Offshore Flounder
Season 5 Episode 12 | 26m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Venturing just off the beach for some hot flounder fishing.
On this edition of Carolina Outdoor Journal, we venture just off the beach for some hot flounder fishing. On Gear Time, our anglers discuss what you need to catch flounder in deep water. We join Donna Reynolds as she serves up a fish salad in the kitchen.
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Offshore Flounder
Season 5 Episode 12 | 26m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
On this edition of Carolina Outdoor Journal, we venture just off the beach for some hot flounder fishing. On Gear Time, our anglers discuss what you need to catch flounder in deep water. We join Donna Reynolds as she serves up a fish salad in the kitchen.
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[laughter] - OOH.
- "OOH," THE MAN SAYS.
- OOH.
- [laughs] - TELL YOU WHAT, 42 FOOT DOWN IS A LONG WAY TO BRING A 4- OR 5-POUND FLOUNDER UP NOW.
- DON'T GET ALL IN MY WAY.
LOOKEE THERE.
HE'S 20 FOOT DOWN.
- SON.
- LOOKEE THERE.
- THAT'S BEAUTIFUL RIGHT THERE.
- THANK YOU, SIR.
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[LIGHT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] ♪ ♪ ♪ - HELLO, WELCOME TO THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.
WELL, TODAY'S PROGRAM WE'LL GO OFFSHORE FOR FLOUNDER FISHING, AND, JOE, IT'S A HOT TIME.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO WHEN IT'S THIS HOT.
- WELL, THIS IS MID-AUGUST, AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA ON THE COAST, IT CAN BE PRETTY-- PRETTY STEAMY, AND THE FISHING CAN SLOW DOWN.
BUT TODAY YOU'RE GONNA SEE WE HAD SOME REALLY HOT FLOUNDER FISHING JUST OFF THE BEACH.
WE'RE IN ABOUT 42 FEET OF WATER, SO YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE DEPTH TO WORK WITH, BUT SOME REALLY PRETTY FISH.
WE'RE USING LIVE MINNOWS-- LIVE MULLET--EXCUSE ME-- THAT WE CAUGHT EARLIER.
YOU'LL SEE-- NO PROBLEM CATCHING THE BAIT.
GOOD, FRESH BAIT.
THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES AND KNOWING WHERE TO GO OFFSHORE.
YOU JUST DON'T GO ANYWHERE OFF THE BEACH AND DO IT, BUT OUR GUIDES TODAY HAVE DONE IT BEFORE AND ARE PRETTY GOOD AT DOING IT.
- AND YOU'VE GOT TO USE SOME STOUT GEAR.
IS THAT CORRECT?
- WELL, IN THAT DEPTH OF WATER, YOU NEED SOMETHING PRETTY STOUT TO SET THE HOOK, GET A GOOD HOOK-SET, AND THEN TO FIGHT THE FISH, AND THESE ARE RESPECTABLE FLOUNDER.
AND WE JUST HAD A LOT OF FUN.
- AND SOUTHERN FRIED FISH SALAD.
SAY THAT THREE TIMES, WILL YA?
- EXACTLY, A GOOD SOUTHERN RECIPE FROM DONNA TODAY.
YOU COULD USE FLOUNDER.
JUST REALLY ANY TYPE OF FISH THAT YOU WANT, BUT A GOOD RECIPE FROM HER.
- LET'S HEAD ON DOWN TO TOPSAIL FOR THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.
- ALL RIGHT, WAYNE, WE'VE GOT THE PERFECT MORNING THIS MORNING.
THIS IS KIND OF NEW TO ME.
YOU KNOW, I'M AN INSHORE TROUT FISHERMAN.
SO YOU GONNA PUT ME ON A FLOUNDER TODAY?
- I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON MORE THAN ONE, BUDDY.
- ALL RIGHT.
I CAN'T WAIT.
- WE'RE GONNA RUN OFFSHORE AND DROP SOME BIG MULLET ON SOME LEDGES AND SOME OFFSHORE STRUCTURE.
