ralphrox
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| 06 Dec 2010 04:14 PM |
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i hear of people using fresh water minnos in salt water. does it work for fluke? does it mater if the minnoes are dead or alive? |
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skewl
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| 06 Dec 2010 05:11 PM |
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I'm pretty sure that a freshwater minnow would die after being in saltwater for more than maybe 10 minutes. Not sure about their effectiveness dead. |
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lafish1
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| 06 Dec 2010 05:31 PM |
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I do alot of saltwater fishing in the Louisiana marshes and i have never tried or heard of using freshwater minnows, but i'm pretty sure it wouldn't be a good thing.
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saltydan
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| 07 Dec 2010 04:53 PM |
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Posted By ralphrox on 06 Dec 2010 05:14 PM
i hear of people using fresh water minnos in salt water. does it work for fluke? does it mater if the minnoes are dead or alive?
I have never used freshwater minnows in salt. However, I have really good luck using a jighead, with a white rubber tube and a piece of dead shrimp, when I am fishing for Flounder (Fluke). Cast it out, let it sink to the bottom. Give it a jerk, and reel in about a couple of feet, and repeat the process. I have found that for flounder, I have to almost place the lure/bait in their mouths. 
A good place to fish for flounder/fluke is at the mouth of a tributary during a moving tide. We have some broken rock walls that separate the river/inshore bay from the marshes around here. Flounder like to wait on the low side of the wall until bait lands in front of it. 
Good luck and tight lines,
Salty Dan
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Barresi
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| 09 Dec 2010 02:59 AM |
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Never heard of using freshwater minnows in saltwater for Fluke...hmmmm...might have to try that one day. This is what we use in NY, Jamaica Bay and the surrounding area: Frozen Spearing with or without Squid strips. Or Live Mullet. You can also use a jig/bucktail with spearing or squid. Almost any bait/tackle shop would sell the frozen spaering and squid strips. They usually sell the Mullet live. Now as for the freshwater minnows...I think if they were dead, you can probably use them...They look like Spearing and a Fluke probably wouldnt know the difference..lol. I dont think they would survive to long in saltif they were alive. |
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57maley
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| 09 Dec 2010 07:20 PM |
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I live in Virginia and some of the bait shops sell Bull Minnows, These are a brackish water minnow that seem to hold well in salt and fresh water. I've seen them sold in New Jersey under the name of Killies. |
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Barresi
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| 10 Dec 2010 05:38 AM |
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Yes...Killies...I couldnt remember the name. Killies not mullets. Some people here in NY/NJ use live Killies as bait for Fluke. I've also heard of guys using them as bait for Largemouth/Smallmouth Bass in Long Island lakes and ponds. From what I hear, the Bass love 'em. Thats kinda cheating if you as me though...lol |
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foxman
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| 11 Dec 2010 04:45 AM |
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Iuse minnows in the delaware bay in n.j. and hammer fluke also use mackeral strips on green buck tails |
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fisherfanatic
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| 11 Dec 2010 08:15 AM |
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The regular Common or Golden Shiner would die within minutes, but I'm pretty sure there are some fish that can survive with some salt content. |
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dhanes
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| 23 Dec 2010 01:29 PM |
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I read an article on ask.com about freshwater minnows is saltwater the author steted that one would live for about 20 minutes. dave |
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stripedmadness
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| 24 Apr 2011 10:17 PM |
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the rare times i use shiners in freshwater (when my friends buy em) i take all the dead ones, freeze em, and put two on a fluke rig, cast it let it chill, then drag it in a few feet,leave it there and usually get a doormat within a few minutes,,and yea fishing either a drop off in the bay here in r.i. or the mouth of a tribuatary like above mentioned,, im sure jigs work awesome tipped with a thawing shiner...try it out.. |
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