Flounder Pounder 2013

In September we decided to try our hand again at the annual Bahia Marina Flounder Pounder. The first time we fished the tournament we ended up with a nice 3+ lb. keeper. As we left the dock to the sound of the fog horn we realized we wouldn't be able to keep up with the speed of the other boats so we decided to navigate some skinny water that our pontoons could handle to get us into prime fishing early. This decision paid off as we caught a weighable flounder within 45 minutes of the start. The rest of the day ended up with a couple of close shorts but nothing noteworthy. As we headed for the scales our excitement started to build as people seemed to talk up our fish. We heard, "oh that's a big fish", "you better get that to the scales" and nervously, "my fish is on the leader board and that looks just like my fish." It weighed in at 3.15 lbs just short of 4 pounds but my biggest flattie thus far. I'm guessing it was about fourth at the time we weighed it in but ended up probably seventh or so after all the big fish were weighed. The winner took home around four thousand dollars, not too bad for a day on the bay.

More pictures from the Bahia Marina Flounder Pounder by the Coastal Fisherman
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