Best Fluke (Flounder) Fishing of the Season! - New Rod/Reel Review
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- I had an exceptional day jigging large Summer Flounder (AKA Fluke) with a new Jigging World Nexus fishing rod and the new Quantum Accurist S3 fishing reel.
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Another awesome trip guys. Picking my boat up tomorrow and can't wait to get out there. I will definitely be using your suggestions to help catch some quality fish.
You New York boys are spoiled with the fluke fishing, great trip!
These waters hold an abundance of big fluke!! This year jersey & party boat flunking has been a letdown. Great video. This is like fluke paradise
I hope it picks up for you. I think parts of Jersey had a late summer run last year.
Yea I agree man the winds have not been in Jerseys favor. With all the south and east winds it’s been brutal on trying to fish the Ocean. Haven’t seen one week with solid west winds in any directions. It’s all been south and east winds to make the ocean almost unfishable.
Tremendous performance, just killing it! It seems all of Long Island's Fluke have headed East this year. Great job guys!
beautiful day on the water, good guys, lots of laughs, lots of fish...thanks for sharing!
John's videos and books have 10x'd my fishing production. I havn't been out-fished since I read "Fishing for Summer Flounder"
Awesome trip! Loved the fish steal at the end. LOL
Big fish on a beautiful day and flat seas!! Were all jealous!!!
ALL HAIL!! King Skinner!! Lol. Great outing!
That was a great trip, and nice to see Halk bounce back!
I’ve also experimented on my last trip with the boys and paid for it. If there’s any experimenting it should be when the fundamentally basic stuff fails. I learn the most in times of failure.
Awesome trip, great vid!
Tony Hong Fishing Bounce back??? He stole a fish!!!
John Keriazes aka Doc ...hahaha!
John I used to suck at fishing. I watch and watch your videos and I slayed the fluke on Sunday. Thank you.
Excellent! I appreciate you sharing that.
Yea feel my rod! ~ Skinner lol 😂 hilarious
John- another great video. Last week I tied up the same rig that you use in your fluke videos, used the same jig tactics and hooked up to my PB fluke! You rock!
Thanks for sharing that!!
That's so much fun! 4 John's but there was one Catching John lol
I'm all about shit talking among fishing buddies, but seriously guys....HE LITERALLY WROTE THE BOOK ON FLOUNDER FISHING....what do you expect!!!!...Can't wait to get my hands on the new accurist!!!!
ryan hodge You have no idea how many times we say that to each other in an effort to save face. It’s truly amazing how he does it.
Jigging Jerks well buddy you do pretty damn good yourself....that's a high bench mark!!!!!...Keep the great videos coming!!!!
Wow, you guys Rock! You have really had some good flounder fishing trips this year.
“Forget the camera. Make sure you get the fish in the net.” 😂
Really like Skinner videos, informative, @ fun to watch! From Shooter in Danbury, Tx.
I really enjoy your episodes, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience
Awesome Video!
Congratulations *Fisherman.*
Have a great week of very successful!
Hug!👍🎣🐟🐠
Had similar days with the quantity, but not the size. Good job guys!
Hey John I work for terminal takle in kings park New York and your book is ate best seller at the shop
Ha ha! The ball busting is the best part of the video.
Real cool I love fluke fish I’m at Jones beach a lot or up on the north shore in Port Washington keep it up!!
The Jon videos are the best. Cracking me up!
John living in Wildwood Crest year round I love watching your videos and reading your books! Hopefully one day you’ll come south and we can "“ hook up"
I love your vids and have been watching them for years now! im really interested in your book... meep up the good work!
Love how it ends with Doc arguing over the points for the fish Halkias stole.
John Sweeney you compete with skinner for the big fish every trip!! Love it!!
Man would kill for a day like this!
John, I wonder if you’d be able to show some underwater video of the difference in jigging rods and jigging styles. Your style vs John halkius’s less successful style, with descriptions on the differences in the rods. I’d be fascinated by that, not to make more work for you, though!
Softer rods absorb the rapid jigging efforts that I prefer, which is why I've cut some of my rods to stiffen them slightly.
I so envy you getting to fish for "flatties" of these sizes, John. The UK's flounders are crap by comparison with tiny mouths. So much so that a 3lb flounder would be a rare fish for the majority of us!
Oh yeah, I was SCJ video this morning on the new SPRO bucktails you were consulted upon. VERY nice looking toys that I can only hope make their way over to this side of the ditch.
Very fortunate, tail netted it more than once and got it!
