Big Flounder

Sun Nov 13, 2011 9:01 pm

Well Lads,

Anyone had any big flounder yet and whats your favourite bait for "bigger Flounder"?

Re: Big Flounder

Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:57 pm

in an estury i'd use peeler crab and lug may outfish rag on particular beaches and vice verca tipped off with mackeral or squid.... i find maddies are better for attracting the smaller flats.

Re: Big Flounder

Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:25 pm

goldfish17 wrote:in an estury i'd use peeler crab and lug may outfish rag on particular beaches and vice verca tipped off with mackeral or squid.... i find maddies are better for attracting the smaller flats.

Yeah ive been using small bits of mack on size 4's and getting plenty of small ones, had one 31cm today on lug tipped with mack, im trying to get one 40+, fingers crossed. Cant get my hands on any peeler at the minute, do you use blades on your traces at all goldfish?

Re: Big Flounder

Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:28 pm

Big flounder today in tullan strand bundoran 19 flounder in an hour and a half biggest was 45cm smallest 27cm best bait i find is wraps tiped with mackeral
basshunter10 wrote:Well Lads,

Anyone had any big flounder yet and whats your favourite bait for "bigger Flounder"?

Re: Big Flounder

Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:40 pm

45 a cracking flounder from a beach

Re: Big Flounder

Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:55 pm

A few caught on tullan 2 weeks ago up to the 40 mark during a comp. Traces varied from bare to Christmas trees but the black wrap and mac seemed to be the scoring combo alright

Re: Big Flounder

Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:43 am

What weight would a45cm flounder be?? He'd have to be near 3lb and as thick as a box of fags.

Re: Big Flounder

Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:16 pm

Have had plenty of decent flounder in the last few weeks, mid 30s to low 40s

Re: Big Flounder

Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:26 pm

Razor... Had a couple of 2 pounders on it....

Re: Big Flounder

Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:59 pm

basshunter10 wrote:
goldfish17 wrote:in an estury i'd use peeler crab and lug may outfish rag on particular beaches and vice verca tipped off with mackeral or squid.... i find maddies are better for attracting the smaller flats.

Yeah ive been using small bits of mack on size 4's and getting plenty of small ones, had one 31cm today on lug tipped with mack, im trying to get one 40+, fingers crossed. Cant get my hands on any peeler at the minute, do you use blades on your traces at all goldfish?


when i began fishing i used to use blades on the snood... but i stopped and i cant say it made any real effect... they just cost more money.. i do use a luminous floatin bead on the bottom snood (which i make atleast 20 inches long ) i find flounder love it as it adds movement to the bait.... but id concentrate more on matching the bait to the venue then blinging up the snoods :wink:

Re: Big Flounder

Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:11 am

goldfish17 wrote:
basshunter10 wrote:
goldfish17 wrote:in an estury i'd use peeler crab and lug may outfish rag on particular beaches and vice verca tipped off with mackeral or squid.... i find maddies are better for attracting the smaller flats.

Yeah ive been using small bits of mack on size 4's and getting plenty of small ones, had one 31cm today on lug tipped with mack, im trying to get one 40+, fingers crossed. Cant get my hands on any peeler at the minute, do you use blades on your traces at all goldfish?


when i began fishing i used to use blades on the snood... but i stopped and i cant say it made any real effect... they just cost more money.. i do use a luminous floatin bead on the bottom snood (which i make atleast 20 inches long ) i find flounder love it as it adds movement to the bait.... but id concentrate more on matching the bait to the venue then blinging up the snoods :wink:

yeah i use the tronix beads aswel but on the top snood and it will be the one taken most times, your right about the blades i think you'll get fish regardless, good to hear other peoples opinions on it, cheers lads

Re: Big Flounder

Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:23 am

some crackers here!: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37042

Re: Big Flounder

Tue Nov 15, 2011 2:42 pm

basshunter10 wrote:What weight would a45cm flounder be?? He'd have to be near 3lb and as thick as a box of fags.



Probably 2.5lb... maybe a touch more. The Flounder are just starting to feed heavy in preperation for their spawning migration in Feb / March. I weighed a 47cm fish on Sunday. It was 2lb 10oz.

Kev

Re: Big Flounder

Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:49 pm

MAC wrote:
basshunter10 wrote:What weight would a45cm flounder be?? He'd have to be near 3lb and as thick as a box of fags.



Probably 2.5lb... maybe a touch more. The Flounder are just starting to feed heavy in preperation for their spawning migration in Feb / March. I weighed a 47cm fish on Sunday. It was 2lb 10oz.

Kev

Thats some fish Mac, id love to see one that size, seen one 42 myself on Sunday and have the bug now, i think there under rated, had a great flounder session saturday night, doubles and trebles and was kept busy all night, great fishing when everything else is thin on the ground.

Re: Big Flounder

Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:05 pm

It was the biggest one I'd seen up close... Cracking fish. Was actually a little lean. I would say the same fish caught in Feb would be 3.5lb easy. Same guys got a 54cm fish from the same spot a few years ago... Now that's a Flounder :!:

Kev