Fluke Rod & Reel for bucktail question

[Gerry Zagorski]

Whatever set up you decide on, braided line is pretty much a must Bucktailing. It gives you a much better feel, which is important to help signal strikes as well as feel the bottom when you are fishing the sticky stuff and avoid snags. It also has less resitance in the water so you can typically use less weight to hold bottom, which is proabably it's most important advantage over mono when Fluking.

Tie on a 10 foot 30 lb top shot of mono and use it to make your loop for the teaser hook and tie your bucktail to. If you break off just use the remaining mono to tie another rig.

As mentioned above a light spinner is good to use if you are casting around and fishing the shallows. If you're fishing deep and in the sticky stuff then I prefer a conventional.

You also want to keep the weight of the rod and reel to a minimum since you are going to be working it all day and a heavy rod and reel will wear you out.

Most of the time you will be fishing 3 or 4 ounces, occationally 6 or 8 and if you have to use more then 8 then your probably better off draging bait.

For conventionals, I like the Avet SXJ or the SX and several people I know are also using Abu Revo and Diawa Lexa and love them.... Just make sure which ever reel you choose it balances well on the rod you choose.

Happy Bucktailing. Once you come over to the dark side your are never going back.