Mike Wilson and our friends went Flounder Gigging just before Thanksgiving and it was rock solid awesome.
We left the dock at 6am----------------I mean 6pm and headed for the flats and shorelines of the Port A area. We were using a specially equipped flounder boat with lights that could be lowered under the water level and a Honda motor on the back that was an Air Motor to move us thru the skinny water.
Our plans were to stick some flat fish and video a great show for television. That was exactly what we did. This time of year the flounder are in migration and if we had had colder weather, we had 60 degree temps, we would have really smoked the flounder. They are really turned on with the cold temperatures.
Anglers note:
Flounder do not have a air bladder and they have a small body cavity. They spend most of their lives lying on the bottom on their side or swimming along on the bottom on their side. When they are born they are shaped like any other fish with one eye on each side of the fish. At about 1/2 inch long, both eyes migrate to the left side of the fish and their body organs shift and they morph to become a bottom dweller for the rest of their lives. They have razor sharp teeth and have a large cavity for a mouth. You can catch them with mud minnows or soft plastics worked on the bottom.
They are strong fighters and you should have a net ready to snatch the fish from the water before they spit the bait. You can often loose them at the side of the boat.
Thanks for your time today and well see you on the water.
