Finally Found the Fluke and Dealing with Clueless Boaters!!!

[@jpn5525]

Whenever we fish the bay and we hook up we make a point of being quiet about it and we try not to attract attention, otherwise we will get surrounded by clueless weekend warriors (As if all the fish are only under our boat). It is sad but that's just how it is. Great vid!

[@paulreese6324]

your boating lesson will help , its a start some people are clueless

[@Tommy.OrginalvideosPhilly]

Your the man halk

[@FMorgigno1]

Capt John Halkias always puts you on the fish…..always.

[@jiggingjerks]

You’re too kind Frank

[@RayA-rt6tp]

Great video John. Nothing like weekend warriors..the F bomb would've been flying!

[@duainenye3599]

Thanks for the video

[@kkatzburg]

Way to go Ernesto !!! ... Sad I had to miss this one. Great job John and the guys.

[@jiggingjerks]

Captain Kirk!!!! Big difference from our first trip

[@kkatzburg]

@@jiggingjerks Sure looked that way. It's all about timing. Hopefully Ernesto remembers me for future trips. ;)

[@duffmeister6480]

Do you have an update on Chris ?🙏🏻

[@jiggingjerks]

Slowly getting better but still needs lot of prayers. Still in hospital.

[@Steve-qo4hi]

Nice trip John. So nice you didn’t have to go far for those beauties.

[@jiggingjerks]

At 6.29 a gallon on the water, yes, it was

[@Steve-qo4hi]

@@jiggingjerks 5.49 across the sound in CT. Still hurts

[@jiggingjerks]

@@Steve-qo4hi yes but still 70 cents cheaper! I paid 1100 Monday for 175ish gallons

[@mrhanky5555]

I’ve said it once, twice and three times. Greatest intro jingle.

[@smokster0604]

Lots of first timers takes practice to be nice…Fish on awesome cool

[@superstarr-hs4tn]

That’s a good way to get a free 8 ounce sinker in the boat

[@raptorkid2009]

Lots of weekend captains out there I see it all the time on the floating doc just wait with July 4

[@markstafford4015]

Great video ! Nice day weather wise

[@theagile11]

Was out there Sunday. Had 6 keepers 2 guys and dozens of shorts! So happy to see the bay on fire again!

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

That's the problem with weekends if I Fish weekend I'll go offshore yeah charter captain you don't have much of a choice on what day you fish but with the boat sales going through the roof I think it's only gonna get worse to I remember the 80s you couldn't even buy a fluke the commercial draggers went out to where they winter over and wiped them all out and North Carolina just shut the fluke fishery down completely

[@AKwakIsAwsome]

What’s your thoughts on fishing jig+teaser vs just a jig.

[@jiggingjerks]

When I am using a spinner, I only use a jig. Otherwise, it’s usually jig and teaser on the conventional set ups.

[@Fluke17]

Great trip John!

[@glennverspoor6611]

Ya gotta love the weekend warriors John

[@jeffreysnyder912]

How is your young mate doing?

[@jiggingjerks]

Thanks for asking - he’s still in hospital but slowly improving. He has an incredibly long road ahead of him

[@trancemusic8805]

How's your first mate doing?

[@jiggingjerks]

He is still in the hospital, but thank God, it seems like he is slowly getting better. He still has a very long way to go

[@tmik7864]

You were definitely way nicer than I would have been John ! Great day on the bay . The flukeing is definitely finally starting to get better.

[@TheNorthForkCatch]

Glad to see you get some flatties on the deck there. Much better then the few hours of sea robins we got a few back haha

[@jiggingjerks]

Night and day difference

[@davidcohen6335]

Way to find the fish John. What is the make of your net. Looking to purchase a new one

[@jiggingjerks]

I have a link in the description. It’s a Frabil

[@gnobes9677]

hey man my birthday is in the coming and wondering if you have a link or instructions on where i can find you to book a trip? Also whats running right now, mahi, fluke, strippers... Anyways im located in beach haven lbi.

[@jiggingjerks]

Happy Birthday! Unfortunately I’m booked all of 2022. Stripers are probably in the thickest right now

[@gnobes9677]

oh wow ok, do you know where at the strippers are running on the lbi coast by chance, i go out of little egg inlet. Should i stay inshore or go a few miles out. Also thanks for the reply

[@jiggingjerks]

@@gnobes9677 unfortunately not a clue. Your local bait and tackle store could be a good resource

[@DM-tf6mk]

Learned how to fish in the Peconic Bay as a kid in the late 80's at South Jamesport Beach. Grandparents bought a summer home there right across from the post office if your familiar with the area. They lived in Queens. Unfortunately my uncle sold the home in 2009 or 2010. Was not happy. Looked like a great trip!!

