Now we are in the popular Flounder fishing season I am seeing a lot of readers hitting the site looking for information on Flounder spoons. So what is a flounder spoon and how do you use it?
Flounder spoons
There is no black magic or hidden spell - Flounder are active hunters, they are in fact very tenacious hunters. They chase and capture live prey all the time and its this instinct in a Flounder that allows us to catch them with ease once we have a system sorted.
The spoon is an attractor. The device can be the dish from a spoon, drilled with a split ring added and a hook length - simple as that. it’s not a requirement for the spoon to spin as it would on a spinner, it just needs to flutter in the tide or on a retrieve.
Spoons can be bought in many colors and sizes. If you are requiring the current to do the work, a lighter and larger plastic spoon will be most effictive. If you are considering moving the rig across the bottom yourself, then a heavier metal spoon might be the best choice.
Flounder are predators
So, it’s this hunting instinct you want to bring out when Flounder fishing. More and more anglers are keeping rigs light but using spoons, beads and blades so they gently roll and move on the sea bed. This creates mud and sand to be disturbed, building a scent trail (the use of swim feeders is also a possibility) You are fishing the deep gullies and holes as they are flooding, your rig has attractors on it and you are stimulating a take by keeping the bait active and interesting to the flounder.
All in all Flounder fishing is an active, dynamic aspect of sea fishing. Fish hard and wise. Use local knowledge and get your own knowledge by scouting out your fishing marks at low tide. Keep active and enjoy your best Flounder season.
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