Winter Flounder Rigs

[bassnblues]

Nice pile of flatties! Was that on the old SEa Pigeon?

[gymrat987654321]

Nice pix!

[gottog]

Old Sea Pigeon and the one is from Bobber's TNT

I usually just tie on a store bought rig or one from the party boat I'm on.  I start off with the simple two hook rig and add a tiny twister tail.  Personally like yellow, white/pink, and red.  Green has worked too.
Tried Gulp sandworms but no good results.

Favorite baits are mussels and the ham-n-egg, sandworm/clam strip combo bait.  Can't be too big, but do need a decent length in the bait on the hook.

usually use my light flukin sticks for the winter flounder and have a couple light conventionals that are a bit softer in action that seem to work well for the fiesty flatties.

Hopefully get some nice ones this season on the Sea Hawk

[IrishAyes]

Bucktail, where did you get the grip & guard?  I check home depot and lowes, can't find it in yellow.  Black and red only.

[Skolmann]

Bucktail, where did you get the grip & guard?  I check home depot and lowes, can't find it in yellow.  Black and red only.

I use a product called Plasti-Dip. I usually find the yellow (I believe it comes in other colors too) at either Lowe's or Home Depot. Make sure you use in a well ventilated place as the fumes can be over whelming if not careful.

I usually open up a big paper clip and hang the sinker off that to dip. I'll dip once allow to dry and repeat the procedure several times until there is a nice hard shell.

[IrishAyes]

I check both places Skol and can only find it in red and black.  No yellow to be found in my area.   

[Hunter 2]

Joe, try electrical or plumbing supply houses, Call them first, Save a trip. 

[Sam3]

I found the yellow at a True Value hardware store. If you have one around by you, ask the owner to order it in for you.

[IrishAyes]

Thanks for the info guys.   

[Art Berkman]

Did someone say Flounder 



1st Charter for a few of us from this site will be Sat April 5th.

[gottog]

Yellow dipped sinkers are probably the most common, but green, red, and pink also work.  Sometimes better than yellow too

[ped579]

Boy I need to go out and fish and I think a lot of us on here need the same thing.

[fishinsurfer]

First a question for Capt. Jerry - What are "green" mussels? I am familiar with your normal type of bank mussels, also the black/blue mussels which attach themselves to poles, bridge abutments etc. We normally use bank mussels. Here is a tip for you private boat anglers - take one of your rods and drop to the bottom, put in the rod holder next to the chum pot and slack off. Now take the line in your hand and lightly jig it right next (and i mean right next) to the chum pot. See what happens then. This only way to get your bait close enough to the pot to nab the smart flounders who suck the chum out of the mesh. (unless you put hooks on the pot) It works great and it is a pisser to go ahead and pull the fish in by hand. I usually hold one rod in my left hand and jig the "hand line" in my right. Guess Im hungry - it is alot of fun to catch them by hand-kind of retro. You may have to switch up your position with some of your crew as doing what I am suggesting is an all out bogart of the chum line. BTY did I mention that I LOVE flounder fishing?

Capt. Rick

[Capt -Jerry P]

thats them the ones that attach to the sod banks... bigger than the black/blue mussels on the pole...

looks like bronchitis when you break them open 

[Hotrod]

Nice  job from all!!  This was front paged 

[Hunter 2]

Will cime in with a Chum concocktion passed on from my Dad:

3 cans cheapo dog food, rice, corn, ground clams and tuna/bunker oil. mix up form 1 quart logs and freeze...............

Works out standing

I also sweaten the slick with a mix of dry dog food/corn/rice every now and then thrown over

Where do you get and what is Tuna/bunker oil?
How is it sold?

[IrishAyes]

West Marine sells bunker oil.  It comes in a quart plastic bottle.  I don't recall the price.

[Wreckfish]

Be careful with the bunker oil.  Get it on you deck and it is slick as ice.  Stinks to high heaven too!

[eagleyankfan]

Ok -- I'll bite --- why do you suppose a colored sinker is effective?

[Hunter 2]

I remember flounder fishing off Sheapshead bay in the 70's and seeing some oldtimers pounding the bottom of the bay with a long pole while anchored up. The pole was as long as the boat they were in. Does this attract flounder too?