Any Flounder gigging charters?

Twitch · 08-14-2010, 08:06 PM

I just got stationed in Pensacola and really want to find a reputible charter to take me and some friends gigging for flounder. It sounds like an amazing experience that I can't pass up while I'm in Florida! I'd be willing to travel up to an hour or so and would like to be able to take some friends with me, maybe 4-6. Let me know if anybody knows of anything. Thanks!

Splittine · 08-14-2010, 08:17 PM

Never heard of anyone giving Gigging Charters around here, and if anyone did the 4-6 people would be out of the question.

SHunter · 08-14-2010, 10:46 PM

That would be a lot of folks on a shallow water boat. We would be gigging each other after a while. I have seen a homemade raft with lights that was used off the beach to gig flounder. I believe this forum has some locals that gig and have discussed various methods in this blog.

X-Shark · 08-15-2010, 07:08 AM

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and if anyone did the 4-6 people would be out of the question.

Amen! Small boats that draft very shallow is what are used.

4 people = aprox 800lb would put any of the small boats at it's max payload, or at least for sure make them not draft as skinny.

Death From Above · 09-09-2010, 01:09 AM

They have flounder barges like that over in Texas where they can take a group of people, but not here. I will take you for free in the fall.

sloticus · 09-24-2010, 02:11 AM

Underwaterworks in Fairhope AL, usually does flounder dive charters in Oct. If you don't mind diving at night, I hear its lots of fun. I think there number is 251-928-5550

overkill · 09-24-2010, 06:37 AM

My boat was built as a charter boat designed to carry 5. I have taken 4 gigging and we did fine. 2 were allowed to gig at any time, the other 2 netted and played with the crabs. We worked along the beach and had no trouble staying in skinny water. It can be done (commercial charters) - but I don't know of any in our area.

08-14-2010, 08:06 PM	#1
Twitch Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1	Any Flounder gigging charters? I just got stationed in Pensacola and really want to find a reputible charter to take me and some friends gigging for flounder. It sounds like an amazing experience that I can't pass up while I'm in Florida! I'd be willing to travel up to an hour or so and would like to be able to take some friends with me, maybe 4-6. Let me know if anybody knows of anything. Thanks!

09-24-2010, 02:11 AM	#6
sloticus Junior Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 25	scuba charter Underwaterworks in Fairhope AL, usually does flounder dive charters in Oct. If you don't mind diving at night, I hear its lots of fun. I think there number is 251-928-5550

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08-14-2010, 08:17 PM	#2
Splittine Roll Tide Roll Moderator Grand Slam Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In A Tree Looking Down Posts: 8,801	Never heard of anyone giving Gigging Charters around here, and if anyone did the 4-6 people would be out of the question.

08-14-2010, 10:46 PM	#3
SHunter Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,679	That would be a lot of folks on a shallow water boat. We would be gigging each other after a while. I have seen a homemade raft with lights that was used off the beach to gig flounder. I believe this forum has some locals that gig and have discussed various methods in this blog.

09-09-2010, 01:09 AM	#5
Death From Above Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 1,276	They have flounder barges like that over in Texas where they can take a group of people, but not here. I will take you for free in the fall.

09-24-2010, 06:37 AM	#7
overkill Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 263	My boat was built as a charter boat designed to carry 5. I have taken 4 gigging and we did fine. 2 were allowed to gig at any time, the other 2 netted and played with the crabs. We worked along the beach and had no trouble staying in skinny water. It can be done (commercial charters) - but I don't know of any in our area.

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