Let's Talk Fluke Teasers

Lep,

I was fortunate to run into "Tom the Teaser Man" at Mark Flynn's shop last year (at least I think that was Tom anyway). He had some beautiful teasers with him and of course I could not resist. I bought several and HAMMERED the fluke with them. The orange one you showed on page one was lethal early on and the green and white later in July and August. I lost the orange one on some hard bottom after I used it about 5 times. I was so heartbroken I almost cried! I think you are 100% correct when you say color is important. There are days when the fluke absolutely are keyed in on a specific color and will barely look at anything else. No doubt about it! Also, a few of the guys (TogMaster) suggest trimming the hair back to the hook. Sometimes the size of the presentation is key. That is also an excellent tip. I have done that to great success and many more hook-ups.

If I see Tom at the Feeport show, I might just go broke. "Tom, please have some of those orange jammies because I NEED THEM BAD!!!"

Keep up this thread. I'm learning new info on every page...

Lep, I sent you a PM regarding fluking!

(This post edited by Savvy18 on 02/16/2005)

Skolmann-

Thanks for coming back to me on that! I'll check it out.

Peterk814-

I'm not sure what you are speaking of that can be used as teasers or "jigs" that cost $1. However, I would love to be enlightened if you are so inclined. If you have a method that puts more fluke in the boat, please do share.

Lep-

I am one of those guys that would MUCH rather jig fluke than bait them. Yeah, it's more work but nothing in fluke fishing compares to the way they rise off the bottom to slam those high teasers! That bite is what makes me keep going into my pocket for $5 teasers made by magicians like Tom "ReelTeaser" & Harvey "PNutBunker." These two guys are so talented, I almost wanna eat the jigs myself with ****tail sauce! Couple that with the ultra light tackle and you have just about the most satisfying type of fishing you can do inshore. Are there times when the bait (live especially) will outfish jigs? Absolutely and I always adapt to what is happening at the moment. But if you tell me they are both working, I'm jigging every time. I'm not sure the feeling we derive from this fishing can be explained to someone that questions the prices of handmade jigs or "IF" they make a difference. I can tell you with a 100% guarantee that on any given day the type, size & color of these jigs makes a HUGE difference when it comes to catching fluke. Once you've mastered when and where to use each one, then you can begin to appreciate the fluke fishing we do.

Neil-

Funny that you mentioned emptying out your fluke tackle every year to make room for the "new" stuff. I am doing that as I type this post! After seeing Tommy & Harvey on Saturday, I need to make room for all the stuff they are gonna be tying for me in the coming weeks! We sicko fisherman think alike I see.

OK boys-

The cat is out of the bag...I'll be looking into this site VERY soon.

Pete, you been keeping secrets from me?

Hit the Freeport Show today and even though our fluke season is looking bleek, two of our resident fluke tyers Tom ReelTeaser and Harvey PNutBunker were hard at work.

Some really beautiful looking teasers. These guys are so skilled at what they do. I saw so many things I liked, my head was spinning.

Thanks guys for being so dedicated and providing us with such works of art