Double Fluke Rig

At the MTC I used a double Fluke rig to catch some fish, and Chris
switched to one after I had several bites and he caught a keeper
smallmouth. Several people rigged one after that but it did not work too
good in the tournament.

I rig it by running my main line through a barrel swivel then tying on a
hook for the Fluke. I then tie on a 18 inch dropper on the swivel and
tie the other hook on it. The rig looks great coming in, with one Fluke
chasing the other, sometimes darting behind it and other times in
opposite directions. Seems to attract fish sometimes
when just one Fluke doesn’t.

I warned some folks in Tennessee that the rig had some problems and my
tournament on Sunday at Lanier showed two of them.

I was pretty groggy after driving all night, and I started throwing that
rig in shallow water at Lanier. Almost immediately a big fish swirled on
it. The glare on the water was bad but I could see a Fluke near the
surface and I thought the fish had missed. I waited a few seconds and
twitched it again. Unfortunately, the bass had the other Fluke and when
I twitched the rod tip I felt the fish - it had run back toward me.
Too late I tried to set the hook but the fish had felt me, too and I
missed. Maybe if I had been more alert I would have hooked it. The fish
had apparently taken the Fluke on the dropper and was swimming back
toward the boat and the Fluke on the main line did not move much.

A little later I threw across a treetop in the water. The water was
about four feet deep and the limbs were all a foot or so under the
water. Sure enough, as the Flukes came over the tree a 2.5 to 3 pound
bass swarmed up and grabbed a Fluke. When I set the hook my line broke.

When I reeled in the last two feet of my line was curled like it had run
over something. I looked and a Fluke was hung on an upper limb on the
tree in the water. I went over and got it, after several more casts to
the tree, and the one hung was the one on the dropper. Apparently the
fish grabbed the Fluke on the main line and the dropper Fluke hung on
the limb. When I set the hook I pulled the line through the eye of the
swivel, curling it and making it break. I was using 15 pound
extra tough PLine so it was pretty strong line.

I have tried a three way swivel and it works and solves some of these
problems, but the rig just does not swim as good, to me, and seems to
tangle a lot more.

The double Fluke rig is good and works sometimes when others don’t work
but be aware of the problems it can have.

Ronnie,

I added a tiny split shot to the main line after rigging the first hook,
I'm also rigging it on braid. The flukes just look great coming through the
water to just not use it. As soon as this weather calms down a bit I'll get
to throw it some more.

Dave was almost stranded and sinking on the puddle pusher this morning,
blown up onto a flat and water was running over the sides, an alert lake
resident tied a rope to a rock and he was able to pull himself out. I wish I
could have videotaped that one
"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
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At the MTC I used a double Fluke rig to catch some fish, and Chris
switched to one after I had several bites and he caught a keeper
smallmouth. Several people rigged one after that but it did not work too
good in the tournament.

I rig it by running my main line through a barrel swivel then tying on a
hook for the Fluke. I then tie on a 18 inch dropper on the swivel and tie
the other hook on it. The rig looks great coming in, with one Fluke
chasing the other, sometimes darting behind it and other times in opposite
directions. Seems to attract fish sometimes
when just one Fluke doesn’t.

I warned some folks in Tennessee that the rig had some problems and my
tournament on Sunday at Lanier showed two of them.

I was pretty groggy after driving all night, and I started throwing that
rig in shallow water at Lanier. Almost immediately a big fish swirled on
it. The glare on the water was bad but I could see a Fluke near the
surface and I thought the fish had missed. I waited a few seconds and
twitched it again. Unfortunately, the bass had the other Fluke and when I
twitched the rod tip I felt the fish - it had run back toward me.
Too late I tried to set the hook but the fish had felt me, too and I
missed. Maybe if I had been more alert I would have hooked it. The fish
had apparently taken the Fluke on the dropper and was swimming back toward
the boat and the Fluke on the main line did not move much.

A little later I threw across a treetop in the water. The water was about
four feet deep and the limbs were all a foot or so under the water. Sure
enough, as the Flukes came over the tree a 2.5 to 3 pound bass swarmed up
and grabbed a Fluke. When I set the hook my line broke.

When I reeled in the last two feet of my line was curled like it had run
over something. I looked and a Fluke was hung on an upper limb on the
tree in the water. I went over and got it, after several more casts to
the tree, and the one hung was the one on the dropper. Apparently the fish
grabbed the Fluke on the main line and the dropper Fluke hung on the limb.
When I set the hook I pulled the line through the eye of the swivel,
curling it and making it break. I was using 15 pound
extra tough PLine so it was pretty strong line.

I have tried a three way swivel and it works and solves some of these
problems, but the rig just does not swim as good, to me, and seems to
tangle a lot more.

The double Fluke rig is good and works sometimes when others don’t work
but be aware of the problems it can have.

Yes Im going to rig it on McCoy braid myself. I'll let you know how it fairs
after next week end.

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Chris S

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"alwaysfishking" wrote in message
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Ronnie,

I added a tiny split shot to the main line after rigging the first hook,
I'm also rigging it on braid. The flukes just look great coming through
the water to just not use it. As soon as this weather calms down a bit
I'll get to throw it some more.

