In my experience I always use a slow retrieve. With multiple twitches. Also I'm using a tandem rig of gulp. I find multiple places in Galveston, that I can get really nice flounder. I've limited out on good keepers 16-24 in. doing this method. Just like specks if you miss them with the first one, you have the second one and BAM monsters. I've beat my beast ever, with 3 limits back to back to back. I'm using 3 in. Gulp glow in the dark shrimp with a chartreuse tail. By far the best bait I've found and believe me I've fished most of them.
Fished last 4 days. Day 2 and 3 we got a total of 6 flounder from 12" to 26". The big one was a monster! Great fish and even better stuffed with crabmeat and shrimp!
I don’t recommend using light line with flounder. Flounder love to hang out around structures and in areas where anglers get hung up. For that reason I recommend using a fluorocarbon leader (because it sinks and is abrasive resistant) of about 20-30lbs.
Thank you so much,I wached this video 20 times and I follow all the tips and finally today I got my fist flaunder my 7 years old is the happen kid in the world because he had a good dinner
Good advice but I do wonder if we should be using soft plastics that are biodegradable ? I worry about how much plastic is ending up in our waterways. Any comment? Like your videos and try to adapt for my situation here in Oz. Carol, Sydney kayak fishing gal from Australia
Ever since I was told to twitch twitch reel slow let it sink repeat I've been on em! Caught a 9.4 lbs 28 inch one the other day once in a lifetime fish
We fish between 7 to 14 miles of Delaware and we use a top and bottom rig spro on bottom and glass minnow at the top for a teaser we use the gulp grub 5 inch which is killer on faster tides I would recommend for ocean excursions
I live in the bay area on the Richmond bridge I catch a lot of flounder, halibut.leapord shark,and striped bass the way you explain it is really accurate thanks
It's surprising when using live baits anyway how even a small flounder will hit a large bait. They have huge mouths when they open it to get a meal. Thanks for sharing. I'm not a artificial fisherman inshore but only because I have never used them my confidence is with live mullet or pinfish. Jimmy Price flounder king loved jigs and artificials for flounder.
Great video, love the Diesel Minnows. Just wish I could find a 1/4 oz jig head with a long shank so the hook would sit more to the back. Does anyone know of ewg jig heads with long shank?
I limit out almost every time I fish flounder mostly in fall i won't keep them under 15 or 16 inches i fish in boat dockage areas deep side on moving water
I grab tube worms off the side of the dock, cut them out of the tube then into pieces less than half an inch long and use them to catch surf perch in the marina, then I put the surf perch on weighted hook and drop it to the bottom and pull up ten feet and jig..... Except I don’t catch flounder that way, I catch Pacific Halibut... The Inside Straight rocks!
My largest Fluke/Flounder fell to a squid jig with a bergal fillet in Peconic Bay. It weighed in at 11lbs2oz. and it was taken on a 'dead-stick in the rod holder in about 60 feet of water. Often the wave action and the right rod(fast action) and braided line. Follow the squid, spearing, peanut bunker and especially in bays 'striped killie's' drifted or slow trolled. Catch them up folks!
Flounder, fluke, sole, whatever they are considered, still part of the flounder fam, these fish are very aggressive when feeding and fishing for them. I've caught them on Buggs lures, on gulp, on D. O. A. Shrimp, even caught them on frayed string with smeared peanut butter. I don't think there's any type of special bait to use for flounder. I see as long as they're visible then their great bait. Tight line's never stop!
I really found this video very intriguing. I fish the great south bay on long island, near the Wantagh bridge. The water depths are generally from 10 to 30 feet. Do you think this method works well I depths up to 30 feet? I already bought several of these jigs last year, but haven't used them yet. I normally use a 1 1/2 ounce to 3 ounce bucktail with a teaser tipped with gulp mullet. I jig from my boat 1 to 2 MPH drift speed. I generally do well but still would like to try something different. And I liked you're instruction of how to retrieve. Your thoughts on depth??? Thanks for a very well explained approach! Rick
In my experience, short strikes like that are going to be either small fish or trash fish like pin fish or puffers. Keeper flounder will typically eat it pretty aggressively. I'm in the Florida Panhandle though so YMMV.
Great video! Wondering if the same baits and techniques will work here in San Diego. Won't say the word California because I know it's a bad one. What rod and reel setup are you using. Thanks again for the awesome tips!
Idk if the flounder in the Southeast and East Coast are similar to that of those in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, but drop shots work great for flounder here. And by similar, I don't mean species, I mean eating patterns/behaviors.
Different opinions out there on setting hook hard vs feeling weight and simply lifting rod tip to apply pressure. Seems in this video you do the latter. Am I correct to assume no hard hook set? Thanks.
