Fluke Tournament Strategy That Worked to Perfection!!! (Just Not For Us)

June 1, 2024 was the annual Billys by the Bay Fluke Tournament, a GREAT annual event here in Peconic Bay (Eastern Long Island) that saw 63 boats participate this year and a top prize of $10,000 big ones!
This video discusses our strategy for the tournament and even though we didn't win (and big congratulations to Team Double B who did win) our strategy I think proved to be the right one as the winning fish was caught just a few feet away from us.
I also had some fun getting to name some of the out of state boats that I registered for the tournament including my good friends on the El Nino, my buddy JT Tralli and my good friend Greg Zis.
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[@brendanwoerner3352]

Skinner saying the Stanley Cup reference had me laughing

[@RayA-rt6tp]

Very cool video John..that's a freaking all-star team on that boat!

[@jiggingjerks]

And Rick!!!

[@RayA-rt6tp]

@@jiggingjerks 🤣

[@thebleeb1681]

Of course the winning team fishes off a 26' Shamrock! They're nice folks - I met Barry and crew and fished with them when i launched out of Mattituck Creek a couple of years back when I only had the 20' Shamrock WAC. They're hardcore fun seekers for sure! Congrats to them!

[@jiggingjerks]

Really really nice guys

[@thebleeb1681]

You are all nice guys! It's so nice to have channels like yours to help someone like me find the fish faster. When I only have three or four days to fish, it sucks using half of it to find them. Thanks!

[@josephdoran1399]

Doc knows about Utopia Bagels. That my neighborhood.

[@jiggingjerks]

Hahaha, Happy Birthday bud!!!

[@gregzis981]

lol great time what a good tournament but the after party is great!! Thanks again John

[@oneslowworker]

Greg is waiting for the 2024 Porgy Tournament. He will show you all what fishing is all about.

[@gregzis981]

@@oneslowworker lmao no way

[@Matt_Perch]

glad to see you guys had a great day, and thanks again for helping me out. my ear is healing up quite nicely after getting my "piercing"

[@jiggingjerks]

Great to hear Matt!

[@thomasschaefer505]

I have the same boat as the winner, a 26’ SHAMROCK. Now I need to catch a 10 LB fluke. 🤪🎣

[@sapelesteve]

Looks like a nice tournament John. Congrats to the winners! 👍👍🐟🐟

[@LongIslandLethals]

Let's not act like we won the stanley cup, well said. I didn't know about the team names 😂😂😂

[@jerseyfreshfishing6613]

Clift's hat 😂

[@richardkohut4309]

It was a great time even if we didn’t win.

[@johnmccreary1554]

Closer to Shelter Island.

[@jiggingjerks]

Most were closer to ferry. A few closer to Shelter

[@bobthompson9890]

Hey John, any reason you guys were using a bucktail with no teaser. Do you think a quality fluke wouldn't hit the teaser or you didn't want to waste time with tangles

[@jiggingjerks]

That was just me doing that. With the spinner and light presentation, I never use a teaser. The other guys all had teasers