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Well, here I am at work, fishing on my mind, as usual.
With the upcoming cold weather I cant help but think about super fluke fishing on my local lake (nuclear heated lake - 70 - 75 degree water in winter) When the rest of the lakes waters sit in the 40s I like to go to this lake and fish flukes over the deeper grass beds in the warmer waters.
I started thinking about that then got an idea.
Ok Im sure everyone has seen the 2 fluke rig. What about a 3 fluke rig? Have ya seen one of them? A 3 way swivel and you can easily make a 3 fluke rig. Now... whats so special about a 3 fluke rig. Nothing really Id think... BUT.. what if you took the middle of the two flukes and weighted it with a toothpick weight so it is still center balanced and still falls on a nice and horizonal plane. Perhaps even put it on a leader a few inches longer than the rest. So, now maybe some of you are wondering why weight just that one bait.
Ok... Well... now ya cast this bad boy out and work it as usual. Twitching and dancing it below the surface. If all is working right you will have 3 flukes (a small school of bait fish) dancing and darting below the surface. Then ya kill em off for a few seconds. Now is when the weighted third fluke is understood. The normal 2 start to settle at a slow sauntering pace. The weighted one tho, sinks a good bit faster, giving the impression that it is an injured bait fish from the school that is dieing and falling away from the school.
How many of you have heard about large bass targeting baitfish that are injured and fall below the school?? Im sure you all have. Perhaps this idea of mine can recreate the situation.
Looks like I know what I will be testing out when I go fishing this weekend!
Opinions? Thoughts? Input? Suggestions? Lets hear em all please
Tattered Thumbs n Bigguns, Jared
With the upcoming cold weather I cant help but think about super fluke fishing on my local lake (nuclear heated lake - 70 - 75 degree water in winter) When the rest of the lakes waters sit in the 40s I like to go to this lake and fish flukes over the deeper grass beds in the warmer waters.
I started thinking about that then got an idea.
Ok Im sure everyone has seen the 2 fluke rig. What about a 3 fluke rig? Have ya seen one of them? A 3 way swivel and you can easily make a 3 fluke rig. Now... whats so special about a 3 fluke rig. Nothing really Id think... BUT.. what if you took the middle of the two flukes and weighted it with a toothpick weight so it is still center balanced and still falls on a nice and horizonal plane. Perhaps even put it on a leader a few inches longer than the rest. So, now maybe some of you are wondering why weight just that one bait.
Ok... Well... now ya cast this bad boy out and work it as usual. Twitching and dancing it below the surface. If all is working right you will have 3 flukes (a small school of bait fish) dancing and darting below the surface. Then ya kill em off for a few seconds. Now is when the weighted third fluke is understood. The normal 2 start to settle at a slow sauntering pace. The weighted one tho, sinks a good bit faster, giving the impression that it is an injured bait fish from the school that is dieing and falling away from the school.
How many of you have heard about large bass targeting baitfish that are injured and fall below the school?? Im sure you all have. Perhaps this idea of mine can recreate the situation.
Looks like I know what I will be testing out when I go fishing this weekend!
Opinions? Thoughts? Input? Suggestions? Lets hear em all please
Tattered Thumbs n Bigguns, Jared