I noticed that. I give em the business and set the hook. If i didnt, i lost a lot of flounder at the boat or my feet. They seem to just open their mouth and drop it.
Great video.. I became an Insider Member over a year ago, and used the training course. Was Amazed by how easy it was to catch flounder. Even though I live up in Washington State. Unfortunately I have not bin able to use my laptop (where I joined from). How can I access my membership/account via my phone?
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@@Saltstrong I really don't think they are the same. Fluke up north feast on small jigs, etc. They also have larger mouths, sharper teeth. Eyes are different. Flounders which I love, eat sandworms, strips of clam. Fluke much larger, up to 3 pounds. Dunno. I will research.
Wyatt, love your material. I am a kayak fisherman and live in Fayetteville. Caught 12 flounder and 2 trout on Monday close to where you fished in this video. Biggest flounder was 23 inches and the biggest trout was 26 inches. Used 5 inch dieZel and paddlerZ in slam shady color. Would like to connect if you have time.
Love the tips and I've honestly tried using the ones in this video several times throughout the spring and summer of 2024 and didn't get a single bite what so ever until I took off the fake baits and put on some natural habitat baits. Instantly started catching keeper flounder. Maybe it's just where I fish they just only like the stuff that they eat everyday. Not trying to diss on your video at all just saying what happened to me and my buddies when we tried any kind of lure and/or fake bait.
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In my experience I always use a slow retrieve. With multiple twitches. Also I'm using a tandem rig of gulp. I find multiple places in Galveston, that I can get really nice flounder. I've limited out on good keepers 16-24 in. doing this method. Just like specks if you miss them with the first one, you have the second one and BAM monsters. I've beat my beast ever, with 3 limits back to back to back.
I'm using 3 in. Gulp glow in the dark shrimp with a chartreuse tail. By far the best bait I've found and believe me I've fished most of them.
@@robfish2303On your tandem do you use lead on both baits or just the lead bait?
Fished last 4 days. Day 2 and 3 we got a total of 6 flounder from 12" to 26". The big one was a monster! Great fish and even better stuffed with crabmeat and shrimp!
I don’t recommend using light line with flounder. Flounder love to hang out around structures and in areas where anglers get hung up. For that reason I recommend using a fluorocarbon leader (because it sinks and is abrasive resistant) of about 20-30lbs.
These catch and release guys crack me up. The best part of fishing is eating what you catch.
First time I've seen ur channel. Awesome video. I'll be subscribing. U speak clearly and ur vid is very informative. Killing the game!
Sebastian inlet flounder season is right around the corner
Thank you so much,I wached this video 20 times and I follow all the tips and finally today I got my fist flaunder my 7 years old is the happen kid in the world because he had a good dinner
This is the perfect breakdown cuz I've been telling ppl the similar stuffs
Great video. They don’t seem to like the paddle tails in the back bays in Delaware but have been loving the 5” gulp grub in pink shine lately
Good advice but I do wonder if we should be using soft plastics that are biodegradable ? I worry about how much plastic is ending up in our waterways. Any comment? Like your videos and try to adapt for my situation here in Oz. Carol, Sydney kayak fishing gal from Australia
Great video. Flounder have always been a bi catch for me, cant wait to try these techniques. Thanks.
Ever since I was told to twitch twitch reel slow let it sink repeat I've been on em! Caught a 9.4 lbs 28 inch one the other day once in a lifetime fish
Love to see how you southern guys do it love from the northeast
We fish between 7 to 14 miles of Delaware and we use a top and bottom rig spro on bottom and glass minnow at the top for a teaser we use the gulp grub 5 inch which is killer on faster tides I would recommend for ocean excursions
Ok best flounder video I seen yet. Will use the bigger paddle tail salt strongs next time, with your twitch twitch rod/reel motion and thanks 🎣
Thanks for watching!
This was a good tutorial video, very detailed and engaging not boring & too wordy.
That was a terrific explaination to target shallow water flounder that will work anywhere. Earned a new sub from nj.
This guy’s video’s are very helpful just one comment, please slow down what is the rush? That a breath once in awhile, thanks
Thank you for checking it out!
Awesome video and thanks for the tips🙏🏼👍🏼
Excellent video my friends appreciate the tips and tight lines
I live in the bay area on the Richmond bridge I catch a lot of flounder, halibut.leapord shark,and striped bass the way you explain it is really accurate thanks
Nice description and explanation , thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the support!
It's surprising when using live baits anyway how even a small flounder will hit a large bait. They have huge mouths when they open it to get a meal. Thanks for sharing. I'm not a artificial fisherman inshore but only because I have never used them my confidence is with live mullet or pinfish. Jimmy Price flounder king loved jigs and artificials for flounder.
