Doormat Fluke on Nantucket Shoals | Jigging for Summer Flounder | S19 E05

The shoals southeast of Nantucket are known for producing giant summer flounder. Fishermen travel to the Shoals from throughout the Northeast to try and catch their biggest fluke.
In this episode, Jimmy Fee, Chris Megan, and Anthony DeiCicchi depart Falmouth Harbor on the hunt for doormats with bucktail jigs and scented artificials with the goal of catching a new personal best.
#FlukeFishing #NantucketShoals #Fluke

[@timconnors3211]

"hes gonna lose his cheeks later today" classic line Chris! Beautiful boat and spectacular fluke. Thanks for posting.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thanks for watching Tim!

[@Tommy.OrginalvideosPhilly]

Chris your the man! Thanks for another great video!!! Nothing like Nantucket fluking!!!

[@jimmyc4493]

Some of my favorite fishing is fluke. Can't wait for the season to open again.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

We can't wait either! Thanks for watching!

[@anthonyfasulo4690]

Nothing like Nantucket fluking. Love it!

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thanks for watching! Counting down the days til next season!

[@Tommy.OrginalvideosPhilly]

@@OnTheWaterMedia can't wait boys

[@CrabberPA]

Wow, that was a great day on the water. Congrats on an amazing catch.

[@m.a.t2008]

Great video guys, enjoyed it! keep up the great work!

[@JohnnyWalker22]

Very nice boys - Good show - Can't wait!

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thanks so much for watching Johnny!

[@samsiryani9023]

Now at 5:10am before I leave to work in a few, I’m getting fluke fever and not something cool to have on your mind when your work drive is 1:30 minutes drive without traffic to the job site. Great Video Men and it was awesome to watch.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Hahaha best part is we're right around the corner from fluke season! Thanks for watching Sam!

[@brodychait5801]

Awesome video thank you!

[@Mknitfit]

Montauk is still the best fishery in the USA but you guys are hammering. Great stuff

[@termite122]

excellent video! just in time too with the season rite round the corner..

[@gm1937]

This was a nice one greetings from Gio Western Long Island sound.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Hey Gio - thanks for watching! Western Sound is a great fishery.

[@dougklimavich3888]

Nice fish (doormat)! We will be out there this summer on St. Pete Sport Fishing

[@glenngoldstein1576]

Its a good goal to strive for too

[@deepblue1635]

Nice Halibut

[@jamesdickson6063]

Tell Jimmy 2 stay put!

[@PoconoPete]

Nice post and even better fish. What where the rods that the Penn 400 was strapped to?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

We had a lot of technical gear used in this episode, and we will be making a post with all of the gear used here soon! Thanks for watching

[@peterosko5040]

Try metal jigs like Crippled Herring (Rapala/Luhr Jensen), and Kandlefish, (Tall Pines Tackle) for even better catches.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

That's a great idea, and we will be bringing some metals next time! Thanks for watching!

[@rodneyalaking8241]

Lip hook a live bait (finger mullet, snapper blue, etc.) to your jig head and hang on. That combo landed my personal best of 11.5 lbs.

[@brianrosenberg2212]

What bucktail are you using? The one at the end of the video when you show teeth marks on it

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Berkley Fusion 19 Bucktail Jig - great jig, designed for bottom fish like fluke

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

www.berkley-fishing.com/fusion19-bucktail-jigs-1454444

[@dylanvanbuskirk926]

what fishing rod is that

[@Montaukfishing]

Hey guys! What is the rod power on the battalion?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

We had the full line from the 100 to the 450 out there, and the 350 and the 450 were much better suited for that deep water fluke fishing, with the 450 being the best.

[@MrNum1phoneman]

What rods were used

[@Teach_1ne]

Everything he said about fighting a fluke is on 📍. If you’ve fought enough and lost some too ; u understand this. 😂 I’ve dropped a couple nice ones half way up or better and I knew the hook set was sus. It happens

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed it! One more reason to get back out there to the fluke grounds!

[@Teach_1ne]

@@OnTheWaterMedia absolutely! I’m locked in with you guys. This year I may start my sub.

[@tonynicoletti8161]

Cardinal sin jimmy. Never real up always drop back and try and hook it again

[@jamestfee]

I know! "Beat them back to the bottom." I was too distraught, and had fought the fish for so long, I just ripped it to the surface.

[@kristopherbutcher6962]

Jimmy what box are you storing your jigs in? I really like it and wanna get one

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Hey Kristopher - that's the Plano Edge Jig. It's designed for largemouth bass jigs, but it fit the some of the fluke jigs, especially the smaller teasers for the chicken rigs, pretty well. Here's the link: planomolding.com/products/edge-master-jig-plase600?variant=40468105461920 - Jimmy

[@TamponTea]

thats not a door mat our regs in ny allow 18.5 in min. i dont keep them unless there 19 and up. biggest one of the year for me is 26.5 and i didnt call it a door mat. my pb was just over 30 in. and i threw it back

[@jamesdonovan2315]

No cod?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Fluke was the target species, and we did have some bycatch of sea robins, and dogfish, but no cod!

[@thomasscialpi8330]

Great video, what reel is cheech using

[@pj3039]

you can call me a virtue signaling couch fisherman all you want but theres no reason to keep a female fish that size. From personal experience I can tell you that releasing my PB fluke at just over 11lbs still sits with me well after 5 years and I'm so happy I didnt keep her for her cheeks. Lead by example OTW, you have a large following and make excellent videos.

[@robertwestrom6878]

Virtue signaling couch fisherman!

[@Ronie792]

If I want to keep a couple of fish for the table, I’m going to and you can say whatever you want to if doing that was causing problems with the numbers of fish that were out there then they would stop it just because you don’t want to keep it a fish to eat doesn’t mean somebody else can that doesn’t mean I have to keep a whole limit

[@emmanuelpimentel8961]

I didn't see you bleed a single one of these fish?

[@babalu1987]

Wudder

[@ctbigdog88]

Doormat minimum 10lb. Cow 50lb even in today's standards no less than 40lb and Gator 15 and up. Just saying :)

[@glenngoldstein1576]

Sorry over 10 in my opinion is a doormat.

[@PeterOkeefe54]

cmon! ice those fish..kills them quick and fresh...eat them yes...needless suffering?? not so good