Love it, great video. Hope you keep em coming.
John, can you post a video or point me In the direction on how to cut a rod down a couple inches and install a new eye? Love the videos ! Thanks
I had my local tackle shop put a new tip on ($5). Here's the video: ua-cam.com/video/SBLzzFOSCcg/v-deo.html
I love the videos. I copied your technique and tie my own similar rigs to yours. So far this has been my best Fluke fishing in years. Caught 4 keepers (out of 11) 3-8.75lbs last Monday.
Excellent! I'm glad the technique and videos helped you out!
I wish we have flukes in my area. We have sand dabs, basically a tiny flounder. You have to catch several of them just to make a meal.
But it's an incredible tasty meal!
Big net..... let's not mess around! Hahahaha nice job!
Blu J just ordered two of the new rods.
Richard Kohut confirmation received today that they are shipping tomorrow
I want to see more of your little boat
Hey John. Love your videos. Learned a ton from them. I know you sometimes shorten your rods to get the feel you want. Maybe a how to video at some point of the process?? Thanks!!
Chris Judge - he already made a video on this: ua-cam.com/video/SBLzzFOSCcg/v-deo.html
I second that request!
ua-cam.com/video/SBLzzFOSCcg/v-deo.html
Thanks John!
Nice boat
god i miss my boat, nice video john
I hope this isn't a stupid question are drifting or anchored above some structure? How fast are drifting in this video? Nice fishing .
Excellent question. Drifting 0.7-1mph.
Hello John. I’ve been reading about bucktails in your summer flounder book and it totally makes sense about the placement of the eye for vertical jigging. I always use SPRO for this application. My question is can you use those same bucktails for casting from the surf or kayak? Otherwise I’d look into the andrus bucktails. I’d appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank you.
Yes, those are fine for casting.
Thank you John.
Hi John. Thanks for all the videos and BTW I purchased your Fluke Mastery course. I noticed at 21:13 that the knob of your J+H Tackle Quantum Accurist Power Handle is missing the chrome cap . Did your knob come off suddenly in your hand as you were cranking? If so, did you post it on youtube? I would love to have seen your reaction because I purchased the same handle off of ebay and that happened to me on the first trip using it. Luckily I had a second setup that I was able to use. I purchased another handle and the exact same thing happened again. I wrapped a layer of Scotch tape over the spindle and jammed the knob tightly back on and it has been holding so far but I have to be careful to not let saltwater get into the bearing. I see that J+H now has a disclaimer on top but I don't think it is a rare occurrence.
It came off, but I realized it just needed to be put back on and tightened and then it was fine. See if you can tighten it so you don't have to deal with the tape.
Awesome trip John! Is it safe to say The Nexus is a better rod for 5-5oz bucktails with that 4inch cut. Not so much off the rack?
Yes.
that was one of your best
Amazing video and trip. Thanks John Do you feel its worth hitting some of the early season spots we fish in may and June to try and pick up some fish? I have a smaller whaler that wont be comfortable running to Montauk. I'm in the GPT area. Thanks for any input.
Do you trailer? If so, I'd try the Sound side. I'm not so sure about the bay, and I hear Gardiners is mostly shorts.
John Skinner Fishing my boat is about 50 yards from where The John dock there boat . Maybe I'll try my luck at a few spots early on sat. Before the boat traffic starts. Thanks John
Ed, we have caught fish as late as July in the Bay buuuuuut they are few and far between. You can definitely find them in the usual spots though....
Love these vids. Question: With the rapid jigging you use, are you bouncing the larger weight (bucktail) up and down off the bottom, or just wiggling the teaser while keeping the bucktail on the bottom?
Thanks - I could see why you would want that stouter rod tip for that.
Nice fish
Great video John. If I may, I'd like to ask a rig question. When using a jig & teaser combo should both be identical in color? Also, how do you determine the color you use on a given day? Is it weather type, time of day? Thanks.
The colors definitely don't need to match. It's actually not a bad idea to mix, to see if maybe they prefer one over the other. I really don't have a good answer as to a solid strategy for choosing, other than starting with white unless I know something else has been working well recently. I've been doing well with white recently, but was all out of white Gulp on this trip, so used what I had (green). Now I guess I'll start with green next trip!
Will try that. Thanks for replying John.
Do you recommend the Tsunami Trophy 6' 8" Heavy Conventional Slow Pitch Jigging Rod with the Quantum Accurist 100HPTA & Jigging World Power Handle Combo for fluke fishing?
