Fishing for Flounder - Watch Them Strike Baits!

Underwater view of flounder, fluke, reacting to bait rigs.
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[@Salty80556]

Wow, to see things that I was only able to feel is so eye opening. After 50 years of catching some fish, I am finally starting to understand how little I actually know. Thank You, John Skinner.

[@bcask61]

This explains so much of what you experience when fluke fishing. Invaluable information to anyone who loves fishing.

[@zoffinger]

Cool footage, John

[@BunBun-qd4ud]

I like your videos

[@Wood-In-My-Eye]

You know this is one of the coolest videos I have seen on Flounder. I fish from a jet ski and drift fish. I would swear I have missed so many fish not feeling them and then they are gone. I honestly thought they where loner fish. Yet after seeing this they definitely are not. Very cool thank you for doing this.

[@jackrockwell6698]

John, you are doing things that I have never seen other people do before for Northeast inshore fishing. We've always wondered what goes on down there and now we know. I hope you eventually get the recognition you deserve in the fishing community.

[@debbiefinnerty6782]

omg, so cool, loved watching this. Shocked at all the clams, so cool and the crabs...I loved that part and the flounders were cool

[@stevehogan8829]

John, that really is surprising. Not to mention how they follow the weight, and the camera the same as if it were the bait. Don't know why that surprises me as it makes perfect sense. John, sorry you lost your camera. Glad you were able get some footage from it at least.

[@johnechterhoff4791]

Well John, that's the funniest and most entertaining vid IMHO yet. The flounder with the strips in their mouths and just swimming along ahead of the sinker...LOL! I think it's time to go national T.V.

[@manuelmelchizedek4309]

Awesome video. Now I know what it looks like underwater fights, crab vs fish vs searobbin. Lol cool video.

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

Caught a few flounder myself but this gives a real insight on their behaviour. Thanks for posting.

[@yonalandvertino4982]

Amazing Video, and a must for everyone who ever fished for Fluk.

[@SheepDogReady]

Damn crabs fighting like they are in a welfare line. LOL

[@bcask61]

The crab fight at 7:25 is epic!

[@milesnumeric7437]

that is amazing how long the flounder follows the boat before biting. I always thought they just waited on bottom until something came by.

[@warren_duke]

sorry to hear about your water seal failure and the destruction of a very expensive piece of recording gear. I'm a poor man but I'd be happy to donate a few dollars to help repair or replace that camera. words can hardly express the gratitude I have for your documentaries.

[@yaboyjorge18]

I'm actually going to fish for the first time off the south shore of Long Island at wantagh park .. I bought my first fishing rod today ... I'm hoping to catch something .. Really like the idea of fishing

[@SuperMarksman33]

The crab part was hilarious,great job,love your vids mate.

[@lawgol]

Great video.. Interesting to see how fluke actually respond to bait.

[@jc3944]

I caught a sea robin last weekend and I fried it and it tasted really good. It was a bit like redfish but less firm. It was really flaky too

[@stevenchang7023]

thank you for all the informative vids, I have learned so much.

[@MIKEDAMIEN3]

absolutely love these videos John. Anyway you can try to make a video like this only with stripers or blue fish?? It would be great to see the fish hit the bait.

[@tomgator9626]

YOU MAKE SOME GREAT VIDEOS. THANKS FOR SHAREING

[@sullifishing4035]

Nice footage and interesting!Sorry to hear about the equipment

[@thefishfin-atic7106]

Great video, thanks for sharing! I would like to do some underwater footage on my local fresh-water lakes, but I have no idea how to set up the gopro to follow the lure like you did. Can you share your camera setup? What do you have it attached to? How do you keep it from swinging around, and can you see the footage in real time (from a synch conncection to an iphone or something), or are you just hoping for the best, and seeing what you get when you upload it back home? Thanks for any help, and sorry about your gopro frying - that's the first time I've seen that.

[@ShutterWerxStudios]

Great vids, very informative! Thank you for quite a bit of knowledge and lots of entertainment. I dig the franc fighting, you are right, need to work together. Probably could have had some food.

[@twomontess]

John I love your vids. Keep them coming

[@DannyD1199]

Great videos, love em all.

[@1973Saved]

John, how did you get your camera down near the bottom & hold it in position? Thanks, love your videos, & your book.

