hoping , for a better year than last ! trash talking is out of hand !
 

last year , with all the big fluke being caught i had the toughest year setting hooks and actually landing the fish. so my buddy who picked up a boat and got it in the water last spring keeps breaking my balls about , how i would get pissed off and say quote" damn he felt good but missed em "! so now im back to work after a year and half out , im gonna build my bucktail collection up and get back out there to redeem myself just to shut his ass up ! mind you i showed this clown how to fish , where to fish , put his boat on the fish ect..... the bass appeal redemption is coming 2015 .....i hope to have a banner year upcoming and be able to rub every bit of it in his face and my brothers face too.....wish me luck for paybacks
spring /summer cant come fast enough !!

Re: hoping , for a better year than last ! trash talking is out of hand !
 

What size hooks are you using on your bucktail/jig and teaser?

Re: hoping , for a better year than last ! trash talking is out of hand !
 

i was using spro bucktails , 2-3-4 oz depending on current ...same ones ive always use but for some reason i just could not connect and hook , something i must of been doing

Re: hoping , for a better year than last ! trash talking is out of hand !
 

Spro bucktails have pretty small hooks, 3/0 I believe, I would recommend buying jigs off somebody who makes them themselves. They're much cheaper, just as nice(some are even nicer) and they use proper hooks for keeper sized fluke. In my opinion for 20 inch + fluke you need at least a 5/0 hook and I personally don't use smaller then 6/0. I drop a lot of shorts when fluking with the bigger hooks but I rarely drop a nice one. I use 6 inch Grubs and Mullets on both my teaser and jig nothing smaller.

Re: hoping , for a better year than last ! trash talking is out of hand !
 

Good luck for 2015.
Bucktailboys.com have some good jigs, tested and proven in local waters. I think they will be in Hi-Mar flear market coming Saturday and I may pick up few more;-).

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i did notice the barbs on the spros are very small thus allowing the hook to slide back out instead of grabbin ....that i think contributed to my drops and misses .....i will def check out bucks with bigger hooks ! i refuse to go out a loser again this year and hearing the bs lol ....

Re: hoping , for a better year than last ! trash talking is out of hand !
 

Good luck in 2015 I hope it's a great one. Fluke fishing is my favorite I actually spent the last few nights thinking about summer fluking and had a tough time getting to sleep haha

Re: hoping , for a better year than last ! trash talking is out of hand !
 

I use 8/0 for my teaser six inch gulp. If you think it's too big, your still wrong:D

Re: hoping , for a better year than last ! trash talking is out of hand !
 

Also, you might want to think about getting away from a stationary hook.( Spro bucktails) The stationary hook allows the hook to pop too many times when a fluke does his tell tale head shake. In my opinion you will lose less fish with a swinging hook and gain more action with your presentation.

Re: hoping , for a better year than last ! trash talking is out of hand !
 

Perhaps the rod tip is too stiff. I'll assume your using Braided line.
Fluke have a lot of soft tissue in their mouths and with no stretch line,
a stiff tipped rod will tear a hole in their mouths. A softer tipped rod with
proper parabolic balance, medium/heavy fast tip may cure your dropseys.
Good Luck in 2015