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speckdaddy · #1 01-29-2010, 11:41 AM

hey guys, ive been fishin soft jerkbaits for years.the only problem i have is the flotation.the higher in the water column ya want it, the faster ya wanna work the bait.well, winter time is sloww fishin, any ideas or pointers ta help em float? ive wittled down pieces of cork and installed em in the belly slit, but they do roll over sometimes

LaAngler · #2 01-29-2010, 11:56 AM

use a bass hook and no weight, no brakes or tension knob, cast downwind

speckdaddy · #3 01-29-2010, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by LaAngler

use a bass hook and no weight, no brakes or tension knob, cast downwind

i use the worm hooks and also mustad makes an awsum offset jerkbait hook.i use the strike king xxx baits cus they float.but, ive found several others that are more realistic lookin,but, they just dont float or "hang" on the pause. thanks for the info!!

mikedatiger · #4 01-29-2010, 12:34 PM

i have heard of people injecting baits with insulation foam and seems to work well -

LaAngler · #5 01-29-2010, 01:05 PM

I can't imagine needing a slower sink rate than a fluke with a plain hook, i just don't have that much patience

jpeff31787 · #6 01-29-2010, 02:13 PM

are you using braided lines too?? they help make them float too

speckdaddy · #7 01-29-2010, 02:49 PM

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are you using braided lines too?? they help make them float too

thats funny, pox got me ta spool up wif powerpro on one of my curados.ill hafta try it out. thanks on all the input

fishinpox · #8 01-29-2010, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by speckdaddy

thats funny, pox got me ta spool up wif powerpro on one of my curados.ill hafta try it out. thanks on all the input

jpeff31787 · #9 01-29-2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by speckdaddy

thats funny, pox got me ta spool up wif powerpro on one of my curados.ill hafta try it out. thanks on all the input

your welcome! Your flukes should now sink verryyyy slowly especially if your using strike kings 3x ones. Those suckers float on the top. I don't even use theirs unless i'm using a weighted hook to sink them.

Anyways did you ever try the mega super flukes that are about 10 inches long? They are the KING. But the fish rip them apart very quickly. 2 fish and they're done.

adamsfence · #10 01-29-2010, 04:17 PM

are talking about using flukes for specks? make sense just never done it

fishinpox · #11 01-29-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by speckdaddy

thats funny, pox got me ta spool up wif powerpro on one of my curados.ill hafta try it out. thanks on all the input

how bout them xtra long leaders ??????

speckdaddy · #12 01-29-2010, 04:40 PM

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how bout them xtra long leaders ??????

nooooooooooo i tie a j knot ta connect my two lines.also, these micro eyes wont let it past through. easy pox, im tryin !!

also, i canthrow that dang ol powerpro just as far as my mono!!!! ok pox, im a believer.itll take a while fer me ta lose the mono tho.with the spiral on my rod,it helps with rod wrap,.it still wraps on conventional eyes!!!!!!!

speckdaddy · #13 01-29-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jpeff31787

your welcome! Your flukes should now sink verryyyy slowly especially if your using strike kings 3x ones. Those suckers float on the top. I don't even use theirs unless i'm using a weighted hook to sink them.

Anyways did you ever try the mega super flukes that are about 10 inches long? They are the KING. But the fish rip them apart very quickly. 2 fish and they're done.

who makes the super flukes???

speckdaddy · #14 01-29-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by adamsfence

are talking about using flukes for specks? make sense just never done it

dude, in shallow water early in the summer months,when the trout are hittin the top, they will CRUSH these flukes!!!!p.s. thanks fer the battery hookup bro!!!