As the weather cools off, it gets easier to find flounder.

With the right rig in the right spots, you’ll get into these flatties in no time.

Find out more below!!

Finding Flounder The Easy Way [VIDEO]

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Flounder Rig:

• Slam Shady Jerk Shad
• Z-Man Texas Eye Jighead

Ledges, drop-offs, and changes in bottom contour are the best spots to look for flounder.

Especially as we enter late fall and early winter, finding these types of spots near creek mouths is the quick route to easy flounder bites.

It’s now easier than ever to find the best types of flounder spots using the Smart Fishing Spots app.

Using our bottom contour maps and additional information, you can find ideal flounder fishing spots in YOUR area in seconds.

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FINDING THE FISH HELP

In order to help make sure that you are targeting the right areas based on the latest feeding trends and upcoming weather forecasts, make sure to use the following 3 resources because they will save you a ton of time.

1. WEEKEND GAME PLANS (UPDATED WEEKLY)

These regional game plans will show you exactly what types of spots to target in under 10 minutes… just click the video to start, and you’ll be informed on what to do on your next trip.

Weekend Game Plan Lessons

2. SMART FISHING SPOTS PLATFORM (UPDATED EVERY 15 MINUTES)

This exclusive software literally shows you where the most fish are likely to be feeding based on exactly when you’ll be fishing. It factors in the tides, wind, and weather to help you quickly see which areas to target throughout the day.

Smart Fishing Spots App

3. COMMUNITY REPORTS (LIVE FEED)

The Insider Community platform is what you can use to see what is biting near you, and you can get to know other members who fish in your area. Plus, you can use it to keep a log of your catches so you can use past trips to help predict future catches.

Community Platform 

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How should you specifically target these fish?

Let’s dive into the basics!!

Catch More Flounder In The Marshes [VIDEO]

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Gear Mentioned:

• 4-inch Mulligan
• 5-inch BOMBER
• 5-inch Jerk Shads
• Power Prawn USA
• Owner Flashy Swimmer Weighted Twistlock Hooks

Typical Flounder Spots

The first spot to look for flounder is along tall grasslines.

Not seagrass in the water but the grass that grows tall along the shorelines.

Oftentimes, flounder will pin prey up against these shorelines to feed.

Some grasslines are going to be better than others.

What sets those apart is the presence of bait.

Also, grasslines with depth changes or hard structure nearby are best to find flounder.

The best combination of these features in one area will give you the best shot at catching flounder.

Moreover, you want to also be on the lookout for oyster beds.

Oyster beds attract all sorts of predatory fish.

Flounder love to hang by oyster beds looking for meals.

If you can find several oyster beds all in one area, that’s even better.

The water will create a small current moving in and around them and sometimes a trough is dug out below.

That is an excellent place for flounder to wait and ambush prey.

Additionally, we want to look for flounder near creek mouths.

Especially those creek mouths that drain out from the marsh.

If you’re able to, fish these spots on an outgoing tide because all that bait gets flushed out with the tide.

Fish each part of the creek mouth carefully.

Mudflats are also a fantastic spot to fish for flounder.

The better types of mudflats have different bottom structure and drop-offs.

Overlooked spots like docks and pilings are also key areas to look for flounder.

They’ll use that structure as an ambush location to hunt bait.

Another thing to take note of is flounder are community feeders.

Typically, if you hook into one, there will more than likely be more.

Flounder Lures & Retrieves

One of my favorite types of lures for flounder fishing is larger paddletails.

The 4-inch Mulligan or the 5-inch BOMBER are great choices.

Flounder are not shy, they are aggressive and will eat bigger baits.

Slow roll these big paddletails right along the bottom in the above-mentioned spots for best success.

You definitely want to keep the lures close to the bottom.

If the straight retrieve isn’t working, change it up and mix in some pops and pauses.

5-inch Jerk Shads are also excellent flounder lures.

Make sure you have enough weight to reach the bottom so you can bounce these lures along.

Another lure that is effective for flounder is the Power Prawn USA shrimp lure.

Everything eats a shrimp and flounder are no different.

Lure Rigging

My favorite way to rig lures for flounder is on the Owner Flashy Swimmer hooks.

Owner Flashy Swimmer hooks are extremely similar to rigging hooks like the Owner Twistlock and Hoss Helix Hook.