SEE IF WE CAN'T HURT ONE'S JAW.
- I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT.
- I'VE CAUGHT A FEW.
- I'M READY TO DO IT RIGHT NOW.
- I FEEL LIKE A KID IN A CANDY STORE, RICKY.
IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY, AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FUN.
- WHAT ARE WE GONNA PRIMARILY USE, MULLET?
- YES, SIR.
WE'RE GONNA KIND OF IDLE OVER HERE TO THIS BANK.
- WE'VE GOT SOME BIG SCHOOLS OF MULLET WORKING, AND WE'LL MAKE A FEW CASTS, THROW THE LIVEWELL UP, RUN OUT TO THE BEACH, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
- SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
LET'S DO IT.
- LET'S DO IT.
LET'S DO IT, BUBBA.
BIG SCHOOL OF MULLET RIGHT THERE, BUD.
- WELL, AND IT DON'T SCARE REAL EASY.
- NAH.
- THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME.
[laughter] - I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH A LOT OF BAIT TODAY, BUDDY.
- GET 'EM CLOSE AS YOU CAN HERE.
- GOOD SIZE.
A LITTLE MIXTURE.
- WE GOT 'EM.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
- ALL RIGHT, WAYNE, I'VE GOT SOME NICE FRESH MULLET HERE.
- OH, YEAH, BEAUTIFUL.
- SHOW ME HOW YOU WANT THEM.
- IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SIZE THERE, BUD.
WE'RE GONNA THROW HIM ON A CAROLINA RIG, DROP HIM DOWN WITH A SMALL EGG WEIGHT.
WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, BUD.
- ALL RIGHT.
- I'M READY TO GET TO WORK.
- GOT THAT DRAG SET RIGHT, DON'T YOU?
- YES, SIR.
SURE ENOUGH.
LET'S DROP HIM DOWN AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, RICKY.
- PUT HIM DOWN THERE.
I'M GONNA GRAB ME ONE.
I'VE GOT TO JOIN THE SHOW HERE.
HOW DEEP OF WATER ARE WE TALKING?
- 41, 42 FOOT IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH RIGHT THIS SECOND.
- ALL RIGHT.
- TAKES IT A LITTLE WHILE TO GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, OUT HERE, I TRY PLAY THE CURRENT A LITTLE BIT.
- RIGHT.
- LET THE CURRENT BOUNCE THAT LIGHT EGG WEIGHT ALONG THE BOTTOM.
- THE HANG IS NOT TOO BAD?
- AT TIMES.
- JUST DEPENDS.
- YOU KNOW, YOU TRY TO POSITION THE BOAT... KIND OF ACCORDING TO THE LEDGE AND JUST RIGHT THERE ON THE BOTTOM.
- RIGHT.
I'M ALL READY.
READY FOR THAT FLOUNDER.
- BOY, I LOVE IT WHEN YOU BUMP IT ALONG THAT BOTTOM AND HE THUMPS IT.
- RICKY.
- THAT ROD'S ABOUT TO BREAK.
- HEY, THAT'S NOT BAD FOR THE FIRST DROP IS IT, BUDDY?
WE'VE GOT A FLOUNDER ON HERE.
I KNOW IT.
- YEAH, I KNOW.
GET THAT ROCK UP HERE.
- JUST GRAB THAT NET THERE, BIG BOY.
CHECK THIS FLOUNDER OUT RIGHT HERE ON THE FIRST DROP, SON.
- DID YOU SAY "NET," BOY?
- I DID.
[laughter] LOOK AT THAT BIG OLD FLOUNDER.
- I AIN'T SEEN HIM YET.
[laughs] - LOOK AT THAT BIG OLD FLOUNDER.
- SON... - HIGH FIVE, MY MAN.
FIRST DROP, BROTHER.
I TOLD YOU IT IS ON HERE IN THE SUMMERTIME.
- OH, LORDY.
MERCY.
THAT'S A FINE ONE, WAYNE.
THE FIRST MULLET IN THE WATER.
I KNEW I PICKED THAT RIGHT MULLET OUT FOR YOU.
