[MattMal88]

I agree with the plain fluke rig, I never use a bead/skirt or spinner blade an do pretty well with a single hook fluke rig with just a frozen spearing. Most of my fluking is done from shore in an inlet or river though, not a boat. I would add for people that fish an inlet or river from shore, you want to cast up current with just enough weight to hold bottom. Let the tide do most of the work for you and drift your bait. As its coming down the inlet/river I usually lift the rod tip a foot or two and reel that line in. I catch a decent amount of fluke that i never even feel hit, just feel the extra weight when I lift the rod tip. If you feel that extra weight, set the hook. If you don't get a hit coming down the inlet/river, once the line is all the way down current from you, slowly retrieve it back, especially in an inlet. I've caught more fluke coming back just off the rocks than out in the center of the inlet. Now, if the area you're fishing is crowded, than employing the cast upstream method may cause some tangles and piss some people off. In that case you're gonna want to try to stay as straight in front of yourself as you can, a heavier weight usually makes this easier. Gerry has A-Z covered from a boat fishing perspective, so I figured I'd add some of my tips for fishing for fluke from shore. I Always enjoy reading your how-to posts on different species.