The exception is they have the added advantage of having a tail spinner attached to the bottom of the lure.

This creates added flash and attention to get the fish to strike.

Tide Cycles

When it comes to flounder, as long as the water is moving they are typically feeding.

But if I had my choice of an incoming or outgoing tide, I’d take the outgoing tide.

Flounder will sit in areas that drain out from the marsh.

Dock pilings, creek mouths, grasslines, and more provide perfect hunting grounds for these fish on a falling tide.

Mudflats are also worth fishing during a slack tide.

FINDING THE FISH HELP

In order to help make sure that you are targeting the right areas based on the latest feeding trends and upcoming weather forecasts, make sure to use the following 3 resources because they will save you a ton of time.

1. WEEKEND GAME PLANS (UPDATED WEEKLY)

These regional game plans will show you exactly what types of spots to target in under 10 minutes… just click the video to start, and you’ll be informed on what to do on your next trip.

Weekend Game Plan Lessons

2. SMART FISHING SPOTS PLATFORM (UPDATED EVERY 15 MINUTES)

This exclusive software literally shows you where the most fish are likely to be feeding based on exactly when you’ll be fishing. It factors in the tides, wind, and weather to help you quickly see which areas to target throughout the day.

Smart Fishing Spots App

3. COMMUNITY REPORTS (LIVE FEED)

The Insider Community platform is what you can use to see what is biting near you, and you can get to know other members who fish in your area. Plus, you can use it to keep a log of your catches so you can use past trips to help predict future catches.

Community Platform 

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We’ve figured it out, and we have been productive.

And now that we’ve gotten it figured out, it’s about to change.

August and September will present changes that you need to adjust to in order to stay on the bite.

In this episode, we will go through the information you need to know to stay productive on flounder as we transition into the next phase of this season.

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Fishing the Transition for Flounder [PODCAST]

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Flounder are one of the few species of fish that are able to be targeted from Texas through Maine.

That doesn’t mean they are easy to target…

In this episode, we go through tips and answer audience questions to help anglers to get more bites and more fish on the deck.

We cover baits, presentations, spots, and much more. If you want to increase your productivity by targeting the various species of flounder found in your area, this is the episode for you.

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Flounder (Fluke) Fishing Tips [PODCAST]

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Finding The Fish Help

In order to help make sure that you are targeting the right areas based on the latest feeding trends and upcoming weather forecasts, make sure to use the following 3 resources because they will save you a ton of time.

1. Weekend Game Plans (updated weekly)

These regional game plans will show you exactly what types of spots to target in under 10 minutes… just click the video to start, and you’ll be informed on what to do on your next trip.

Weekend Game Plan Lessons

2. Smart Fishing Spots Platform (updated every 15 minutes)

This exclusive software literally shows you where the most fish are likely to be feeding based on exactly when you’ll be fishing. It factors in the tides, wind, and weather to help you quickly see which areas to target throughout the day.

Smart Fishing Spots App

3. Community Reports (live feed)

The Insider Community platform is what you can use to see what is biting near you, and you can get to know other members who fish in your area. Plus, you can use it to keep a log of your catches so you can use past trips to help predict future catches.

Community Platform 

The post Flounder (Fluke) Fishing Tips appeared first on Salt Strong Fishing Club.

A buddy of mine thinks the “lift set” is the way to go while I use a very sharp “slam set” popularized by bass anglers you likely have seen on television.

But which one will produce more hookups and land you more fish?

I hit the water to find out!!

What’s The Best Hookset For Flounder? [VIDEO]

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Equipment Used:

• Rods Used: Custom Fishing Rod
• Reels: Quantum S3 Baitcaster
• Main Line: Power Pro 30lb Braid
• Leader: Ande 20lb Mono Leader
• Lure #1: ¾ Oz. Bucktail (Capt. Hanks Big Head)
• Lure #2: 5” Gulp! Jerk Shad
• Lure #3: Power Prawn USA
• Lure #4: Gulp! Shrimp
• Scent: Dr. Juice Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent

This experiment lasted over the course of 3 trips and I caught 40 fluke in total.

The same exact rig was used for both types of hooksets.

Would the lift set or the slam set catch more fish?

I alternated hooksets every single time I got a bite.

One lift set and then the next the slam set.

