I hope you find this Flounder Gigging Information helpfull. I hope this will provide you with tips and techniques that will help you get more fish while Flounder Gigging .
It is always a good idea to check for the latest rules and regulations in your area before going flounder gigging.
Flounder gigging is done after dark in shallow water. You need a way to light up the bottom so you can see the flounders laying in the water waiting to eat their lunch. I first used a gas lattern then hand held battery lights. Now I have a generator with 120vac 150watt lamps,one on each side of the boat at the front. While I stand on the front of the boat I use my 5 prong #7 steel spear with a 8 foot wooden handle to push the boat forward, looking for flounder. You can also use a trolling motor but be sure not to go to fast.If you go to fast and do not look real hard you will miss a lot of flounder.
Flounder gigging is like fishing sometimes you see one real soon then again it may take some time to find one. When you see a large enough flounder do not hurry and try to stab it. Wait until you get close so you can get a good stab straight down .Try to gig it in the head so the boney head will have a better grip on him. Do not try to pick him up untill you are sure the gig went all the way through the flounder. Now aim his head to the back of the boat and bring him along side the boat then up and over into the boat.Put him in the icebox and go get ready for another one.
A few flounder gigging tips that may help you get more flounder.
Flounder do not like wind so you need to go on calm night.
The flounder like to come in with the tide. So try to go on a incoming tide.
Also a dark night is good so the flounder can not see you and run. If the moon is out try to wear dark clothes.
Be careful at night and enjoy your flounder gigging trip.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/fishing-articles/flounder-gigging-tips-664793.html
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Breeding success of southern flounder
January 9, 2005, Hainan Province, southern flounder introduced (origin USA) Lingao County of Hainan Province breeding success. Experts believe that the species breeding efficiency significantly, highly promotional value, the formation of industrial-scale farming, it will be a big high-tech Hainan enriching industry.
Early last year, Hainan Province, by bringing together the marine and Fisheries, Aquaculture Co., Ltd. Hainan introduction of 5000 for industrialized southern flounder in attempts to raise seedlings, after 10 months of culture, the survival rate as high as 95%. Now these fish have reached 35 cm in length or more, weight 1-1.4 kg, consistent with standard commercial fish.
Marine and Fishery Department of Hainan Province Culture Department states that the species introduction and promotion, can alleviate the lack of Hainan Province cultured species problem is the development of aquaculture facilities, fishing better varieties.
January 9, 2005, Hainan Province, southern flounder introduced (origin USA) Lingao County of Hainan Province breeding success. Experts believe that the species breeding efficiency significantly, highly promotional value, the formation of industrial-scale farming, it will be a big high-tech Hainan enriching industry.
Early last year, Hainan Province, by bringing together the marine and Fisheries, Aquaculture Co., Ltd. Hainan introduction of 5000 for industrialized southern flounder in attempts to raise seedlings, after 10 months of culture, the survival rate as high as 95%. Now these fish have reached 35 cm in length or more, weight 1-1.4 kg, consistent with standard commercial fish.
Marine and Fishery Department of Hainan Province Culture Department states that the species introduction and promotion, can alleviate the lack of Hainan Province cultured species problem is the development of aquaculture facilities, fishing better varieties.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/breeding-success-of-southern-flounder-2313410.html
Early last year, Hainan Province, by bringing together the marine and Fisheries, Aquaculture Co., Ltd. Hainan introduction of 5000 for industrialized southern flounder in attempts to raise seedlings, after 10 months of culture, the survival rate as high as 95%. Now these fish have reached 35 cm in length or more, weight 1-1.4 kg, consistent with standard commercial fish.
Marine and Fishery Department of Hainan Province Culture Department states that the species introduction and promotion, can alleviate the lack of Hainan Province cultured species problem is the development of aquaculture facilities, fishing better varieties.
January 9, 2005, Hainan Province, southern flounder introduced (origin USA) Lingao County of Hainan Province breeding success. Experts believe that the species breeding efficiency significantly, highly promotional value, the formation of industrial-scale farming, it will be a big high-tech Hainan enriching industry.
