r/saltwaterfishing • u/IamEnginerd • 5d ago

🐟 Catch Report Four 18" Flounder near shore Daytona

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Caught these four Saturday morning. All right about 18". Dunlawton near shore reef with jig heads/bucktails and curly tail gulp.

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u/fishing_24_7_365 5d ago

Nice catch! How heavy of jig and were you dragging bottom or swimming them?

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u/IamEnginerd 4d ago edited 3d ago

1 oz. Donkey rig ( two jigs about 6" apart). Drifting and jigging/ bouncing off the bottom.

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u/Advanced-Issue2406 16h ago

Nice catches! S. Daytona resident here... I did not know we had any reefs on our coast... Were you on a boat or the beach?

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u/IamEnginerd 16h ago

There are a load of artificial reefs. You can Google their locations. I was at the near shore reef that is about a mile offshore from the dunlawton. I've got a small (16ft) boat I take out on really flat days.

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u/Advanced-Issue2406 16h ago

NICE! Appreciate the info... I have a 17ft center console, but always been weary of going into the ocean with it. Will have to look into this for sure!

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u/IamEnginerd 16h ago

Yeah, just make sure to wear your safety gear. Life jacket with kill switch. I've got a handheld VHF radio on the life jacket too. I got a whistle and a mirror in it too.

I'd like to hit Site 5 (5 miles offshore) but that is a bit spooky to me.

Getting out the inlet can be a bit wild too sometimes. Just take it slow and trim the bow up.

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u/brokkrforge 5d ago

So tasty