Capt. Al Lorenzetti's Ultimate Fluke and Flounder Rig

hi this is captain al Lorenzetti and today I would like to talk to you about my favorite flute ring it's actually caught on pretty pretty much up here in the Northeast a lot of people are switching over to it it's very simple it's reusable and I've caught fish over ten pounds on it and I've caught tiny fish on it and I've caught weak fish on it and just about anything that swims is going to go for this rig what we're going to do is we're going to end up selling it here a trophy tackle as in a kit form you know a lot of people like to tie their own rigs you feel like you're a part of what you're doing gives you a little satisfaction when you catch a fish on a rig that you've produced yourself so what we're going to do is package up a little kit so you can make six rigs and have additional leftover you'll have additional fluorocarbon line you'll have some additional quick clips leftover and then you can add to it you can buy the individual components whatever but to get a start on it we're going to sell it in kit form and you can do the time basically now what I'm going to do is show you how I put this rig together I like to use thirty pound fluorocarbon line it definitely improves the bite I start out with I cut two foot long lengths alright that'll be my top hook and then cut a few extra what I do is just simply fold it in half and clip it at the bend so that will give you 12 inch pieces so the leader that I use with my hook is going to be 24 inches long to start and the leader that will go to my buck tail bottom rig is going to start out at 12 inches the hook I like to use is an Eagle Claw octopus circle hook they call it this is awesome you don't even have to set the hook on the fish you'll just feel a little weight or a little tug and just raise the rod tip and the fish is hooked easily and always in the lips you know or in the jaw very like one in fifty fish might have this hook down in the gut so in the days of catch and release it's very important I think the sir hook helps that tremendously another important part of the rig is a true turn three-way swivel when you use threeways swivels there's a tendency for the lines to get tangled to twist and to lay on top of each other so the true turn threeways swivel eliminates most of that and then my latest addition to this is a small it looks like a little paperclip it's called a quick link that's also made by Eagle Claw I use this at the bottom this would be where the weighted lead head goes I like to use a buck tail but what's nice about this is at the end of the day officially you can take your buck tail off and it's put away it can be washed down it's not tied to the rig and your rig is plain and simple and clear you can just put the hook into an eye on the rod and the rig is ready to go to next day another good thing is during the course of the day tide may change or you'll get into deeper water and you may want to increase the weight on your buck hill so you can just slip simply take the one off you using put a new one on that's heavier or even light up the whole idea though is to use the lightest bucktail possible that will hold bottom well so that every time you lift the tibia rod that bump tail is going to make contact with the bottom if it stops doing that then you have to go to a little bit heavier bump hill okay so now it's time to tie a rig have all the components laid out I'm going to start with my long piece my 24 inch piece of in this case 30 pound fluorocarbon but you can use 25 if you can get away with it I think 25 would be better if you go a little bit lighter but let's say we start with 30 I tie all improved clinch knot with us three ways notice the long one goes to the side arm of the three-way swivel that's going to be the single hook attachment so one two three times around through the opening it creates just above the eye of the three-way we have the end back through the pick loop I'm going to hold the in here normally I would put it in my teeth to snug it up but for videotaping purposes we want it to be visible to you so there's my improve clinch alright I'm going to also since I have this in my hand already might as well go to the drop part this is going to be your buck tail or all the lead head you want same thing improve clinch not three times around through the loop by the I created and back again see if I can get this done right and stay in camera Oh almost hey we did it you did it captain al snug it up alright so those are our two drops we got a 24 inch and our 12 inch now we're ready for the business end of course the empty part of the three-way that's where your line from your rod and reel is going to attach and believe it out I mean you can tie and improve clinch at this point but on all my rods I use these quick connects on the end of my running line so I can quickly connect this rig and at the end of the day I can take the wriggle off rinse it with fresh water so it doesn't start rusting up the hook stay sharp and all of that so just another opportunity to do something a little bit different and a little bit more inventive and it works very well now to the hook at the hook and this is where the fish is going to bite its teeth are going to hit the leader material to some degree it's going to maybe take more abuse and that actual tugging of the fish so this knot I want to be really secure so I like to use a trialing not here which is two times through the eye that creates a loop and then three times around your line and back through that double loop this one I believe I'm going to have to raise up here to hold the end to begin to Snug it wait with a little saliva I'm going to use a pair of pliers on s1 and snug that up okay then we're going to go to the quick clip a lot of people have difficulties deciding what end to tie to with these clips but you'll notice that one side there's a little bent on this looks like a little paperclip with a little bent end to it that's the end you want to tie two because that little bent point is where the law is going to slip over it and slide down to the bottom of the rig so we're going to tie it over here again I like at Riley not at this point two times through because there's going to be a lot of pressure at that point that's where the bucktail or let head is going to be tied off again put a pair of pliers on it and snug that up okay basically that's the rig now all we have to do is clean it all up cut off all those little ends and here I want to keep it close but not too close in case they're not the knot slips a little bit but if you leave these little tag ends sticking out too far it's going to cause this rig to tangle itself up so you want to trim it you want to be careful you want to get it close but not too close just in case that knot slips a little bit clean it all up alright I'll finish trig so now you would tie this off to your outline from your rod and reel I love SPRO bucktails you can put a buck tail on the bottom most times I'm using a 2 ounce and skinnier water maybe a one and a half ounce there's your buck tail and then on the business end up here I love pink gulp they work beautifully I've caught all kinds of great fish on but you have all kinds of possibilities here if you want to use a bait like a spearing you can just simply spread a put a spearing on this if they're weak fish around you want to put a sandworm on it that's fine you want to put a bass assassin on it any kind of soft either natural or artificial bait is going to work great but like I said I love the Gulf in pink or chartreuse excellent and that's all there is to it you work this simply twitch the raw tip bounce it off the bottom let it come back you feel a little tap on the bottom and you're ready to go again just keep working this right along deadly deadly on fluke deadly on anything that's swimming out there beautiful rig easy to tie and worth its weight in gold just talking a little bit here about technique with this rig when you're fishing it notice that this is kind of floating loosely out here and your most direct connection is from your line right to the Spock tail and when I'm fishing there's a difference in a strike from a fluke on the bucktail versus on your bait or your artificial over here on his hook your buck tail to your rod tip is a direct connection and the bucktail is heavy and the fish attack it with a vengeance on the bottom they usually actually pin it to the bottom if you're working your buck tail and you feel a show-up wrap most likely that's a hit on the bucktail in which case I immediately set the hook however when they bite on this on your gulp or whatever's on this hook it's not a doneck direct connection to your line notice is kind of swinging out here you don't feel a show-up hit you just feel a little bit of maybe a little tug or just wait on it with that circle hook you don't have to go crazy and don't do a wild hook set I would just simply when I feel that a little additional weight I just lift up firmly and securely just pull it up tight and you're going to come tighten that fish is going to be hooked because that circle hook 95% at a time is going to be hooked right in the lip of that fish so when you have to release those short ones they're not going to be hurt that's a great thing about using the circle hook anyway it's an excellent rig works beautifully on all mainly on fluke but anything else that's out there that can get their mouth on it so good luck with it enjoy get the kit and have fun for product links and more information check out the videos description on YouTube and please subscribe to our YouTube channel and remember to click on the Settings then check send me updates and we will keep you up to date with the latest tips products and fishing reports

Channel: Trophy Tackle

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Keywords: trophy tackle, big game fishing, tuna fish tackle, sumer flounder, fluke, flounder, how to, al lorenzetti

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Length: 11min 45sec (705 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 13 2015