Unexpected catch - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

jaywalker33 · 09-12-2005, 02:17 PM

We were trolling tube and worm just inside Buttermilk Bay in the deeper water of the channel, which isn't that deep, hoping to get a decent bass but we were picking up the usual schoolies. Then the rod doubled over, thought I was caught on something but every so often I would feel a head shake. Wasn't sure what it was, finally after a good fight we got it to the boat. Ended up being a good sized fluke. Measured it, was 28 inches long. Weighed it back at home, was 7 1/2 pounds. I fileted it but it was harder than I expected, much harder than filleting a flounder. But it tasted great, had some fried and some baked. Anyway, just thought I would relay the story, never thought I would catch a fluke on a red tube in that shallow water.

CANAL RAT · 09-12-2005, 09:26 PM

i was fly fishing there and had a trigger fish swim right up in front of me

capecodder · 09-13-2005, 08:22 AM

Fluke are aggressive fish. Couple years back I caught one from a Falmouth jetty on a live eel. Good size eel and not that big of a fluke!

Raven · 09-13-2005, 08:26 AM

i once caught one on a plug... a floating rapala shallow diver...

it hit the plug on the surface and i thought it was a striper.

7.5 pounds! wow! thats a biggun for sure ... nice

jaywalker33 · 09-13-2005, 08:53 AM

Yeah that is what everyone has been telling me. I knew it was a good sized one but I never caught one so I had nothing to compare it to. Strange that I would catch it there, it was near the bridge that crosses 28, next to Buzzards Bait.

ProfessorM · 09-13-2005, 09:22 AM

Water moves thru there fast. Fluke like fast moving water and are very aggresive. Nice catch. Paul