Thread: Flounder Questions

Way back when I use to just fish salt water my favorite reel was a Diawa 7000. I never used line less than 20 lbs and usually used 30 lb line. You never know what you will hook up with fishing salt water. Like a 70 lb Black Drum one day. Normally for flounder I used bottom rigs with gudgeons.

I always used and still use an Ambassador 5500c for all my saltwater fishing. Rinse and wd40 and if it was a little stiff I just dunk it in the saltwater and keep right on fishing. I know that sounds bad but my reels last 20 years or more

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I'm like Pg, haven't fish salt in a long long time but when I did I would just give them a good spray, then had a bucket fill it with fresh water. Just reel in bucket and let soak for awhile, take it out and rinse, once dried a good dousing of wd40. Got a old red 5000 in the shop that is a 67/68 vintage and still works like new. When I fished flounder I used a catfish type rig with sliding weight about a foot or so above hook. Used cut bait or small mullet I caught with cast net. Have also used a white 2-3 inch pork rind on the hook. Dragging along real slow into the current.

I've heard you lightly spray them , if you use too much pressure it forces the grit inside, hard to beat a Penn, I've got a 440ssg and a 3000 fierce, both are silky smooth. Also have a Abu 5500 and a 6500 which is nice for live baiting because they have a clicker that will alert you when a fish grabs and runs. As far as flounder goes I've never figured them out.... All I know is stay on the bottom..

I was looking at a penn battle $75 on cabelas... I might be spraying my reels to much cause I flat down right soak them... :/ tired of buying $50 reels each year seems like they are so gritty next year... Sort of worried to mess up that stradic so I might pick up that penn? Who knows

Penn has been a salt water icon for as long as I can remember. I don't fish salt water much, but my buddy in Fla does and all his reels are Penns.

I use only basspro cheap reels ($30.00 or less) I always soak the reels in dawn dish detergent rlnse good with clean water let dry and spray with WD40 and put lub on gears. most of my reels are 5 yr. or more old

Shimano gear is great. Light wash and loosen the drag after every trip. Stay away from the full moon. I use a bare hook and catch live bait in my cast net. If the wind is correct with the tide then drift. If not, trolling with longer leaders is a good back up. My last three trips in the bay have been 4 man limits. On a lucky streak. Good luck in Myrtle Beach