Early last year, Hainan Province, by bringing together the marine and Fisheries, Aquaculture Co., Ltd. Hainan introduction of 5000 for industrialized southern flounder in attempts to raise seedlings, after 10 months of culture, the survival rate as high as 95%. Now these fish have reached 35 cm in length or more, weight 1-1.4 kg, consistent with standard commercial fish.
Marine and Fishery Department of Hainan Province Culture Department states that the species introduction and promotion, can alleviate the lack of Hainan Province cultured species problem is the development of aquaculture facilities, fishing better varieties.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/breeding-success-of-southern-flounder-2313410.html
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Keeping Your Home Budget or Budget Spreadsheet From Floundering in the Wake of an Un-attended Checkbook
Sitting at your favorite restaurant hand-in-hand with your special someone with a steady stream of culinary delights wafting by, lights down low, and the occasional whispering of what might be violin music from somewhere in the establishment. What was to be the beginning of a night to remember in one sense of the word is now, instantly transformed into a night you would more likely want to forget by the look of distain engraved, as if on granite, worn by the face of your returning waitress; your credit card did not go through!
More often then not when we start to speak about a home budget or budget spreadsheet, we tend to focus on the setting up and the working with the budget; as if that was all there was to running a family’s home budget; never touching on the broader and more general aspects of home budgeting that interlace to form a overall successful financial picture. The successfulness of your budget spreadsheet will be reflected in how you handle, define, and process all of your financial information. For today’s discussion, we will only focus on your family’s checkbook and the effects misinformation can have your family’s home budget.
Checkbook registers come in many sizes, shapes, and colors; yet, for all of their physical diversities, their only function is to provide information about your bank account. And since you are basing your lifestyle on the amount of funds in your bank account; it would behoove you to have an accurate account. Remember, you are the first line of defense against potential problems that can arise from having misinformation. Of course, you can be like our friend above who waited and had his card returned, deflated and useless only then to realize that there is a serious problem.
First, you must balance your checkbook. You can either use software, or pen and paper to accomplish this task. Now, if the concept of balancing a checkbook eludes you, just search the internet on how to balance your checkbook. And, as you balance your checkbook, you should pay particular attention to missed transactions, bad math, or any unexpected transactions. I remember that on one occasion I had recorded an unexpected deposit as a withdraw in my checkbook register. So, to my chagrin, my $150.00 deposit became on paper, a $300.00 withdraw.
Once your checkbook is balanced, you should take a moment to look at the wealth of information contained therein. What? What is this wealth of information you are talking about? Try looking at your checkbook as a snap shot of your spending habits over time. By looking at what you purchase, where you go to purchase it, and how frequently you travel there to purchase it; it will soon be clear to your brain that all of those little trips to the store sure do add up! Look at all the gas you are using, and the wear and tear you are putting on your vehicle. Since you are spending the money already, you might as well purchase the items once a week and not on an everyday basis. Likewise, since you already know the items that you purchase on a daily basis, you might consider buying them in bulk (only if bulk means costing less!).
Keep your home budget or budget spreadsheet from floundering. Gain the benefits of understanding what your spending habits are. Please, do not forget that you are the first line of defense against misinformation! No one tries to drive their vehicle with their eyes closed because they know that they will soon disassemble their vehicle by the means of a tree. In the same sense, that is how it is for those who close their eyes to their home budget spreadsheet; soon they too have undone all of their dreams in life. An un-attended checkbook can cause your budget spreadsheet to reflect money that you may not have. It will give others un-monitored access to your checkbook. There is no happy end to an un-attended checkbook. If you do not understand your spending habits, and control your financial picture by the means of a home budget or budget spreadsheet. Soon, very soon, your money will be needlessly in someone else’s bank account!
My name is Michael Reichwein and I would like to invite you to come and visit our home budgeting spreadsheet website at http://www.bottomlinebudget.com today. You will be able to see the solutions that we have implemented in our budgeting spreadsheets and checkbook spreadsheet, that have enabled families from all over the world in making their home budgeting dreams come true! Take the challenge! Come, use our free download, and see if you can start building your dreams today!
