Fluke Rigging Tricks to Catch Bass Shallow or Deep

[@davidhagerdonl6031]

I haven't been fishing in over 5 yrs and didn't know where to start back again so I started watching Tactical Basssin' with Matt Allen. His KZbin videos have changed my life forever. You see, I was an avid fisherman but got addicted to crack badly. Then I saw a video with Matt that got my interests in fishing rekindled!!! Matt, I'm know a fishing addict and hooked on that feeling I get when I hook on a big bass. While I'm no Matt Allen or pro fisherman obviously, my biggest bass being only 20", I believe that. Matt and Tactical Bassin literally saved my life. My biggest and most sincere thank you to you Matt from the bottom of my heart and soul. I love your videos and the info you share with all of us. Keep up the great work.

[@tacticalbassin]

David, thank you for taking the time to comment! We're SO happy for you!! Stay strong and continue your journey as an angler. Thank you for letting us be a small part of it. 👍

[@johnbaker4847]

Dang! That's a righteous endorsement! 🙀🎣👍😎🙏🎣

[@stpbasss3773]

That's awesome I was addicted to opiates for 10+ years and recently got addicted to fishing. I've been off opiates for around 6 months I think lol I lost track of how long after a while. I go fishing at least 3 times a week and I already got 7 combos lmao it's really addictive in a good way but not for the wallet.

[@slliks67]

Salute fishing brother stay strong keep them lines tight...

[@DL2298gjdhdh]

By all means, David. You found a life saver.

[@clintondaniel3969]

I’ve been watching educational fishing videos for 15+ years. Wanted to be a pro in my early teens. Was addicted to it. I’ve watched em all, the Gerald Swindles, Kevin Vandam, and Mike Iconellie’s, and I’m gonna tell ya.... Matt Allen is the most in depth, hit every point, explain everything to the T, from beginner to advanced fishing coach/teacher I have seen. I have been so impressed with every single video he puts out. He’s doing what he loves and it it shows. ✌️

[@petershea9818]

There is so much crap on you tube. These guys have a legitimate channel. The best content bar none. Thanks for putting all your effort into every vid you guys make.

[@MistaGrim]

100000% TRUTH.

[@HoosierBowfishing]

I've fished my whole life but never really done any bass fishing specifically. Went out this morning seeing a lot of top water action and just happened to have a super fluke tied up so I tossed it out there and had an 8 pound striper smash it almost immediately. Watching your channel has been costing me a lot of money the last couple days but I definitely have the bug now!!

[@jerryc7925]

I have found that if you take needle nose pliars and close the opening in the CPS spring so that it is smaller than the barb of your hook you wont lose your fluke and you wont lose action of the fluke either. Just a little tip I have found to be very useful. Great video as usual guys!! Keep up the good work!

[@expeallidocious]

Dude - great f’ing video. I mean, I just have to point out: to present ALL of that information...in one take...succinctly and clearly...as interestingly as you did? Classy, bro. I’m a guy with intensity for this thing and I saw passion in this presentation. I’d love to fish with this cat.

[@tdeeb6359]

WOWZA!!!!!! Holy crap!! I’m just getting some things under my belt and you give us THIS??!?! This is OUTSTANDING for simple or more complicated fishing!!!! Moving to the south has really set you two on FIRE!!!! (The ol’ lady from NC)

[@MrSpeedyNYC]

I’m new to fishing. This is my first season. I love your videos! They are super informative and you present information clearly and concisely. You should have 1 million subscribers. Thanks!

[@codyphillips977]

MrSpeedyNYC just do what Matt and Tim say and you will have a great first season. I GUARANTEE.

[@ARJ11569]

Mrspeedynyc we were in NYC last summer and I wanted to fish in Central Park but we ran out of time. Hopefully I’ll get to go next year.

[@eastcoastfishwhisperers7588]

Weightless white Zoom flukes on a wide gap 5/0 ripping through grass, love it! 4/0 for throwing at the V's of shallow lay downs... one of my favorite plastics of all time! Awesome tip about hook placement!

