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MFF US Northeast => Massachusetts => Topic started by: SHaRPS on Jul 02, 2018, 10:57 AM
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Another successful trip out on the water with my old man and a buddy who is a professional photographer. Limits of Fluke and Seabass. We did have to work for them and though we caught our fish, 90% of the boats were fish-less. Glad we got many of our fish away from the crowds. #workhardformyspots.
The top pic is from my phone and shows the 8 and 7lber.
(https://s15.postimg.cc/5711rbpc7/Resized_20180630_140200_0_1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5711rbpc7/)
These are from my buddy - GREAT PHOTOS!
(https://s15.postimg.cc/vfc6gqz5z/Fluke070118_1.png) (https://postimg.cc/image/vfc6gqz5z/)
(https://s15.postimg.cc/3rzh2o8uf/Fluke07012018_2.png) (https://postimg.cc/image/3rzh2o8uf/)
(https://s15.postimg.cc/ode8u0l47/Fluke07012018_3.png) (https://postimg.cc/image/ode8u0l47/)
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Nice work Mike!
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Looks like a great time, and some good eats! I’m jealous
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Yum... Nice job.... :thumbup_smilie: :thumbup_smilie:
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Nice slammers again. Congrats I'm jealous
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Me, too...
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Thanks guys but I need that 15lber.
If you want meat I have a freezer full, come get some. I just need that "car hood" fluke.
Just give me time and I will get that next world record. 24.3lbs is the current.
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Nice job
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It was nice to see how FAT these fluke all were. Had a few last week that should have been 7-8lbers but only registered over 5lbs because they were so thin. Thats the name of the game though. My largest was 31" 13.45lbs but I also had another at 31" that was only just over 11lbs.
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Congrats!
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would you care to share your rig when targeting fluke?
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What species of fluke/flounder/flatfish are these? I am only familiar with the smaller ones (winter and summer), and I am having the hardest time finding which species gets that big other than halibut?
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Nice door mats!
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What species of fluke/flounder/flatfish are these? I am only familiar with the smaller ones (winter and summer), and I am having the hardest time finding which species gets that big other than halibut?
summer flounder which are called fluke in our parts.
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What species of fluke/flounder/flatfish are these? I am only familiar with the smaller ones (winter and summer), and I am having the hardest time finding which species gets that big other than halibut?
They are the same fluke/summer flounder you'll get in southern NH and the record is over 24 pounds. Same species
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They are the same fluke/summer flounder you'll get in southern NH and the record is over 24 pounds. Same species
Indeed, I had no idea they got that big.
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winter flounders are the smaller ones. they have a small mouth and look to the right. They are called winter flounders cuz they come in closer to shore in the late winter and spring to spawn and are easier to catch. They can get pretty big but usually don't... or at least when I used to fish for them they weren't that big.
The larger ones are the summer flounder which are often called fluke. They are bigger, have bigger mouths and teeth and look to the left. They spawn in deeper waters during the late winter and spring and then go shallow in the summer. They can get huge but as Sharps said, a 15# is a target these days. And that is truly a door mat!
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Congratulations Sharps beautiful fish . :clapping: :thumbup_smilie: I have caught fluke during numerous vacations to Ocean City,NJ. most were below the state minimum length of 17 inches the same with fish caught by other anglers.
Steve
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Indeed these are your typical summer flounder. I have been consistantly catching doormats year after year and I attribute it to many things, many very different than what others are doing even over the same school of fish.
Here in RI they have to be 19" and it is now 6 per person, used to be 17" at 8 per person.
The typical average fluke size in my parts is around 18-20". The average size I am pulling over the rail is 22-24" and now I am trying to figure out how to make that average even bigger. I know the doormats are around its just a matter of getting them to bite.
zwiggles here is my PB and close second.
