Float / bait for Flounder
Complete guide — gear, lures, season and tips.
Gear
- Rod
- Beach/sea rod or surf rod 3.6–4.2 m, casting weight 80–200 g
- Reel
- Large spinning reel 5000–8000 or a surf multiplier
- Mainline
- Mono 0.30–0.40 mm
- Leader
- Fluorocarbon 0.50 mm
- Hook
- #1 to 2/0 (Aberdeen)
- Weight
- Surf weight 80–150 g (a wired grip weight holds bottom)
Daiwa Sealine Surf
Shimano Aerlex
Abu Garcia Devil Surf
Lures / bait
- Sand eel
- Lugworm
- Shrimp
- Piece of herring
Season
April–October
Time of day
Daytime
Pro tip
Surfcasting from a sandy beach or bottom fishing from a dock. Long casts with heavy weights. A two-hook paternoster on the bottom works well.