No. Tip is too soft for me.
Hi John, I want to get a new spiral wrapped rod and am torn between the jigging world rod in this video 701H and the Tsunami slow pitch 761XH rated 3.25-7oz. This JW rod maxes out at 6oz, and saw your comment that it is on the money with tip mod. I really don't want to hack another rod and even if I do concerned it wont be enough. I regularly need 3-6oz bucktails (S&S swing hook of course) and mostly fast jig and sometimes need to switch to 8-10oz of lead and concerned this will be too light. Which rod would you recommend? Jigging world also has the 761H rated for 4-10oz but concerned that might be too much rod for my weight range. Thanks for you help and great vids, been very helpful.
Contact Jigging world and ask them to trim the Nexus 7' 20-50# as I did in the video, which is just behind the wrap on the last guide, or about 4''. They will understand what you're asking. I think you'll like it as much as I do. Personally I don't like the slow pitch rods for jigging.
Do you ever fish with vintage or your older equipment (or maybe just reels) just for fun?
Honestly, a lot of that old stuff feels like junk now. However, a Penn 706Z on a Lamiglas GSB is still great.
John Skinner Fishing Agreed, though I feel guilty about leaving them to sit on the shelf. I’ll use older reels, but neither older rods nor mono.
I see a lot of rod holders up there ,did Doc add some to make you happy?
GEORGE K - this is the boat Sweeney and I own. Doc is off to vacation this Friday - he may come back and find some on his boat :)
Boats look almost identical,very nice
GEORGE K Haven't placed the extra rod holders yet but will do at some point.
Ya had me at “all kinds a stupid shit “ 😂
LOL Skinner, Awesome!
You said you cut off the first 4 inches of the Nexus. In what orientation did the new guild get remounted, since this rod has spiral wrapped guilds?
Did you have to separately buy the long handle for the. Websites don't show S3 with handle like the one you are using. Please advise.
Yes. The power handle is separate.
Thank you. You truly are a great fisherman. You've inspired to get the Rod & Reel.
Hey John, the tsunami rod you link to in the info section of video, can that handle an 8oz sinker if you are in deeper waters in Long Island off Montauk in rougher weather? Or is just for like a bucktail lure of about 4ozs? I am a novice at this, just ordered your book btw!
We fish those deeper waters often at Montauk and I never need 8 ounces. The key is to not use heavier than 15# braid. That tsunami rod is not good beyond 4 ounces. I would suggest the nexus rod instead. There's a link for that one too.
Thanks so much John! Just want to confirm 15# braid even though the rod specs says 20-50lbs? Also, fluorocarbon leader, what weight? Thanks again!
Assuming you mean the nexus H, I cut 4 inches off that tip and the rod is awesome 1-6 ounce. 15# braid all the way. Rod ratings often make no sense.
John Skinner Fishing thank you so much John, I just ordered the entire setup (rod, reel, like) in your video from J and H. Your videos are awesome and thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions. Can’t wait to read your book!
What kind of structure do you look for these fish?
Great video. How do you keep the bucktail at the bottom when jigging so fast? Maybe I'm missing something.
We aim to keep it a foot or two off the bottom.
John Skinner Fishing ahhh that is a good thing I actually did wrong in my last trip I aimed to always hit the bottom but the action feels dampened thanks very much.
Hi John, I have the tsunami H model with 4 inches cut off and can jig 3 to 4 ounces with it, how does the nexus compare to that?
When you need to go to 5 or 6 ounces, you can tuck the longer butt under your arm and that gives the leverage to put action on those heavier jigs.
Poor Doc, I was rooting for him with that big fish he lost
GEORGE K Thanks George! It always sucks to lose a good fish...that's the second in a couple of weeks but I have been very fortunate this and last year with several good quality fish. Just can't wait to catch the next one!
Why don't we keep a net at each end of the boat???????
whats the over and under every year on how many rods Doc breaks?
Great trip, how many feet of water were you fishing?
70-90'
John do you think the nexus would be good for slow jigging?
Wow,,, John that was awesome.
Why won't the guy beside pay attention LMAO!!!. He is really not going for the fish. How many times did you tell him to stick with the normal technique?
TroyboyQUE he’s an idiot!!! :)
Without spot killing, can you guys give us some idea of where you are?
It's no secret - Montauk NY.
I have no words. You guys put me to shame every time.
Hey John I heard you say again you cut 4” off the rod I’ve done the same with one of mine with a hacksaw but how do you do yours do you cut right above the eye and file it down or replace it with an end eye
I cut behind the first guide and get a new tip.
