Fluke Strips for Bait

[rossg]

We now have a fish(must be 18inces) that can be used as fluke strips
How are they going to tell the strip came from an 18inch fluke?

[OffTheHook13]

We now have a fish(must be 18inces) that can be used as fluke strips
How are they going to tell the strip came from an 18inch fluke?

You have to keep the rack.

[mgm]

The CO's will match the strip to the rack, so be sure it is not a short fluke. They will be able to verify against an 18" rack.

[Luna Sea 5]

not worth it, it is good bait, but there is much better bait out there.  Not worth the chance. With the 18" fluke size, your going to get a nice fillet of meat on the white side.  use it for the table.

[OffTheHook13]

not worth it, it is good bait, but there is much better bait out there.  Not worth the chance. With the 18" fluke size, your going to get a nice fillet of meat on the white side.  use it for the table.

Searobin strips produce nicely.

#1 though for strips is Squid.

[mboy]

not worth it, it is good bait, but there is much better bait out there.  Not worth the chance. With the 18" fluke size, your going to get a nice fillet of meat on the white side.  use it for the table.

Use the skin, not the meat. Skin the fillet and use that.

[mgm]

not worth it, it is good bait, but there is much better bait out there.  Not worth the chance. With the 18" fluke size, your going to get a nice fillet of meat on the white side.  use it for the table.

Use the skin, not the meat. Skin the fillet and use that.

The "feathered" strip is cut away from the prime filet anyway, and they make the best fluttering bait.

[wingshooter]

not worth the hassle,,, it would be different if we could save the ribbons from todays catch to use for bait next time out,,, but then you wont have the rack

[OffTheHook13]

There are so many just as good if not better things to use out there today.

I agree, it's not worth the hassle.

[Uncle Luna]

I have used the fluke strips on party boat before they work sometimes the advantage I see is that it is tough for the fluke to rip off the hook. My choice is still squid and killies

[mboy]

Fluke strips are an AWESOME bait and there is little that can match them sometimes.

Fresh bluefish is a nice substitute tho as are LARGE bunker strips.

[IrishAyes]

Put a white and a brown on the same hook. Deadly for fluke.

The COs can not tell how big a fluke a strip came from. They could tell how small of a fish it MAY have been, but once you cut the fish and trim the strip, it could have been a 24" fish, they would have no way of knowing.

I have been using dog fish for bait for fluke. It stays on the hook better than most baits and lasts forever. Cut a strip from the belly, trim away most of the meat and you have great fluke bait. 

[bassnblues]

2 killies and no strip for me. I Only use strips on jigs and then it's just squid...

[OffTheHook13]

Last season I had some nice fish on some fresh Shad strips as well.

Favorite though is a live snapper.

[Skolmann]

I don't use the belly per say but rather the ribbons that are found along the outer edges of the fillets. I use both the white & dark side but prefer the white.

I've also used at one time or another (all with good success) bluefish belly strips, sea robin strips, false albacore belly strips, mackerel strips, bunker strips and yes even striper belly (which are very tough and catch allot of fluke).

Never used dogfish but I know people who swear by it.

One thing that I thought would make a good fluke strip bait was winter flounder belly but have never caught anything while using it and haven't fished it in several years.

[IrishAyes]

Skol,
I pretty much agree with what you said. ANY fresh stips will work for bait! Fresh strips will usually outfish anything else you have. 

[bassnblues]

Skol,
I pretty much agree with what you said. ANY fresh stips will work for bait! Fresh strips will usually outfish anything else you have. 

Including live bait?

[mboy]

Best fluking day I ever had was on a charter down in Cape May (Capt. Chaos). 6 guys, 38 fluke, 15 over 5lbs up to about 8lbs.
Every single fish was caught on fresh strips of bluefish we caught on the way out.

No killies, no spearing, no squid and was even pre gulp.

Just 8-12" strips of bluefish.

[Duffman]

Salmon belly
Mahi belly


Nothing better

[Skolmann]

Salmon belly
Mahi belly

Definitely have to add those to the list. I completely forgotten about them.

Although I will admit that I tried to keep the mahi belly strip a secret  but now since the cat's out of the bag. Always have used this to tip a bucktail and not while 'dragging' bait.  Well known charter captain out of Shark River who has reputation of consistently catching big fluke turned me on to this bait a few years back.

Few years ago after salmon fishing in Lake Ontario I asked the fish cleaning service to save me the bellies. Stripped them up and used them for fluke bait the following weekend. Jason and I out fluked everyone 5:1 the next few times we went out. Salmon leaves a very nice oily & smelly scent trail