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/personal-finance-articles/keeping-your-home-budget-or-budget-spreadsheet-from-floundering-in-the-wake-of-an-unattended-checkbook-766981.html
More often then not when we start to speak about a home budget or budget spreadsheet, we tend to focus on the setting up and the working with the budget; as if that was all there was to running a family’s home budget; never touching on the broader and more general aspects of home budgeting that interlace to form a overall successful financial picture. The successfulness of your budget spreadsheet will be reflected in how you handle, define, and process all of your financial information. For today’s discussion, we will only focus on your family’s checkbook and the effects misinformation can have your family’s home budget.
Checkbook registers come in many sizes, shapes, and colors; yet, for all of their physical diversities, their only function is to provide information about your bank account. And since you are basing your lifestyle on the amount of funds in your bank account; it would behoove you to have an accurate account. Remember, you are the first line of defense against potential problems that can arise from having misinformation. Of course, you can be like our friend above who waited and had his card returned, deflated and useless only then to realize that there is a serious problem.
First, you must balance your checkbook. You can either use software, or pen and paper to accomplish this task. Now, if the concept of balancing a checkbook eludes you, just search the internet on how to balance your checkbook. And, as you balance your checkbook, you should pay particular attention to missed transactions, bad math, or any unexpected transactions. I remember that on one occasion I had recorded an unexpected deposit as a withdraw in my checkbook register. So, to my chagrin, my $150.00 deposit became on paper, a $300.00 withdraw.
Once your checkbook is balanced, you should take a moment to look at the wealth of information contained therein. What? What is this wealth of information you are talking about? Try looking at your checkbook as a snap shot of your spending habits over time. By looking at what you purchase, where you go to purchase it, and how frequently you travel there to purchase it; it will soon be clear to your brain that all of those little trips to the store sure do add up! Look at all the gas you are using, and the wear and tear you are putting on your vehicle. Since you are spending the money already, you might as well purchase the items once a week and not on an everyday basis. Likewise, since you already know the items that you purchase on a daily basis, you might consider buying them in bulk (only if bulk means costing less!).
Keep your home budget or budget spreadsheet from floundering. Gain the benefits of understanding what your spending habits are. Please, do not forget that you are the first line of defense against misinformation! No one tries to drive their vehicle with their eyes closed because they know that they will soon disassemble their vehicle by the means of a tree. In the same sense, that is how it is for those who close their eyes to their home budget spreadsheet; soon they too have undone all of their dreams in life. An un-attended checkbook can cause your budget spreadsheet to reflect money that you may not have. It will give others un-monitored access to your checkbook. There is no happy end to an un-attended checkbook. If you do not understand your spending habits, and control your financial picture by the means of a home budget or budget spreadsheet. Soon, very soon, your money will be needlessly in someone else’s bank account!
My name is Michael Reichwein and I would like to invite you to come and visit our home budgeting spreadsheet website at http://www.bottomlinebudget.com today. You will be able to see the solutions that we have implemented in our budgeting spreadsheets and checkbook spreadsheet, that have enabled families from all over the world in making their home budgeting dreams come true! Take the challenge! Come, use our free download, and see if you can start building your dreams today!
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/personal-finance-articles/keeping-your-home-budget-or-budget-spreadsheet-from-floundering-in-the-wake-of-an-unattended-checkbook-766981.html
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Flounder Fishing Tips and Methods that Work
By Ron Brooks
Somewhere back in my years I got hooked on flounder fishing. I guess it may have been the way my wife prepares the real butter sauteed fillets with toasted sliced almonds and lemon juice. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it! At any rate, flounder are one of my favorite fish to catch. And it took a while for me to learn to catch them.
Spending most of my younger years in South Florida, I missed out on flounder fishing, because the flounder population there is sparse. They prefer cooler waters I think.
Flounder Migration
One particular flounder trip I was on put me in some nice fish, fish that were making their fall migration to deeper water. It was out of Mayport, Florida, and we were fishing the intracostal waterway in and around the mouth of the St. Johns River.
Flounder make a regular migration to deeper water, and settle in the sandy bottom as far as 25 to 30 miles offshore. They will lay in the sand around any natural structure, or around any of the numerous artificial reefs and wrecks. Spearfishermen take some huge flounder around these wrecks in the winter months.
Targeting the fish
My style is to catch them during their migration. From about September through the end of November, they begin to move out of the creeks and rivers and into the ocean. They have spent the spring and summer months spawning and last year’s crop is now large enough to make the migration with the older brood fish. This years hatch is left in the estuaries to grow another year before making any moves. This is why we still catch a large number of very small flounder all the way through the winter. And it is also why longer length restrictions can play a big part in increasing the stocks.
Tackle
My standard tackle is a medium stiff semi-fast taper 7 foot casting rod with a small baitcasting reel – I like the Abu Garcia 5500C on a freshwater bass flippin’ stick. I use 14-pound test line, small enough to be somewhat invisible, and yet large enough to handle other larger species that may take the bait. The terminal tackle is what I call a standard flounder rig: a 4/0-circle hook on a 15 inch 30 lb. test monofilament leader. The leader is tied to a trolling sinker, and the sinker is tied to the line. These sinkers are the type that look like they have a small beaded chain on each end. They are long and slender, and are ideal for dragging across the bottom.
Bait
The bait I use will vary, but by far I prefer a finger mullet between three and four inches long. Smaller mullet are too small for the hook, and larger ones are too large for some of the flounder to get a hold of easily. As the migration moves from September, these finger mullet get hard to find.
If I can’t find any finger mullet, I will opt for mud minnows. With mud minnows, I switch from the terminal tackle I described. I remove the sinker and tie a 2/0-jig head to the end of the leader. If mullet and mud minnows are both scarce, I will opt for live shrimp and use them with the jig head. And if there simply is no live bait, I will go with a pink or red plastic grub tail on the jig head. There have been days that the fish would hit the grub tail better than live bait! Go figure!
Somewhere back in my years I got hooked on flounder fishing. I guess it may have been the way my wife prepares the real butter sauteed fillets with toasted sliced almonds and lemon juice. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it! At any rate, flounder are one of my favorite fish to catch. And it took a while for me to learn to catch them.
Spending most of my younger years in South Florida, I missed out on flounder fishing, because the flounder population there is sparse. They prefer cooler waters I think.
Flounder Migration
One particular flounder trip I was on put me in some nice fish, fish that were making their fall migration to deeper water. It was out of Mayport, Florida, and we were fishing the intracostal waterway in and around the mouth of the St. Johns River.
Flounder make a regular migration to deeper water, and settle in the sandy bottom as far as 25 to 30 miles offshore. They will lay in the sand around any natural structure, or around any of the numerous artificial reefs and wrecks. Spearfishermen take some huge flounder around these wrecks in the winter months.
Targeting the fish
My style is to catch them during their migration. From about September through the end of November, they begin to move out of the creeks and rivers and into the ocean. They have spent the spring and summer months spawning and last year’s crop is now large enough to make the migration with the older brood fish. This years hatch is left in the estuaries to grow another year before making any moves. This is why we still catch a large number of very small flounder all the way through the winter. And it is also why longer length restrictions can play a big part in increasing the stocks.
Tackle
My standard tackle is a medium stiff semi-fast taper 7 foot casting rod with a small baitcasting reel – I like the Abu Garcia 5500C on a freshwater bass flippin’ stick. I use 14-pound test line, small enough to be somewhat invisible, and yet large enough to handle other larger species that may take the bait. The terminal tackle is what I call a standard flounder rig: a 4/0-circle hook on a 15 inch 30 lb. test monofilament leader. The leader is tied to a trolling sinker, and the sinker is tied to the line. These sinkers are the type that look like they have a small beaded chain on each end. They are long and slender, and are ideal for dragging across the bottom.
Bait
The bait I use will vary, but by far I prefer a finger mullet between three and four inches long. Smaller mullet are too small for the hook, and larger ones are too large for some of the flounder to get a hold of easily. As the migration moves from September, these finger mullet get hard to find.
If I can’t find any finger mullet, I will opt for mud minnows. With mud minnows, I switch from the terminal tackle I described. I remove the sinker and tie a 2/0-jig head to the end of the leader. If mullet and mud minnows are both scarce, I will opt for live shrimp and use them with the jig head. And if there simply is no live bait, I will go with a pink or red plastic grub tail on the jig head. There have been days that the fish would hit the grub tail better than live bait! Go figure!
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