I think I’ve figured out a way to make a trip to the coast and a visit to a pier a lot more successful. It involves Berkley GULP! Swimming Mullets, ...

Fishermen who are bouncing jigs tipped with Gulp! twisters or swimming mullet grubs have been doing the best on the flounder.

Rigging for flounder is relatively easy. If you plan to use artificial baits, one of the best is Berkley Gulp “Copper Penny” fished on a ¼-ounce jig head. For tackle, I prefer a seven-foot ...

But even at their best they can't match what goes on in Boston. Fishing for flounder off the docks in Portsmouth was my first encounter with any kind of fishing.

I had some previous experience with Gulp! products in saltwater, catching speckled trout at Nags Head and flounder on the Eastern Shore, but I have not used these scented baits in fresh water.