- RICKY, I DROPPED THIS DOWN, IT HIT THE BOTTOM, I BOUNCED HER THREE TIMES, AND SHE THUMPED IT, SON.
- WELL, I WASN'T COUNTING THE BOUNCE, BUT I SAW THE HOOK-SET.
[laughter] - OH, MAN.
- THAT IS A FINE FISH.
- YES, SIR, AND-- - WE NEED TO GO ON IN.
- LIKE I WAS TELLING YOU, MAN, JUST THIS TIME OF YEAR OUT HERE, IF YOU CAN FIND A GOOD SPOT AND WORK IT, YOU CAN CATCH QUALITY FISH JUST LIKE THIS AND BIGGER EVERY DAY YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT HERE.
- IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE IN FOR TODAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TIME.
- WELL, BUDDY, THERE ARE PLENTY OF THEM OUT HERE.
- IT DON'T GET--I MEAN, IT GETS BETTER THAN THAT, BUT THAT'S A FINE FISH.
- YES, SIR.
- GOOD JOB, BOY.
- LET'S GET YOU ONE.
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'M READY.
YOU MADE THAT LOOK MIGHTY EASY THERE.
- ALL RIGHT, RICKY, I JUST GOT DRILLED AGAIN, BUDDY.
I'M GETTING READY TO SET DOWN.
THERE HE IS.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE THERE, BUD.
- [laughs] - OH, YEAH, ANOTHER SOLID ONE, SON.
ANOTHER SOLID ONE.
- GET THAT SHARK IN HERE.
- YOU BETTER TIGHTEN UP OUT THERE, SON.
[laughter] - OOH.
- "OOH," THE MAN SAYS.
- OOH.
- [laughs] - TELL YOU WHAT, 42 FOOT DOWN IS A LONG WAY TO BRING A 4- OR 5-POUND FLOUNDER UP NOW.
- DON'T GET ALL IN MY WAY.
LOOKEE THERE.
HE'S 20 FOOT DOWN.
- SON.
- LOOKEE THERE.
- THAT'S BEAUTIFUL RIGHT THERE.
- THANK YOU, SIR.
- THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, BOY.
[laughter] LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA BE BUYING LUNCH TODAY.
FINE FISH, WAYNE.
- BUDDY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A FEW MINUTES THIS MORNING AND GOT TO PRETTY ONES IN THE BOX ALREADY.
- THAT'S BEAUTIFUL RIGHT THERE.
- JUST GOOD, SOLID, AND THAT'S A GREAT EATING FISH THERE.
THERE'S FOUR BIG, THICK FILETS ON THAT BAD BOY.
- I CAN TASTE HIM NOW.
- SOME HOT GREASE.
- YES, SIR.
- WHEN YOU GONNA GET ONE?
- RIGHT NOW.
I GOT ONE WORKING.
- ARE YOU GETTING-- ARE YOU NEGOTIATING?
- JUST AS SOON AS HE TOUCHES IT, I'M GONNA GET HIM.
- WE GONNA GET HIM, BUD.
THEY ARE OUT HERE THICK.
- I DON'T WANT BUT ONE.
- ONE BIGGER THAN MINE, RIGHT?
- YEAH.
- [laughs] - I'M A SLOW LEARNER.
- YOU GONNA GET HIM, BUD.
- ONCE I GET IT, I GOT IT.
- JUST GOT TO COVER THAT BOTTOM.
YOU COVER GROUND, YOU GONNA FIND THEM FISH.
PRETTY, SON.
- YES, IT IS.
I'M ON A ROCK RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S MY PROBLEM.
COME HERE, BLACK BASS.
- THERE HE IS.
- SON, HE'S GOT A GOOD HEAD SHAKE TO IT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IS THIS HOW YOU CATCH THEM?
- YEAH, THAT'S IT, BUDDY.
- MM.
OH, YES, SIR.
- NICE FLOUNDER THERE, BOY.
- PUT A NET BACK THERE.
[laughter] - HEAD FIRST.
THERE WE GO.