[@cbradquillen]

I like TacticalBassin'. These guys remind me of the folks that taught me bass fishing years ago, as they say almost exactly the same things. I guess this game really doesn't change that much. I'm so glad I had such good teachers, and that these guys are available for everyone today.

[@B19D91]

Such passion in his voice and his body language explaining this rig. Love it.

[@johnbeasley4211]

I'm in awe of the info in this video. Fairly new fisherman here. Trying to assimilate so much knowledge as fast as I can. This was a great one.

[@The420Fisherman]

Hey guys I got a classic one for you. I love your banjo minnow style but have y'all try it using a lunker city 4.5 sluggo. You want to talk about a free moving, a lot of escaping erratic actions of minnow. A little bit more action than your flukes. Give it a try on your next outing and conditions are right. Good luck thanks for your videos and information guys.

[@JRknowsDallas]

By far the best fishing tutorial on KZbin. You guys are phenomenal!

[@go.get.it1]

I finally tied on a drop shot (first time)after the morning bite slowed down, and I kept on whacking them rest of the day. Amazing Rig and Priceless content from you Matt. Your verbal detail and your visual presentation has left all bass fishing shows in the dust hand down! 20yrs fishing and been to many seminars from Many old pros, and never got this much info. Thank you Matt and Tim fish on.... "RIP RIP PAUSE"😁

[@vernervanschalkwyk2280]

Kist watched the clip again. Awesome advice as always. I use your methods here in South Africa and it made me and my son better bass anglers for sure! Thanks again for one of the very best fishing channels. Tight lines.

[@chanceshaw812]

I never understand the thumbs down.... These videos are a labor of love from these guys. They love to share their knowledge! What's better than that? As for the comment about why they don't fish tournaments... I imagine it's along the same lines as why they post these informative videos..they just love to fish. They probably don't care about competition or have anything to prove. Much love @tacticalbassin

[@Mwingreen]

Matt saying “rip rip pause” is my therapy

[@vinc8ntl8r]

Mwingreen I say it when I’m fishing a fluke or a jerkbait 🤣🤣

[@DL2298gjdhdh]

Amen

[@boogiekush9391]

Same I have it burned into my head when I fish haha

[@totalannihilation9065]

I stopped using the fluke for a while and been doing a lot of bottom fishing. Switched to flukes a few weeks ago and Bass can't seem to get enough of them. It's an amazing lure. I've noticed Bass annihilate the flukes when they make splashes on the top. Drives them crazy. I have to mention when I started using flukes again I forgot to use the lighter weight EWG hook. How I managed to make it a top water still baffles me. Bass love those splashes at the top. The little tail pushing water everywhere drives them nuts. Thanks so much for this video TB.

[@jrdefield7481]

That Zoom Super Fluke fished weightless, just as you demonstrated, was by far my best bait for spawning bass here in Texas. Now, after watching this, I'm gonna keep one on for the post spawn. Thanks, great video!

[@crx970]

I really enjoy when you add tips to make it better for kids fishing. Bought my son a fishing kayak so I can teach him to bass fish and my techniques don't always translate well to an easily frustrated pre-teen. Thanks!

[@OsamaBinDarrel]

I've been nose hooking flukes since the first video you guys posted about fishing them that way and have turned multiple people on to fishing flukes that way . It's a game changer !

[@MaxwellBenson80]

Thanks for sharing your fishing experience with us!!! I appreciate you showing us your complete setup. Videos like this are the reason why I love KZbin!

[@dustingross1535]

I'm from California, spent about 20 years growing up in Sonoma County. I love watching you guys fish Lake Sonoma it's like visiting home watching your videos. If you're ever in Northern Oregon I'd love to see how you break down the banks around here for bass. Smallies and largies 🤙🏻

[@MaskedGamer730]

Very informative video bro!! It was the word “Finessier” for me tho!! I just added it to my swag vocabulary!! He drops the new F bomb at 10:55 best word ever!!

