Summer Flounder (Fluke) Boat Limit After Strong Winds!

We hit the fluke (Summer Flounder) fishing grounds after several days of strong winds to find them chewing! Supports my new book, Fishing the Edge - Techniques and Tales from Surf, Boat, and Kayak: amzn.to/3TQtFvq.
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[@josephdoran1399]

Nice to see Doc out with you Mr. Skinner hope he's on the road to a full recovery.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Been out with him 3 days in a row. He's doing great!

[@DHSFEMA]

Love fun love fish love the joking around makes a great Day on the Water.. stay safe guys

[@FastAligator1234]

We all love and appreciate what you do, Mr Skinner. Keep it up.

[@mikerawls9619]

Y'all eating good tonight!

[@gregdorey3394]

Great video. The banter on the boat takes me back. Rick was on fire!!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I'm glad you get the banter. It's frustrating to me that some people misinterpret it so badly and get the wrong impressions about our interactions.

[@mikeknottscreek8183]

Congratulations on the book sales! When the video opened the seas were rough, unbelievable how it changed. You fish with a great group of guys who are supportive of each other.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

That's a great bunch that I'm lucky to fish with.

[@jeffreysnyder912]

Good to see Doc back catching fish.

[@jmamba23]

Great video I'm always learning from your content especially being new to fishing...looking forward to reading this new book

[@googeelou]

Enjoy all your videos but especially your Metal Shark trips. Nice to see Doc back out on water. Wish him all the best of health.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I just fished with Doc three days in a row. He's doing great!

[@googeelou]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing That's good thank God.

[@connorstewart6033]

I've thrown a couple bucktails overboard like that. The best one was the one I had just borrowed from my buddy.

[@FreakyFrog88]

homie with the jets hat knows whats up

[@billmiller1263]

Great fishing on the east end, commend you on being so serious when just catching fluke.

[@villagejammers]

Congrats on the book sales thats pretty cool.....laughed my ass off throwing your bucktail over board.too funny..Glad Im not the only one that does that kind of stuff,Occasionaly

[@ReelTimeCapt]

You guys crushed them! Congrats!

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

Great fishing! Good sizes too 🙂

[@ericarbo5044]

🤣🤣🤣 I’ve done the same thing , once. Three of four salmon streamers on a long leader. Forgot to tie the leader on the main line. Lol

[@comfortablynumb9342]

"A little nautical" is the best way I've ever heard sloppy weather described. My old fishin' buddy used to say "rough as a cobb" when it got sporty out in the Gulf Of Mexico. Your fluke/flounder bite on some crazy colors. I always liked more natural colors in FL, but maybe that was a mistake. Most of mine came from natural bait and the biggest ate a whole ballyhoo 9 miles out in 45' of water on an artificial reef. If you want to catch flounder in FL try around artificial reefs in the cooler months, they can get thick at times. Yours up north are bigger on average but that's the best place to find numbers in the winter.

[@Tsar_Nman]

Just caught my best fluke last night 🫡😄😄

[@Teach_1ne]

Night fluking?? That sounds interesting

[@MKOutdoors]

Congrats!

[@robertphillips9014]

Shhhhh come on man dont say a word.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Congrats!

[@carson7wayne]

Great fishing.Two nets might help

[@chrisgallagher3703]

I just ordered myself a copy John...ill have to have you sign it the next time i see you like my last one ...Really looking forward to reading it John !!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Thanks for your support!

[@DannyGray1]

Nice to know people are still reading books, congrats

[@brianwoodard82]

18:53 There’s gotta be about about 100 bucks worth of gulp in that bucket!

[@ryanglover8668]

Any reason for limited trips on your aluminum boat fluking? Perhaps a throw back to before you were going on the big boats chasing ocean fluke? Or are these fluke not reachable in the smaller boat? Great content as always sir!

[@anthonygregorio2208]

Hey John. Recently going out on the party boats has called for mimimum 8 oz lead. Sooooo what i do is I tie a Thundermist T swivel rated 50 lb in between my main line and rig. I still have a surgeons loop at the end of the rig to change out bucktails easier and the dropper loop 10-12" above that for the teaser. However, if I need to go heavier with the lead I simply attach a snap hook to the bottom of the T swivel, remove the bucktail at the end of the rig and replace it with another grub. Super easy and quick when you gotta go heavier to stay on the bottom. I never have to retie anything and I notice the T-swivels don't tangle near as much as the standard 3-way swivels.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Why 8 ounces? What weight braid are you using? We fished 80-100 feet all day with 2-3 ounces today. Nothing thicker than 15# braid is the key.