Thanks for sharing!
You need to do a video when fishing from a boat in ocean or bay when tide and wind come into play. Changes the whole technique.
We have tons of specific detailed content like that available for our members on our site!
Excellent videos. I live on the body of water from the second spot and have caught a lot of trout from there as well. Very cool.
Great video, love the Diesel Minnows. Just wish I could find a 1/4 oz jig head with a long shank so the hook would sit more to the back. Does anyone know of ewg jig heads with long shank?
best tutorial ever omh
Great vid man
Gret video guys, gonna give it a try this week. Thanks
I will definitely try this. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
I limit out almost every time I fish flounder mostly in fall i won't keep them under 15 or 16 inches i fish in boat dockage areas deep side on moving water
I use a lure called a flounder pounder" from walmart, best flounder lure I've ever found.
Just picked up this lure stoked to try it
chase downey the flounder pounder is a great lure
ives had pretty good luck using gulp jigging and a top and bottom style rig with silversides as bait
Good stuff! I'll be trying this out this week 🤙
Thanks learned something new👍
My favorite fish to target. Guess I will have to try this method out.
I grab tube worms off the side of the dock, cut them out of the tube then into pieces less than half an inch long and use them to catch surf perch in the marina, then I put the surf perch on weighted hook and drop it to the bottom and pull up ten feet and jig.....
Except I don’t catch flounder that way, I catch Pacific Halibut... The Inside Straight rocks!
My largest Fluke/Flounder fell to a squid jig with a bergal fillet in Peconic Bay. It weighed in at 11lbs2oz. and it was taken on a 'dead-stick in the rod holder in about 60 feet of water. Often the wave action and the right rod(fast action) and braided line. Follow the squid, spearing, peanut bunker and especially in bays 'striped killie's' drifted or slow trolled. Catch them up folks!
Thanks for sharing!
i just purchased a lure called a flounder pounder. It is a double curly tail tube plastic with a pre rigged double hook. I am excited to try it
Very cool!
Flounder, fluke, sole, whatever they are considered, still part of the flounder fam, these fish are very aggressive when feeding and fishing for them. I've caught them on Buggs lures, on gulp, on D. O. A. Shrimp, even caught them on frayed string with smeared peanut butter. I don't think there's any type of special bait to use for flounder. I see as long as they're visible then their great bait. Tight line's never stop!
Thanks! Awesome video
Great video ✔🏁
Yes I need to buy everything I seen in the video plus like 30 of those lures lol
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I have the same saltwater fish sign, I bought it many years ago
gulp is key
I’ve tried those Zman lures a couple of times, they just don’t get the job done like the down south lures or Berkeley gulp. I love all the info
You still feel this way? I've caught more fish on zman minnowz than any other lure in my life.
Thank you for this video .
Thanks for watching!
She’s a keeper !!
VERY VERY VERY VERY THANKS
I was wondering what pound leader you would suggest running for these fish
❤ great video! thank you
You're welcome!
What is the most popular color to use?
I really found this video very intriguing.
I fish the great south bay on long island, near the Wantagh bridge. The water depths are generally from 10 to 30 feet.
Do you think this method works well I depths up to 30 feet? I already bought several of these jigs last year, but haven't used them yet. I normally use a 1 1/2 ounce to 3 ounce bucktail with a teaser tipped with gulp mullet. I jig from my boat 1 to 2 MPH drift speed. I generally do well but still would like to try something different. And I liked you're instruction of how to retrieve.
Your thoughts on depth??? Thanks for a very well explained approach! Rick
Making me hungry! What’s up with the breading fry dem flounders up! Good eating! Get in my belly I’m higher in the food chain!!!!!!
Thak u I'm going to do this.
I'll be on the yak tomorrow. Let's see what I can do! Nice vid
is there a way to add a second hook near the paddle tail? because sometimes the paddle tail will get bit off and I lose the fish.
No idea how to do it, but that’s a great idea. Going to have to do some thinking.
In my experience, short strikes like that are going to be either small fish or trash fish like pin fish or puffers. Keeper flounder will typically eat it pretty aggressively. I'm in the Florida Panhandle though so YMMV.
Sounds like it'll change the action and be counter-productive.
Where do you catch flounders these big??? I catch plenty here in Puget Sound (WAshington State) but not these size.
I have noticed that you do not do a hooksett in the video or am I just not seeing it if you see this please reply
Using braided line, doesn't require the big hook set.
Great video! Wondering if the same baits and techniques will work here in San Diego. Won't say the word California because I know it's a bad one. What rod and reel setup are you using. Thanks again for the awesome tips!
