Modification Tips for Open Water Fluke Fishing

Fluke-style soft jerkbaits can be bass slayers anytime the fish are targeting and feeding on any type of baitfish.

Many bass anglers rig soft jerkbaits by Texas rigging the lure using an offset worm hook with the hook point Tex-posed into the back of the bait. When fishing flukes around any sort of cover, the Texas rig helps keep the bait from snagging. Although the hook-up percentage is usually pretty good, there are always several missed fish during a day's fishing with any Texas rigged bait.

If you're fortunate enough to find bass either cruising or chasing bait in open water, however, a simple modification will definitely help increase your hook-up rate as bass pro Terry Bolton explains in the following "how-to" video...

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Spiralling Fluke Style Baits?

Fluke style soft jerkbaits are common choice by many bass anglers when fishing for cruising or finicky bass when they are up in the shallows.

Did you know they can also be deadly when fishing for suspended bass at deeper depths as well?

Take a moment and watch as Strike King Pro Keith Combs provides some great insight into his unique rigging approach for using soft jerkbaits to fish for stubborn suspended bass...

Springtime Soft Jerkbait Tips

Northern bass anglers eagerly wait for ice-out and bright sunny days to start elevating water temperatures in our favorite honey holes. 

Once on the water, the best area to start searching for thawing bass can be the vegetated bays, coves and cuts on the north side of the lake. Combining the maximum sun exposure these areas receive in the spring with the darker bottoms means faster heating and the warmest water in the lake.

Warmer water draws baitfish which in turn draws bass eager to chow down after the sluggish cold water period. 

What's the perfect bait for probing these weedy bass haunts?

A Texas-rigged, fluke-style soft jerkbait is often the right lure for the hunt!

Take a moment and listen to Kyle of Wired2Fish explain his reasons and approach when fishing these weedy cuts for springtime bass...

Soft Jerkbaits 101

In this video, bass pro Greg Hackney discusses the basics of fishing soft jerkbaits (fluke-style baits) in a variety of situations focusing on Strike King's Caffeine Shad...

(He is sponsored by the SK btw ;) )...

None the less, some really great info...