Flounder on a rod and reel???
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Topic: Flounder on a rod and reel???
Posted By: Boulder
Subject: Flounder on a rod and reel???
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 6:31pm
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Saw this today http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=axD7vKBLFf8#!. Was wondering if that would work here and have asked Uncle to look closely and build me some rigs to try Could be a bit of humour when its crap to cross the Matarangi bar over summer. ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">  http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
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Posted By: Tzer
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 6:37pm
| Good Sir, link doesnt work |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 6:41pm
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It does if you copy and paste it too techo for an old fart to insert a proper link
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Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 6:48pm
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Have a talk to this young fella, he's got catching em on a 'rod and reel" sorted... http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/the-massive-afternoon_topic69373.html?KW= - http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/the-massive-afternoon_topic69373.html?KW=
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Posted By: Kenzo
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 6:54pm
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=axD7vKBLFf8#! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=axD7vKBLFf8#! I cant really tell how the rig is made. And where do we have here a place so rich in flounder? I always thought flounder fishing is best at night ?! Obviously I dont know much about this :) |
Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 7:04pm
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im sure Worthington snr would be able to shed some personal experience on this subject.
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Posted By: Kevin.S
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 7:18pm
| There was an article in NZ Fishing Coast to Coast a while ago about catching flounder on small softbaits I think. I could probably look it out if you're interested. |
Posted By: smelli
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 7:20pm
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http://voices.yahoo.com/simple-rigs-catching-flounder-3369108.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYWE-9mIZUE |
Posted By: Greywulff
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 7:21pm
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Hi Boulder I had brought a couple of these rigs
http://www.gerrysfishing.com/beach-rigs/imax-flounder-rig-3377-483-7833.php - http://www.gerrysfishing.com/beach-rigs/imax-flounder-rig-3377-483-7833.php with me from Ireland when I was shipping my gear and I can confirm that they do work on sand flounder here off the 90 mile beach anyway. Bait I use is tuatua and small bits of paddle crab... You just need the bling on the dropper and small long shank hooks with the added attraction of the size 0 or 1 mepps type blades work a treat. Used to use ragworm or lugworms back home. Not sure what sort of sand/mud worms are here. Does anyone know?? ------------- Your not walking on water while I'm fishing here....... |
Posted By: Tzer
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 7:34pm
Tried that Mr B, just as well there are some younger techs more clever than you & I on here  |
Boulder wrote:Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 7:40pm
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I have a few ideas but will need a bit of testing Might have to get the 'ol Alvey pump to work,yabbies, mmmm...
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Posted By: C A
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 7:52pm
i have caught them on a 4.5g grim reaper, bounced along the mud in front of them   also caught them on a small piece of gulp, those red worm ones? about 3cm long, with a small trout fly hook, 20cm trace with a 1/4 ounce ball sinker above a micro sinker. the mud trail from the sinker seems to get their attention ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: smelli
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 8:16pm
just whipped this up.... not sure how this hook would go but knowing what a flounders mouth is like maybe i need to use a small long shank cod hook ?? |
Posted By: Kenzo
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 9:12pm
| Where would be the best place around Auckland to try flounder fishing and how...of boat, of rocks, or needing long rubber boots and walk in the water? |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 9:23pm
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Seen them caught on rods down milford creek and also up at snapper rock. The old man use to use a bit of corn as bait.
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Posted By: flyfisher
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 9:30pm
| I'd catch on average one or two each time I go out in Wellington Harbour, they are Megrim or Sea Witch flounder (full of bones), always get them on 4" Gulp Minnow Grubs in Pumpkin Seed pattern when fishing for Gurnard, they are somewhat aggressive! |
Posted By: Hurf
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 9:33pm
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My mates son catches big yellow belly flounder by draging a small hook fly across the sand in flounder country. Great fight too he recons. ------------- THE FLOGGINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORAL IMPROVES. |
Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2012 at 7:42am
Never wear long gumboots, waders or suchlike
unless you are ABSOLUTELY sure the bottom is
firm & you will not encounter any soft mud.
Made the near fatal mistake of trying to flyfish
for flounder one dark balmy night whilst
wearing waders.
Once one foot sinks the other one sinks
even deeper when the total weight goes
on it trying to extract the other one. Cannot
opt to remove them either as the sunken
pressure of the mud clamps them on tight &
to further complicate the situation not always
possible to back track risking running into
even "deeper" trouble.