[@williamadams8982]

I was slowly reeling my fluke in after clearing a backlash. As I lifted it out of the water, a bass surfaced behind it and said,rip rip pause. Or go home.

[@seventailsranch569]

Oh Banjo minnow rigging! First time I've seen anyone reference that style of lure. Great information here, thank you!

[@jameserickson1330]

Matt, I ran the super fluke with a 4-0 EWG. Too light, flopping topwater and bite wasnt there. I tried an owner beast. Too heavy and lost all action. Watched your video and switched to superline 4-0 EWG. Worked perfect. Thanks for all you do to make our fishing experiences better.

[@CraftOutdoors_est2014]

Nose hooking the fluke with the spring and circle hook is KILLER! I've been using it for the past 3 years and works very well here in VA, especially on smallmouth!

[@totalannihilation9065]

I've watched this video at least 4 times and whenever I'm using these rigs I hear that "Rip pause, rip rip pause, rip rip rip pause" in the back of my head. I've catched a few Bass using this method.

[@DvjLuna]

I have used the setup where you hook the fluke through the nose and it is a killer way to get them bass. It has been very successful for me. I learned that trick from watching another one of your videos and you even replied to the comment I posted on that how to video.

[@Andrew-315zz]

Like going to school! Absolutely the BEST channel....period!

[@algwoutdoors9481]

This was great! I’ve never seen a video this in depth about fluke fishing.

[@christopherronan6784]

Best fluke tutorial I’ve seen well explained great detail

[@reelinwithreed66]

I was just fishing weightless flukes on topwater this morning and was tearing them up. Crazy this video just got posted!

[@leojeidy1143]

Thanks for the reminder. I also like the double fluke rig . Double the fun!

[@derek.pearson2]

Ha ha ha, I was going to say that too😉

[@reeperrbk]

I really dont know y some ppl disliked this video!!???? Matt ypu couldnt of taught and explained this technic any better then how you did !!!!!!!! Keep doing you spaghetti OOOOOOoooohhh

[@ram_bam]

Incredibly helpful video as always. What size spring and keeper for that nose hook setup? Thank you!!

[@starkeyshelbyj]

Thank you, you two Tactical fellas are the best! Always great information

[@michaelcraig7297]

The fluke is one of the baits I cut my teeth on for bass fishing and it has, rarely, let me down. This video just made me want to fish it even more, as I love shallow water. Thanks, Matt.

[@kurtcerny6642]

As always...top secret info to help us non professional fishermen....thank you

[@sslum]

Incredible video. Been sleeping on the flukes thinking I wasn’t light enough to fish them. And I Texas rig everything. Really been missing out on this thanks!

[@kolejackson2566]

As we're really getting into summer, I would love to hear an in depth Carolina rig video from u guys. The only one I found was the one tim did and it was awesome, but older. This would be much appreciated guys. Love the vids, keep it up!!!!

[@damondunaway950]

Love fluke fishing......... from golf course bass ponds to Diamond valley lake. Berryessa, Henessessey. Yes, I did go So Cal to Norcal! Thanks again for all the pro tips Matt!

[@rrrr635]

glad to see you're in TX. Oklahoma is flooding. safe travels!!

[@richardbossman9875]

If you guys have time during this journey either now or on your way back through it would be awesome to see you guys catch some Guadeloupe bass, they are probably the rarest of the naturally occurring bass and they are always beautiful. They are only located in Texas and only in a few rivers found in the hill country.

[@CjNerf]

I learned that screw lock, super fluke trick last year from Matt’s video - I can attest I kill it at my pond! so many people come up to me and ask what I am using !!!! Watermelon seed works best for my lake but man best set up IMO THANKS MATT

[@benjaminkhadem9740]

Hey man just wanted to say thanks to your advice I managed to break my skunk streak on a hard day! Thank you so much!