[@anthonygregorio2208]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing I always use 15# but sometimes even with 6-8 oz it scopes out way before it reaches bottom

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It's tough on a big boat sometimes where you can't just drop down a trolling motor like on this trip.

[@JAdam-xl9fk]

John... losing a good piece of tackle overboard is good luck. Drop your phone or keys overboard and the fish gods will reward your sacrifice with a trophy.

[@taylorcaputo3013]

Hi John, I saw a grumman 5.0 just like yours with a 2005 90hp mercury outboard for sale in my area. Also in my area was an 87 fisher sv 18cc with the original 70hp Johnson. Both have only been used in fresh water use only. Do you have a preference or any any suggestions on what may be the better choice for similar long island sound trips like you make? I like the fact that the fisher has a all aluminum floor but I like the larger beam of the grumman. Thoughts?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Wow! I had to travel a long way to get my Grumman. I know nothing about the Fisher, but I love the Grumman. It's very wide and deep for the length and is very stable. It does pound a little in waves.

[@taylorcaputo3013]

Thanks for the reply

[@anthonyocchiogrosso5519]

Great video and book Quick question …I know you like the Tsunami glass minnow, is that what you are using in this video on top hook ? It looks a bit different that’s why I ask

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes. Tsunami Silicon Skirt Glass Minnow: bit.ly/3Jvsf6u

[@anthonyocchiogrosso5519]

Thanks John

[@michaelcarilli8405]

I just bought a dark matter rod the 2-6oz rating, what reel do you suggest?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I use a Quantum Accurist. There's a link in the video description. I spool with 15# Berkley X9 line. Thanks for your support and enjoy!

[@billg4269]

Coming back east to the Jersey shore in mid July. Going to be fishing for fluke in the back waters of Avalon, Stoneharbor and Sea Isle city. Looking for set up and Gulp suggestions for fishing those backwaters when they’re only 15 to 20 feet deep.

[@sd0753]

By boat, a 7 foot medium action rod with a 2500 spinning reel and 10-15 lb braid. On land I like to use an 8 foot medium action rod for extra casting and more control. Bucktails in the 1/2 to 1 1/2 oz range.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

This is what I use for that: Rod: bit.ly/3B4X1Q1, Reel: bit.ly/2SDW7Rg

[@stevenmalgieri2246]

John what is your deciding factor on color of jig and the color gulp to go with that jig? Also do you have a favorite combo of jig/gulp combo? Thanks for all the videos and tips

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I always use two different colors to give the fish a choice, and almost always one of those colors is white/glow or pink/shine.

[@anthonyocchiogrosso5519]

What size were those gulp 6” or 8” Thanks

[@robertphillips9014]

Fish fear Skinner !

[@americanfilipino8847]

Mr. Skinner, do you think vertical jigging while drifting would work in NE Florida fisheries? I don't think I've ever seen anyone using this technique in the St Johns.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I tried it briefly in Captiva Pass and caught small groupers every drift. I need to follow up on that, as it was late in my winter season.

[@ragnarragnarsson3128]

Boy that's what I call slaying them! Side note: do you recall what model or length the metal shark boat was? 32? Amazing piece of watercraft!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Metal Shark Fearless

[@robertmarchese5946]

What was that "extra step" you mentioned in the beginning of the video in order to catch fish? Thx

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

A joke - I forgot to connect the lure to the line before dropping it in the water.

[@tonynicoletti8161]

That was awesome 😂 beats the shit out of dropping another rod/reel

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

You've got that right! I was on that boat again today and we stuffed a rag in that rodholder.

[@tonynicoletti8161]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing 😂😂 at least you learned

[@BaldyFade]

Do you strictly tie direct to your bucktails when fluking? I’ve always used a TA clip but am curious if there’s any benefit to tying direct.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I don't use a clip for fluke, but attach with a surgeon's loop.

[@BaldyFade]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing should have figured it was a loop knot, I can guess it would impart more action that tying direct.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Not really about the action, but it makes it easy to change jig weights.

[@Nonailfrail]

Hi John were these fluke caught in the sound or the south shore. Thanks advance

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Montauk

[@Nonailfrail]

Thank you John

[@williereuter6191]

Hey john, just bought your book I’m out of eastern ct learning how to fluke fish. Any advice for depths or finding fluke? I’ve tried a couple times this year and only had a few short fluke

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Where do you fish roughly? Millstone? Fishers? Montauk? Once I know that I should be able to help.