The tide was rising & struggling to constantly
wriggle one foot after another is extremely
exhausting therefore several times had visions
of being completely stuck with the tide about
to rise above my head.
Was a terrifying experience finally struggling
completely exhausted, covered in thick mud
from head to toe back to shore.
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Posted By: Kenzo
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2012 at 10:04am
| ohh...good point! thanks mate |
Posted By: smelli
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2012 at 10:27am
anyone wanna try this out ???? |
Posted By: Ahab
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2012 at 10:50am
The first of these I caught on the little softie you can see, the other two I jagged with a small treble.
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Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2012 at 1:43pm
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Now and again i go fishing for flounder in fresh water areas. Have caught tons of yellow belly up as far as Matamata, in the waihou river. Just small fly's or ordinary garden worms or very small lures/softbaits. Can be hell fun in shallow water as they can put up a fight at times. You would prolly be amazed how many there are in the damn river. A few other trout fishermen have also mentioned catching flounder in the waihou as well. Capt A has also metioned this. theres a few other threads on this subject on fishing.net if you look. Have caught the odd turbot with very small softies at river mouth entrances.Had an 80cm one get away once off muriwai a few years back. A lot of people look at you like your mad though, when you tell em you fish for flounder. At the right time of year those yellowbelly are chocka full of whitebait,so somethinf that looks like that would prolly work wonders.
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Posted By: Derek F
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2012 at 5:56pm
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Posted By: Kenzo
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2012 at 6:29pm
| what about somewhere near Auckland?!...any idea where? Ty |
Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2012 at 10:08pm
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Hmmm, in auckland my stomping ground for flounder was the Tamaki river as i lived right next to it.It used to be loaded with flounder.Otherwise any west coast beaches that had fresh water rivers/streams. Fly size hooks or hooks that are a tad bigger than sprat hooks as flounder dont really have big mouths. Day or night is ok,most of my fishing and spearing is daylight. Really need to daywalk an area first to check out the mud depth as it can be very unfun if you get stuck in soft mud up to your thighs at night.otherwise the only diff is night time you use a torch and the light makes them freeze. Kayaking around in clear water just a little too deep to spear them and casting a bait in front of them is something i have considered but not done yet. Next time i might see how those uncooked prawns at countdown go cut into smaller pieces,they look like a small grub.( How to explain to any ranger im not targeting trout may not go to well though,can imagine their faces when i try to expalin im after flounder.) ------------- If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito in your tent. |
Posted By: biggear
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2012 at 8:12am
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Try the common garden worm Boulder me old mate, they work a treat ------------- Dont let the grey hair fool you! |
Posted By: Wanda_Ra
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2012 at 9:30am
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yea,they work well, just almost none in our very sandy soil sadly. Dont use those tiger worms from worm farms as fish find them disgusting. ------------- If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito in your tent. |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2012 at 10:24am
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Graham in the south Island they use sweet corn as ground bait for them and a long shank hook with a piece of corn as bait, ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: vertical
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2012 at 10:43am
| What is the best time of year to fish for them in rivers/esturies? |
Posted By: 064pointbreak
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2026 at 2:58pm
Wow! I thought turbot don't live near shallow water |
Posted By: MJ
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2026 at 7:31pm
| Nice to see these old threads activated again. Keith C will be able to post more as my fishing buddy, but I can tell you that I did catch a reasonable flounder in the Waitara estuary over Easter using corn kernel bait on a very small 3gm jighead. |
Posted By: Mc Tool
Date Posted: 20 May 2026 at 1:27pm
 I think these are called limerick hooks ,I got them in a bunch of stuff I got off an old guy who had given up fishing ,'parently they are good for flounders ....not sure why. I had an interesting discussion on the estuary riverbank with a fish and game ranger re the needing a fishing license seeing as how I was using a method "likely to catch a sports fish " as per the schedule in the sports fishing regs . I won on the grounds that any one fishing for flounder in an estuary didnt need a license and thusly would not read said schedule ,and also because I pointed out that if one was to accidently catch a trout one would simply return it asap as one would with a trout that didnt meet size requirements or a salmon caught accidently out of season ,or a trout caught in a whitebaiting net. I dont think my argument would hold up if I wasnt in a tidal zone .......or didnt have 3 flounders and no trout. Worth thinking about tho 🙂 ------------- I wish I was young again .... Id be heaps smarter than this time |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 21 May 2026 at 9:26pm
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Good stuff McTool. Easy to explain what you're fishing for. No by catch so I would expect a positive result for the angler ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |