Small Hooks size 8 or 9 ultra sharp hooks such as the Gamakatsu or Owner octopus series, etc tied into bottom rigs. Light sensitive fishing rod with line of 6 to 10 pound test.
What size hook should I use for flounder?
Hooks can and usually should be a bit on the larger size for flounder fishing. They have large mouths full of sharp teeth, not something you really want to play with. I either use 3/0 to 5/0 circle hooks or a 2/0–4/0 worm hook for flounder fishing. Jig heads in the 1/4–3/8ths range are well suited to flounder fishing.
What is the best bait for winter flounder?
Winter Flounder Bait
Small pieces of clam, mussel, or bloodworm are the preferred baits for flounder. Anytime I shuck clams, I keep the siphons and thread them on the hook as bait. Sandworms, bloodworms, and tapeworms can all be cut into 2- to 3-inch lengths.
What is the best rig for flounder fishing?
Best Flounder Rigs
Like the basic fish-finder, this flounder fishing rig begins with the fishing line running through an egg, bullet or flat sinker, which is then tied to a barrel swivel. Next, a two-foot section of mono that’s lighter than the main line is tied to the opposite end of the barrel swivel.
Is 10 or 8 hook bigger?
The size of the hook is based on the gap between the shank of the hook and its shaft (known as its gape) as well as the length of the shaft. It’s given as a number and the bigger the number, the smaller the size of the hook — up to a point.
What pound line should I use for flounder?
The best tackle for flounder is a 7 foot medium heavy rod coupled with a 3500 series spinning reel. You will want to spool your reel with 20 pound braided line and a 20 pound clear or pink mono filament leader.
What is the best month to catch flounder?
“Fishing is best from October to December, when water temperatures fall below 72 degrees, because that seems to get flounder to stop moving,” says Sheka. “Drop-offs are the big key in shallow grass beds, as are points during a push of current.”
What color is best for flounder?
The best colors for flounder fishing lures are white and chartreuse and the best lures are listed below. The Top Flounder Fishing Lures are: Berkeley Gulp Swimming Mullet or 3″ Gulp Shrimp. DOA CAL 3″ or 4″ Shad with Paddle Tail.
What time of day are flounder most active?
Flounder are the most active early in the morning and late in the afternoon offshore at sites like wrecks and reefs. Inshore, flounder are the most active swimming and feeding at high tide. You can find them searching for food near grasses, channels, flats, and at the mouths of feeder creeks.
What tide is best for winter flounder?
Probably the last two or three hours of the ebb tide and the beginning of the flood are the best. Generally these tides are best because of the warmer water flowing and the small baits that these toothless fish feed on are washed off the flats into the channels and channel slopes.
Which side of flounder is thicker?
Flounder begins its life as a round fish and then it starts to swim on its side, one of its eyes migrates to the top side, and it evolves into a flat fish. The dark side is typically thicker and more moist, while the white side is thinner and milder.
Do I need a leader for flounder?
Be sure to use fluorocarbon leader as these fish can spot mono right away. Most Carolina rigs employ the weight ahead of a swivel with about 12 inches of fluorocarbon leader and a 1/0 to 3/0 circle hook.
Do flounder like deep or shallow water?
While flounder are commonly found in deep water out to 100-feet or more around reefs and wrecks, for most anglers, flounder are usually targeted when they move into shallow water bays, inlets, river mouths and inshore creeks and marsh areas. These are some of the best flounder fishing areas.
How do you know if a hook is too big?
If a hook is too big, a smaller fish won’t be able to get it in its mouth. You’ll feel it strike but more than likely only end up with a hook stripped of its bait. If a hook is too small, a larger fish might swallow it entirely.
Do bigger hooks catch bigger fish?
You’re not as likely to catch a small fish with a huge hook, big fish will eat small hooks. Generally speaking, it’s better to hook a fish with the largest size hook you can. At least it’s better for your chances of landing the fish. However, when fish get finicky or spooky a smaller hook might just get them to bite.
What are size 12 hooks good for?
Treble Hook for Dough Bait & Lure Replacement
For Trout, a Size 12 Treble Hook is a small, precise medium for securing Trout Nuggets. Most of the common lures, in popular sizes have #6 Treble Hooks attached.
Is flounder fishing better at high or low tide?
The outgoing high tide is the best tide to catch flounder. Flounder rely upon the outgoing tide to bring them shrimp, crabs and fish to their hidden ambush points. They like to hide in strategically located spots that will make it easy for them to catch their prey as the tide brings the food right to them.
What can you catch with 12 lb line?
What type of fish can you catch using a 12 lb fishing line?
| Freshwater Fish | Saltwater Fish |
|---|---|
| Bull Trout | Atlantic Bonito |
| Carp | Pacific Barracuda |
| Freshwater Drum | Bluefish |
| Kokanee Salmon | Bonefish |
Can you catch flounder in January?
Yes, you can catch flounder in the winter months but you will have to target them offshore or around near shore structure. Flounder move out into the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean in the winter to spawn so you might have to go offshore 30 or 40 miles to find them during the cooler months.
Where is most flounder caught?
Where They Live
- Summer flounder are found in the Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to the east coast of Florida.
- In U.S. waters, summer flounder are most common in the mid-Atlantic region from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Cape Fear, North Carolina.
What is the hardest color for fish to see?
The science says a multi-colored line that blends into the background should be harder for fish to see and track. While red and green blend well in many situations, blue blends best in offshore waters.