Fluke Options Poll

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Blackfish Doug

Some of the best Fluking was going on then. I know if the season was open then there would have been quite a few limits.

I think the same Doug, I would be betting there would be ALOT more limits caught in October than would be the first two weeks in May.


just curios how many guys have done well when you could start to fish in May early.

I think even most of the fluke guys were still bassing then too

[kurtisb]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

I think the same Doug, I would be betting there would be ALOT more limits caught in October than would be the first two weeks in May.


just curios how many guys have done well when you could start to fish in May early.

I think even most of the fluke guys were still bassing then too

May and October have both been bad for several years. Are you guys really going to fish for fluke then?

[stripedbass]

Originally Posted by kurtisb

May and October have both been bad for several years. Are you guys really going to fish for fluke then?

I got my limit the first weekend when fluke open last year in may. I think fluking is good in may.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by kurtisb

May and October have both been bad for several years. Are you guys really going to fish for fluke then?

I know I def will not be fluking in May. if the season was open in October I def would be.
There is good fluking to be had then . you just have to spend some time and find the fish. when you do its usually pretty good fishing

[fishonmike]

#2 All the way

[emcjim]

Option 5. The smaller size means more keepers. Personally, a limit of 5 is more than enough. I could even vote for option 6, but the season is little too short, especially at the start. With the mild winter, the fluke will probably be here earlier than last year. Unless, of course, we get hammered with a late snowstorm.

[FishNDoc]

I truly believe that we all owe much to the people that finally got things going in the right direction, especially with the SSFFF. The party boat captains who are fighting for their livelihood deserve our support. I would vote for the option that they think is the best. They have earned it. My best guess would be # 5.

[Ryan W]

Originally Posted by FishNDoc

I truly believe that we all owe much to the people that finally got things going in the right direction, especially with the SSFFF. The party boat captains who are fighting for their livelihood deserve our support. I would vote for the option that they think is the best. They have earned it. My best guess would be # 5.

Agreed. Have not talked to any of the other deckhands or captains, but I STRONGLY feel that we will benefit most from option #5. I have yet to see anyone get more than 5 keepers on a half-day trip (think bunker dunker did it last year, but I wasn't working that trip). We will not be fluking past the end of september anyways, that is tuna season, and I can't see us fluking before may 5th. From my perspective option 5 is the only option.

Everyone wanted the longer season last year instead of more fish to take home and then fluking was dun-dun-dun-duuuun around labor day.

Those that say "if we give up fish, we will never get them back" are a lot of the same people who said that if we gave up size we'd never get that back too. We've got the opportunity to get size back right here without having a 2 day long season and we got fish back last year.

[Islander II]

Option 2 seems to be the best, to me.

[cool hand fluke]

I like option 4 - my experience is ocean water isn't warm enough for fluke until around Memorial Day. However, real key for me is keeping bag at 8 fish .
I understand some fish bays and rivers early on but that's not my preference.

Also, I enjoy the October shot at doormats.

Seems most of us want one of the 8 fish options so far in the poll.

Al