This video is by far the best I've seen about the techniques of flounder fishing. You have captured patterns which I've never before witnessed. Well done, Sir! 🤠
John been watching your videos for 2 years now great stuff! I have been Fluke fishing for years on the CT side of the sound from New Haven to Bridgeport. I just ordered your book ... Can not wait till it comes
I fish the CT side of long island sound, and after watching how successful the guys with bucktails have been I decided I should invest some time into learning how to properly use them. Very happy I found your channel, and your bucktailing books are on my list.
Great video John! What would you estimate the length of visibility to be, in the water at the time you took this video? Just curious since here in NC where I fish for flounder, the visibility is limited most of the time and I rarely get a second bite when the lure/bait is pulled from the mouth of a striking flounder. After watching your videos, I believe my experience, with a lack of subsequent strikes by the same fish, is mostly because the fish is unable to pick the lure/bait back up once it has been pulled a short distance from its field of view. Again, enjoy all your videos and your new book "Fishing for Summer Flounder" is a terrific resource and reference for myself and my wife's obsession with flounder fishing.
nice. watching fluke videos in the fall. how big was that last scrapper since he got caught on the other bucktail. John do you do any blackfishing where you can record it. think people would love that. thank as always
did you ever try using peanut bunker as bait. I don't know why but when i use them and i set the hook on the first bite the majority of the time i pull it right out of the flukes mouth and it just leaves those scrape tooth marks on the bait
Hey John, I fluke fish eastern long island (mainly shinnecock bay/inlet/ocean) and have fished the area for 20 years with excellent results. However, the past year or two the sea robins have literally infested the entire area. It has literally become damn near impossible to catch fluke. On clear tides i can see 4 or 5 sea robins chasing my bucktail. Have tried tons of spots, baits, jigs, live baits, everything. Have the populations to your knowledge changed?
I agree about 2017 and 2018, but this has been good to me in the bay, and the reef was good last weekend. I'll post the reef trip on Monday. The kayak trips and the shore wading and the dock trips were all Shinnecock. I've been west of the bridge in the yak and east on the other trips.
GOOD JUST WATCHING SOME FISHING SHIT TILL I HAVE TO GO GET MY BABY GIRL FROM SCHOOL. THE TURTLE SAYS THANKS FOR POURING IT OUT FOR HIM. HES GOT NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR YA!
Flounder are just plain mean and they always look pissed off. I've had a couple that put up a real nice fight, got them up to the kayak, and I could see that they weren't even hooked, just clamped down on the Gulp mullet. They'll even let you get the net right up to them before releasing. They just don't have any quit in them. If they weren't so tasty I'd let 'em go just out of respect.
This is amazing! I can’t believe I never saw this 🤦♂️ also the drag sounds like the fish is growling. 😂
Wow, I never realized these guys were so aggressive. And also how good they blend in with the sea floor. The ultimate predator. Awesome footage John.
This video is by far the best I've seen about the techniques of flounder fishing. You have captured patterns which I've never before witnessed. Well done, Sir! 🤠
John been watching your videos for 2 years now great stuff!
I have been Fluke fishing for years on the CT side of the sound from New Haven to Bridgeport.
I just ordered your book ... Can not wait till it comes
Such an informative video! Wish we got those flounders here in the UK as well!
I fish the CT side of long island sound, and after watching how successful the guys with bucktails have been I decided I should invest some time into learning how to properly use them. Very happy I found your channel, and your bucktailing books are on my list.
Thanks John, very informative. Pictures are worth a thousand words...videos, priceless.
Great information on how Fluke react..... Thanks John, always great videos.
This defies everything I've been told my whole life... and makes perfectly great sense to what I've thought I noticed while fishing this species.
Fluke are insane and desperately in need of some anger management, they make bluefish looks like candy stripers
love your videos of flounder underwater and their behavior.