What pound Tess were you using? Litter or no? Thank you for the video
Good stuff!
Thanks!
was that mullet juice that was their?
Would a drop shot be as effective and more efficient (no jigging just slow retrieving)?
Idk if the flounder in the Southeast and East Coast are similar to that of those in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, but drop shots work great for flounder here. And by similar, I don't mean species, I mean eating patterns/behaviors.
I like to use a similar rig and Every so often along the retrieve i pop it up to give it more action.
I use a dropper loop instead of a regular drop shot Palomar and it works great for me.
Would this work for California halibut?
Different opinions out there on setting hook hard vs feeling weight and simply lifting rod tip to apply pressure. Seems in this video you do the latter. Am I correct to assume no hard hook set? Thanks.
I noticed that. I give em the business and set the hook. If i didnt, i lost a lot of flounder at the boat or my feet. They seem to just open their mouth and drop it.
You have to let flounders chew on your bait just a tad bit, but I let it rip on em. Hard hook sets on flounder due to how their mouths are shaped
Thanks for the tips. I'll be taking my Dad down to the Crystal Beach, Texas area this Sunday. He loves to kayak fish in the backwaters there.
Any tips for 100'+depth
Where u fishing at
Will it work in California.
Good stuff
Thanks!
Where are they fishing?
Do u wait too set the hook on the initial strike or do u count too 10 before you set the hook? Some say set right away and some say to wait a bit??
I set it right away. The times i use live mullet, ill let them eat on it for a little bit. But artificials on jigs, i dont wait.
Great channel for avid fisherman like me.
sick animation
Great video..
I became an Insider Member over a year ago, and used the training course. Was Amazed by how easy it was to catch flounder. Even though I live up in Washington State.
Unfortunately I have not bin able to use my laptop (where I joined from). How can I access my membership/account via my phone?
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So are you using a2500 series real?
The links to the other video and the store were missing.
It's the join the club link.
@@whataboutbob9786 Alrighty then!
The links are in there now!
@@Saltstrong Thanks!
I do this with jerk shad
Da Punk Flounda : )
that is some loud braid
ive gone to try and fish some about 10 times and not even gotten a bite. I've tried everything :(
Its bunker everywhere 😂
Thanks for watching!
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Would you be so kind as to tell us the rod reel and line you are using Thanks
not true about them following a bait. They will chase a bait for awhile before hitting it watch John Skinners video's
I use bacon strips they can't resist it
Ol guy in Jersey told me that years ago, gotten several big ones over the years, personally 5-7 inch strip of bacon fat.
Um that's John Skinner's under water footage
Correct, he's a fishing coach for Salt Strong as well!
@@Anglerfish2050 yea I thought I had seen it somewhere before
Please tell me those pants are waterproof
bumper music needs improvement.
Pass a Grill is best in October
What part I go to that beach all the time. Very clean beach and water. I see lots of snook and schools of drum.
slam shady? lol
There is a aussie bloke who gets 3 meter flattys, youtube the powerfish and you wont be dissapointed!
I can't stop F@#^ ing laughing! PEST SESSIONS VOL 3, "here, have another chok to up your game"....
I wasn't, he he he!
Aren't these fluke?
They are extremely similar. In northern waters they refer to them as fluke but as you move down south they're called flounder
@@Saltstrong I really don't think they are the same. Fluke up north feast on small jigs, etc. They also have larger mouths, sharper teeth. Eyes are different. Flounders which I love, eat sandworms, strips of clam. Fluke much larger, up to 3 pounds. Dunno. I will research.
I have been a live member we 2005! And I haven't gotten anything from them or even heard anything from them in years! This is a bunch of BS!!! 😠😠😠😡😡😡
Sorry, but your EAST COAST fish looks funny, cause our WEST COAST fish have their eyes on the "right" side!
Great info!
can never stop watching this video.....always my go to vid when i target flounder.. great job...👍🙏
Wyatt, love your material. I am a kayak fisherman and live in Fayetteville. Caught 12 flounder and 2 trout on Monday close to where you fished in this video. Biggest flounder was 23 inches and the biggest trout was 26 inches. Used 5 inch dieZel and paddlerZ in slam shady color. Would like to connect if you have time.
Appreciate the tutorial on the retrieve so many videos never show that, that’s the thing I question what I’m doing the most is how I’m retrieving
Love the tips and I've honestly tried using the ones in this video several times throughout the spring and summer of 2024 and didn't get a single bite what so ever until I took off the fake baits and put on some natural habitat baits. Instantly started catching keeper flounder. Maybe it's just where I fish they just only like the stuff that they eat everyday. Not trying to diss on your video at all just saying what happened to me and my buddies when we tried any kind of lure and/or fake bait.