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Flounder Gigging, Flounder Gigging Lights -

A flounder gigging light can truly make or break a flounder gigging trip. They’re among the most important flounder gigging supplies next to a flounder gig. There are many flounder gigging lights to choose from, so we’re going to break down the 4 most important features to look for in a flounder light.  1.) BRIGHTNESS Flounder are found lying on the sea floor, usually covered in sand or doing their best to blend into their surrounding environment. Utilizing a light that is capable of penetrating through the water and illuminating the bottom is extremely important. Utilizing high brightness flounder gigging lights are some of the most important...

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Flounder Gigging, Sight Cast Fishing -

Flounder Gigging at night is addictive. There are many people who find fishing boring or they just don’t like being roasted by the sun all day long, and I must say that flounder gigging is a great option for these people. It’s action packed and is done at night, so there is no worry for a sunburn. After many years of flounder gigging, we’ve found a fun way to integrate fishing back into the sport by way of sight casting. There are many more fish available to harvest when you sight cast vs gig.  What is Sight Cast Fishing? Sight...

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Flounder Gigging, How to Gig Flounder -

How do you gig flounder?  Want to know how to gig flounder? Read on! Gigging for flounder involves walking the flats with a fish spear (flounder gig) and bright light (flounder gigging light), looking for the outline of a flounder. With a quality flounder gig and a bright light, you have everything you need to get started. When you spot a legal sized flounder, spear him right between the eyes and put him in the ice box. It's best to not gig flounder in the main body or tail, but to aim for the head. Gigging flounder in the tail...

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Fall Flounder Run, Flounder Gigging, Flounder Run -

As October is getting closer, temperatures across the coast are starting to drop which means that the fall flounder run is about to heat up! So what exactly is the fall flounder run?  The fall flounder run is essentially the fall migration of female flounder to the Gulf to spawn, so you can find them in the cuts and channels heading that direction. If you’re at all interested in catching flounder this season then the fall flounder run is the time to do it! Flounder are most abundant during this time of year.  Timing is Everything Time is of the essence when...

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Flounder Gigging, Flounder Gigging Report -

Hello Everyone from Captain James Parbst, Nocturnal Assault Flounder Gigging Guide and Commercial Fisherman here in the Port Aransas and Rockport, Texas area. These hot temps don't take long to realize we are in the dog days of summer with the non stop heat warnings popping up on my weather alerts. It's just flat out one hot doggy out there. August is quickly approaching and we have already started to see a drop in tides. That means alot of our favorite commercial spots are now dry land. It also means we are more prone to muddier waters. This puts us...

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