Friday the 13th on the Slip Slidin

[SeaBiscuit]

Wind laid down midday today, so we decided to go looking for near shore flounders we heard had started showing up recently.
Early afternoon departure on light NW & calm seas found us 12 miles off near a wreck. 67 degrees pretty green water. Big mark of bait turned out to be hungry cigar minnows. We quickly put a few dozen in the live well and started looking for flatfish, using carolina rigged cigar minnows.

Didn't take long to find them


This one was hungry for a bit of Biscuit!


Never been bit by a flatfish before and this one did not want to let go!
The wind did an about face and before long started cooking out of the SW. Still plenty fishable, but a pain having to constantly re anchor.
Once we got positioned right, it was on!
Something large ate one of Slip's flounders on the way up and took off for China, through the earth! At the same time, I noticed that my minnows were not making it to the bottom whole.

Had to investigate, of course


A little wire trace made for a fine time with school kings on the light spinning stuff


Happy to have seen a plan work out, we kept 4 flounders for dinner, releasing everything else and headed for the hill with daylight to spare.

Nothing at all unusual about this Friday the 13th, until we got to the boat ramp


Jason, Freddy and all their friends were going for a ride!
Fine day on the water. Today marks the earliest start ever on our near shore flounder & mackerel fishing.
Let the games begin!

SeaBiscuit

[trollman]

Thank u Biscoto and Slipster for letting me live this. I spent the day in meetings - aaaarrgh!!!


Yous guys are my heroes. Luv them flatfish, eat 'em up like Candy! Those are pretty lookin'!

P.S. Please explain the Carolina rig w/ the minnows so i can join the fun.

[mrfishy]

Damn Nick you did it again THose kings sure moved in quick

[hrdcor32]

Nice job guys! Thanks for the report, can't believe the kings are that close already!

[SeaBiscuit]

Thank u Biscoto and Slipster for letting me live this. I spent the day in meetings - aaaarrgh!!!


Yous guys are my heroes. Luv them flatfish, eat 'em up like Candy! Those are pretty lookin'!

P.S. Please explain the Carolina rig w/ the minnows so i can join the fun.

Hello Johny! You are my hero too!
Nothing special to a carolina rig. Just an egg sinker (enough to get you to the bottom and keep you for moving too much, usually 1-2 ounces in the 50 - 60feet we were fishing today). The egg sinker on the running line, then a small barrel swivel than 18 inches of fluoro leader (30 lb works) and a small hook. We use 1/0 and 2/0 owner octopus, most folks use kahle hooks. Hook the minnow through the lips and move him around on the bottom a bit by reeling slow or drifting. Fancy presentation:
http://thefishhound.com/fishing-rigs/flounder-rig.html
I hope this helps. Better yet, come down and I'll show you first hand.
Biscuit

[trollman]

thanks for the rig lesson. we use something similar off Nantucket east end in about 20-30ft to get the flukes! i hope you guys can visit some summer and have a nice fiesta, cause i am sure you and slip got a good recipe for them.

but before that i just might have to visit WB for a hands on lesson. i will PM you.

[Surfergirl]

Great Catch guys!!
Looks like someone is gonna have some stuffed Flounder and Kingfish balls for dinner... It's making me hungry just thinking about it!

[ice cream man]

Good catch............From offshore to inshore, no fish is safe around you 2 ..........ICM

[gaffer]

Nick,

Great report!!

I miss that light action stuff...

Keep them coming.

[Squidnation]

man yuo guys have got the life. Just take off any old afternoon. the biggest delema sounds to me like if you can't decided weather you want grouper or flounder for dinner. geezzz congrats