[@williereuter6191]

Fishing stonington and watch hill, small boat i can do fishers island as well

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Sorry, the only places I know of are by Millstone and a place called Isabellas off Fishers. You should check with a good local tackle shop. They will be the local experts.

[@williereuter6191]

Awesome, thank you so much

[@mrmikieshomestead4668]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing I got my PB off Isabella, 28 1/2 "

[@Teach_1ne]

Question: how come the ideal length for your fluke rod is 6 feet or so? I love a 7-7’6” rod

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It is 6'8'', which I find ideal for rapid vertical jigging, yet still great for slower jigging. That rod is also what I use in Plum Gut with 6-ounce flutter spoons and 8-10-ounce 3-way rigs for stripers.

[@Teach_1ne]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing wow! Very versatile

[@kevinmalavarca5468]

I'm talking about a fish fry, a buncha fluke that bit just right....

[@kevinmalavarca5468]

I've actually got a couple questions for you, Mr Skinner. I've actually pitted your original blank against a lot of different rods. Not a scientific report at all.

[@GregBradshaw-uz3ff]

Missing your surf fishing videos. A lot of guys here in nj have been doing very well with "bugs" for stripers when nothing else seems to be working. Have you ever fished bugs from the surf?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Other than occasional live eels, I really don't bait fish stripers. I get how bass would like those things and it might be fun in summer weather with light tackle.

[@GregBradshaw-uz3ff]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing I don't tend to bait fish any fish too much unwanted bycatch for my liking still would like to see more surf fishing videos though

[@albankuci258]

what is that extra tip that you mentioned in the beginning? I watched the whole video but you never metioned it

[@glenngooding536]

It was sarcasm. Make sure you tie your lure to your line before tossing it in the water.

[@Wills420913]

definitely a solid tip😂

[@guenthersteiner8163]

The tip is that you need to throw a few bucktails overboard when you get to your fishing spot. The bucktails act like chum, they’ll attract the fish

[@torbenhansen8122]

Which rod and reel are you using?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Fluke and Bass Rod: bit.ly/3QsR6ch Fluke Reel: bit.ly/2SDW7Rg

[@cadmanfrederick1431]

Have you ever tried using blue bucktails?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I mostly use white/glow and vary the gulp color.

[@Teach_1ne]

Mr Skinner, what kind of pants are those they’re pretty stylish

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

My slickers are bimini bay, and there's a link in the video description.

[@mustafabereket6108]

Abim beni balığa götür 🤣

[@mintdigggity]

John, you are human lol

[@phillymanpete]

16 1/2 inches for a sea bass. Wow! Here in Jersey it is 12 1/2 inches.

[@sd0753]

16 1/2" seabass is a heck of a seabass

[@BaldyFade]

Which is a major problem. I’m not well educated on it, but it seems like their shouldn’t be that big of a disparity for crossing one state line.

[@douglasebert4542]

You only use 10lb test out there??

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I use 15, some on the boat use 10.

[@lilrobbie2005]

just try to purchase S&S Bucktails John Skinner Swing Hook Fluke Bucktails was told that they are gone out of business

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

S&S Bucktails went out of business due to a death in the family. There is an effort to make the swing hooks available again.

[@pappyspanks401]

One of the first books I ever bought was "fishing the bucktail" I think it helped out a lot.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Thanks for sharing that!

[@fishingwithtimjr8538]

16+ inch sea bass is to much in my opinion. I feel as tho people are killing more fish then killing them to eat them.

[@anthonylucas6470]

did you fart😂 at 18:13

[@bobthompson9890]

He could shit his pants and still fish with me

[@johnw.cirago9300]

IM OFFERING MY NETTING SERVICES FOR YOU GUYS.... JOHNNY "FISH" {EASTERN AMERICAN SPORTSMAN}

[@tonytorres3210]

Always been a fan of your videos but not cool how you just cut the fishes guilles without putting it out first specially for making video content not cool. Take the extra 5 seconds and do the right thing.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

What do you do exactly? Most people I know just put the fish in the cooler. At least I do bleed them out so that they die fast and we preserve the meat. I've never seen anyone club a fluke, or do anything else to "put it out".

[@thomasking4031]

@@JohnSkinnerFishingmaybe you need to hit it with a tranquilizer gun or lethal injection