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 Question on flounders
#1629716
09/25/07 11:57 PM
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fishing4flounder
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Has the flounder started running? Where the best place to catch? what bait should i use? For now i don't have a boat where could i go for a pier? I'm only 12 years old and my life long dream is to catch a flounder but i haven't. so plz help me out!!!
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Re: Question on flounders
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09/26/07 03:49 AM
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PurEvl
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you dont want flounder kid...get you some monster snook/tarpon/redfish or even a goliath grouper. thats what im talkin about
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Re: Question on flounders
[Re: PurEvl]
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09/26/07 02:43 PM
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panKo
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f4f,
The flounder will start running after the first good cold front, probably in late October or November, but you can still catch them before that. Try live shrimp and mud minnows on the bottom, rigged with a barrel sinker. Slowly pull this around until you feel a thump. Wait about 10 seconds (this is the hard part) and reel in your slack and set the hook if you feel weight. You'll get one this fall, no problem. Good luck!
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Re: Question on flounders
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#1630720
09/26/07 02:49 PM
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LooseDrag
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you dont want flounder kid...get you some monster snook/tarpon/redfish or even a goliath grouper. thats what im talkin about Are there Snook in Texas?
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Re: Question on flounders
[Re: LooseDrag]
#1630737
09/26/07 02:56 PM
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PvilleAngler
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you dont want flounder kid...get you some monster snook/tarpon/redfish or even a goliath grouper. thats what im talkin about Are there Snook in Texas? You have to go far south, South Padre Island/Port Isabel. I've never heard of people catching much north of there.
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Re: Question on flounders
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#1630745
09/26/07 03:00 PM
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LooseDrag
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I'm originally from West Palm Beach Florida and I miss going after Snook. To me, and I've fished for just about everything you could imagine both fresh & salt water, Snook fishing is by far the most challenging and fun fish to catch.
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Re: Question on flounders
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#1641304
10/02/07 04:13 AM
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BHDad
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Welcome to Texas! Flounder, Trout and Redfish is it here..
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Re: Question on flounders
[Re: LooseDrag]
#1644404
10/03/07 04:18 PM
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fowl play
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I'm originally from West Palm Beach Florida and I miss going after Snook. To me, and I've fished for just about everything you could imagine both fresh & salt water, Snook fishing is by far the most challenging and fun fish to catch. how do snook taste?
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Re: Question on flounders
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#1644484
10/03/07 04:47 PM
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LooseDrag
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I'm originally from West Palm Beach Florida and I miss going after Snook. To me, and I've fished for just about everything you could imagine both fresh & salt water, Snook fishing is by far the most challenging and fun fish to catch. how do snook taste? Excellent, all white meat. They do vary in taste though depending on the water they are caught in. They can be found along the saltwater beaches and they will also travel into very brackish water. The ones caught in 100% Atlantic saltwater are the best tasting.
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Re: Question on flounders
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10/09/07 09:53 PM
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Ranger Bill
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Snook are definitely in Texas. This spring, I got into snook at the South Jetty at Port A. I caught at least 15 in the 12-16 inch category using live shrimp, under a popping cork, close to the rocks.
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Re: Question on flounders
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#1658725
10/10/07 02:17 AM
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Stalked
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f4f,
The flounder will start running after the first good cold front, probably in late October or November, but you can still catch them before that. Try live shrimp and mud minnows on the bottom, rigged with a barrel sinker. Slowly pull this around until you feel a thump. Wait about 10 seconds (this is the hard part) and reel in your slack and set the hook if you feel weight. You'll get one this fall, no problem. Good luck! what exactly is a mud minnow ?
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Re: Question on flounders
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#1658835
10/10/07 04:52 AM
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vhs07
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my buddy and i cant a few of them on a sebki rig once at LHL and used them for bait... i can't remember what they really looked like my friend said that they were mud minnows
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Re: Question on flounders
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#1658991
10/10/07 10:51 AM
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PvilleAngler
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f4f,
The flounder will start running after the first good cold front, probably in late October or November, but you can still catch them before that. Try live shrimp and mud minnows on the bottom, rigged with a barrel sinker. Slowly pull this around until you feel a thump. Wait about 10 seconds (this is the hard part) and reel in your slack and set the hook if you feel weight. You'll get one this fall, no problem. Good luck! what exactly is a mud minnow ? A mud minnow is a big (3 inchish) guppy like minnow that lives mostly in brackish water. They are tough as nails, hard to kill. And flounder love them. They are also very expensive baits for their size. The best way to catch them yourself is to drag a seine in ditches on the side of the road. If you walk up to the ditch and see a lot of movement in the water their are probably mud minnows in that ditch.
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