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And I mean you in the specific, not in the general sense.
Specifically do you target them off the pier, in the surf, or inshore? Do you use live or dead bait, or do you use soft or hard lures. Is this a seasonal species or are they more of a mainstay?
Thanks guys.
Ive devoted a good 30 years fishing for Flaticus Delicioso. This critter can be found just about everywhere. At the pier, their normally fished for using bull minnows on a carolina rig bumped along the pier. It can be tedious work and patience and a keen sense of the bite. Their ambush fish and strike its prey and its best to count to 5 slowly befire raising your pole to feel dor resistance. If the flounder has it raise the pole and set the hook. Their always facing up current when their burried up. Flounder can be found most of the year except when the head out to the gulf after a good Norther that heralds their spawning season. However, when the sun is out, they can be caught even on cold winters days near shallows where the water is a little warmer. Just about any small fish is fair bait. Shrimp toom. I use soft plastics (gulps) for the most part. Any bayou adjacent dropoffs are good locations. Flats are too. Near the beach is often good.
As for the pier, I've had good luck with the Gulp Alive Shrimp in the 'new penny' color working it sloooowly around the pilings near the bathrooms. I've seen other guys doing well with a white Looney Jig with a Spanish Mackerel belly strip attached. But this year at the pier, mine have been around 12 inchers. I haven't seen any big door mat flounder caught this fall.
I have lots of experience flounder fishing, however very little experience flounder catching. Find some calm shallows, grab a good light and a spear and gig em is the most productive.
Gulp shrimp(new penny or white) work for me. As do bull minnows and the occasional live shrimp(everything eats a shrimp). I have had my best success after dark but before it gets real late, and early morning before the 'king fishing' crew arrives. I start in the shallows and work my way out to the octi.
I have lost some nice ones on UL tackle when I broke my line trying to net the fish myself. The hook set has taken some work to get used to. I have to remind myself not to snatch the rod.
I like small ly's when I can get them. Carolina rigged with a size 10 strong treble hook. Fished just like everyone says. Patience is your friend.....
Pretty fish-this one is a wee short
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