Super Doormatter Bladed Rig Rig

The only thing missing from the fish you catch with this rig is the word 'doormat'. These rigs have a special cupped blade to produce that 'doormat fluke and flounder' attracting sound and flash.  Glow is the best all around color.  I always start out with glow and then change off to other colors if necessary. My hot pink squid following my hot pink spinner blade gets them going when all else fails. Truly a giant 'doormat' killer. Overcast days when fishing is mediocre at best, try my translucent white pearl with white blade in front of white squid lure to turn on those doormats. Green represents spearing/bait fish.  Yellow is great for deep or turbid water.GYO gives you benefit of several different colors in one rig. Sold in packs of 3 in the colors shown.  If you want a different combination of colors, choose mixed colors and enter the ones you want in the comment field. 

FLOUNDER are flat fish that live on the bottom, and are able to see great distances UP and TO BOTH SIDES.  They CANNOT see very far directly ahead. Maximize your results by using SIGHT, SMELL and SOUND to turn on those fish!.

                         SUPER DOORMAT

Tie the lure on to your main line 10-14 inches ABOVE the sinker using a dropper loop, not a 3-way swivel.   Remember, make your bait strip in a pendant shape, and keep it at least 6 inches long.  Be patient.   

Increase your chances by DEAD STICKING one rod while actively fishing the other.   DO NOT pick up the rod 'till the rod is racked over and line is spooling off the reel. Give that monster time.  You must feed him on the DROP back.  Don't hurry.  Why lose a fish of a lifetime 'cause you didn't give that doormat enough time.

NEVER let your DOORMATT type bait rig get more than 30 feet from your boat. Why you ask? Because the further back you let this rig get, the closer to the bottom your bait gets and you HAVE  EFFECTIVLEY REMOVED your bait from most fish eyesight.

                                      BAIT

Squid is the old standby, but I prefer mackerel strips because they last longer, have a stronger scent, and flash better.  Any bait fish can be used.  Cut these strips 3/4 inch wide, 6 - 8 in long and to a point.  Put this strip on the hook ONLY once and through the wide part.  When using a mackerel strip,or baitfish fillet, put it on the hook SKIN SIDE up.  That makes the strip lay flat behind the hook so it can’t flip up and cover the hook barb.  I usually taper the cut bait to make it look like a pendant, adding more movement to the bait rig.  Then add a live killie or mud minnow after the bait strip. Hook the mud minnow from the bottom up through the lips and out the front to one side of either eye.  This makes the live minnow jerk from side to side just like a hurt bait fish ....EASY MEAT

When using sand eels or spearing or dead bait, put 3 or 4 on the hook, through the eyes. Why? The baits lie on their sides, and the drift or jig makes the bait flash and wiggle better.  The traditional way is to bring the hook out under the mouth but this way the fish just follows along in a straight line, unable to flash and swing from side to side.  

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DON’T use small baits. You want BIG FISH?  BIG FISH WANT BIG FOOD, so give them a big presentation.  Big baits in deep water – BIG BAITS are your key.  Big Baits = Big Fluke.

Use CHUM when anchored.  Use ground up bunker, spearing, sand eels, mullet or any type of bait fish that has an oily consistency.  As you mash up and chill this bait fish for chum, add silver flecks to it.  When on the grounds, hang this in a mesh bag.  As the chum dissipates, the silver flecks will float further down tide, catching the eyes of Mr. Doormatter.  FLUKE are SIGHT FEEDERS.  You can't catch them if they don’t see it and smell it.  Doormat-sized fluke will be drawn in far from the chum line because they WILL SEE the silver flecks from far greater distances than the chum line.