- OOH, THE MONKEY IS OFF MY BACK.
- THERE YOU GO.
- I'M GOOD NOW.
- PRETTY FISH.
- THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
- ANOTHER GOOD, QUALITY FISH.
- MAN, ISN'T IT?
I MIGHT START FLOUNDER FISHING.
- COME ON.
- THAT IS BEAUTIFUL, WAYNE.
- YES, SIR.
- SON, I LET HIM HAVE THAT TOO.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN WAIT TOO LONG ON 'EM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, WAYNE?
- OH, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S-- - RATHER THAN-- LOOK AT THE MOUTH ON HIM.
YOU THINK HE CAN'T EAT A BAIT?
- BIG MOUTH.
JUST A GOOD--AGAIN-- GOOD EATING FISH.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
MY SAID, "BRING ONE HOME."
- THERE IT IS.
- WHEW, ALL RIGHTY.
- LET'S CATCH ANOTHER ONE.
- CAROLINA RIG.
ALL RIGHT, WAYNE, WHAT WATER TEMPERATURE OR WHAT CAUSES YOU TO MOVE FROM INSIDE TO OUT HERE?
JUST TO TRY THEM 'CAUSE YOU KNOW THEY'RE HERE OR WHAT?
- WELL, I TARGET THIS, YOU KNOW, IN THE SUMMER MONTHS THAT ARE REALLY, REALLY HOT.
AND THE INSHORE WATERS KIND OF SPIKE UP AND GET UP THERE, YOU KNOW, HIGH 80s IN PLACES.
JUST SLOWS THE BITE DOWN INSIDE.
IT'S NICE TO COME OUT AND TARGET A LITTLE BIT DEEPER WATER.
- OH, YEAH.
- IT'S NICE AND COOL ON THE BOTTOM.
FIND A NICE PIECE OF STRUCTURE AND SEE IF WE CAN CATCH A FISH OR TWO OFF OF IT.
RICKY, I GOT HIM ON THERE AGAIN, SON.
HE HAS THUMPED IT AGAIN.
HE'S--HE'S GOT IT PRETTY GOOD.
OH.
- OH, MAN, THAT'S ONE OF MY HOOK-SETS THERE.
- MISSED HIM.
[laughter] - GET ON OUT OF THE WAY.
THIS OCEAN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US.
[laughter] OH, YEAH.
THERE HE IS.
JUST KIDDING.
- GET HIM, BUDDY.
- OH, YEAH.
- WHAT YOU GOT?
LET ME GET A BAIT ON.
- I GOT ANOTHER GOOD ONE, MY FRIEND.
I TELL YOU WHAT, RICKY, THESE ARE JUST SOME SOLID FISH, BUD.
- I'D SAY.
- I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT OUT HERE.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
- HAS HE GOT A DART BACK?
- HERE HE COMES.
- YES, SIR.
- HE GOT A LITTLE AIRBORNE, DIDN'T HE?
- [laughs] - THIS IS A GOOD EATING FISH.
- OH, YEAH.
I'LL TAKE HIM.
- QUALITY.
- AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
- NO, SIR; THAT'S THE BEST KIND TO EAT THERE TOO.
HE'S JUST NICE AND FAT.
YOU CAN TELL THEY EAT GOOD.
- YEAH.
WHAT IS THAT, A POUND AND A HALF, 2 POUNDS?
- HE'S ABOUT 2, PROBABLY 2-- A LITTLE OVER 2 POUNDS.
- THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, SON.
HE'D BE LOOKING GOOD FRIED UP NEXT TO SOME CORN BREAD AND FRENCH FRIES.
- I HEAR THAT.
I'M ALREADY HUNGRY.
THROW HIM IN THE BOX.
- I NEED SOME MORE COMMITMENT, WAYNE.
LOOK AT THAT.
THAT--UH.
SHE'LL TAKE IT DOWN ONE MORE TIME, LIKE THAT RIGHT THERE.
[laughs] - YES, SIR.
- I CAN CATCH THEM IF THEY'LL DO THAT FOR ME.
