What kind of hook for flounder

You don't even need a net! Good Luck. Have always wanted to try circle hooks. Just have to get past not needing to set the hook!

Thanks guys!!! Posts: Location: Beaufort, Nc. I prefer circle hooks. We do a lot of catch and release on my charters up North as our min. The circles result in fever thrown hooks and fewer deep hooked fish. If you prefer, remove the soft-plastic fluke tail and use a flat-tailed Berkley Gulp! This is a terrific rig for anglers who prefer to actively jig for fluke. Work a SPRO Power Bucktail vertically by bouncing it on a tight line to keep it from snagging between rocks or along wreck edges.

It is deadly for fishing rough bottoms. Tip the teaser with a single spearing and the bucktail with a large spearing, strip of squid, or strip bait. If more weight is needed to stay deep, choose a single-hook bottom rig instead.

Tie a 3- to 4-inch dropper loop 16 to 20 inches above the bottom bucktail and loop on a teaser or second, lighter bucktail. Attach the rig to the main line via a large barrel swivel. This is a popular deep-water option, best used around sandy structure with few snags. Upon dropping this rig to the bottom, keep the rod in constant motion, bouncing it along the bottom and occasionally giving it a big sweep.

The purpose is to bring the two bucktails alive as you drift, causing the skirts to pulse and the strip of squid or cut bait to flutter enticingly. Depending on who you ask, this rig can be used for anything from presenting baits in the surf to slow-trolling live bait in deep inlet pockets. I like the latter application, but I also use it in to foot depths to drag a large fish strip or a 6-inch Berkley Gulp! If you feel a tap or heaviness, wait until the rod takes on some set, then wait about 10 seconds more before setting the hook.

Nuclear Chicken grub. Anything you hook will fully swallow the bait, reducing its odds of surviving release, so use this rig with discretion. Break it out only when big fish are clearly in the mix. To Tie: Attach a large barrel swivel to one end of a 3-foot length of to pound-test monofilament line.

Attach a second mono leader of the same or greater strength to the back of the drail and snell the hook at the terminal end. I use Ande for leader material in this instance because it has superior abrasion resistance. Article: Bucktailing for Trophy Fluke. Video: How to Fillet a Fluke. Article: Kayak Fishing for Fluke.

Forums New posts. What's new New posts Latest activity. Log in Register. What's new. New posts. Log in. Install the app. Contact us. Close Menu. As they grow larger they begin to eat bait fish. A large flounder will feed on just about anything small enough to swallow, from large bait fish to full-grown crabs. Common prey species include shrimp, small crabs, and bait fish such as menhaden, scaled sardines, spot, croakers, pinfish, mullet, and other many other species of fish.

A couple of years ago I was throwing jigs for flounder on a flat and caught a blackfin tuna. I was surprised to say the least :. Nicely done! I enjoy fishing for fluke and flounder, and sometimes get surprised by a striped bass or bluefish that hits the bait. You never know what's gonna take the bait!

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My experiences with fishing is limited to tagging along with my Dad, as a child and the few times I may have taken my sons down to the Lake or the creek to entertain and keep them busy doing something with "fresh air" involved.

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I believe Google will love you I guess you'll have to read the hub I'm gong to make about it. In a nutshell it is the practice of taking flounder with a gig think about a trident rather than rod and reel. It will likely be a couple of thousands words in all when done. If you have another 1, words to say about gigging, then giggel on. I, of course, have no idea what that is. Foxes don't eat anything much bigger than a goldfish! Thank you for the support.

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