One of the best rigs to use when fishing live bait for flounder is a fish finder rig. '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? Flounder typically stay in one place on the bottom, and you'll need the bait to cross their path to hook one. '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? Swimming Mullet grub. High/low rig The high low or chicken rig is a very simple bottom fishing rig that works on fluke and flounder as a well as just about every bottom species. Circle hooks should be used when fishing with bait for almost everything except tog and triggerfish. I've always fished for flounder in the surf but this boat thing is completely new. Reilly stuck to using bucktails, I stayed with dropping strip baits. What drifting speed seems to work for you guys for flounder fishing? Flounder definition, to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc. The basics. You have no notifications. This may sound crazy but I have more flounder swallow circle hooks than j hooks. '&charset='+document.characterSet : '')); document.write ("&loc=" + escape(window.location)); if (document.referrer) document.write ("&referer=" + escape(document.referrer)); if (document.context) document.write ("&context=" + escape(document.context)); if (document.mmm_fo) document.write ("&mmm_fo=1"); document.write ("'><\/scr"+"ipt>"); The inlets and waterways channel food to the Flounder at every turn of the tide. Compose new PM? Straight away, caught a flounder; looked exactly like flounder here. We had a dead sea to start, and Reilly was on the board quickly with a six-pounder. When you do get a bite, feed out a little line, reel down to the fish, and then set the hook. Dennis prefers a 3/0 Kale hook with a 12 inch leader with a swivel and about a 2 ounce egg weight, depending on the current. And for flounder, this exercise is very easy because their unique body design clearly shows where they’ll be found… on the bottom! October 30, 2012 0. Covering more water due to drifting usually results in more and potentially bigger flounder. While they can get fairly large they are not known as a hard fighting fish so equipment in the 10-15 pound range works great for these fish. 2 likes; Comment. BobA (Massachusetts, USA): When I was a kid in Lynn, Mass, I fished for flounder using a two-hook spreader weighted in the middle and either blood worms or sand worms; I preferred blood worms. Size: These fish range in total length about from 34cm to approx. [CDATA[ Settings Welcome, Bing [Bot] All caught up! Drift fishing for flounder is a popular summer pastime. That was nice! Size: These fish range in total length about from 34cm to approx. It’s important also to remember that Flounder normally swim into the current. Rigging for drift fishing for Flounder is pretty easy. There are 4 main species of "flounder" and you'll fish for them in the same way. The wind did puff up pretty good out of the south and west a few times today, but it was another day too good to pass up getting on the water. Over the years the Snow’s Cut fishing spot has produced some of the largest flounder caught in North Carolina and continues to do so today. //]]>-->, ,