HE FEELS DECENT.
THEY'RE SO DEEP DOWN THERE.
THEY ALL FEEL GOOD.
- I KNOW, A LOT OF FUN.
- BUT HE HIT IT NOW.
HE HIT IT JUST LIKE HE MEANT IT.
- OOH, HE'S GETTING EXCITED NOW, ISN'T HE?
- HE'S TRYING TO PULL A LITTLE BIT.
- YES.
- OH, YEAH.
- GOOD JOB, MY FRIEND.
- BEAUTY, BEAUTY.
YOU TAUGHT ME WELL.
IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG TO-- YOU SEE THREE BEAUTIES LIKE THAT CAUGHT, YOU BETTER DO LIKE THE MAN WHO'S CATCHING THEM, THEN.
GET DOWN FROM HERE BEFORE I END UP IN THE WATER.
- GOOD JOB, RICKY.
- THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
BOY, I DIDN'T-- LOOK WHERE IT'S AT.
- OH, WOW.
- MM, THAT IS PRETTY.
FAT.
JUST LIKE YOU SAY.
THEY'RE FAT.
- I KNOW.
JUST PERFECT FISH.
- MM, YEP, HE'S GONNA TASTE GOOD NOW.
ALL RIGHT, WAYNE, WE STARTED OFF ANCHORED.
NOW WE'RE-- NOW WE'RE JUST DRIFTING AROUND ON THIS HARD BOTTOM.
WHAT MAKES YOU, YOU KNOW, DRIFT RATHER THAN ANCHOR?
- WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A NEW PIECE OF REAL ESTATE, RICKY.
- RIGHT.
- YOU KNOW, WE'VE PICKED UP A FISH OR TWO HERE AND THERE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, JUST A NEW PIECE OF BOTTOM.
A LOT OF TIMES OUT HERE YOU CAN MOVE 15, 20 FEET AND MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
BUT AS FAR AS BITES GO--I'M GETTING A LITTLE NIBBLE THERE.
- I REMEMBER DAD-- I SEE THAT.
- I THINK THAT'S THE KIND WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
- [laughs] HE ALWAYS LIKED TO DRIFT, YOU KNOW.
HE HIT A FEW FISH.
JUST PULL BACK UP.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THAT GOOD BOTTOM FINDER.
YOU CAN MARK YOUR SPOTS AND GO RIGHT BACK OVER.
- WELL, THE THING WITH FLOUNDER, YOU KNOW, THEY LAY ON THE BOTTOM.
THEY'RE LAZY.
THEY CAN BE REALLY AGGRESSIVE.
- OH, YEAH.
- BUT THE MAIN THING IS, IS, FISHING IS COVERING BOTTOM.
I'M CONSTANTLY MOVING MY BAITS.
YOU'RE MOVING YOURS.
WE'RE COVERING BOTTOM.
WE'RE LOOKING.
YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY, IF YOU PUT YOUR TIME IN, YOU'RE GONNA CATCH SOME FISH.
- THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
PATIENCE WILL PREVAIL.
- HERE.
- OH, YEAH.
COME ON, NOW.
- WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
- WHAT YOU GOT?
[laughs] - WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
- I'M THINKING FLAT FISH.
- I'M THINKING THAT'S WHAT IT'S LOOKING LIKE, ISN'T IT?
- YOU GOT YOU A FLOUNDER THERE, WAYNE?
- YES, SIR.
I GOT SOME COLOR DOWN THERE.
- I SEE, BEAUTY.
- ANOTHER GOOD-SIZED FISH.
- NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
- HE'S A LITTLE SMALLER.
- YEAH, MIGHT NEED TO MEASURE THAT ONE.
- LET'S SEE.
- THAT IS A PAN--A PAN-SIZE.
THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
- YEAH, I'M THINKING THIS IS NEXT YEAR'S BATCH HERE.
- OH, YEAH, WHEN YOU CATCH-- WHEN YOU CATCH NICE QUALITY, AIN'T NO NEED TO KEEPING THOSE BORDERLINE ONES.
- THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A KISS AND SEND HIM BACK DOWN.
mwah!
- [laughs] YOU DO THAT.
I NEED MINE AT 350 FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE I KISS THEM.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, THEY'RE STARTING BACK UP.
THE TIDE IS STARTING TO MOVE AGAIN.
OH, MERCY SAKES.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
HE'S DONE BEARED DOWN NOW.
- THAT'S GONNA BE A GOOD ONE THERE NOW.
- THAT IS A GOOD ONE.
[laughter] - THAT MUST BE SOME-- THAT MUST BE A ROCK.
- THAT'S ONE OF THEM SWIMMING ROCKS.
- [laughs] - THERE HE IS.
GOOD FISH.
- MAN, HE IS.
- GOOD FISH.
GOOD FISH, RICKY.
- OH, SON.
WAY TO PUT US ON, BOY.
- GOOD ONE, BUDDY.
- I'LL TELL YOU, WAYNE, THERE'S ANOTHER QUALITY FISH, BUDDY.
I MEAN QUALITY FISH.
- PRETTY NICE--NICE AND FAT.
- YEP, YOU GOT YOU A FINE SPOT RIGHT HERE.
- YES, SIR.
- AND THESE PLACES, YOU DON'T FIND THEM BY ACCIDENT.
IT COMES FROM PUTTING A LOT OF TIME IN.
- DO YOUR HOMEWORK, BUDDY.
- AND I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME COME WITH YOU, 'CAUSE I KNOW-- I KNOW HOW IT IS.
- WELL, LET'S CATCH SOME MORE.
- ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
- GET THIS ROD OUT OF YOUR WAY.
- GOOD DAY OF FISHING, BUT IT WAS HOT.
- IT WAS HOT, AND AS YOU COULD SEE, THE OCEAN WAS CALM.
I MEAN, REAL CALM FOR THE OCEAN, AND-- WHICH WAS GREAT FOR FISHING AND FOR FILMING OFF OF.
IT REALLY DIDN'T MATTER TO THE FISH OUT THERE IN THAT COOLER WATER AND DEEPER WATER, BUT, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AIR-CONDITIONING IN COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE FISHING CAN BE GOOD EARLY IN THE MORNING, LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT TYPICALLY, YOU DON'T REALLY THINK OF IT BEING THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR FOR INSHORE COASTAL FISHING, BUT THAT DAY, WE CAUGHT SOME PRETTY FLOUNDER, AND AGAIN, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO GO, THE STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THESE FISH, AND HAVE SOME FRESH BAIT, WHICH WE DID, AND WE CAUGHT FISH.
- TALKING ABOUT FRESH BAIT, LET'S GO TO GEAR TIME.
- ALL RIGHT, WAYNE, IT'S BEEN A-- I WOULD SAY A GREAT DAY, BUT WE'RE JUST MID-MORNING REALLY.
AND, I MEAN, WE GOT THE BAIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
YOU'VE BEEN CATCHING THE BAIT REAL EASY, HAVEN'T YOU?
- YES, SIR.
- BAIT'S EVERYWHERE.
WELL, THIS RIG, IT'S MIGHTY SIMPLE.
WHAT--TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE GOT THERE ON YOURS.
- WELL, THAT'S KIND OF MY PHILOSOPHY, RICKY.
IT IS SHORT, SWEET, AND SIMPLE.
I JUST USE A BASIC CAROLINA RIG.
1 OUNCE IS PRETTY MUCH THE HEAVIEST I'LL USE.
- RIGHT.
- I JUST--I PLAY THE CURRENTS.
THE LEADER LINES I HAVE HERE, THEY'RE PRE-SNELLED, REALLY, REALLY SIMPLE TO RIG, SHORT LEADERS, A NUMBER ONE EAGLE CLAW KAHLE HOOK.
WE'VE GOT THAT GOING TO, LIKE, A 7,500-POUND BILLFISHER SWIVEL.
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT, BUD.
- YEAH, JUST A SIMPLE LITTLE RIG.
