The hit is ON THE FALL — a tap, or the jig just goes heavy. Drop the tip a half-second, then sweep-set. Fluke pin the bait before they eat it.
WEIGHT BY WATER (CURRENT, NOT DEPTH)
Bay flats 3/8-1/2 · bulkhead 1/2-3/4 · inlet seams 1-2 oz. Can't feel the tick = go up a size. Drags dead = go down. Bottom contact IS the technique.
RIG FIELD GUIDE v3.0 · SALT · FLUKE18 / 38
Fluke Bucktail & Teaser — How-To
SALT / R1
SPEC
LEADER
30 lb fluoro, 30"
JIG
SPRO Prime white / chartreuse
TEASER
3/0 + Gulp, 14-16" up on DL
BAIT
Gulp mullet · killie combo (p10)
COLORS
White clean · chart. dirty · pink dawn
WHERE
Everywhere on the spot list
WHEN
Moving water, bay + inlet
RIGGING SEQUENCE
1FG braid to 30" of 30 lb.
2DL 14-16" above the end; teaser hook loop-through-eye (p7).
3UNI the leader end to the jig.
4Thread Gulp dead straight, both hooks (p11).
FISHING IT
1Cast up-current; let it touch down.
2Snap the tip 6-12", fall on semi-tight line, tick, snap again.
3Change the Gulp color before you change the spot.
KEYS
18" minimum means most fluke swim — same wet-hands, in-water release as the sea bass program. The teaser takes the small aggressive fish; the bucktail takes the doormat. When bergalls shred Gulp, switch to squid strips and keep fishing the same water.