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re: Anyone flounder gig from their kayak?
Posted on 8/4/15 at 1:24 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
Posted on 8/4/15 at 1:24 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
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Care to elaborate?
I stab a lot of flounder in ankle deep water.
Like others have mentions it's not going to be easy to pole/paddle and gig in the other. It will be a pain in the arse. I own a Jackson kayak and I can stand up in it but founder out of it hasn't even crossed my mind.
Where do you gig ?
Please update this thread when you get the kayak.
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Posted on 8/4/15 at 1:40 pm to TigerWise
All of my gigging is done on hard sand bottoms so walking is never an issue, the gig/push pole method seems terribly inefficient. You'd cover way more ground by foot and probably have a higher sucess rate.
The other thing to consider, when gigging even with my light I'm 2'-3' away from a flounder when I spot them, if you put your lights at the front of the kayak You'd have stop your momentum, then have to try to stick them with a 8' gig because it's not like you can just stand on the front of the kayak. Even if you don't stop your bow would pass over them before you're in range to stab them so you'd spook most of them off.
It's a cool idea but just seems pretty
The other thing to consider, when gigging even with my light I'm 2'-3' away from a flounder when I spot them, if you put your lights at the front of the kayak You'd have stop your momentum, then have to try to stick them with a 8' gig because it's not like you can just stand on the front of the kayak. Even if you don't stop your bow would pass over them before you're in range to stab them so you'd spook most of them off.
It's a cool idea but just seems pretty
Posted on 8/4/15 at 3:12 pm to TigerWise
Will be in Biloxi back bay for the most part.
I've always gigged from an aluminum john boat and have never used a method other than getting to a spot, dropping in the light, and poling the flats. I've always used a single light off the bow, but am planning to try a light on the port and starboard. From my experiences flounder typically don't spook just because a boat passes close by, they think they're hidden. Just something I'm pondering, I can't see why it wouldn't work...seems that most are envisioning me stand up paddling and then trying to grab the gig when I see a fish. Not the case. The plan is to work the flats by poling with the back end of the gig. Hard sand bottom may be ideal but the areas I'll target are going to be islands in back bay with little to no beach in most spots.
At only 75-100 total cost I'll probably get a light rig set up and try it out, I'll definitely update with stories of my success or failure
I've always gigged from an aluminum john boat and have never used a method other than getting to a spot, dropping in the light, and poling the flats. I've always used a single light off the bow, but am planning to try a light on the port and starboard. From my experiences flounder typically don't spook just because a boat passes close by, they think they're hidden. Just something I'm pondering, I can't see why it wouldn't work...seems that most are envisioning me stand up paddling and then trying to grab the gig when I see a fish. Not the case. The plan is to work the flats by poling with the back end of the gig. Hard sand bottom may be ideal but the areas I'll target are going to be islands in back bay with little to no beach in most spots.
At only 75-100 total cost I'll probably get a light rig set up and try it out, I'll definitely update with stories of my success or failure
This post was edited on 8/4/15 at 3:15 pm
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