[@brianhuber1633]

My grandparents have a property in between South Jamesport and veterans Beach on peconic bay. Like all you have to do is walk out the door and you are on the bulkhead looking down on the beach. Only problem is the water is shallow with no structure for miles. Porgy fishing is excellent between July and September at high tide, and sea Robin's are everywhere. Every once in a while I can get a short striper by livelining a northern kingfish or a short fluke off the beach.

[@DM-tf6mk]

@@brianhuber1633 That's awesome! The house was a block away from the beach. It was pretty cool!

[@edgewater210]

What a nice fishing trip with a fun group of guys! Our Flounder Fishing Season this year down near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel has been kind of slow to this point. We fishermen are blaming two Northeasters that both lasted 5 or more days during May for the muddy conditions and poor fishing results so far. Hopefully, things will get significantly better over the next few days. Looking forward to watching more videos of your upcoming trips.

[@LongIslandLethals]

Good trip buddy, you explained the drift line well enough. Good luck this week end, looking forward to seeing you guys. We have to shut sweeney down, he has it out for me lol.

[@jiggingjerks]

Knowing our luck, his seven year old grandson will catch the winning fish :)

[@Jamesstong1980]

That was me in the Grady John. I spotted your 7-11 coffee cup and Said to myself " JACKPOT " sorry for bogarting your drift.

[@jiggingjerks]

Hahahaha

[@craig1lengyel]

I am surprised you don't have 5 or more boats following you each trip! Lots of people watch your vlogs and if they see your boat people will follow trying to learn your spots. I know a charter out of Niantic used to get followed by that many boats as he posted on a popular site all his catch. Good trip catching!

[@jiggingjerks]

I don’t think this guy even knew who I was. I just don’t think he understood proper boat etiquette - at least, proper fluke fishing boat etiquette.

[@sapelesteve]

Now that looked like a great Fluke fishing trip John, even with that bunch of clueless boaters! Very nice haul! 👍👍👏👏

[@whogivemethishand]

O look I see the dock! Ok ok go to the fish o

[@whogivemethishand]

Oop are

[@BradHemedes]

A lot of those big boats in the Gut. It seems they don't like anglers. They have all the space and they will pass between the fishing boats.

[@ronsuda7555]

We used to call it the old fire isalnd short drift so rampant up island fishing off Hortons a few years ago out deep drifting a small spot for c bass with a few boats doing reallly well a guy pulls up right in the middle of us and drops a anchor I pulled up to him and politely explained what he was doing wrong to my surprise he pulled anchor and got in line and drifted and caught well just how I explained to him lol

[@animalcenter8559]

GLAD to see another video I was getting concerned something may have happened .I totally agree with you the boat with 4 engines was inconsiderate, I wonder if the cops gave him a ticket? I"m not sure if its illegal to be a asshole.I have twin screws and can produce a good size wake. I always slow down but sometimes navigation can be difficult when the fleet is drifting over a channel and nobody seems to care to move to give you safe passage . I think everybody should have a better attitude since we are all in this together! nice catch you put your fairs on !

[@jiggingjerks]

He definitely got a ticket. Cops had him pulled over too long. He was coming out of the Harbor by where we were fishing. He should have slowly cleared the boats and then gunned it. He gunned it while in the middle of the drifting boats which caused a big wake. If he was already on plane in the channel, the wake would have been smaller :)

[@Matspyropowerhouse]

Can’t wait to hit my local charter they seem to have been killing it for fluke

[@Mike-hs8fq]

Nice fun trip. Do you have a sink in the console, and if so where does it drain out?

[@jiggingjerks]

No sink on the boat

[@nextdriftfishing]

Nice job guys! About time someone found them! Let's get this party started! >{ }

[@ktmdays]

Theres always 1 I cant stand it when your fishing and boats go by you verry close it can cit your line

[@rachelthompson9324]

they did it on purpose, sociopaths don't care.

[@rachelthompson9324]

Voltaire was right people are stupid. Put a bad car driver in a boat and he pilots ten time worse

[@jiggingjerks]

Quoting Voltaire!!!! That is a first for my channel. Nicely done Rachel!

[@rachelthompson9324]

@@jiggingjerks Such are the things that swim through my brain while fishing. If I were catching, I'd think less.

[@nickdevereaux7920]

Great vid capt. There’s just no common curiosity with a lot of guys. I’ve been pulled up on by boats while fishing in my kayak just cause they see me catch a short. Almost close enough to hit their boat with my rod. And that’s in my local river. I’m done complaining about new regs here in Nj but they have brought a lot of attention to the shallower water rivers/bay. Been like a parking lot and no respect for other anglers. Tight lines capt 🎣

[@PaulyV56]

some just dont care. The world is full of stupidity. Nice work!!