(https://s8.postimg.cc/4u8x4aur5/Resized_20160604_155733_1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4u8x4aur5/)
(https://s8.postimg.cc/riy43yzb5/Resized_20160917_173156.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/riy43yzb5/)
And few more doormats
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(https://s8.postimg.cc/8duuuako1/Resized_20160827_192615.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/8duuuako1/)
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Mike...Sunday....Fluke..id actually skip the canal!
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Great job. You will be eating well for a while.
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Mike...Sunday....Fluke..id actually skip the canal!
Ahhhh! Sunday wont work the wife and I are hitting up a restaurant in Providence for the start of restaurant week. Great deals at high end venues. Let me see if I can get you out there Saturday. I am going out to virgin waters tomorrow with the hopes of more fish, if successful I will hit you up for Saturday. Sound good?
Westernmas.... The season is not even halfway through. Just to give you an idea I run 6 full sized freezers all year long. 1 for fish, 2 for venison, 1 for birds, 1 for home made kielbasa and sausages, and 1 for blanched veggies, fruits and berries from garden. I went to the market yesterday and bought milk and bread for the little guy and nothing else. ohh sorry and 20 gallons of water to make more wine and beer. I am as close to living off the land as it gets my friend. Thus I can enjoy a high quality lunch or dinner at a top notch restaurant when I please, I just choose not too. I see people around me ordering lunch day in and day out. Last time I ordered lunch was about 3 years ago. LOL
If its even remotely local odds are I have it either dried, preserved, or Frozen. I toss one heck of a fish fry every year too ;)
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Oh and I run a 7th freezer thats about 9 cubics just for bait.
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Saturday is definetly doable.
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Ahhhh! Sunday wont work the wife and I are hitting up a restaurant in Providence for the start of restaurant week. Great deals at high end venues. Let me see if I can get you out there Saturday. I am going out to virgin waters tomorrow with the hopes of more fish, if successful I will hit you up for Saturday. Sound good?
Westernmas.... The season is not even halfway through. Just to give you an idea I run 6 full sized freezers all year long. 1 for fish, 2 for venison, 1 for birds, 1 for home made kielbasa and sausages, and 1 for blanched veggies, fruits and berries from garden. I went to the market yesterday and bought milk and bread for the little guy and nothing else. ohh sorry and 20 gallons of water to make more wine and beer. I am as close to living off the land as it gets my friend. Thus I can enjoy a high quality lunch or dinner at a top notch restaurant when I please, I just choose not too. I see people around me ordering lunch day in and day out. Last time I ordered lunch was about 3 years ago. LOL
If its even remotely local odds are I have it either dried, preserved, or Frozen. I toss one heck of a fish fry every year too ;)
Thats great. I wish I could do that. Maybe some day. Until then I'll be one of the suckers buying lunch most days.
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Yeah it just burns me to spend money on food when I have so much. All i need is a cow and I am golden.
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Yeah it just burns me to spend money on food when I have so much. All i need is a cow and I am golden.
Are you talking a striper or one with horns? ;D
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Yeah it just burns me to spend money on food when I have so much. All i need is a cow and I am golden.
Check out crowd cow. Its where I got the A5!
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those are nice doormats for sure. been awhile since I've got em that big
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Took a quick trip out yesterday and it produced some quality fish. I also dropped one that was 6-7lbs but you win some and you lose some. New fillet station is allowing for quick work.
Fluke for dinner tonight! Grilled with olive oil, herbs (basil and dill), and some lemon.
(https://s15.postimg.cc/kg2ys9gqf/Resized_20180704_142817.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/kg2ys9gqf/)
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Nice haul sharps :tipup:
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Nice haul sharps :tipup:
Thanks man.
Took a run out past the block and filled the cooler with fluke, seabass, and i have never seen so many striped bass hitting sand eels on the surface in my life. all between 25 and 33" what a blast. thank you roccus for the swim baits! there must have been 10 acres worth of bass and birds. best part only 3 boats.
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forgot to add that i had 2 whales come within 100 yards of the boat. not sure what type but yo could see them.exhale about 20 feet high. they were in retty shallow water.