inshore extreme rod (medium action)with 8lb floro and 3/0 screwlock in clear water and have no problems hooking and keeping them pinned

@lawlessplays5098 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks, Greg!@@gregchilders7643

@solaydbak 6 ай бұрын

The magnum fluke gets big bites. I work it on top of the water in the summer.

@budgetbassin407 2 ай бұрын

im in florida would a magnum fluke work as a 4x4 glidebait? essentially or am i off on that

@brandonsmith606 10 ай бұрын

You can save all of your bent flukes and carefully straighten them with a hair dryer or heat gun

@user-ox7ze3sm8o 8 ай бұрын

@tacticalbassin For the donkey rig.. this is my setup- front is super fluke wit a 3/0 hook. Back 6th sense flush wit a 5/0 hook is that ok?

@mitchcoleman4595 10 ай бұрын

Don’t throw the kinked ones away. You can either put them in boiling water then lay them flat and they will be usable. Or you can get a heat Gun or lighter and warm up the kinked spot and lay them flat

@umi415 10 ай бұрын

I was going to comment the same thing!

@smoovefishing 10 ай бұрын

You can lay them on the deck of the boat in these hot days and they will heat up and work perfect!

@aTROLLthatBanks 10 ай бұрын

Hot water straightens crooked super flukes

@rhodesianhunter9360 10 ай бұрын

I noticed you hold your reel like I do. I kept noticing how much my pinker finger hurt after setting hooks all day. Then I went to catch something I dropped and it tore the tendon from the top of it. Now that it’s healed it really hurts after setting hooks. Not that setting hooks is a bad thing, but I think it’s time to adjust my grip. Just sucks or is impossible depending on the rod. Ohh well, first world problems.

@richardkeller6940 10 ай бұрын

When I try fishing a fluke I can’t feel anything it’s like I am twitching nothing. I am doing something wrong? Thanks

@HoangNguyen-yi1qw 10 ай бұрын

Caught my biggest fish recorded on the d Shad

@lpbass8369 10 ай бұрын

Way over looked bait.

@bryongliege8090 10 ай бұрын

Banjo minno!!! 😂🤣😂

@Cbasschin 10 ай бұрын

I can never get zoom salty super flukes to dart properly, I swear every pack I get the tails come kinked or the body is bent/warped in some bad position.

@Cornelius798 9 ай бұрын

Try the KVD Caffeine Shad, you'll love them.

@ianammon6040 10 ай бұрын

I still call them Sluggo's. That's how long I've been fishing with soft jerkbaits.

@codyseale 10 ай бұрын

Good old Sluggo! That's what I grew up on too

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

We grew up the same way 👍🏼 For me, it was that rootbeer sluggo as a kid.

@MartinJ9610 10 ай бұрын

If they’re kinked you can drop them into boiling water for a couple of seconds and they will straighten out.

@blind_eye_fishing 10 ай бұрын

Or unstead of throwing them away just take a piece of cardboard lay the flukes flat on their backs, pin down with striaght pons to make them flat and straught. Then heat them with a heat gun but not to much to melt them. Leave for a few hours to naturally cool down. Now youre ready to fish them again and theh will be a touch softer with a little better action. You can also use the kinked ones on bladed jigs and spinnerbaits as trailers. Never throw baits out theres always another use for them and or a easy fix to them.

@jamesdavis1205 9 ай бұрын

why aren’t you fishing with tim as much as I’m used to?

@neilstevenson7518 8 ай бұрын

Anybody know an effective soft jerk bait color for tannic water?

@baso0311 10 ай бұрын

How are you casting a weightless fluke, or 2, on a heavy rod?

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

A fluke has more mass (even weightless) than you realize. And that particular heavy rod has enough tip to do it well.

@baso0311 10 ай бұрын

@@tacticalbassin gotcha, guess i'll give it a try, just gotta find a heavy that has a moderate tip

@vb9300 10 ай бұрын

fluke on a shaky head and hop the bottom...oh yes sir!! MATT, try nose rigging a spunk shad, oh holy crap!!

@thunderbunny4592 9 ай бұрын

When you fish with the hook back it wobbles horizontally and sinks slow. They csnt resist

@FranklynAmps 10 ай бұрын

tried throwing that Rhythm Wag with the BKK Chimera on my BFS and I can't cast that thing (Cashion ICON 7' light/KK Zephyr) any suggestions? Anything 1/8 or less won't cast worth a darn, the little whopper plopper or the 77.7 SB cast a country mile

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Hmm odd all the BFS reels we've used it's the least capable but should still be able to do it. What line are you running?

@FranklynAmps 10 ай бұрын

@@tacticalbassin 6lb Sunline super mono

@tacticalbassin 10 ай бұрын

Between the light rod and the mono you've got a TON of stretch. I'd give it another try and just know you have to hit them with everything you have. If that doesn't work, it's going to require a line change.

@FranklynAmps 10 ай бұрын

Copy that, I've got some 7lb Samurai that I bought for it, I've just been experimenting with multiple baits and mostly it doesn't cast as well as spinning gear. I'll change the line and try it

@doughoutz6111 9 ай бұрын

You dont use a swivel?

@emack3492 10 ай бұрын

That's 1 thing I like about the googan dart vs the zoom flukes. They come in a hard plastic case so they are all straight . Also you can rig them on owner swimbaiit hook with the screw lock. Owner also makes the swimbaiit hook with a keel weight to fish it deeper