Fluke Fishing Report for June 11, 2016 by Vince Sibona

Posted on June 15, 2016 by VHFC

I went fishing on Jeff Barnhart’s Reel Deal with Jeff and John Lyszczarz. We fished on the LE Reef. We knew the forecast was for heavy winds and seas building into the afternoon. Only a few boats on the reef. Not much action. Listening to Jim Hutchinson Sr.’s talk at our VHFC meeting the night before, I wanted to try something new. Jim said that he puts his conventional reel in free spool and thumbs it until a fluke hits. Then he lets a little line out for 3 to 5 seconds and sets the hook. I usually fluke fish with 2 rods. I hold one and I put a dead stick in a rod holder. So I set the dead stick in a rod holder with a very light drag and the clicker on. This way I could hear the clicker if a fluke hit and I was not watching that rod. On our second drift, a fluke hit the dead stick and I heard the clicker and I looked over seeing the line going out slowly, I quickly put the rod I was holding into a rod holder and grabbed the dead stick and set the hook in about 4 1/2 seconds, LOL, with in the 5 second time limit. 21 inch fluke weighed in at 2.90 lbs. That was the only fish caught by us that day. We made one more drift before the seas got real heavy and we headed in. Thank you Jim!

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