[@RadReelingFishing]

Awesome video. How did you record that? It looked like you had a separate rod that you were reeling in with the Gopro or something???

[@indrafardian435]

the crabs fighting for that bait lol.... nice video i really like it, one question, what rig did use ?

[@madmullet1990]

Awesome! Underwater footage :)

[@computek9337]

Very cool, thanks for sharing that!

[@jimoney9]

John, I live in San Diego and there's not much flounders, the ones we do have have are kind of small but we mainly target halibut. Do those rigs work for halibut as well? I caught a few spotted bay bass with the rig that you showed me. However, it didn't really work on rockcods.

[@KC08016]

Thanks for this video, really nice. I kayak fish in the ocean out of New Jersey as well. I have a couple of GoPros, I usually mount one up high behind me and the other I wear. How do you have the underwater camera mounted? It provides a great perspective.

[@bigdwg8637]

If you get a chance to answer this question, I would really like to know this as well. I am amazed how the camera was following the lure.

[@danielvelez4001]

Nice love fishing for fluke

[@wrk127]

John great video but we all want to know how you set the camera up !!?? Please tell us .

[@allenachterberg3037]

if your camera gets exposed to saltwater again, immediately remove battery and rinse really good with fresh water. let it dry for a week before turning it back on.

[@Daydragoon]

Thank you for video very helpful. Sorry to hear about your camera.

[@AlexanderBronskyFishing]

Great video John! I hope you can get your money back on the go pro!

[@emmanuelgreen5578]

Very helpful For me an my dad for ocean city

[@TenRingShooter99]

How you tried eating sea robin john? I think its one of the best fish to eat if thats all thats hitting the bait they are a bit hard to skin but they are delicious!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+N1ckythehunter I did, and I thought they were kind of tasteless. Not bad, just boring.

[@johnechterhoff4791]

John, how are you positioning the underwater camera? Are you drifting side-ways on your kayak and holding an extension from the yak or somehow pulling the camera along with some type of lanyard? I'm full of questions today, huh?

[@wideload9295]

incredible, great vids matey, subbed!

[@boashna]

hello - I seen you use three different method to catch flounder . what is your favorite method and which one catches the larger fish and when do you use them . do you have a season preference for each method and by the way put a donate box on your web page so we can have option on how to help .. give us an option like you do for flounder for example white gulp and red gulp .. lol amazing video .. I love under water fishing since there are very few of them avilabel

[@bayouburner281]

Great job, thanks for sharing.

[@azaiter]

Love it...great video..Thanks John..

[@Daniel-dw8lo]

Awesome video

[@bobbirdman3620]

John, what oz sinker are you using?

[@teddypeznola4047]

Can you fish for inshore winter flounder in the summer?

[@killajakez]

The other day I was out fishing for blues with bunker chunks and also using the gulp and bucktail setup for flounder. 2 hours with the flounder setup, and I hooked 4 sea robins. But I got a flounder on a bunker chunk! Do they change appetites like stripers do? Or was it just luck?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It's just one fish. I wouldn't change any strategies based on that.

[@lukeformisano1468]

Isn't it interesting how many clams are down there. You would never think

[@bryansmith6508]

Could you do a video on how you captured this video?

[@nghiemchicuongsanbancaucao9460]

What the difference from summer flounder and winter flounder?

[@1973Saved]

Summer flounder (fluke) usually grow much larger, have larger mouths full of sharp teeth & are much more aggressive than winter flounder. You can get more details if you wish by doing a google search etc.

[@peterherea]

Hello John, I’ve been watching your videos, and I tried to follow your methods, I live in NYC ( queens ) and I purchased a inflatable boat, and wanted to go Long Island sound and fish, but they didn’t allowed me to launch the boat...the location I went was wildwood state park...can you please tel me where I gotta go if I want to fish using my boat or even a kayak ( for Long Island sound ) because is nearly impossible to find a location..I always end up in people’s back yard..trying to find a spot. Thank you so much

[@anthony0803]

Hello and thanks for the great video. Just a quick question are kayaks really that easy to maneuver around in open water. I'm thinking if getting one but all I have it to compare to is my 16foot canoe. I know on a windy day the canoe is almost impossible to maneuver on a lake never mind the ocean, is there really that much of a night and day difference between a kayak and canoe?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I also have a 17-ft canoe. A kayak is very different! I wouldn't think of messing around on open water with a canoe.

