Fish Wanted THIS Color - Big Fluke (Flounder) and Sea Bass Fishing!

There was a definite hot color on this fishing trip for Summer Flounder (Fluke). Supports my new book, Fishing the Edge - Techniques and Tales from Surf, Boat, and Kayak: amzn.to/3TQtFvq.
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[@tonychiera7098]

Pink Shine has done well for me

[@vitaignis5594]

Orange, pink/pink shine and chartreuse have been pure fire this year

[@joshrussell9460]

Pink shine for sure in Jersey is the hot color. Hard to find it in most bait shops. Whites been killer too on the teaser

[@justshane8924]

Here in Jersey in the Raritan and out on the ocean I have been doing really well with 6in grub nuclear chicken along with white 6 in grubs

[@normankatrobos8088]

orange belly shrimp , salmon red, blue fuze and the new penny 6 inch grubbs got it done in montouk the otherday

[@kkatzburg]

We had 5 guys out yesterday near Fire Island. We had 14 keepers on the boat ..with 3 keeper sea bass and a keeper cod on the side. Pretty much all the fish hit pink shine or blue fuze.

[@dantewilliams7147]

Pink and Pink shine has been alot better on the Delaware side

[@juanrodriguez-mu7ko]

Ha ha ha ha you did a hi Rick set 🎣

[@frankr9194]

Hey John. I hit Sandy Hook this morning. I fished the ocean side beaches for Fluke. The majority of the Fluke were hitting my teaser, which was the Berkley Gulp Shrimp in Natural Penny. A few were on my Spro 1oz bucktail in white tipped with the Berkley 4" chartreuse mullet. Most were between 12 and 16 inches. It was fun!! Thank you for your good tips!!! Keep up the good work 👍

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Nice beach fluking!

[@chazbickel4518]

Catch em all !!

[@John_Williams421]

Also seeing a lot of sea bass here in Delaware, fishing off the coast of Sussex county and ocean city

[@1BigMistakee]

Salmon and white is the go to for me

[@KENHADOU]

Always please to watch your catch fluke sir!

[@John_Williams421]

Blue fuze has been working great for me here in Delaware

[@putering1994]

Pink shine color is going insane. Caught a citation fluke in DE the other day. 10.9 lb. One of the biggest i’ve ever seen here since they don’t get much bigger than 6 lb here. Pink shine is the way to go.

[@chazbickel4518]

Nice Catch !!! That's a big fluke.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Congrats on the DD!

[@putering1994]

@@JohnSkinnerFishingThank you! Was an absolute monster and had loads of fun catching it!

[@putering1994]

@@chazbickel4518Sure was!

[@juanrodriguez-mu7ko]

Wow Rick is on fire 🔥

[@berelentless2572]

Nuclear Chicken worked out well for me. Caught a 3 lb fluke on the 5” mullet. Also I think I dropped a large Fluke on that same trip. My reel broke as I was reeling it up

[@tomterrific2018]

Had my 10 lb + on same color

[@outdoordad949]

I’ve been catching with the mahi colored grubs in south Jersey

[@stephenschneider3967]

Didn’t have much luck in side of great South Bay fire island. We used shiners and squid and 1 fluke for our efforts. Will definitely start using the gulp then. As always thanks for the tips

[@JustinE3188]

White glow, salmon red are my go to, but tried chrome swimming mullet and it worked

[@josephreitzler9975]

Definitely pink on Jersey side agreed

[@giajets21]

Noticing in Jersey the red/pink are the colors of choice. Anything blue/green not so much.

[@charmainevandiford6622]

Maybe you didn’t show all the others caught and if so you put it on them today. Hate you missed the big one but that happens to best of us. Tight lines

[@reelsweetfishing]

you could probably tie that drift sock to have the second line attached to the other line so you don't have two coming from the boat

[@fishtanker33]

Pink shine has been best color in mass

[@BaldyFade]

I’ve been team fish bites this year. I’m no expert, but I don’t find myself catching less fish with them. They also hold up way better against small sea bass and blowfish.

[@chomidore3]

Agreed, also holds scent longer. Still use Gulps here and there though.

[@AlwaysOutdoorsy]

Could you do another video targeting flukes on the surf? Show us the setup and techniques on how to get more fish please.

[@georgepress1261]

Pink shine in jersey

[@chazbickel4518]

Rusty Motor Oil color on the west coast.

[@fishfinder4]

Pink shine is the color on the Jersey side.

[@jamesps7515]

Mackerel, glow, white, chartreuse and pink shine have been lights out in Nj so far. Salmon red stopped working a couple years back. I refuse to but it anymore

[@Signal1072]

⁠@@jamesps7515caught every keep on mackerel so far they lovin it in jersey

[@michaeltash9008]

Schmackrel and minnows ive been ripping with 6 inch white gulp grub or i like the nuclear chicken also thoes are my favorite

[@NACHO_-LIBRE]

Hey John! Awesome videos. Could you make a video about finding structure and coordinates?

