I live in coastal South Carolina and looking to get a hand up on these big fish that are running right now. I am looking at all water depths and trying not to worry too much about water clarity. Also, I need a valid website for Fishing Knots, please.
Flounder Catching’
Don’t know if it will help, but flounder are both scent and sight feeders. Yes, you can catch them on artificial. The water must be in decent shape and you have to let them "have the bait" for a few seconds before setting; the hook. My fave artificial baits for flounder include 1) Triple Chance spoon, gold, 1/4 oz. You cannot fish this in the wind. Has to be still or with the wind. 2) Small yellow twin-tail plastics (Any color may do but rig it on a 1/8 oz jig head, 1/4 if having difficulty casting). 3) Live shrimp and/or MudMinnows (don’t know what these are called on the East Coast) will also work. Think about how a flounder strikes. She sits on the bottom waiting on an ambush. Your bait must be worked within distance and the flounder will rise up, gather the bait in their narrow, toothy mouth and will not take it in until they settle back to the bottom. I do not pursue them as much these days but that is how we used to do it. Slow everything down. Their are also "runs" in the spring and fall down here. Always triggered by changes in water temp. The fall run is the best.
the D.O.A. shrimp are the best artificial lures for speckled trout and redfish
Here is more info-My first choice on jigs is a red head, quarter ounce jig coupled white grub tail. This is a good all around bait for either species. This rig when spiced up with a small piece of dead shrimp on the hook is extremely effective. It can be worked in water as deep as five to six feet or as shallow as twelve inches. However, to fish this rig in twelve inches, you will have to increase the rate of your retrieve to keep the bait from snagging on the bottom. There are a number of jigs that are available that are rigged weedless. Besides the basic white, it’s always good to have a couple of other colored tails available, such as pink, yellow, green, smoke and root beer. I have found that when the water is clouded, yellow tends to produce better than white. I recommend to switch colors as water clarity and conditions change. While we are on the subject of plastic baits, there are a number of good alternatives available on the market. These include soft jerk baits and look-a-likes such as shrimp, small bait fish and crabs. There is one distinctive advantage to using jerk baits such as the Berkely Power Baits, they can be rigged totally weedless. And for those of us who haven’t mastered the art of pin point casting, this is a major plus. Also, don’t forget the bucktail jigs. Bagley and Key Largo baits produce some fantastic bucktail jigs. One of my favorites is a brown flathead jig that is rigged weedless that has the appearance of a small crab or shrimp. We recently used this jig while filming a show and produced a number of redfish. In fact, the guide couldn’t believe that the redfish ate these jigs and wouldn’t touch a live shrimp. Anyway, I could probably spent the next year talking about jigs, but let’s move along. My first choice on jigs is a red head, quarter ounce jig coupled white grub tail. This is a good all around bait for either species. This rig when spiced up with a small piece of dead shrimp on the hook is extremely effective. It can be worked in water as deep as five to six feet or as shallow as twelve inches. However, to fish this rig in twelve inches, you will have to increase the rate of your retrieve to keep the bait from snagging on the bottom. There are a number of jigs that are available that are rigged weedless. Besides the basic white, it’s always good to have a couple of other colored tails available, such as pink, yellow, green, smoke and root beer. I have found that when the water is clouded, yellow tends to produce better than white. I recommend to switch colors as water clarity and conditions change. While we are on the subject of plastic baits, there are a number of good alternatives available on the market. These include soft jerk baits and look-a-likes such as shrimp, small bait fish and crabs. There is one distinctive advantage to using jerk baits such as the Berkely Power Baits, they can be rigged totally weedless. And for those of us who haven’t mastered the art of pin point casting, this is a major plus. Also, don’t forget the bucktail jigs. Bagley and Key Largo baits produce some fantastic bucktail jigs. One of my favorites is a brown flathead jig that is rigged weedless that has the appearance of a small crab or shrimp. We recently used this jig while filming a show and produced a number of redfish. In fact, the guide couldn’t believe that the redfish ate these jigs and wouldn’t touch a live shrimp.
Also mentioned was using a gold spoon.
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