"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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Heard this mentioned many times, but never did it.
Pretty good video.
Anybody here ever gig for flounder?
I like my fish crispy fried.
Flounder any good fried?

http://www.seastriker.com/video/fgvideo.wmv

--Vic

Gone flounder gigging many times. The secret is to find a place where you
can wade in knee deep water, and see them. Places like that are easy to
find if you talk to locals and bait shops. It may take a few trips to get
your own places, as they don't always share the best ones.

Flounder gigging is a hoot. Carry a pillow case with you, too. If you
flounder on a beach, the little swale between the first and second breaker
is refuge to crabs that are shucking their shells, and you can pick up soft
shelled crabs. Carry some grass (lawn type) in your bag to keep them moist.
Shuffle your feet, and don't take big steps, or you may step on a ray.
Bummer, and an ER trip for sure.

Flounder, IMHO, is best when butterflied, joined together at the tail. Then
a filling of crabmeat and shrimp is made and put on the bottom half. Top
half folded over, then broiled. Or, you can cut out a pocket in the side of
the fish, and stuff it with the crab/shrimp mix.

Flounder is a member of the sole family, and has soft tender flesh. Not
sure how deep frying it would be, but I would fillet it first.

Steve