- JUST KEEP THEM NICE AND NATURAL-LOOKING.
- HOW ABOUT YOUR MAIN LINE ON YOUR REEL?
WHAT POUND TEST YOU USE?
- YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY, IN THE SUMMERTIME, I'LL GO A LITTLE HEAVIER.
I'LL RUN 15-, 17-POUND TEST.
I FISH AROUND A LOT OF STRUCTURES.
I WANT SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF-- A LITTLE BIT OF BACKBONE IF I NEED IT.
- AND THAT ROD-- WHAT IS THAT, A MEDIUM?
I THINK THAT'S WHAT MINE IS.
- YEAH, 6'6", MEDIUM-HEAVY, FAST-ACTION SHIMANO WITH A BATTLE REEL.
JUST A GOOD FLOUNDER FISHING OUTFIT.
- IT DOESN'T TAKE NOTHING SPECIAL.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE.... - YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO FEEL THEM--FEEL THEM BITE.
- AND GOING WITH A MAN THAT KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
AND I'M JUST TICKLED TO DEATH I GOT TO PARTICIPATE WHAT LITTLE I DID.
- OH, NO, YOU DID FINE.
- BUT WE MISSED A FEW FISH, BUT WE GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN WE MISSED, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD... - THAT'S RIGHT.
- WHEN WE'RE AT THE SUPPER TABLE.
WELL, MAN, I APPRECIATE IT, AND I HOPE TO DO IT AGAIN SOON.
- OH, MAN, ABSOLUTELY.
- ALL RIGHT, BRO.
- ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU.
- WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN USE SOME OF THAT VALUABLE INFORMATION, AND IF YOU WANT TO GO FLOUNDER FISHING, HERE ARE SOME NUMBERS FOR YOU FOR OUR GUIDES HERE ON THE SCREEN.
BE SURE AND CHECK THEM OUT AND GIVE THEM A CALL.
SPEAKING OF CHECKING THEM OUT, LET'S CHECK OUT DONNA.
SHE'S IN THE KITCHEN WITH A GREAT RECIPE TODAY.
- HI.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A SOUTHERN FRIED FISH SALAD.
THIS IS A GREAT RECIPE, AND WE ALL LOVE FRIED FLOUNDER AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER DURING THE SEASON, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO ON OUR SALAD, BUT IF YOU HAVE OTHER TYPES OF FISH THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR FREEZER OR THAT YOU CAUGHT THAT DAY, YOU CAN USE, YOU KNOW, ANY TYPE OF FISH THAT YOU HAVE.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT FLOUNDER FILETS HERE.
THEY'RE JUST BEAUTIFUL.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS, WE'RE GONNA DREDGE THESE INTO OUR FISH FRY AND WHAT'S GONNA GIVE IT THAT NICE CORNMEAL CRUNCH ON THE OUTSIDE, WHICH IS REALLY YUMMY.
SO WE'RE GONNA PLACE THAT ON OUR WAX PAPER, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AN EASY WAY TO DO IT FOR ME, AND IT'S AN EASY CLEANUP AS WELL.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA-- JUST GONNA PUT A LITTLE CRACKED BLACK PEPPER ON HERE.
AND IF YOU WANT TO SPICE THIS UP, YOU CAN USE SOME SPICY-- SOME HOT AND SPICY BREADER, WHICH WOULD BE REALLY GREAT AS WELL.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA TOSS THAT IF YOU WANT TO SPICE IT UP A LITTLE.
SO WE'RE READY TO GO.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUR FLOUNDER, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO DREDGE IT HERE INTO OUR BREADER, AND WE'LL BE READY TO GO.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OIL IS HEATED TO ABOUT 400 DEGREES SO IT'S JUST RIGHT.
IF YOU NEED, YOU CAN USE A THERMOMETER.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OIL IS HOT ENOUGH BUT NOT TOO HOT.
OTHERWISE, IT WILL COOK TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW, AND THEN IT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA DROP THAT INTO OUR OIL.
