8 FLOUNDER

KEEPONFISHING · 10-24-2009, 05:05 PM

Giggedthese 8 last night - note the date is 10/25, but these pictures were taken today (date on camera is one day ahead). Got the largest two in the oven now and they smell sweet! :hungry

A few wiggled off the spear. Would welcome any comments on technique to make sure they don't wiggle off the spear (using 5 tip spear). I'm thinking of going with a single large spear with a large barb or pinning the flounder to the bottom and then scooping with landing net - just hate loosing any of them!:doh Too bad a bang stick is not legal! :usaflag

angus_cow_doctor · 10-24-2009, 05:10 PM

Stick them right behind the eyes, and they will not come off or struggle. I have not lost one in awhile, and I use 5 prong steel gig...

choppedliver · 10-24-2009, 05:20 PM

stick em as far down as you can get em , to the top of the tines, then instead of pulling straight up, lift with a forward shoveling motion, like you were scooping snow. Dont rely on the barbs. Ive not lost one like this. Ive missed some altogether because of bad aim, lol, but not ever lost one i stuck

KEEPONFISHING · 10-24-2009, 05:21 PM

Thanks - I'll try that in the future. :clap

User6882 · 10-24-2009, 05:35 PM

nice mess of flatties

clap

recess · 10-24-2009, 05:47 PM

Nice bag of flounders. Gene

surfstryker · 10-24-2009, 05:53 PM

Thanx for the report, and welcome to the forum.

X-Shark · 10-24-2009, 06:59 PM

As has been said .....Sticking them in the head will what we call "Stone Them". They don't move.

Now sometimes this is not that easy as you stick'em on the fly.

Brother had one flip off the other night. We looked hard for it and just about the time I was ready to give up he stuck out like a sore thumb with a big blood spot on'em.

My buddy Bobby Shows saw the biggest Flounder he had ever seen and he is in his '70's. This was over in Weeks Bay,Al.

The Flounder was dead and had been stuck. It go off and died. It sure is a shame when we loose one.

banjovie · 10-24-2009, 07:25 PM

Great mess of flatties! What time is dinner? Never had one come off a gig, but I was taking one off the gig over the beer cooler when he shook, any way i killed 4 beers, i flounder that hit the beer and jumped out of the cooler So i went home hungry and thirsty!! Great catch!!!

Freespool · 10-24-2009, 07:59 PM

All thread! They DO NOT come off

10-24-2009, 05:05 PM	#1
KEEPONFISHING Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10	8 FLOUNDER Giggedthese 8 last night - note the date is 10/25, but these pictures were taken today (date on camera is one day ahead). Got the largest two in the oven now and they smell sweet! :hungry A few wiggled off the spear. Would welcome any comments on technique to make sure they don't wiggle off the spear (using 5 tip spear). I'm thinking of going with a single large spear with a large barb or pinning the flounder to the bottom and then scooping with landing net - just hate loosing any of them!:doh Too bad a bang stick is not legal! :usaflag

10-24-2009, 05:10 PM	#2
angus_cow_doctor Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gulf Breeze, Florida Posts: 2,097	RE: 8 FLOUNDER Stick them right behind the eyes, and they will not come off or struggle. I have not lost one in awhile, and I use 5 prong steel gig...

10-24-2009, 05:20 PM	#3
choppedliver Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,393	RE: 8 FLOUNDER stick em as far down as you can get em , to the top of the tines, then instead of pulling straight up, lift with a forward shoveling motion, like you were scooping snow. Dont rely on the barbs. Ive not lost one like this. Ive missed some altogether because of bad aim, lol, but not ever lost one i stuck

10-24-2009, 05:21 PM	#4
KEEPONFISHING Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10	RE: 8 FLOUNDER Thanks - I'll try that in the future. :clap

10-24-2009, 05:35 PM	#5
User6882 Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,222	RE: 8 FLOUNDER nice mess of flatties clap

10-24-2009, 05:47 PM	#6
recess Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 1,153	RE: 8 FLOUNDER Nice bag of flounders. Gene

10-24-2009, 05:53 PM	#7
surfstryker Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 1,503	RE: 8 FLOUNDER Thanx for the report, and welcome to the forum.

10-24-2009, 06:59 PM	#8
X-Shark Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola, Fl. Posts: 2,870	RE: 8 FLOUNDER As has been said .....Sticking them in the head will what we call "Stone Them". They don't move. Now sometimes this is not that easy as you stick'em on the fly. Brother had one flip off the other night. We looked hard for it and just about the time I was ready to give up he stuck out like a sore thumb with a big blood spot on'em. My buddy Bobby Shows saw the biggest Flounder he had ever seen and he is in his '70's. This was over in Weeks Bay,Al. The Flounder was dead and had been stuck. It go off and died. It sure is a shame when we loose one.

10-24-2009, 07:25 PM	#9
banjovie Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Navarre Fl. Posts: 119	RE: 8 FLOUNDER Great mess of flatties! What time is dinner? Never had one come off a gig, but I was taking one off the gig over the beer cooler when he shook, any way i killed 4 beers, i flounder that hit the beer and jumped out of the cooler So i went home hungry and thirsty!! Great catch!!!

10-24-2009, 07:59 PM	#10
Freespool Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: just a trollin along Posts: 1,399	RE: 8 FLOUNDER All thread! They DO NOT come off

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