I'm new to the area and this is my first season fishing the area. Have been fishing for Flounder with little success ( 2 keepers this season) until yesterday. Went with my buddy, his daughter and my 2 boys and we got 4 keepers 20-21". Had a blast. Fished the CBBT between 3rd and 4th island. Caught 1 with live spot and 3 with coaker and spot filets.
One thing that I've noticed is that it is sometimes hard to tell when when a fish is actually biting. It's hard to tell the difference sometimes between dragging the bottom, snagged on something or if you have a bite. Also seems hard to get the fish on the hook when it is biting. Any techniques?
Also lost fish on the hook 3 times when I tried to hand the rod to my boy to have him reel it in. Any ideas to prevent this from happening?
This has been a great site for info, apprecaite everybody's tips so far.
G
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That's the trick with flounder, knowing when to start cranking, patience is always key, but when you're trying to dodge rocks and keep from getting snagged it can get frustrating. I've set my rig up where all I usually loose is a sinker and me and my make those with old wheel weights and a smelting pot. That helps me be a patient, they won't spit out a tasty live spot unless you give them a reason to.
Not sure how you fish but I use the motor to help me keep the boat where I want it try and cut down on the hang ups. But for the most part I've found it takes practice to get a feel for it, plus if you fish the same structure a lot you get an idea of how to fish with the fewest number of hang ups. Fished saturday myself and we got hung up at least a dozen times, got probably half of those back so not that bad of a day.
Main things is if you're getting snagged a lot, you're probably in the right spot. Glad you got some keep at it.
Not sure how you fish but I use the motor to help me keep the boat where I want it try and cut down on the hang ups. But for the most part I've found it takes practice to get a feel for it, plus if you fish the same structure a lot you get an idea of how to fish with the fewest number of hang ups. Fished saturday myself and we got hung up at least a dozen times, got probably half of those back so not that bad of a day.
Main things is if you're getting snagged a lot, you're probably in the right spot. Glad you got some keep at it.
QUOTE (YoungGun11 @ Aug 9 2009, 09:23 PM) 
That's the trick with flounder, knowing when to start cranking, patience is always key, but when you're trying to dodge rocks and keep from getting snagged it can get frustrating. I've set my rig up where all I usually loose is a sinker and me and my make those with old wheel weights and a smelting pot. That helps me be a patient, they won't spit out a tasty live spot unless you give them a reason to.
Not sure how you fish but I use the motor to help me keep the boat where I want it try and cut down on the hang ups. But for the most part I've found it takes practice to get a feel for it, plus if you fish the same structure a lot you get an idea of how to fish with the fewest number of hang ups. Fished saturday myself and we got hung up at least a dozen times, got probably half of those back so not that bad of a day.
Main things is if you're getting snagged a lot, you're probably in the right spot. Glad you got some keep at it.
Not sure how you fish but I use the motor to help me keep the boat where I want it try and cut down on the hang ups. But for the most part I've found it takes practice to get a feel for it, plus if you fish the same structure a lot you get an idea of how to fish with the fewest number of hang ups. Fished saturday myself and we got hung up at least a dozen times, got probably half of those back so not that bad of a day.
Main things is if you're getting snagged a lot, you're probably in the right spot. Glad you got some keep at it.
Thanks for the info - it's good to know we're not the only ones getting hung up. Gonna try again Friday.
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