What type of rod is Skinner using. Specs??
There's a link to the rod in the video description. It's the 7' 20-50# model. I trimmed 4 inches from the top, and the 2- to 6-ounce weight rating was dead on.
Thanks for the entertainment! Heckling and joking, you guys are awesome! start rating your videos PG for language!
I’m going on a charter this weekend and wanted to know what color gulp I should use?
White is never wrong. But this trip was green because I ran out of white.
makes u wonder if u didnt run out of white would you have had the same success rate,,,guess will never know....
“Just get the big net, forget the camera.” Lol
Could you throw lighter than the recomended 1oz or is that pretty accurate?
Never heard skinner curse so much at mr. Halkias. That’s weird haha. But understandable. Sorry halkias. Your revenge will come soon. One of you guys will outfish skinner some day. But overall great video. Thanks mr. Skinner. I just converted my 7ft heavy Tsunami classic and cut the 4” from the tip like you did. Will try it out soon enough. Btw are those new Quantum accurist S3 baitcasters come With the flipping switch? Looks like it
Yes, S3 is almost identical to the current accurist. I'll go easier on Halk. He's just such a fun target sometimes.
you guys mostly hold the rod in your right hand and switch over to left when a fish is on so why not get left hand retrieve reels? i got one and it feels normal because my right arm is stronger
Personally I can't. I have to reel with my right hand.
And for me, you see how I set the hook with my left hand above the reel for leverage, and then the reeling hand becomes the right hand.
Lets get some numbers for off montauk!
What rod do you reccomend/ use for 2-4 oz jigs??
Halkias, Skinner may kick you off your own boat if you don't get your netting game right!
csralumni hahahahaha - pretty sure he wanted to!!
"The sun was in my eyes!" :-)
Do you have a link for the reel
Why do you use the grubs over the swimming mullet
More durable.
Hey John thanks for posting all these. I have learned more watching your videos than all the years I have spent with a rod in my hands. I am looking for a good all around rod and reel for fluke fishing as well as stripers. What do you think about the 6.5 tsunami slow pitch paired with the quantum Accurist?
I don't like the slow pitch for fluking because the tip is soft. Check out the nexus that I linked to in the description. At a lower price, the tsunami classic H will handle stripers just fine.
John Skinner Fishing thanks John!
One more question. Do you still recommend cutting the tip off the classic H?
John Skinner= The Fish Whisperer
John will this rig work in a surf casting scenario?
Yes, but lighter jig. ua-cam.com/video/1ddROb-z0-4/v-deo.html
why doesnt John have his own show on msm
Council of Johns killing it. Hide your fishwives.
John,
What tackle shop cut down your nexus rod 4" ?
You can do it yourself. He has a tutorial vid on the channel on how to do it. Bring it to a tackle shop to put a new tip on it and you’ll be fine
Does the nexus replace your Tsunami rods that you used to use?
I'm fishing in the morning. I'm bringing the Nexus and the cut Tsunami H. I'm not bringing the XH as I normally do because I can jig 5+ ounce on the Nexus if I have to. I'll probably end up using both, but the Nexus could be used for the entire 1.5- to 6-ounce range that we fish. It is more than double the price of the Tsunami though.
I just got the Nexus yesterday and im trying to figure out if I even need the Tsunami H model any more. I guess it cant hurt to have both. And if you think about it even though its more expensive it can cover what normally 2 rods can do.
I always figure it's good to have a rigged backup, if for nothing else than to get back in the water right away after a snag, and then re-rig while the boat's going up for the next drift. Or I'll have two rigged with different weights.
Did you cut it?
John Skinner Fishing yes Dan did the modification for me at jigging world. The Tsunami H model I left stock.
Is that nexus rod underrated? It says it can jig 2-6oz
With 4 inches off the tip the rating is right on the money.
When you cut 4 inches off what would you saw is the sweet spot, the higher end weights?
2-4
Would the 7'6" rated 30-65 pound line be comparable to the action you were going for with the cut-down 6'8" rod you are using? Or would you still recommend using the 7' model as is?
What is the depth you guys are fishing in?
70-85'
Feel my rod 😱
John " Feel my Rod" Skinner
ur a legend
Today I caught my first fluke on a Bucktail
I'm surprised your friends didn't throw you overboard for hogging all the fish. Lol
John you should call it the S&S (Shit Slick) Bucktails
Not liking all the ads in ur videos now a days! But other then that nice fish and tight lines