As a kid ,growing up in the early 60's, we would walk the mouth of Johnson Creek, between Harbor and Hunting Islands , with a large wash tub in tow and a Coleman lantern for light. We struck flounder till the washtub couldn't float anymore and drug it back to the boat to go again.
awesome video! just started gigging flounder right around when you made this vid, and have been many tens of times since! just caught myself a limit a week ago! same area too.
I gig a fish like I m using post hole diggers straight down in gills and head. . Not trying to brag but the average john boat , 16 foot double wide won t hold all the flounder I ve gigged and I ve done it all my life many summers every weekend the Tide allowed. I had two children a daughter and son . I would take them and they loved to see the fish, crabs and other critters. This lasted an hour , two at the most then their attention drained and eyes so sleepy. I took two sleeping bags always and spread them out in boat covering them up and they took their favorite pillows. Very shortly with the quiet drone of my Honda generator singing a lullaby they were in la la land and it was time to get serious. We had a limit of 8 and staying all night getting 8 wasn t a prob but I passed on many waiting for doormats. Well 4 lbs if they were out and laying. I loved it. I passed the spells flipping needle fish with my gig. They would turn cartwheels landing after my flipping them. Hell of a exciting life huh? I wouldn't trade with anyone. Didn't drink, do drugs just fished and chased big migratory ducks for years. Fished from NC s mountains to the stream offshore. I d rather now, fish light fly tackle for 1 lb or bigger Copper head titty bream. Best fight on light tackle with except spadefish but my old knees and feet can t take the bumping out there. Wussie huh? Oh well Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Nice vid. I'm from that area (Corpus and Port Aransas). I hope you go to Little Shell and Big Shell and to Port Mansfield where you will find awesome fishing. Port Aransas Jetties are Good and Packery Channel as well as the jetties in CC bay early in the am. I subs. to your channel and hope you get more! Also, the Oso bay area along Ocean Drive is good going towards Texas A&M. Also, I've seen Yahoos with 200,000+ subs. that go to the jetties just to hook Jack Cravelle and bull redfish and other species just to put on a show. From the jetties you can catch flounder, trout, sheephead depending on the conditions. If they can do it, so can you. I don't live there no more but just my 2 cents. Oh, very nice stringer and GOOD EATING! You can also do catch and cook to up those ratings. Just copy what the Yahoos are doing even if you destroy your tackle. In the long run, your subs. will go uppp.
I sure would love to know at least 2-3 different spots to go flounder gigging that I don’t need a boat to get to I live in Fort Worth Tx abs go down there about 1 time every 3 months to try abs bring back 2- flounder I only eat what I catch. When I fish I catch abs release cept fur 2 trout if I’m lucky enough to catch 2 keepers but my most relaxing g thing I. The works is to go flounder gigging. Just don’t know a lot of places that don’t require boats thx guys
Now that a gig!! A 5 prong #4.....That's what I used in N.Carolina around Swansboro in the 70's and 80's. I want to make a light myself. Got to look up those light boxes. Where did ya'll get them? USMC66'-/ 77563
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As a kid ,growing up in the early 60's, we would walk the mouth of Johnson Creek, between Harbor and Hunting Islands , with a large wash tub in tow and a Coleman lantern for light. We struck flounder till the washtub couldn't float anymore and drug it back to the boat to go again.
conservation at its finest smdh
@@jasonwilkening1414 Food for the family table, often shared with neighbors
Passing it on is the best part! I just built my flounder boat rig, good luck hope to see y’all killin em!
Awesome. This takes great skill ive never done it before but you can tell
awesome video! just started gigging flounder right around when you made this vid, and have been many tens of times since! just caught myself a limit a week ago! same area too.
amazing.. I gotta try gigging
great footage of the flounder in their beds.
I gig a fish like I m using post hole diggers straight down in gills and head. . Not trying to brag but the average john boat , 16 foot double wide won t hold all the flounder I ve gigged and I ve done it all my life many summers every weekend the Tide allowed. I had two children a daughter and son . I would take them and they loved to see the fish, crabs and other critters. This lasted an hour , two at the most then their attention drained and eyes so sleepy. I took two sleeping bags always and spread them out in boat covering them up and they took their favorite pillows. Very shortly with the quiet drone of my Honda generator singing a lullaby they were in la la land and it was time to get serious.
We had a limit of 8 and staying all night getting 8 wasn t a prob but I passed on many waiting for doormats. Well 4 lbs if they were out and laying. I loved it. I passed the spells flipping needle fish with my gig. They would turn cartwheels landing after my flipping them.
Hell of a exciting life huh?
I wouldn't trade with anyone. Didn't drink, do drugs just fished and chased big migratory ducks for years. Fished from NC s mountains to the stream offshore. I d rather now, fish light fly tackle for 1 lb or bigger Copper head titty bream. Best fight on light tackle with except spadefish but my old knees and feet can t take the bumping out there. Wussie huh? Oh well
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I live a few miles from galveston. I go gigging all the time. Especially fall/winter. They will be in there thick at night
I also use that cable coated J shape aluminum hook stringer when I go gigging. The gigging stick I use is 2 prong with no barb's
About how long until the fish get put on ice from the stringer?
Awesome job great video
Nice. Thx
Nice vid. I'm from that area (Corpus and Port Aransas). I hope you go to Little Shell and Big Shell and to Port Mansfield where you will find awesome fishing. Port Aransas Jetties are Good and Packery Channel as well as the jetties in CC bay early in the am. I subs. to your channel and hope you get more! Also, the Oso bay area along Ocean Drive is good going towards Texas A&M. Also, I've seen Yahoos with 200,000+ subs. that go to the jetties just to hook Jack Cravelle and bull redfish and other species just to put on a show. From the jetties you can catch flounder, trout, sheephead depending on the conditions. If they can do it, so can you. I don't live there no more but just my 2 cents. Oh, very nice stringer and GOOD EATING! You can also do catch and cook to up those ratings. Just copy what the Yahoos are doing even if you destroy your tackle. In the long run, your subs. will go uppp.
Sweet vid
Cool man, looks like y'all had a great night! We love gigging here in SC, check us out sometime bro. God bless.
What kind of set up where y'all using for the light and battery? Was it store bought or home made? Nice video!
question where can i buy a light at the end of the pole for gigging, what is keeping this light on batteries?
The flounder is cute
High tides or low tides is better? Thanks
What area of port a was this?
Where are you gigging at in Port A?
Are there no size regulations while gigging?
Nolan Friday 15 now but pretty much 80% I come across are 15-16 anyway.
@@nolanfriday2911 how can you be sure they are 14 before you stick them?
14 inches lol those were the reqs 10+ years ago in NY
He sure looks like a preety girl ith all that hair! This aint 1980!
I sure would love to know at least 2-3 different spots to go flounder gigging that I don’t need a boat to get to I live in Fort Worth Tx abs go down there about 1 time every 3 months to try abs bring back 2- flounder I only eat what I catch. When I fish I catch abs release cept fur 2 trout if I’m lucky enough to catch 2 keepers but my most relaxing g thing I. The works is to go flounder gigging. Just don’t know a lot of places that don’t require boats thx guys
Now that a gig!! A 5 prong #4.....That's what I used in N.Carolina around Swansboro in the 70's and 80's. I want to make a light myself. Got to look up those light boxes. Where did ya'll get them?
USMC66'-/ 77563