What kind of rig is the best for fluke fishing

[husonfirst]

17 hours ago, JonnyKim said:

Do you use bucktails on the Hi/lo rig?

No, I use either 5" or 6" gulp grubs above a bank sinker.  If you want to use a bucktail, tie the bucktail on the bottom and one or two bucktail teasers above that tipped with a strip of squid or sea robin belly.

[JonnyKim]

8 hours ago, CLFish5 said:

When the current is really heavy - for me 6 oz and above - use a chicken rig. Sinker on the bottom and two dropper loops - one about 6 inch from the sinker and another about 18” from the sinker. On the loops, attach a 5/0 gami baitholder with gulp or Tsunami glass minnow or any other teaser

 

I wonder if using a bucktail with a chicken rig would work with the heavy current. The sinker would allow for smaller size bucktails on either of the 2 hook.

[AlwaysWading]

23 hours ago, TimS said:

Just a bucktail with a piece of sea robin,

My buddy had 6 keepers last weekend,5 were on 

sea robin........1 on minnow...........Tims' smart

[fishguy62]

1 hour ago, JonnyKim said:

 

I wonder if using a bucktail with a chicken rig would work with the heavy current. The sinker would allow for smaller size bucktails on either of the 2 hook.

I’ve tried it and it didn’t work for me

[Tunaman131]

Cant  go wrong with a bucktail and teaser.

[Surf bomber]

Hi lo ,fluke ball or sinker on the bottom ,dropper loop with a gulp pogy on top ...k I s s method seems to work best...(keep it simple stupid )

[J.Mo86]

Bucktail on bottom (light as possible), teaser hook on top.  gulp on top and bottom.  Simple as that for me. 

[Saltydogfishing]

The first 2 photos are my ocean rigs used with sinkers if I need more than 3oz bucktale to hold bottom.  Bottom hook 4” gulp curly tail grub chartreuse. Teasers get spearing or strip bait with spearing.  I prefer bucktale with teaser over any other rig.  Makes for more interesting fishing.  Love the feel of the strikes and fighting a fluke on spinning gear with 10lb test on a tsunami slim wave is something everyone should experience.  

[coastalfreak]

Down south here I’ve seen people fishing a tandem rig with swimming mullets. 

[Polecatluhrs]

bucktail with a teaser hook and tip it with gulp

[Surf bomber]

Same as above ....boat  or beach

Edited February 24, 2021 by Surf bomber

[nicknotsebastian]

On 2/24/2021 at 10:25 AM, Surf bomber said:

Same as above ....boat  or beach

yea.

 

big differences in how i fish for fluke from the beach, inside boat, outside boat etc.

[pakalolo]

Inshore up to 3 oz- bucktail / teaser  with GULP or strip on bucktail

 

Offshore up to 6 oz same as above but glo squid plus small strip on teaser 

 

offshore in the deep up to 20 oz. Eve photo Lotsa glow , blades and bling. Teaser is a glow squid/blade and GULP. Rig itself gets 12” fluke belly strip and big Peruvian shiner. 

[fmtuna]

I must have lost 1000 of these over the years... dropping them into the nastiest junk that reefs and wrecks have to offer... but if there is a big flattie in there, this gets eaten..

 

It is a B2 5" Squid (I actually prefer the Pearl or Glow color) tied off of a 3 way swivel with a short dropper on one arm for a bank sinker or bucktail if you like.  I like to tie the dropper with 30# anything and the rig leader with 40# because I would rather loose the lead than the rig..  The business leader gets the B2, a flashy mylar skirt, a few cheap beads from the craft store, and a 5/0 or 6/0 Gammi Octopus hook.  I fish it with a 6" GULP Grub with about an inch chopped off the top (helps reduce short strikes a bit), and a meat strip that is aobut the same length as the GULP's tail.

 

When you are done, this rig is about 10-11" long depending on the meatstrip ... it is a certified monster flounder killer with with more 5# + fish than I ever tried to keep track of.... and yes, swapping the meat strip out for a small snapper blue or a peanut bunker just makes it that much better.  The toughest part about it is.... it is a big rig, and you really have to wait on the eat, but if you have the self control, you get paid!

 

[makorider]

47 mins ago, fmtuna said:

I must have lost 1000 of these over the years... dropping them into the nastiest junk that reefs and wrecks have to offer... but if there is a big flattie in there, this gets eaten..

 

It is a B2 5" Squid (I actually prefer the Pearl or Glow color) tied off of a 3 way swivel with a short dropper on one arm for a bank sinker or bucktail if you like.  I like to tie the dropper with 30# anything and the rig leader with 40# because I would rather loose the lead than the rig..  The business leader gets the B2, a flashy mylar skirt, a few cheap beads from the craft store, and a 5/0 or 6/0 Gammi Octopus hook.  I fish it with a 6" GULP Grub with about an inch chopped off the top (helps reduce short strikes a bit), and a meat strip that is aobut the same length as the GULP's tail.

 

When you are done, this rig is about 10-11" long depending on the meatstrip ... it is a certified monster flounder killer with with more 5# + fish than I ever tried to keep track of.... and yes, swapping the meat strip out for a small snapper blue or a peanut bunker just makes it that much better.  The toughest part about it is.... it is a big rig, and you really have to wait on the eat, but if you have the self control, you get paid!

 

I occasionally fish with a guy that spent a couple of years of his life going around the world on a big sportie and mothership working deck and hunting monster marlin

 

Thats basically what he uses when he flukes - and it definately falls into the category of "big bait, big fish" - and you have to have patience and a quality over quantity mentality to fish it