By Jim Field
I traveled down to Hatteras this past Monday to perform maintenance on the boat. Specifically: placed a new canvas cover on the tuna tower's instrument panel (fit like a glove) and bolted new transom cushions in the cockpit. Also ran the generator, main engines, and navigational equipment. It was a windy (20-25 knots steady) and sunny day, so tee shirt and blue jeans. Dan Johnson (of Midgett Realty) stopped by to show me some properties. He shared with me that he had been out flounder gigging that morning--around 2:00 am--and they had caught a box of large fish. The chosen spot was in the Sound, right behind the sand island visible from Teach's Marina--so a 5 minute boat ride from the Sea Ya Bea's slip. He used an underwater light source on a pole and a gig, or 3-pronged (trident) spear on a second pole. His largest specimen, shown below, weighed in at 13.1 pounds and measured 13 inches long. Note the size of its mouth--Dan said his foot could easy slip inside. Again, he had as many as he wished to take (i.e., his limit). Simply one of the benefits of living in Hatteras.
Dan in the dark morning hours with his largest flounder
Same fish indoors, with one of his twin daughters
To view an instructional video on flounder gigging, click here.
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