Great Rig for Flounder

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Flounder Fishing with Joe Hosler

For the past few seasons, flounder fishing was so frustrating for me. I would pick up a few here and there but nothing big. Last winter, I was bound and determined to figure out what I was doing wrong. I did a ton of research on the internet and came to the conclusion that it was the store bought rigs that were keeping me from catching any decent flounder. So I decided to tie my own rigs and give them a try. All I can say is WOW! My rigs produced, and produced big time! I had the best season I’ve ever had catching flounder.

The rig is fairly simple to make. First, for my leader, I use 5 feet of Yo-Zuri H.D.Carbon 20lb fluorocarbon/disappearing pink. I like the strength this leader material has and the pink color really does disappear in the water. On one end I tie on a 1/2 ounce Spro bucktail. I find that white colored ones work best.

About 12 inches above the Spro, I tie a dropper loop and thread a 4/0 Gamakatsu baitholder hook through the loop. This is your teaser.

The next step is to tie the rig to your main line. NO SWIVELS!!! Tie the leader line directly to your main line. I use a double uni knot. I’ve broken the leader before having this knot give.

I use Gulp 4 inch swimming mullet on the teaser hook and the Spro. The color really depends on the fish. I’ll start out with white Gulp on the Spro and pink on the teaser. The first couple of fish will tell you what color to use. If they hit on the white then switch to all white. If it’s pink, switch to pink.

I fish a lot of back bays and around structures, so drifting is the way I fish this rig. When drifting, I watch my fishfinder for drop offs. Most drop offs will hold fish. If you get a fish on a drift, go back over that spot. You will most likely hook up again. A slow jig is what I find works best. Not the constant twitch but a twitch every 20-30 seconds. Hopefully thisrig helps you catch more flounder, as it has for me! Enjoy!