So this last Thursday, October 27, 2016 my wife and I made our first flounder fishing trip. Being from fresh water (but spoiled now on salt water) I had to do a lot of Utube research on how to catch the elusive fish. A friend of mine recommended we go to Seawolf park and we did. The place is way overfished and we could barely find a spot where we weren't encroaching into someone's space. We did good with a total of 9 flounder but all between 10 and 13 inches.
that evening I wanted to go to San Louis Pass and fish the channel on the Galveston side. There was a lot of wind and the tide was incoming when we got there but quickly seemed to be in transition about to be outgoing. So here is where I am stumped. About every third cast with my gulp rig I got that "bump bump". I patiently waited a good 15 to 20 count then set the hook with no avail. I could see the line on several occasions moving and could feel the fish just like the experience at the park but could never get anything on the hook. Three times I actually lost my plastic gulp while trying to set the hook. I tried being even more patient but when I would wait for a good 30 count I could feel the fish had dropped the bait. Since being patient wasn't working I tried on a few occasions to set the hook immediately upon the strike but again, nothing.
So my question is was it flounder I was feeling and my lack of experience kept me from landing a fish or was it something else fooling me. It is driving me nuts because we did so well using the same technique at the park and were one of the few actually catching fish consistently. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
that evening I wanted to go to San Louis Pass and fish the channel on the Galveston side. There was a lot of wind and the tide was incoming when we got there but quickly seemed to be in transition about to be outgoing. So here is where I am stumped. About every third cast with my gulp rig I got that "bump bump". I patiently waited a good 15 to 20 count then set the hook with no avail. I could see the line on several occasions moving and could feel the fish just like the experience at the park but could never get anything on the hook. Three times I actually lost my plastic gulp while trying to set the hook. I tried being even more patient but when I would wait for a good 30 count I could feel the fish had dropped the bait. Since being patient wasn't working I tried on a few occasions to set the hook immediately upon the strike but again, nothing.
So my question is was it flounder I was feeling and my lack of experience kept me from landing a fish or was it something else fooling me. It is driving me nuts because we did so well using the same technique at the park and were one of the few actually catching fish consistently. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
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