Surf Gigging

[Root Canal]

Well it's March and they should be starting their way back in. Never tried this, but I would think high tide would
have the best results.

[Curmudgeon]

What I don't know about flounder gigging would fill several volumes. What are 'good' conditions for surf gigging? North wind, Flat calm and clear water?

JYC

I know about as much as you, but that would be my guess as well. Maybe Yan will give us some input.

[Milkjug]

Moderate to light N wind or very light S wind. Practically no breakers and good clarity. Tide does not matter much as there is no grassline that might flood too deep.

I have never gigged the surf, just egged my buddy to go cause he was off and conditions looked right. I talked to him and he actually saw all 4 fish in a ~20yd square area and got his 3 in 15 min right where he got in so it looks like surf gigging could be red-hot if you get it right.

As for all the scared folks, you are in far more risk from getting in a wreck on the way down or getting mugged in the night loading back up. Plus you are in shin to thigh deep water max. I get it though, you cant see around you and the imagination takes off and all that other stuff, but realistically yall....

[Xpress89]

Moderate to light N wind or very light S wind. Practically no breakers and good clarity. Tide does not matter much as there is no grassline that might flood too deep.

I have never gigged the surf, just egged my buddy to go cause he was off and conditions looked right. I talked to him and he actually saw all 4 fish in a ~20yd square area and got his 3 in 15 min right where he got in so it looks like surf gigging could be red-hot if you get it right.

As for all the scared folks, you are in far more risk from getting in a wreck on the way down or getting mugged in the night loading back up. Plus you are in shin to thigh deep water max. I get it though, you cant see around you and the imagination takes off and all that other stuff, but realistically yall....

The times i have gigged, i carry my Glock .40 for who knows what will happen.

[Trussman]

I've never gigged in the surf but I have caught a few flounder in the surf. A bunch of us went out in the late 80s to the first rigs out of galveston looking for gulf trout and maybe a snapper or two. It was during the week of thanksgiving and all we caught were flounder. I don't know how many were down there but we were pulling them in 2 at a time on double hooked snapper rigs with squid. We were all very suprised and happy to find them stacked up like that.

[fishinganimal]

To the first bar no more than a foot deep. Odds of being able to see any deeper than that is remote. Starting tonight through tomorrow night could be good if the clarity comes back at all.

[Milkjug]

Maybe but it was a quick turn-around for sure. Later this week if it gets calm like the forecasters are saying then it could have potential