Fluke 6/21/07 W/Pic's!!

[chumbucket]

Hope so. ;)

hey, me too!!! what ya catch'n em on m.j.? and with what tackle?

Nice job MJ.....are you using all those squid you caught earlier or something else? I need to find a spot like that!

[chumbucket]

We usually start off the day with squid strips or sand eels. fresh Fluke belly strips work best for me though and I think MJ will agree. First Fluke gets a belly fillet cut into 3/4" X 6" strips. Use the fresh on bucktails, flukeballs, squid jigs, wide gap hooks with a couple of Colorado spinner blades, etc. Tie onto an 18"-36" flurocarbon leader, a 3-way swivel with a lead weight heavy enough to hold bottom on your drift (usually between 4-8oz but sometimes heavier in deeper water). I like S-Glass rods for a bit of tip sensitivity but still have the backbone to lift the fish against the current. Up here Vineyard Sound has a pretty strong current. MJ used to (and still does I'm sure) like using a narrow frame Penn Squidder like the 146 or 145. Very tough reel that will last. He had been thinking of trying something a bit smaller though and possibly with a levelwind because of his hands with the Diabetes. I gave him a Penn Mag10 to try and he called me this afternoon raving about the reel. Sounds like he's found a new favorite Fluking reel. 8) ;D

can you elaborate a little more on the belly strips. i have heard of that before. so, you're sayn to use the "white" belly side of the flounder and cut it into strips or the actual stomach?

after i posted i re-read your post and i think i answered my question with your previously posted answer to my previously posted question. lol

[chumbucket]

::) ;D ;D ;DYeah. Not the actual stomach but the actual meat. The skin is like suede and will hold on the hook for a long time.

[macojoe]

Just as CB said, I use a fish finder on the running line and a swivel to a 30" floro leader, 30# test, to a 3/0 SS wide gap hook.

Now I start with squid then over to Fluke Belly, but both sides of the fluke will work!! Some times a squid skirt tiped with squid or fluke belly.

I don't like or use spinners, but some do. Weights here are from 4 to 10 oz, yesterday we ade most of the day with 6 oz, but in the end it was running so hard a 12oz would not hold and thwen thats when we called it quits.

No rocket science here!! Just have to be were the fish are, they are hungry!!

[C YENSEN]

HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MJ finally got to go fishing. congrats big guy. it is about dam time.......


wooohoooo ;D

that many fish could even make Air jealous ::)

[Airslot]

Yep, I'm jealous ;) I've been busy lately, but have still made my fishing trips. Haven't posted a report due to lack of pics. ::)

Lets just say that as of yesterday, the triggers, spadefish, flounder, seabass, bluefish, and stargazers are all ready and willing to play and darn close to home too ;D