Fishbones
02-08-2013, 11:30 PM
In my quest to catch and conquer a duct striper i thought to myself, with as much pressure the duct receives, i need to change it up a bit.
As i continue to collect and prepare my gear for missions to come i decided to start modifying flukes for different presentations,actions & look of the bait.
The first thing i notice is no pectoral fins so that's where i start by cutting the side of the belly into a small fin shape and then proceed bending the new
pectoral fins towards the head while introducing some heat to them with a lighter or small torch, then instantly cooling the whole bait in cold water,
This is to give the plastic a partial memory and hold the fins out from the body for a realistic look that makes the bait look incredible while in action.
Next was a little more tail action by extending the split up 1inch as equal as possible and then folding them towards the head then torch and cool.
This really made the tail action wake up and also possibly increasing hook ups by opening up the hook bite zone or revealing it more with less tail spine.
Here are a few example's of the new fluke with pectoral fins and split tails.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1471_zpscd8e80b0.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1472_zps87490d09.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1473_zpsf0fa015e.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1470_zps92427ee4.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1474_zps4cbd3c17.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1475_zps034137fb.jpg
Next thing i thought of was the tail bitters also known as short bite's, and thinking of how far the duct is from my house, i want to make sure
i can land as many fish as i can while there because nothing's worse than going home with a skunk and story's of short bite's. From here i start
to explore ways to set up some trailer hooks without sacrificing the action of the fluke. First i set up a treble hook stinger, rigging it by running the
leadhead hook through the head of the body, down by the slit & up through the treble hooks eyelet, meanwhile aligning one hook up through rear
of the body with two hooks hanging below where the anal fins usually are ready for battle with that bottom lip.
The treble hook is held on the shank with a rubberized loop or vinyl coated eyelet that you can purchase or make yourself.
Here are a few example's of the mid body treble stinger hook set up.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1497_zpsa643038f.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1498_zpsaff4d410.jpg
The treble hook set up will increase partial short bite's but not the tail grabbers and that is where the single stinger hook come's into play,
this set up is most likely to improve your catch ratio while targeting striper's with flukes and its as easy and running a needle through the rear
of the fluke and tying it off to the shank of the hook with your knot of choice or you can use the method mentioned above requiring a vinyl or
rubberized eyelet covers. I prefer small wire hooks that wont decrease the action of the tail, but still hold up to there bony jaw and shear strength.
Here are a few example's of a single tail hook stinger set up.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1501_zps38b0f1bc.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1502_zps00d164b0.jpg
In this pic you notice the fluke is upside down, Well this actually gives it an amazing action that almost forces the bait down with every twitch.
I am new to the striper game & just discovered this but there are some originators of what has been called "The Gina Jig" named by the 1& only bako boys, credit is due to.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1463_zpsf56fcca0.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1464_zpsd10c2f9c.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1465_zps606325ad.jpg
I also tried using a solid stinger hook set up shown here but wasn't happy with how much action was affected so i opted not to use this set up for now.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1468_zpscf633aac.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1469_zps119ec9e0.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1466_zps7daa537c.jpg
With these small modifications done to the flukes it will increase your catch ratio by not just action& look but by secret treble & single hook stingers.
I hope you enjoyed the write up and you can be sure i will be posting up results of these modified fluke's slaying spree.
Wish me luck,
Fishbones aka Alex
As i continue to collect and prepare my gear for missions to come i decided to start modifying flukes for different presentations,actions & look of the bait.
The first thing i notice is no pectoral fins so that's where i start by cutting the side of the belly into a small fin shape and then proceed bending the new
pectoral fins towards the head while introducing some heat to them with a lighter or small torch, then instantly cooling the whole bait in cold water,
This is to give the plastic a partial memory and hold the fins out from the body for a realistic look that makes the bait look incredible while in action.
Next was a little more tail action by extending the split up 1inch as equal as possible and then folding them towards the head then torch and cool.
This really made the tail action wake up and also possibly increasing hook ups by opening up the hook bite zone or revealing it more with less tail spine.
Here are a few example's of the new fluke with pectoral fins and split tails.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1471_zpscd8e80b0.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1472_zps87490d09.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1473_zpsf0fa015e.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1470_zps92427ee4.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1474_zps4cbd3c17.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1475_zps034137fb.jpg
Next thing i thought of was the tail bitters also known as short bite's, and thinking of how far the duct is from my house, i want to make sure
i can land as many fish as i can while there because nothing's worse than going home with a skunk and story's of short bite's. From here i start
to explore ways to set up some trailer hooks without sacrificing the action of the fluke. First i set up a treble hook stinger, rigging it by running the
leadhead hook through the head of the body, down by the slit & up through the treble hooks eyelet, meanwhile aligning one hook up through rear
of the body with two hooks hanging below where the anal fins usually are ready for battle with that bottom lip.
The treble hook is held on the shank with a rubberized loop or vinyl coated eyelet that you can purchase or make yourself.
Here are a few example's of the mid body treble stinger hook set up.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1497_zpsa643038f.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1498_zpsaff4d410.jpg
The treble hook set up will increase partial short bite's but not the tail grabbers and that is where the single stinger hook come's into play,
this set up is most likely to improve your catch ratio while targeting striper's with flukes and its as easy and running a needle through the rear
of the fluke and tying it off to the shank of the hook with your knot of choice or you can use the method mentioned above requiring a vinyl or
rubberized eyelet covers. I prefer small wire hooks that wont decrease the action of the tail, but still hold up to there bony jaw and shear strength.
Here are a few example's of a single tail hook stinger set up.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1501_zps38b0f1bc.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1502_zps00d164b0.jpg
In this pic you notice the fluke is upside down, Well this actually gives it an amazing action that almost forces the bait down with every twitch.
I am new to the striper game & just discovered this but there are some originators of what has been called "The Gina Jig" named by the 1& only bako boys, credit is due to.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1463_zpsf56fcca0.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1464_zpsd10c2f9c.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1465_zps606325ad.jpg
I also tried using a solid stinger hook set up shown here but wasn't happy with how much action was affected so i opted not to use this set up for now.
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1468_zpscf633aac.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1469_zps119ec9e0.jpg
http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r428/AROCK1_photos/IMG_1466_zps7daa537c.jpg
With these small modifications done to the flukes it will increase your catch ratio by not just action& look but by secret treble & single hook stingers.
I hope you enjoyed the write up and you can be sure i will be posting up results of these modified fluke's slaying spree.
Wish me luck,
Fishbones aka Alex