Hello all. This is my first real post, so bear with me.
I went with a friend of mine today to Breach Inlet trying to specifically target flounder. I heard that the doormats are in Breach, so we headed out for some afternoon fishing. Cloud cover wouldn’t stick, so light conditions kept changing. We got out at dead low and fished the rising tide. I caught a ~2.5 pound red and my buddy caught a ~12 inch flounder (I have no good reference to guess its weight, as this was my first time fishing for them).
From what I gathered in my preparations for flounder fishing, flounders like structure a lot. My friend and I were fishing the first jetty on the Sullivan’s Island side of Breach using the Carolina style flounder rig (circle hook, 20 pound test leader, swivel, 50 pound test main line with 1&1/2 oz egg sinker on it) with live mud minnows (from Haddrell’s) on a slow(ish) retrieve. We fished the left side of the jetty as you’re looking out toward IOP, since the tide seemed to slow there and I know fish generally like current breaks.
If anyone has time to post some ■■■■■■■■, I’d really appreciate it. Are there better ways to locate flounder? Are there better baits to use? Is there something I can do to improve my set up? Did I fish the wrong tide? I’d like to be able to catch a few flounder next time.
This forum seems like an awesome community. Thanks for letting me join y’all, and tight lines!
trim down the size of that egg sinker by an oz or more
I’d say you succeeded . Can’t expect more than going somewhere with a plan and intended target and getting one of them. I would maybe just say move around a bit to other jetties and fish the whole structure thoroughly. The inlets turn on and off and you may catch fish for only 20-45min on a particular day or tide cycle. Keep at it your on the right track.
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Originally posted by heartofthesun
trim down the size of that egg sinker by an oz or more
You could probably trim down the 50# main line to 20# braid to give you more feel and also get by with minimal weight. This is just nitpicking, though. Sounds like you had the right rigs and tactics.
Try using a drop-shot rig instead of a Carolina. The drop-shot puts the sinker at the end, with maybe 12-20" between it and the bait. Keep your rod low, hold it sideways rather than straight up. This keeps your bait closer to the bottom, and the fish will see the minnow before it gets tagged by the sinker.
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Originally posted by jtsnake
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Originally posted by heartofthesun
trim down the size of that egg sinker by an oz or more
You could probably trim down the 50# main line to 20# braid to give you more feel and also get by with minimal weight. This is just nitpicking, though. Sounds like you had the right rigs and tactics.
That was a typo: I have 30# mono on. It’s not my rig or I’d be respooling with some braid for a variety of reasons. But thanks for the heads up!
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Originally posted by Redfish_matt
Try using a drop-shot rig instead of a Carolina. The drop-shot puts the sinker at the end, with maybe 12-20" between it and the bait. Keep your rod low, hold it sideways rather than straight up. This keeps your bait closer to the bottom, and the fish will see the minnow before it gets tagged by the sinker.
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Similar to a bass fishing rig? Sound’s interesting… I will try that indeed.
Christus Rex
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Originally posted by heartofthesun
trim down the size of that egg sinker by an oz or more
Agree! I’ve gone as small as 1/4 oz.
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