Tip the hook with a strip of squid or a thin fish strip—sea robin is preferred. To Tie: Attach a Hopkins Shorty to the end of a short leader and barrel swivel. Remove the hook and tie an to inch leader of pound test monofilament to the split ring. At the end of the leader, attach either a bare or a bucktail-dressed hook. Featuring classic teardrop Panther Martin spinner bodies and a fluke-tail jerkbait, the FlukeTrain rig is weedless and ideal for jigging or retrieving over rocks, sandy bottom and around structure.
You can tie it directly to your main line for shallow-water jigging or use it as the bottom hook on a high-low rig. As the FlukeTrain is bounced, twitched and dragged across the bottom, the three independent inline jig weights slide back and forth to click and clack as they bump against rocks, shells and each other.
Vivid body colors really help this rig stand out. It works best if jigged lightly, with an occasional break to let the fish commit. If you prefer, remove the soft-plastic fluke tail and use a flat-tailed Berkley Gulp! This is a terrific rig for anglers who prefer to actively jig for fluke. Work a SPRO Power Bucktail vertically by bouncing it on a tight line to keep it from snagging between rocks or along wreck edges. It is deadly for fishing rough bottoms. Tip the teaser with a single spearing and the bucktail with a large spearing, strip of squid, or strip bait.
If more weight is needed to stay deep, choose a single-hook bottom rig instead. Tie a 3- to 4-inch dropper loop 16 to 20 inches above the bottom bucktail and loop on a teaser or second, lighter bucktail. Attach the rig to the main line via a large barrel swivel. This is a popular deep-water option, best used around sandy structure with few snags. Upon dropping this rig to the bottom, keep the rod in constant motion, bouncing it along the bottom and occasionally giving it a big sweep.
The purpose is to bring the two bucktails alive as you drift, causing the skirts to pulse and the strip of squid or cut bait to flutter enticingly.
Depending on who you ask, this rig can be used for anything from presenting baits in the surf to slow-trolling live bait in deep inlet pockets. I like the latter application, but I also use it in to foot depths to drag a large fish strip or a 6-inch Berkley Gulp! If you feel a tap or heaviness, wait until the rod takes on some set, then wait about 10 seconds more before setting the hook.
For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter Mr. Gadget Start date Jun 8, Gadget Old Mossy Horns. I have always used a dropper rig fishing flounder, nose hooked most times the live bait with about a half ounce dropper weight. The hook I have been using was a kahle hook.
Don't have to worry about losing them as much. Double rig them on a finger mullet and they hang on perfect. You don't even need a net!
Good Luck. Have always wanted to try circle hooks. Just have to get past not needing to set the hook! Thanks guys!!! Posts: Location: Beaufort, Nc.
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