[@stevencaldwell838]

Great video! I absolutely love jerkbait fishing with hard baits! I now feel as though having a fluke tied on will add to my approach when a traditional jerkbait may not be on the menu...

[@jimsmith4643]

We always get the best info from the BEST!!

[@mcaetano2000]

My favorite super fluke colors are Smokin Shad, Baby Bass and White Pearl. It's similar to your color selection.

[@pascalricard800]

Since last year's video I applied your tips and it works great. Thank you very much you guys are great and I am learning lots from you.

[@stpbasss3773]

I just got a bunch of flukes but I didn't know how to rig them right they would just spin in the water. Thanks for always teaching me what I need.

[@witchdoctor813]

I’ve also had great results using a senko bait, fishing it with same presentation as a fluke. Great vid.

[@MrKying]

Best fishing education channel.

[@jakekroger5835]

Heading to Bull Shoals for the weekend, and definitely going to have a fluke on, also planning on playing around with the magnum flukes, always wanted to experiment with them.

[@andrewbursey9484]

Hi @tacticalbassin love your CPS rig. For a fluke keeper: I use a single hole paper punch to punch hard plastic tabs out of plastic food container lids. Push right over the hook point. Yogurt tub lid or anything like that works great and readily available. Also use these tabs to retain buzz bait keeper hooks. Learned this from another pro but can't remember who. Thanks Matt and Tim!

[@anthonyverrico8421]

As usual great tips. I love the fluke up here in Massachusetts. I throw it a ton during the herring run on our kettle ponds. I want to add a hook to your arsenal that I think you'll love it might seem like a gimmick hook but it has great hookup and keeps my baits fixed longer. Give the gamakatsu Skip Gap hook a try I throw 3/0 and 4/0 on yum Houdini Shad and it's been money for me for years. The wire falls somewhere b/w standard and superline. I chuck it on MH spinning gear braid to floro when In shallow conditions 2-10ft we fish it as a hard twitch twitch kill it let it fall to the bottom dead stick and repeat. If there are several they take it on the twitch but bigger fish tend to slurp it off the bottom and move off with it..give it a try! We do alot of Quabbin Reservoir fishin up here for smallies look it up it's PHENOMINAL you guys should make a trip of it!

[@williej.allenjr.510]

I remember the fluke video and this was a great reminder on how many ways to fish the fluke. Nice

[@eugenenieto7589]

You can use cut up pieces of wide, heavy duty rubber bands (like the ones you find wrapped around fresh produce) as stoppers to keep that screw eye from slipping over the barb when nose hooking.

[@TheFishdoctor1952]

Works for me.

[@thehauntedfisherman1792]

Outstanding tutorial! Screw to the hook.. that fluke dances! Great and thank you!

[@chogg]

Best fishing channel on KZbin. 🐟

[@ernstcoetzer809]

Ever tried a lil shrink tube over the screw eye??? With the nose rig I let the barb go through the shrink tube and the bait(almost) never comes off... Thanks for the best channel!!!

[@biggiecheese5135]

Yessss! I've been looking for more soft jerkbait content, I'm no bass fisherman, but I got hit by some rather nice Snook on DOA CAL soft jerkbaits, and it's all I can think about since. I know this is freshwater fishing, but you can still learn quite a lot about rigging and techniques. I was using the Texas rig, but I was thinking about trying out the California rig this weekend, can't wait to get out on the water

[@BDoutside1101]

I want to say that I had never thought of or heard of nose hooking the fluke with the finesse type hook. After watching your video I gave it a try. I have caught largemouth, smallmouth and even crappie on the fluke jr fishing it that way. Also you are dead on correct about hook up ratio. 90 plus percent hooked solidly right in the side of the mouth. Thanks for the tip.

[@jackherron7140]

I do enjoy your videos and learn something every time I watch them.

[@farstrider79]

I do like braid, but I'm too lazy to tie a leader knot. I usually just throw flukes on mono with a uglystick gx2 spinning rod. Might not be optimal, but it was about $40 with combo plus line and you still catch fish!

