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So I have this pier I go to, and there are a lot of flounder down there, I've seen people catch them, but they wont bite my bait. Tips and lure/bait suggestions would be great! Google is being so vague. (I use a spinning rod if that helps.)

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by SdsBoi

D Tong Loc: San Francisco,Ca

Do you bother to ask the other people fishing 🎣 what they are catching them on and they’re set up

bucky buckner Loc: murrells inlet SC

where are you located

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

When traveling to the east coast, I use a two hook set up. One 2" gulp sand worm incamo and one 4" gulp mullet in chartreuse. I bounce the weight on the bottom regularly to create sand puffs. Then ultra slowly lift my rod and lower it 3 or four times followed by a few more bounces. That should be ultra, ultra ultra

JackM Loc: North East Florida

Go to YouTube and type in John Skinner. It come up with lots of 'how to' stuff on fluke which will apply to you. Flounder and fluke are the same fish, just that John is fish in the northeast.

From my limited experience a slow retrieve along the bottom works best. Flounder will sometimes grab the lure but keep swimming towards you. When they do that you will need to stop reeling and wait a few seconds for them to take the bait into their mouth. I've caught flounder on Gulp mullet and Gulp shrimp https://ameliafishbites.com/soft-baits/. Mud minnow are the preferred live bait in north Florida. https://ameliafishbites.com/mudminnow/

hemihappy Loc: pawleys island s.c.

If you have room enough to walk 20 or 30 feet use a fish finder set up with a j hook and a 4 inch mullet and walk back an forth in that area and if you can find another area do the same. If it is too crowded just work your bait from side to side for as much room as you have. Secret is movement it is what triggers flounder not much but some movement. You can ask what a fish finder rig is. Very easy to make but I don't type well enough to tell you. The flounder will be near the posts.

Miker99 Loc: Florida central Gulf Coast Tampa to Veni

It is common to interchange flounder and fluke but in the Northeast, they are completely different types of flatfish. The "Yankee" flounder typically comes at 1 to 3 pounds with an occasional 4 to 5 pounder. Mostly fished and caught in early spring or late fall on small hooks with sand or blood worms. Small bits of mussels or clams sometimes work.

The "Summer Flounder" or Fluke can run from 1 to 2 pounds to as much as 20 although that is a rare catch these days. My personal best was 13 pounds near Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn many years ago. All the baits and lures described work well. What worked for me way back when was a fish finder rig with 1 yo 3 ounces of lead using a Billie fish and wedge shaped fresh squid. Managing a drift along the edge of a channel was usually productive. Wish I could go back and find them again!

JackM Loc: North East Florida

Micker99 Thanks for the correction. I've never fished for fluke or flounder in the northeast, just Florida.