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Tips for Spring Flounder Fishing

Tips for Spring Flounder Fishing

Posted by TackleDirect on May 2nd 2023

Follow tips from TackleDirect on using the right equipment, bait, and techniques, so you can increase your chances of landing one of the elu
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First Shot Fluke

First Shot Fluke

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on May 30th 2019

Jersey's fluke season just reopened on May 24th with a 3 fish limit and an 18-inch minimum size, and good thing as the back bays are firing righ
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End of Season Fluke

End of Season Fluke

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Sep 6th 2018

As the Jersey fluke season winds down for good on September 22, large and in charge flatties have moved in big time off the coast. This past w
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Party Boat Fluke Checklist

Party Boat Fluke Checklist

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Jul 6th 2018

I literally have squid strips stuck to my backpack and Gulp! Juice stains on my shirt as I write this, reason being I just stepped off the deck
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Bucktailing Ocean Fluke

Bucktailing Ocean Fluke

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Jun 29th 2018

Bucktailing has taken ocean flukers by storm as the slick hairy leadheads always seem to hook some of the largest flatfish. The real key to bu
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Opening Day NJ Fluke 2018

Opening Day NJ Fluke 2018

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on May 24th 2018

This is it. New Jersey anglers have been waiting for this day since last September. Fluke season officially opens May 25th with a 3 fish bag lim
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Fast Drift Fluking

Fast Drift Fluking

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Aug 23rd 2017

While bucktailing has risen to the top as the preferred fluke fishing tactic lately, there is a time when bucktailing won't be effective, mainly
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Structure Bucktailing Fluke

Structure Bucktailing Fluke

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Jul 18th 2017

Heading into the crux of summer flatfish fun, fluke are now situating in the mid range depths of 35 to 75 feet. The largest of flatties will be
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Light Bucktailing Back Bay Fluke

Light Bucktailing Back Bay Fluke

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Jun 30th 2017

Early summer back baywaters are hot spots for fluke, and light bucktails work wonders to trick them up. General makes and models include Andrus,
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Opening Day Fluke Tactics

Opening Day Fluke Tactics

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on May 25th 2017

In New Jersey, top area waters include the Manasquan River, Barnegat Bay, Great Bay, Great Egg Harbor, Ludlam's Bay and Cape May Harbor, as many
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Gearing Up For Fluke Season

Gearing Up For Fluke Season

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on May 22nd 2017

The fluke regs are set in Jersey. Like them or not it is what it is – 3 fish at 18 inches around the state's waters except in the Delaware Bay w
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Soft Plastics for the North

Soft Plastics for the North

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Jan 12th 2017

Like Nick's tips for soft plastics in the south? Here is a follow up with suggestions and techniques geared towards the northeast. We covered
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