[@KC08016]

A kayak is much more stable than a canoe. I have fished in the ocean in NJ with kayaks for 4 years now. I started on an 11 foot Ocean Kayak Scramber. Now I use a Malibu 2 XL which is designed for 2 people but but works well with 1. It's very wide 34" and very stable in the ocean. I added my own Scotty rod mounts. The only time I've ever tipped either was while having fun in the surf with nothing rigged on them. I always check the surf forecasts before I go. If the surf or swell is higher than 3 feet, I won't go. Sometimes, though, the Atlantic is so calm and flat it's like a lake.

[@johnnye4204]

Thanks for a great video!

[@MrJuansWorld]

Hey John. Do you have a video, or any other info, on your camera setup? Thanks

[@TampaBayFossilHunter]

Great video

[@dylanaulbach4820]

would a fluke rig work with gulp on the hook with a rubber squid

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

There's one way to find out, but probably.

[@chrisdesimone356]

Just caught a nice 16” flounder on a gulp shrimp on Alligator Creek in Punta Gorda, FL. I’m literally taking him out of the boat now to fillet him

[@foxfai1]

I have a question. Do you actually miss a lot of these bites (hits) or did you just not feel them at all when they were just touching the bait?

[@calvinchou9367]

Forget the flounder...did you see all the clams on the bottom? And they are moving. Get a net! Haha..

[@debbiefinnerty6782]

I know right...that was my thought, I was impressed with the clams, I even played it back and paused on those little creatures, that was awesome and the crabs showing up. I watch ALOT of underwater documentaries about fish, sharks, crocs, gators, and especially Jeremy Wades River Monster, but haven't seen clams, that many and moving around...totally awesome

[@Salvatore-fn5fj]

I went fishing in October and I caught 2 sea robins and they taste all right there good for bait tho

[@gregoryguitars6291]

Have you ever tried spear fishing at night for fluke in the flats at night?

[@alexjwolfemusic]

whats the best method of fluking to you

[@coreyriley6044]

John, what type of structure do you look for when you go out in the ocean for fluke?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I'm looking for edges no matter where I'm fluking. In the video the fish were concentrated along a sandbar edge.

[@Jlandau763]

How are you able to generate such stable footage?

[@AffordBindEquipment]

crab fight reminded me of Finding Nemo...They got it right!

[@billfish3979]

Wow are fast are you drifting ? Looks like 20kts from the view. lol.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

1 to 1.3mph

[@MrBillybathgate5]

good video

[@aarongomez8466]

How did you set up this type?

[@luckypickle2180]

what weigh is that

[@jonah1821]

Is this a cast or drift?

[@Herberberber]

What kind of kayak is that?

[@jerrykelley4470]

Very interesting,thanx

[@dellam04]

how did you setup this underwater cam? thx!

[@wowOKlol]

lol@ 7:25 butthead crab

[@Thecoralreefaquarium]

what camera did you use to film this?

[@thehegt]

the 2 crabs were fighting for the bait they can not catch :))))) look like a lot of sea creature want to eat huh .

[@johnny12895]

how did u film this ?

[@sgtpavlov]

nice video!

[@jcarry5214]

If the crabs do learn how to work together then let's all pack it up; humans had a good run. I caught a crab on a pencil popper recently, little monster rode it all the way in like Slim Pickens. Must have passed a mussel bed, but still. If they revolt we will not recover.

[@jeffengler37]

Sea robins actually eat well it’s just getting size to em all white meat

[@LachlanThistlethwaite]

I freshwater fish and so many times I've been fishing and the fish try to eat my sinker

[@BMNSOUTDOORS]

Yeah I would enjoy that

[@jarettisoaf7188]

Fish at 4:05 plz

[@joevrabel7374]

Cool!

[@ShutterWerxStudios]

Crabs, not franc. Sorry about that.

[@terrybleterry]

Funny crabs!

[@alicia31415]

I'm a fan of The Crabb, comment they do need to learn to work together man! A much more intelligent reaction then the usual cheering and betting on such things. we need more people like you in the world! I don't have any of my kayak stuff on KZbin but you can check out my Instagram @ha1r_c0d3 you'll know it's me because under it it'll stay "bait tending and hair trending", lol. this is awesome and so you're doing here man I love that you're getting live feed of the bite... Really appreciate the video