What is Flounder Gigging?

Flounder Gigging

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For those of you that are new to the idea of flounder gigging, let me explain what it is all about. Flounder are bottom hugging fish that spend most of their lifes laying in ambush of their prey. They typically are found in shallow areas at night, were they come to feed on small fish and shrimp. One of the most effective ways to get flounder is to use a powerful light at night to illuminate the bottom in shallow water so the flounder can be seen. Once the flounder is located, you stab the flounder with a specially designed spear (called a gig) and lift him into the boat. Yes, this may sound difficult, but I assure you anyone can do it. For more on how to gig a flounder, watch the instructional videos here. Typically the flounder will stay put as we approach the fish, and very rarely will they move more than 20 feet. Each person is allowed to gig 10 fish with a 30 fish maximum per trip. Gigging trips typically last 5-6 hours and we leave at sunset.

Here is what a Flounder will look like when you are trying to gig it at night under the lights of my boat.

The Flounder lays on the bottom with his dark side up while he is totally camouflaged from most fish. He waits in ambush until a shrimp or fish passes over him, striking it with amazing speed, then settles back down on the bottom to enjoy his meal.

Flounder will "bury" themselves under the mud or sand so that they will not be seen by their prey. The underwater lights on my flounder boat illuminate these "buried" fish

In this picture, there are two flounder laying next to each other. Flounder are social fish, and are often found in groups. Sometimes there can be as many as 5 flounder within view at one time.

Some flounder will slowly swim away from the boat when approached, making them an easy target to gig.

Flounder can change their color depending on the color of the bottom they are laying on. They often will blend in so well that it takes keen eyes to spot them.

In this picture one of my customers has just gigged an average flounder and is about to take it off the gig with my specially made flounder remover box.

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	Here is what a Flounder will look like when you are trying to gig it at night under the lights of my boat.
The Flounder lays on the bottom with his dark side up while he is totally camouflaged from most fish. He waits in ambush until a shrimp or fish passes over him, striking it with amazing speed, then settles back down on the bottom to enjoy his meal.
	Flounder will "bury" themselves under the mud or sand so that they will not be seen by their prey. The underwater lights on my flounder boat illuminate these "buried" fish
In this picture, there are two flounder laying next to each other. Flounder are social fish, and are often found in groups. Sometimes there can be as many as 5 flounder within view at one time.
	Some flounder will slowly swim away from the boat when approached, making them an easy target to gig. Flounder can change their color depending on the color of the bottom they are laying on. They often will blend in so well that it takes keen eyes to spot them.
In this picture one of my customers has just gigged an average flounder and is about to take it off the gig with my specially made flounder remover box.