The lift set is basically just lifting the rod tip up quickly.

The slam set is really aggressive to drive that hook into the mouth securely.

The inspiration for this test was a buddy of mine who uses and relies on the lift set.

My thought was the slam set secures more bites and you lose more fish on the lift set.

So I needed to back that up with some numbers and on-the-water research.

As I mentioned earlier, this was across 3 different days of fishing to get a lot of data.

Final Results & Conclusions

I tallied up the 40 fish I caught over the course of those 3 days.

It came out to 20 fish for the lift set and 20 for the slam set – as it should because I was alternating.

However, I looked further into the numbers to see which fish were successfully hooked and landed.

10 fish were hooked and landed on the lift or sweep set.

14 fish were caught and landed on the harder slam set.

So I missed 10 fish on the lift set and 6 fish on the slam set.

At the end of the day, I ended up catching more fish on the harder slam set than on the lift set.

Overall, I think this was due to where the fish was hooked and how deeply the hook sank in.

The fish hooked using the lift set would either spit the hook in the net or it would just fall out of their mouths.

Whereas on the slam set fish, I had to work the hook free from their jaws.

This is not scientific and this is not to say this is the ultimate research for flounder or fluke hooksets.

But if I were to continue to target flounder and fluke, I’d go with the slam hookset.

What type of hookset do you currently use and why?

Do you think you catch more fish with your preferred technique?

Get the conversation started down below in the comments section!!

Become A Better Angler While Saving Time & Money

Finding The Fish Help

In order to help make sure that you are targeting the right areas based on the latest feeding trends and upcoming weather forecasts, make sure to use the following 3 resources because they will save you a ton of time.

1. Weekend Game Plans (updated weekly)

These regional game plans will show you exactly what types of spots to target in under 10 minutes… just click the video to start, and you’ll be informed on what to do on your next trip.

Weekend Game Plan Lessons

2. Smart Fishing Spots Platform (updated every 15 minutes)

This exclusive software literally shows you where the most fish are likely to be feeding based on exactly when you’ll be fishing. It factors in the tides, wind, and weather to help you quickly see which areas to target throughout the day.

Smart Fishing Spots App

3. Community Reports (live feed)

The Insider Community platform is what you can use to see what is biting near you, and you can get to know other members who fish in your area. Plus, you can use it to keep a log of your catches so you can use past trips to help predict future catches.

Community Platform 

The post What’s The Best Hookset Technique To Land More Flounder? appeared first on Salt Strong Fishing Club.

Our fishing team was all having a conversation about our personal best flounders and what’s crazy is that we all used the same lure to catch them.

So we started doing some research and discovered that many others had caught some absolute doormats using this lure.

Listen in as we share what lure it is, how to best rig it, how to best retrieve it, and more.

You can watch the video version of this podcast below (which I highly recommend), listen to the audio version by clicking the play button underneath it, or listen to it on iTunes, Stitcher, or Spotify.

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Find NEW Saltwater Fishing Spots In Your Area In 60 Seconds or Less!!!

Best Lure For BIG Flounder? (THIS beat GULP!) [PODCAST]

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Best Lure For BIG Flounder? (THIS beat GULP!) [VIDEO]

Find NEW Saltwater Fishing Spots In Your Area In 60 seconds or less!!!

If you’re not in the Insider Club yet, what are you waiting for?!?!

We can’t wait to unite inshore saltwater anglers in ONE place!!

Finding The Fish Help

In order to help make sure that you are targeting the right areas based on the latest feeding trends and upcoming weather forecasts, make sure to use the following 3 resources because they will save you a ton of time.

1. Weekend Game Plans (updated weekly)

These regional game plans will show you exactly what types of spots to target in under 10 minutes… just click the video to start, and you’ll be informed on what to do on your next trip.

Weekend Game Plan Lessons

2. Smart Fishing Spots Platform (updated every 15 minutes)

This exclusive software literally shows you where the most fish are likely to be feeding based on exactly when you’ll be fishing. It factors in the tides, wind, and weather to help you quickly see which areas to target throughout the day.

Smart Fishing Spots App

3. Community Reports (live feed)

The Insider Community platform is what you can use to see what is biting near you, and you can get to know other members who fish in your area. Plus, you can use it to keep a log of your catches so you can use past trips to help predict future catches.

Community Platform 

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