[@Lazenby59]

I was skeptical but put all this into action at my neighborhood pond. Turns out everything in this video is 100. I personally like going full light braid (10 lb) when fishing it weedless, had a much easier time feeling bites that way. I was shocked when a bass absolutely hammered that fluke on top of the water though. I recommend the Zman Jerk ShadZ if you can get them. Super durable and great action.

[@shakeyhead0079]

Thank you for the fluke lesson! Excellent tips.

[@tinman6514]

Awesome bait... It’s definitely at its best spawn to postspawn here up north, but it also gets bites when things get tough. Another option is a Double Fluke Rig... Good video, Matt ~

[@PedroHernandez-vi7ne]

Thanks for the tips Matt. Have one bag of flukes that I have tried using once. you got me jacked up on giving these things a shot again

[@jacob2790]

Tell me something I don't know! Lol, but seriously, great video, great channel, great information to learn for the first time or to hear again even if you already know. Really great information for people that are serious about catching fish.

[@michaelmiranda8871]

Great editorial, never stop learning 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@rayledington1387]

First time out on the water pond at housing development on 4/5/ 19 caught 10 - 10 to 13 inch bass on White fluke fishing like top water bait very surprised using technic I saw on you tube shit works thanks.

[@peteryeung111]

No question, best teacher on fishing subjects. Thanks Matt, thanks tacticalbassin!

[@jonorech]

Yes, "Crisply" is a word! The word you said that was awesome was "Finesse-y" or maybe "Finessify"? Definitely should be in dictionary! Great fine-tuning suggestions. I have used flukes almost the same as senkos. Love the variations and effect of hook wire diameter, and hook placement. In WI, bass season OPENS Saturday...but I will definitely be using these strategies in a month or so. Thanks again for clear, valuable usable information.

[@salcaptsal8165]

Great! Thank you, I've been fishing all my life and learned allot.

[@kevinb314]

I love it! Especially as a fellow Texas fisherman, Lake Fork is a great one. I wish I had a boat to make it out more. I was doing more of this with Sluggos (EXTREMELY underrated lure!). I grew up on those but now split the difference with Flukes.

[@kyleragan1457]

A fluke and jerkbait was my top 2 baits for sight fishing during the spawn

[@zachg5356]

So excited to see a Banjo Minnow reference!

[@bassin9114]

Great vid Matt. Love the nose hook tip. I’ve fished flukes top water style for a while but never like the ole banjo rig. Also gonna try rigging it using a rivet sleeve through the nose into the belly and using a treble hook with one barb buried in the belly. Thanks again and since you’re up/out this way you should try Lake Broken Bow in southern Oklahoma as well as Tenkiller in eastern Oklahoma. Both super clear limestone lakes with super smallies. Tight lines and stay safe!

[@demetriobaeza4841]

Thanks Matt, really enjoy you sharing those modification tricks. Keep up those good videos.

[@springermike9846]

Love the info... gives perspective on multi presentations for a single bait I know I need it

[@Bransoud4]

Matt, could you fish this in deeper water? Say 20-30 ft (clear water?) reservoir. Im getting bit deeper with finesse jigs and small trailers. Just wondering if you’ve ever tried this erratic movement deeper with maybe a heavy leader or like whacky style ?

[@terry5981]

I am hooked on your videos Matt! I love your approach and presentations polished off with the enthusiasm man! Can you send me any links that would be more applicable to fishing stained water like Logan Martin Lake? Semper Fidelis, Terry

[@jarod5179]

when he said BANJO MINNOW, I had major flash backs to my childhood.

[@jnewc4130]

Dude I got addicted to bass fishing because of the banjo minnow!! Caught some pigs in my youth courtesy of my grandfather due to the banjo!!

[@HughJazzDong]

Me too!