Dave was almost stranded and sinking on the puddle pusher this morning,
blown up onto a flat and water was running over the sides, an alert lake
resident tied a rope to a rock and he was able to pull himself out. I wish
I could have videotaped that one
"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
. ..
At the MTC I used a double Fluke rig to catch some fish, and Chris
switched to one after I had several bites and he caught a keeper
smallmouth. Several people rigged one after that but it did not work too
good in the tournament.

I rig it by running my main line through a barrel swivel then tying on a
hook for the Fluke. I then tie on a 18 inch dropper on the swivel and tie
the other hook on it. The rig looks great coming in, with one Fluke
chasing the other, sometimes darting behind it and other times in
opposite directions. Seems to attract fish sometimes
when just one Fluke doesn't.

I warned some folks in Tennessee that the rig had some problems and my
tournament on Sunday at Lanier showed two of them.

I was pretty groggy after driving all night, and I started throwing that
rig in shallow water at Lanier. Almost immediately a big fish swirled on
it. The glare on the water was bad but I could see a Fluke near the
surface and I thought the fish had missed. I waited a few seconds and
twitched it again. Unfortunately, the bass had the other Fluke and when
I twitched the rod tip I felt the fish - it had run back toward me.
Too late I tried to set the hook but the fish had felt me, too and I
missed. Maybe if I had been more alert I would have hooked it. The fish
had apparently taken the Fluke on the dropper and was swimming back
toward the boat and the Fluke on the main line did not move much.

A little later I threw across a treetop in the water. The water was about
four feet deep and the limbs were all a foot or so under the water. Sure
enough, as the Flukes came over the tree a 2.5 to 3 pound bass swarmed up
and grabbed a Fluke. When I set the hook my line broke.

When I reeled in the last two feet of my line was curled like it had run
over something. I looked and a Fluke was hung on an upper limb on the
tree in the water. I went over and got it, after several more casts to
the tree, and the one hung was the one on the dropper. Apparently the
fish grabbed the Fluke on the main line and the dropper Fluke hung on the
limb. When I set the hook I pulled the line through the eye of the
swivel, curling it and making it break. I was using 15 pound
extra tough PLine so it was pretty strong line.

I have tried a three way swivel and it works and solves some of these
problems, but the rig just does not swim as good, to me, and seems to
tangle a lot more.

The double Fluke rig is good and works sometimes when others don't work
but be aware of the problems it can have.

A similar rig is pretty common practice on the Mohawk river (Erie Canal)
in the summer. a 3-way swivel, a small soft jerkbait on an 8 inch
leader off one side of the swivel and another (or more commonly a
somewhat larger one) off the other side of the swivel on a 16" leader.

Ronnie Garrison wrote:
At the MTC I used a double Fluke rig to catch some fish, and Chris
switched to one after I had several bites and he caught a keeper
smallmouth. Several people rigged one after that but it did not work too
good in the tournament.

Ronnie,

I haven't fished flukes before....I understand that you fish it like a
jerk bait, making it dart back and forth...is that correct? When a fish
strikes, do you usually feel the fish or see the line twitch?

thanks,
BD

Bill Durham wrote:

Ronnie Garrison wrote:

At the MTC I used a double Fluke rig to catch some fish, and Chris
switched to one after I had several bites and he caught a keeper
smallmouth. Several people rigged one after that but it did not work
too good in the tournament.

Ronnie,

I haven't fished flukes before....I understand that you fish it like a
jerk bait, making it dart back and forth...is that correct? When a fish
strikes, do you usually feel the fish or see the line twitch?

thanks,
BD
I usually keep keep it shallow enough to see the strike. And yes, I
fish them with the walk-the-dog twitch and keep them about a foot deep.

Ronnie Garrison wrote:

I usually keep keep it shallow enough to see the strike. And yes, I
fish them with the walk-the-dog twitch and keep them about a foot deep.

Do you fish it as fast as a walk-the-dog twitch too?..twitch wind twitch
wind, etc.

thanks
BD

vary it up, let it die, reel it fast on the surface or pause and twitch
until you see what the fish want


"Bill Durham" wrote in message
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Ronnie Garrison wrote:

I usually keep keep it shallow enough to see the strike. And yes, I fish
them with the walk-the-dog twitch and keep them about a foot deep.

Do you fish it as fast as a walk-the-dog twitch too?..twitch wind twitch
wind, etc.

thanks
BD

Bill Durham wrote:

Ronnie Garrison wrote:

I usually keep keep it shallow enough to see the strike. And yes, I
fish them with the walk-the-dog twitch and keep them about a foot deep.


Do you fish it as fast as a walk-the-dog twitch too?..twitch wind twitch
wind, etc.

thanks
BD

I vary the speed - sometimes fishing it very slowly, letting it sink
some before moving it again, sometimes with constant action. Try a
variety and let the fish show you what they want.

I do tend to fish it faster in clearer water, and slower in more stained
water.

Ronnie,
I've not used double flukes but for a year or two now I've rigged tube
baits like that. Almost like a drop shot with the bottom weight being the
second tube. I often use a heavier jig head on the bottom tube. Seems to
work pretty well. Give it a go sometime and let me know what you think.

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Josh The Bad Bear