The Lowcountry Anglers Fishing Club

.: Flounder Techniques - Pound the bottom :.

Flounder are a curious fish by nature, always investigating a source of disturbance or puff of mud on the lookout for an easy meal. Ever wonder why a fisherman might be poking the mud flats with a long pole or painter's extension handle? Smart anglers feed a flounder's curiosity by poking and disrupting the mud bottom, releasing all sorts of tasty morsels into the current, thus attracting flounder from down tide.

Other methods of reaching the same result could be using an old fashioned sash weight from a window. This 5-pound lead weight tied to a line or rope can be used to "pound the bottom" as we call it. While fishing for flounder, every few minutes pound the bottom and you can see the results almost immediately. A plumber's plunger added to a long pole is also a prime way of pounding up flounder when fishing the flats. Since mussels are one of the favorite items of the spring flounder's menu, the use of these "pounding" techniques when fishing mussel beds is a great idea too!

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