[@joey2taps]

God damn banjo minnow ❤️

[@hunterbash99]

Holy shit yes. I thought no one else remembered

[@Dnetx]

I caught a fish that they put in the newspaper with a banjo minnow! I think I watched that commercial 100 times. I was just thinking about it the other day. What’s up with the old banjo minnow today?

[@GabrielGonzalez-ge5ki]

I've been killing it with the fluke lately, I Texas rigged on a 5/0 EWG hook and fished it top water on shallow water

[@mamo9389]

Great video...I love these high quality tips and tricks. I started to use flukes not too long ago and immediately got into some action going. Can I futher modify the nose hook style with a small split shot a few inches from the fluke or adding a nail weight into the head of the fish respectively? Or will these modification of the nose hook rig kill the "fluke" action? Appreciate your thoughts on that. Keep up the good work!

[@zachshott7833]

When you talking about how the fluke will skip and glide and jump slightly out of the water, when fishing it like a top water, the first thing that came to mind was the Jackall Riser bait. Have you guys expieremented with that bait at all? Got my hands on a cpl of the newer bigger sized and stoked to try them this year!

[@maxb1985]

You guys are amazing. I started fishing 2 years ago and I already feel confident I'll be slaying those bass in a week when our season opens up here in Ontario. Do you guys have a smallmouth specific videos?

[@MAGNUSDRONES]

Great tips for fishing the fluke! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@bluegill2030]

Great video. Looks like I been fishing flukes wrong this whole time 😬. Definitely going to try the banjo minnow style and I just opened a new package of banjo minnows today actually!! 😁

[@Rmaza1134]

Awesome info Matt will definitely put it to work tomorrow

[@BingeCenter]

Goodness gracious the fluke sounds so fun! Thanks for the lessons!

[@ryancham]

Disclaimer: I just started fishing this past November from scratch and am still very much a beginner. I am learning basic setups for each of the seasons I have fished so far and then tweak those based on the water I fish and what seems to be working or not. I have found the best success so far this Spring pre and post spawn. That being said, I have tried the "rip, rip, rip, pause...rip, pause" technique with no success. Jerk baits, flukes, etc. How are you reeling after the rips to make sure you're not swimming your bait? I should also state that I blow up my baitcaster A LOT and still haven't figured that one out and mostly use my spinning setups. Thanks in advance! Love your videos, they have helped me catch fish when I'm most frustrated and catching nothing.

[@kevinb314]

I'm no Pro but have been 'casually' fishing for most of my life. I used a spinning reel exclusively until I was about 20. Keep trying with the baitcaster! Try a larger diameter line as you will get less backlash. You can also spool half of your reel or so, then put a stopper, and then 100 yards of line or so. So if you backlash, it will only go down so far. Work the breaks, try not to cast into the wind, and make it a nice smooth cast, not a whippy cast like you probably do with your spinning set up. Ride your thumb on the spool, you should be improving. If its a super chepo baitcaster, its going to be easier to backlash, but you should still be able to learn and use it well with practice. Its worth it! Caught my PB the first summer out with my baitcaster on a spinner bait. I would have never been able to get her in on my spinning tackle. I'd recommend practicing with a little heavier lure as you learn the techniques.

[@markloedding8238]

Compared to what I spend after watching your other videos I feel like I got off easy on this one. I loaded up on Flukes, everyone had them on clearance with good color choices and sizes.

[@johnny43002001]

I thought I invented nose hooking a fluke on a finesse hook until I watched this haha. Was looking for ways to keep my bait on the hook better, the spring twisted thru the nose with a keeper on the hook will work great. As always, thanks for the great video!

[@IrieMitch]

I would love to see MLF pick you up as a commentator. I feel like you could break down presentation and provided a very interesting perspective on whats going on out there!

[@andrewtate2467]

Nose hook is amazing... caught my first ever fluke fish that weighed 4.5lb

[@Shurmash]

What type of hook did you use?

[@mjbradshaw]

If anyone knows...what size is the Owner CPS Spring? I'll just go medium if I don't hear...thanks guys