best flattie rig help
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Nooo Fish
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There's loads of rigs on here mate. I hope the bairn gets a fish.
http://www.planetseafishing.com/downloads/psf-book-of-rigs.pdf
http://www.planetseafishing.com/downloads/psf-book-of-rigs.pdf
andyco
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Im quite new to fishing myself but ive caught tons of flatties,
As long as you're in the right place, a basic flapper rig catches them. The biggest problem with flatties is getting the hook out after you've caught them!
Flounder have fairly small mouths but tend to swallow the hooks quite deep so 2's and 1's will guarantee a hook up but can be hard to get out, so I prefer to use 2/0 kamasan b940's, which are still narrow enough to fit in their mouth but more likely to lip or head hook.
I've found worm baits are best - ragworm or frozen lug - make sure there's no bits of worm dangling about as the flounder can just suck the worm off the hook.
I've also found that plain weights work better if im flattie bashing in the surf on a beach, but grippers work better in the rivers.
And flatties off the beach taste much better than flatties out of the muddy rivers!
Good luck.
As long as you're in the right place, a basic flapper rig catches them. The biggest problem with flatties is getting the hook out after you've caught them!
Flounder have fairly small mouths but tend to swallow the hooks quite deep so 2's and 1's will guarantee a hook up but can be hard to get out, so I prefer to use 2/0 kamasan b940's, which are still narrow enough to fit in their mouth but more likely to lip or head hook.
I've found worm baits are best - ragworm or frozen lug - make sure there's no bits of worm dangling about as the flounder can just suck the worm off the hook.
I've also found that plain weights work better if im flattie bashing in the surf on a beach, but grippers work better in the rivers.
And flatties off the beach taste much better than flatties out of the muddy rivers!
Good luck.
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the reason your flatties are taking it right down is because your waiting to long to strike. for flatties i dont strike i just wind in fast to set the hook. circle hooks are brilliant for flatty bashing. 9/10 times they will be hooked in the lip
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neil1964
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Been using that method for years now and is brilliantly simple. I just wish more people would learn it and not mutilate flatties trying to remove the hook or cutting the line and leaving it inside the fish. I once left a hook in a bucket of sea water and it was still there months later with little corrosion. You quite often hear that the hook dissolves within weeks, which is utter garbage.
The second link explains it really well. Thanks for posting it.
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ambleangler
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2 hook flapper does the trick for me.
cheers.
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Kentish Bassman
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2 hook flapper rig everytime for me. I use an old crochet hook for removing the hook, you can buy them from most hardware shops or ask your Mum or Nan if they`ve got an old one you can have.
