10 / 29 / 2011

[Shortystillsurfs]

Got out to a new location about 30 mins before dark. Started gigging once the lights went out. Started off kinda slow but managed to get em all before 10:00PM. No monsters. Had a few go 20".

We did have 3 first that night:

First time we ran over the gig to keep from loosing a fish
First fish we gigged off an oyster reef out of this boat
First time we gigged a siamese flounder

I was hoping that we would get some wierd and unusual fish this season, time almost ran out.
I did not realize that we had a double brown sided flounder until this morning. This fish
has four thick fillets rather than two like a typical flounder.

I have only seen pics of these.

[Milkjug]

Cool pics Matt, that double brown is the bee's knees.

[Hogie70]

good yob matt

[Root Canal]

Nice haul !!!!! That double brown looks strange. Never heard of such a fish.

[2112]

Very cool.

[Shortystillsurfs]

Thanks guys! Do any of you know what or why that flounder is like that?

[dbarham]

Thanks guys! Do any of you know what or why that flounder is like that?

Pcb

[Hogie70]

Who knows; albino? It swam through Louisiana waters to get to some good water? It came from South Texas smuggling cocaine??? Pick one and I will buy it...

[2112]

If never heard of a flounder with 2 thick sides and bet the TP&W biologist would had loved to check it out. Piebald flounders are a genetic mutation concerning the skins pigment color. With 2 fat sides I'm thinking this was not the case even thought it was mostly brown on the bottom.
If I ever come across a Piebald I will have it mounted.

[snake]

I know of only one other and it is hanging on a wall... Think we should mount this one short.. cuz you know I stuck it of coarse

[Shortystillsurfs]

I have it wrapped and frozen
Prolly get MadMike to paint a replica.
We can share joint custody