[@everythingoutdoors-vl9bl]

Nuclear chicken ! Awsome name 😅

[@weaponsxpert87]

Great south bay been killing them in chartreuse and salmon red

[@Yankees5124]

Excellent content as always John. Do you happen to have a brand drift sock you would recommend? I’m on an 18’ center console

[@ragnarragnarsson3128]

This! I was wondering the same. 22ft center console here.

[@chrischurchman8355]

My goto colors in New Jersey are pink shine and white glow!!!! Now I have a couple questions for you when you guys are out there looking for a new spot what do you look for? Structure or certain water temperatures more important

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Structure - edges washed by current.

[@jamesps7515]

So many people have told me over my 20 years of fluking to NEVER pump the rod. I see you do it all the time and I’m clinching every single time wondering if you’re going to drop the fish. I have far more luck setting the hook slow retrieve and 0 rod pump. BUT you are the master for a reason.

[@N2theBlue1]

Pumping the rod is fine as long as you keep the line tight when reeling down and don’t let the line get slack. Slack line = lost fish. The 7.0:1 gear ratio reel he uses helps in that regard.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I think I do that because if I think about all of the other species I fish for, I would never consider just reeling. I'm picturing hooked up to a striper, albie, snook, blackfish, ... What's important is that I always keep the rod bent through the pumping and cranking. At some point with a big fluke coming up I will usually switch to just reeling. I had a 10.5 yesterday and I noticed that the last third of the fight I was just reeling. Great comment.

[@unionsquaregrassman]

Maybe the pink shine looks like the sand worm hatch.

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

Really great catches! That location seems to be over an underwater reef, or similar discontinuity, judging for the localized waves.

[@robertwestrom6878]

Who makes that drift sock? It looks bigger than the 60 inch sock I use. Mine is a little long in the tooth. I could use a new one but everything on the market seems small.

[@ragnarragnarsson3128]

Agreed hard to find a decent sized one of quality.

[@Tog_Tastic]

Ahh the ole John Spinner effect

[@matthewrosa540]

Also is tsunami glass minows your favorite teasers for fluke what size do you get

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes, 3/8-ounce.

[@matthewrosa540]

I also have a fluke tournament in august I saw another comment saying you can’t find your bucktails any solution

[@jiegong9681]

John - what has been your ratio catching on the teaser vs the bucktail?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

50:50 over the long run. Every trip is different.

[@dieseldick1264]

John. You don’t talk about the gulp sand eels. Anymore. You made me buy 10 packs & I don’t regret it , always on the top rig

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

They catch too many small sea bass in the ocean. They're awesome in the shallow bays.

[@k-a-p-a-l-o-s-u-k-u]

Mantap kawan 👍👍✋❤️ 18:00

[@Fishingwithjacob35]

White and green have definitely been good for me this season

[@liamsfishing5651]

Same

[@jasontownsend1985]

Hey John, what are you doing about your bucktails since S&S is closing their doors???? I always buy them from J and H but they are all sold out and i love the swing hook style bucktails and would love to know where they are being made if anywhere anymore? Thanks

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I'm not sure. I'm fishing off stuff I already had. I think we'll see a solution soon.

[@shkdkdbdmsn]

j&h is basically all out of s&s bucktails, i was there yesterday and there was almost nothing why is s&s closing?

[@jasontownsend1985]

@@shkdkdbdmsn Stan from S&S is closing the doors because of a death in the family.

[@TideFighterFishingTeam]

John what is the perfect mph drift for fluke?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

.7-1.3 mph

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Do you use different rods for the heavier jigs? I can see using an ounce or maybe ounce and a half on my baitcasters but it seems like anything heavier would be too much. So do you take a couple rodd for different weights of jigs? I'm just setting into the VA Beach area and I'm definitely interested in the party boats for flounder. And I will be trying from the beach and piers too. So I'm curious about what line you are using and the specs for your fluke jigging rods.

[@tyler2moons]

your rod should indicate the range of jigs/lures it can handle. you want to use the lightest jig u can get away with which is usually 0.5-1.5 ounce. use a braided line, round 15 lb test. j-braid makes good ones. 20 lb test flourocarbon leader. u can go heavier when on the boat

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@tyler2moons I think the rods I have with baitcasters will work, but the rods are a little light for 1.5 oz. I believe they're both rated for up to 3,/4 oz but that's for casting. But if I'm going to use heavier jigs I'll need a stiffer rod. One has 25 lb test braid and the other has 15. Both are 7. The Ugly Stik Lite Pro should be a nice flounder rod.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I use one rod in the ocean and local deep bay for jigs 1.5-6 ounces bit.ly/3QsR6ch. I have a different rod for 1/2-2 ounces bit.ly/3B4X1Q1.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing thanks!

[@ericstewart9796]

How do you determine size of drift sock thanks say for a 25 foot boat

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

If you look up buying drift socks there are usually charts. I'd go one larger.