AND YOU CAN PANFRY THESE ON THE STOVE IF YOU WANT AS WELL.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DEEP FRYER, YOU CAN PANFRY THESE ON THE STOVE.
SO WE CAN SEE IT'S GETTING NICE AND BUBBLY, AND IT'S COOKING.
IT'S GONNA BE NICE AND CRISP AND CRUNCHY ON THE OUTSIDE AND NICE AND FLAKY ON THE INSIDE.
AND YOU WANT TO DO THESE IN BATCHES.
MY FILETS ARE KIND OF LARGE, SO I'M GONNA DO THESE IN BATCHES JUST ONE AT AT TIME.
SO WHILE THAT'S COOKING, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MAKE OUR SALAD FOR THIS.
AND WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS, I LIKE TO JUST BUY THE BAGGED SALAD, OF IF WE HAPPEN TO HAVE SOME SALAD IN OUR GARDEN, WE USE THAT AS WELL.
YOU KIND OF WANT TO USE KIND OF A HEAVIER LETTUCE.
SO WE HAVE OUR MIXED GREENS HERE.
WE'RE GONNA SPRINKLE SOME THINLY SLICED RED ONIONS ON TOP.
AND I KIND OF MAKE MY SALADS WITH WHATEVER I HAPPEN TO HAVE AROUND MY HOUSE.
IF I HAVE ONIONS OR IF I HAVE FRUIT, I LIKE TO PUT FRUIT IN MINE.
IF WE HAVE TOMATOES THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THE GARDEN OR THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT FROM THE LOCAL FARMERS MARKET, WE DO THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN WE'LL PUT SOME CHERRY TOMATOES, AND THEN I'M JUST GONNA SLICE SOME CUCUMBER TO PUT ON THIS TOO, 'CAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE ENJOY.
AND THEN YOU CAN TOP IT WITH YOUR FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING.
I LIKE TO DO MAYBE SOME THAT HAS A LITTLE CITRUS IN IT, WHICH IS ALWAYS NICE AND LIGHT AS WELL.
IT GOES REALLY NICELY WITH YOUR FISH.
SO WE HAVE OUR SALAD MADE.
LET'S CHECK ON OUR FISH AND SEE HOW WE'RE DOING OVER HERE.
SOUNDS GOOD.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S NICE AND GOLDEN BROWN.
WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED.
DOESN'T TAKE BUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES TO COOK.
AND WE'RE READY TO GO.
YOU JUST TAKE THESE OUT AND DRAIN THEM, AND THEN YOU'RE READY TO PUT THEM ON YOUR SALAD.
WE JUST PUT THAT ON TOP OF OUR SALAD, AND WE'RE GOOD.
DOESN'T TAKE VERY LONG AT ALL.
HERE'S ONE THAT I PUT TOGETHER AHEAD.
IT'S GOT YOUR NICE GOLDEN BROWN FLOUNDER, YOUR CRISP LETTUCE GREENS, AND YOU'RE READY TO GO FOR A NICE LIGHT MEAL.
SO I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SOUTHERN FRIED FLOUNDER SALAD, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT TIME HERE ON SIMPLE COOKING.
- THANKS, DONNA, FOR ANOTHER GREAT RECIPE.
JOE, LET'S RUN BACK DOWN THE TOPSAIL.
- YEAH, WE HAD SOME GOOD FISHING THAT MORNING, PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE TIME OF YEAR.
MID-AUGUST--YOU KNOW, IF ANYBODY THAT'S LIVED HERE LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW ON THE COAST, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A DAY LIKE WE HAD, REAL PRETTY, NO WIND, SO YOU KNOW IT'S NOT GONNA BE MUCH AIR ON THE BEACHES, YOU THINK OF DOING SOMETHING ELSE, BUT WE OPTED TO GO OFFSHORE.
THE GUYS KNEW WHERE THE FISH WERE, AND WE CAUGHT SOME FISH.
- ANOTHER GOOD DAY FISHING IN NORTH CAROLINA.
- ABSOLUTELY.
- FOR JOE ALBEA, I'M JOHN MOORE.
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