Fishing w/ Bacon to Catch Flounder Limit! (NO JOKE, ACTUALLY USEFUL!) Catch and Cook

Ever Catch flounder with a piece of bacon? Ive been hearing so many rumors that bacon works really well for bait. Today we get to the bottom of this! We test bacon using a Carolina rig and a bucktail jig. We were so surprised by the results. We catch our limit of flounder in a couple of hours and make an amazing home cooked meal. Join our adventure this week!

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0:00-0:19 Bacon for Bait?
0:19-2:40 Setting Up Bacon Fishing Rig
2:40-3:42 First Fish
3:42-4:08 Setting Up Erin's Bacon Fishing Rig
4:08-5:18 Fish Bites Bacon Bait!
5:18-6:08 Fishing w/ Bacon Strategy
6:08-6:40 Erin's First Fish
6:40-8:15 Catching Fish w/ Bacon for Bait
8:15-8:56 Switching Rods-- Sure Catch Fishing Rig
8:56-11:20 Bacon for Bait (It's Working!)
11:20-12:05 Double Up Catching Flounder w/ Erin!
12:05-13:59 Using Squidy Bits for Bait
13:59-15:10 Erin (Almost) Misses BIG Fish
15:10-16:47 Answer: Did Bacon Work for Bait?
16:47-17:45 Caught in High Tide (Uh oh!)
17:45-23:13 Best Flounder Recipe-- Crab-Stuffed Flounder

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[tvideo]

Pork rind has been used as a bait for centuries. Bacon is just one form. Glad it worked for you.

[nessawill]

Have to say you are the only fishing video I watch all the way through rather than fast-forwarding to the good parts. You and Erin make it enjoyable to watch no matter what you are doing. 👍

[thcxgold]

I caught a massive flounder on Lunchable meat when I ran out of shrimp with my dad when I was a little girl, and first started the passion of fishing 😂

[gloriaculberson]

As a child growing up in the Southern 🇺🇸, my grandmother taught me to fish with fat back pork, it's thick chunks of white meat, very easy to bait your hook with small pieces, we caught some bluegills, that happened more than 50 years ago, I'm 60 years of age.

[TheWildwoodPicker]

Those are really small throw backs up here in NJ Coastal Waters... We're 2x 17" to17.99" and 1x 18" or greater. I'm surprised they let you keep 14" flounder. That does look like a nice place to be fishing. Fun Fun!

[adamstevens]

Pro tip: when hooking live bait through the lips don't hook both top and bottom lips shut. Your bait will not be live bait very long since you essentially prevent them from getting water through their gills

[Traveler]

I use to keep the white skin of the flounder belly when I fillet them out and cut it into strips and freeze it then use it later on other fishing trips. Cheaper than bacon for sure.

[bernardmerida]

You and Erin are the best . I live and fish in the Keys and using bacon as bait is a first for me
and you can bet I will be trying bacon bait tomorrow morning . My wife is going to hate me, but thats OK.
Keep the videos coming, they are great .

[hyltonla]

I would loved to fish every day! I live vicariously through your videos. ❤️❤️

[terryparis]

that brings back the day, , , when i first started fishing like 57 years ago...my friend and i used it for pan fish and catfish in freshwater..thx good vids

[gesarts]

I'm a long-time fan and subscriber from back in the Suitcase Erin days (iykyk), and all i can say I'm genuinely happy for you and proud of how far you guys have come.

[bobbydify]

Texas commandments: Love thy neighbor. Love thy fishing. Love all BBQ equally. Love thy bacon, and DO NOT WASTE BACON as bait. 🤣😁 😂

[eldeRobe]

Greetings from North Padre Island, Texas (Corpus Christi). I really enjoy your videos and always find them interesting and entertaining. You and Erin seem to have a lot of fun and it comes through in your videos. I catch Southern Flounder in the local bays and channels, but I've never tried using bacon for bait. Will try it next time I go out. Please keep the great videos coming.

[Americanpatriot]

Oldd school stuff there! Back in the day it was called a pig n jig! Good fishin there!

[humpy]

I fish with bacon for catfish, freshwater drum, carp, and anything else that might bite, works great, and stays on the hook well.😊

[fposmith]

This works, but instead of bacon, use "salt pork". It comes in one big block and you can cut the size you want. And it's cheaper than bacon, and it's the same thing ! It will also stay on the hook more securely.

[Fishingguy]

Love flounder fishing, so much fun! Gonna have to take some
Bacon now lol 🥓

[outwestmetaldetecting]

I am 68. Started fishing around 9 years old on the docks around Port Hueneme California. We fished for what ever would bite. None of us had enough money for a fishing pole so we used a drop line. We would use muscle for bait. But I would steal some of my mom's bacon for bait. It worked great but was hard to keep on the hook.

[paulbodner]

Great job on this video. My family and I always watch you. Also my little boy and I met you at Strike Zone your were so kind. Stay that way. Your the best.

[henrykosky]

I'm just so happy to see a video from you it's been quite a while since I've gotten a notification from your Channel