[@zacharyholland7002]

how do you determine what color bucktail to use?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

For this fishing I usually use glow white and then vary the Gulp color.

[@Fluke17]

What’s your biggest fluke on the Long Island sound?

[@matthewrosa540]

What model is your rod for ocean fluke?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

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[@rong6024]

Saturday morning Fire Tiger and Salmon Red were the hot colors for me. Nothing touched the Blue or Pink Shine.

[@robertk28k29]

Off the beach using nuclear chicken nothing crazy but doing ok..

[@markbutler2349]

Just came back from Nantucket Shoals and got my personal best 9.89 lbs on 6" nuclear chicken

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Congrats! So close to a DD!

[@Teach_1ne]

I dropped a huge fluke like this last May. Would’ve definitely been a dd and pd for me. My biggest is 8 pounds. Comparing fights… I was using the same setup. This fish felt like it was twice as strong. Almost pulled the rod out my hands on the retrieve. I walked down the rocks to meet it there and that little slack from Jumping down a rock frees him lmao. 3 cranks for the surface. I need therapy but I learned

[@maxytheripper]

What does dd / pd stand for?

[@yvrod]

Blue/grey color, that I can’t seem to find anymore, was the ticket…

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Online?

[@yvrod]

@@comfortablynumb9342 can’t seem to find it anymore. Maybe discontinued

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@yvrod eBay is your best bet probably

[@mustafabereket6108]

King teke me fishing

[@AS-pq3hu]

Bright red is a killer so far this season, only the large ones attack

[@JiggingJerz]

Salmon red has been killer this season but blue fuze still tends to catch the bigger fluke

[@landolfr]

You guys must be sore after trips like this with no coaming bolsters along the gunnels, but good fishing cures all!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It seems that way, but my knees are fine after these trips.

[@SuperWhiteboy09]

Do you ever do cod fishing?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

No.

[@SuperWhiteboy09]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing why is that? I believe your area is great for that no?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

@@SuperWhiteboy09 It's about 50 miles to cod from where we fish.

[@samoatanielu7318]

Can you do more catch and cook videos John

[@bkcharlie2408]

I hope that everyone is throwing back the larger females....

[@noeleust4674]

Next time you’re out there It would nice to see a good demonstration of you using a fluke spoon with big fresh bait for larger grade fluke. I’m just curious to see if it Will consistently catch larger fluke vs The chicken rig. Good vid!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I have no interest in a fluke spoon because it requires the right kind of drift for it to present properly, and with bottom currents often different than surface currents where we fish, I can't be confident that the spoon is always swimming correctly. Bucktails are simple enough that if the right weight is chosen, they always present correctly. We've done enough bait comparisons - strips, dead, live... against Gulp to be confident that Gulp is the way to go. Yesterday we had a non-regular on the boat who used fresh fluke strips instead of Gulp. There were four of us fishing. Three of us combined for 16 keeper fluke, with three between 6 and 7 pounds and a 10.5-pounder. The person jigging the fresh bait strips caught 1 regular keeper. We've seen it play out that way many times.

[@noeleust4674]

Gulp on Chicken Rigs and bucktails had always been my go to. I was always curious about the spoons. I don’t know anybody and haven’t seen it in action but was told that it does catch larger fish when used properly. However I’m sure that many of us would like to see you use that and perhaps a demonstrating the proper way to deploy the spoon (with gulp lol) when conditions are appropriate. Thanks for the response👍🏾.

[@RichardErickson-fp2wg]

Only three on the boat and all they do is tangle each other up.

[@RoxxPC]

Went out off point pleasant 7/7 and got nearly 20 fluke off the 4" chartreuse gulp. No keepers though unfortunately.

[@stevieg2755]

Be nice to see more measuring, alot of those are borderline

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

We NEVER keep an illegal fish. Period.

[@michaelmarsico1957]

Let’s not forget both red and orange lose most of their color at 30 ft …

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

No. I have underwater video of an orange Gulp on a bucktail at 85 feet and it is just like on the surface.

[@michaelmarsico1957]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing John what kind of video are you using and does it have filters or lighting ? I scuba dive and have taken photos w a cheap underwater camera and my orange trunks and snorkel stripping was a dull gray without a flash at 50 ft????

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

@@michaelmarsico1957 Okuma Water Wolf. No light or filter. Although the Gulp held it's color, as did a painted jig head, pink deer hair was brown.

[@michaelmarsico1957]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing hmmm don’t know how to explain that one it goes against the laws of physics … 🤔

[@michaelmarsico1957]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing John apparently the Auto White Balance (AWB) function on the WaterWolf “ reproduces” color at depths were light penetration wanes.. There ya go ..

[@younglink6863]

do you prefer the swing hooks ?? if so why? great video

[@punishthewicked5845]

Sell that tackle!

[@punishthewicked5845]

Scale it down