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first flounder on fly
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04/26/15 06:12 PM
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Erichugh22
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Caught him on a black bunny leach. Put up a great fight. I've been fly fishing the coast for 5 years and this is my first one ever. I was pretty stoked.
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Re: first flounder on fly
[Re: Erichugh22]
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04/26/15 07:18 PM
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Capt. Mac
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I've been fishing the coast one or two weeks a year for last fifteen years and I havnt caught one yet ( and I've been trying ). I had one chase a shrimp fly right up to the boat a couple of years ago and that's as close as I've gotten. Congratulations! Nice pictures also.
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Re: first flounder on fly
[Re: Erichugh22]
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04/26/15 10:27 PM
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preast
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I really like your photos too. Nice on the flounder. Funny, a flounder was the very first fish I ever caught in salt about 25yrs ago, just a fluke because I had no idea what I was doing. Just chunked a clouser out from the bank, I think after only a couple casts. I don't go down there much but have never hooked another one.
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Re: first flounder on fly
[Re: Erichugh22]
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04/27/15 12:07 AM
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Re: first flounder on fly
[Re: Erichugh22]
#10799954
04/27/15 02:19 PM
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Bass_Bustin_Texan
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Dang, must have been the new haircut! Nice job!! I didn't know they were so elusive on fly.
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Re: first flounder on fly
[Re: Erichugh22]
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04/28/15 12:52 PM
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Jim Ford
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Good job. I don't target them, but I catch them from time to time on flies. I've found them to be fun, but they are pretty hard on the flies. Last October I was up in a back lake full of reds and some good specks, but we were catching three or four flounder to everything else on little shrimp flies. It was crazy; they were jumping clear of the water time after time chasing shrimp. They would mangle the flies; wouldn't let go even after I got them into the kayak. I've caught some pretty big ones on Clousers.
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Re: first flounder on fly
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04/29/15 01:02 AM
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Crazy4oldcars
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OK, looking at the teefs on the thang, how do you grip them to get the hook out? I think I've fished the salt 3 times in my life, so these are new to me, lol.
Kirk
"The cheese in the mousetrap is ALWAYS free"
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Re: first flounder on fly
[Re: Erichugh22]
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04/29/15 01:39 AM
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Capt. Mac
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Boga grips and a looooong pair of hemostats.
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Re: first flounder on fly
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04/29/15 01:52 AM
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moonriver
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I use fish mouth opener, it's easier to remove the hook keeping fish mouth open. OK, looking at the teefs on the thang, how do you grip them to get the hook out? I think I've fished the salt 3 times in my life, so these are new to me, lol.
Kirk
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Re: first flounder on fly
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04/29/15 10:57 PM
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Crazy4oldcars
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LOL Cap. If my Hemostats ain't long enough, I'll let it keep the fly!
Kirk
"The cheese in the mousetrap is ALWAYS free"
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Re: first flounder on fly
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04/30/15 02:49 PM
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TrentonLee
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Congrats! Thanks for sharing the pictures.
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Re: first flounder on fly
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05/05/15 12:16 AM
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Texomasooner
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Eric, what part of the coast do you fish?
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Re: first flounder on fly
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05/09/15 02:28 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Nice fish. First of many more to follow! Good job.
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