Great video John! What would you estimate the length of visibility to be, in the water at the time you took this video? Just curious since here in NC where I fish for flounder, the visibility is limited most of the time and I rarely get a second bite when the lure/bait is pulled from the mouth of a striking flounder. After watching your videos, I believe my experience, with a lack of subsequent strikes by the same fish, is mostly because the fish is unable to pick the lure/bait back up once it has been pulled a short distance from its field of view.
Again, enjoy all your videos and your new book "Fishing for Summer Flounder" is a terrific resource and reference for myself and my wife's obsession with flounder fishing.
that video is so cool. not only are these fish the most interesting looking fish but man darn good eating fish.
Outstanding video. thanks John.
you have some of the best video footage I have ever seen, WOW.
so cool! Hope I can catch one this year
Mr. Skinner, would you say that fluke strips are more effective than gulps, as shown on the video? Love the vids!
nice. watching fluke videos in the fall. how big was that last scrapper since he got caught on the other bucktail. John do you do any blackfishing where you can record it. think people would love that.
thank as always
Entertaining and insightful! Did the fish make those "getting mad" noises? Great videos, John!
John is an A+ Great
person.
Great video. So cool
great videos and insight, approximately how big are these fish some look like they are brutes.
did you ever try using peanut bunker as bait. I don't know why but when i use them and i set the hook on the first bite the majority of the time i pull it right out of the flukes mouth and it just leaves those scrape tooth marks on the bait
Hey John,
I fluke fish eastern long island (mainly shinnecock bay/inlet/ocean) and have fished the area for 20 years with excellent results. However, the past year or two the sea robins have literally infested the entire area. It has literally become damn near impossible to catch fluke. On clear tides i can see 4 or 5 sea robins chasing my bucktail. Have tried tons of spots, baits, jigs, live baits, everything. Have the populations to your knowledge changed?
I agree about 2017 and 2018, but this has been good to me in the bay, and the reef was good last weekend. I'll post the reef trip on Monday. The kayak trips and the shore wading and the dock trips were all Shinnecock. I've been west of the bridge in the yak and east on the other trips.
Wish we had footage like this 20 years ago. It seems like they actually swallow the bait many times in the video and spit it back up
The last flounder was no quitter.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
I came for 2:53,
And so did you.
DetectiveWeebles 3:05
Awesome video man!
Do you tell us where your hot fishing spots are in your book???
That’s awesome.!👊🏻
Great video
Nice footage
I love these videos :)
What about surf fishing , wouldn't you just let it sit out there then cast and retrieve all the time. Some one answer me please!
Johnny watch Johns video How to catch Flounder from shore with bucktails and gulp. It's in his popular videos.
+Barry thanks buddy!
MAN YOU GET OUT THERE AND HOOKEM IN THE MOUTH! I THOUGHT YOU KNEW JOHNNY. WHAT UP MAN SEE YOU WATCH THE SAME STUFF TOO.
+Hookem In the mouth kayak fishing lol Hookem in the damn mouth how are you !?
GOOD JUST WATCHING SOME FISHING SHIT TILL I HAVE TO GO GET MY BABY GIRL FROM SCHOOL. THE TURTLE SAYS THANKS FOR POURING IT OUT FOR HIM. HES GOT NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR YA!
Watch a world-record fluke come out and take it, John will wish he used a real hook.
love the videos
can u fish for fluke in every season?? Thanks John.
Daniel Andrade I would be interested to know the answer as well.
We catch them May->September in NY
John Skinner Fishing. hi john, where is the best place to buy the 6'8" 7oz. rod you used to catch that stripper on the boat with John? Joe Ladd
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Flounder are just plain mean and they always look pissed off. I've had a couple that put up a real nice fight, got them up to the kayak, and I could see that they weren't even hooked, just clamped down on the Gulp mullet. They'll even let you get the net right up to them before releasing. They just don't have any quit in them. If they weren't so tasty I'd let 'em go just out of respect.
1:41 he was not happy