The SIMPLE SECRETS of a Fluke and Soft Jerkbaits 

Hey Austin I don’t know if you remember but I was the kid that bought the daiwa tatula from you when I was like 6 and my name is cooper I love watching your videos

Appreciate the video very informative learning myself how to do this trying to teach my 12-year-old and nine-year-old sons I’m a big saltwater fisherman from Long Island, New York about Montauk South Bay, Port, Jeff and Fisher St., Bass. Flounder, fluke things like that move down to Florida my boys like I said how to, freshwater fish and learn myself as I go a small little lake lake oakaheelee It’s in Lake Worth Florida Greenacres area.

I was so happy when I got my Shimano Scorpion because I can now throw the flukes weightless on a baitcaster, but now I want some lead wire. I've had times that I couldn't get bit unless I worked it as fast as I could.

Excellent video Austin, thank you!

Best set up without a doubt. Been throwing my fluke with that kind of hook for years.

Great video 👍

Love the lead wrap idea. I've been digging the Berkeley Jerkshad. It's a little heavier kinda like the Caffeine Shad, but it has the split tail like the Zoom.

Awesome video

In Texas where I live there's no blue herring but the fluke is universal. I use mostly green pumkin and shad colors. Zoom Smokin Shad my fav. Gets bit.

Thanks for the education.

I have a crazy good tip for rigging a fluke that I'll show you one day. I've only showed two other people and it greatly helped them. It'll literally triple your hookup percentage and give it more action

I guess im looking for some lead wire never heard of it before I did try a split lead weight but it looked kind of goofy on a hook

Well, so much for being quiet and stealthy.

good stuff, Austin! Since I fish Lanier open water a lot for schoolers, this past yr been using the straight simple exposed J hook as well on spinning gear. I mean, why not?! Not around cover and better hookup ratio. No brainer! God bless!

Good idea wrapping the hook to weight it. Ive been useing 3/0 weighted ewg hooks past few years. Let's me fish them faster & deep but not as low profile & sleek as your set up. I figured fishing faster they wouldn't get a good look at it? Hard to beat fluke baits. My go to's are zoom supers, caffeine shads & streakz

What exact kind of lead wire is that? I'm going to give it a try like that never seen it before thanks for the tip!!

I’m hooked. Went out today and smashed them on Douglas. It’s not just a blue back herring thing.

I catch a lot of fish on those colors you mentioned. Both my pb largemouth and smallmouth were caught on "white pearl" flukes. Next in line is a golden shiner sluggo. Why doesn't anybody fish sluggo's anymore?

Nice. I see you also use the chin technique to engage you reel. Disco Violet, Glimmer Blue, and Baitfish are great producers. Don't overlook the Bass Assassin 3" Baby Shad, it punches out of its weight class.

Light weighted mustad grip n hook 4/0/5/0 for 5 & 7" zman soft jerkbait & Googan Dart 6-7" in white ice with a 6/0 weightless screw lock hook...Those 2 are my go to's....many 3-7 lb'ers last couple years

Love it

I’ve been into them Deps soft jerk baits. A light pricey to say the least. That 6 inch one has caught me some bigs.

Suspend strips work well also for weighting it...

I use a treble hook in my flukes so even if the fish swipe at it, you have a chance to hook them

Austin, I watched your video and I saw you wrapping your wire around the hook, can I use a nail weight and get the same effect?

Love to fish flukes on a bait caster

I caught my P.B. on the original soft jerkbait, the Sluggo in Shad

What size lead wire do you recomend?

Are these baits always reeled in fast ?

Can you buy extra tails for the DRT brown trout?

What size lead wire do u used??

Ok Iaconelli

You don't nt use a small loop knot for more action?

Love your content but dang we need to get you a mic for better audio…. Specially with the chesty footage!

Stop saying booger…unless you’re picking your nose! It’s bugger, not booger.

What secret? He does the same thing everyone does with a fluke. Vid is click bait!