Rick fabricates his own aluminum for boats and gigs, and as he says, “using redneck ingenuity,” he has created the industry standard for what he believes is the best gear and methodology for bringing home the bacon, err… I mean, flounder. Captain Rick’s is all homemade, including his 26-foot air motorized, flat-bottomed boat, equipped with powerful above and below surface lights, and loaded with handmade gigs. Gigging involves highly customized equipment. Captain Rick is Rockport’s long-time flounder hunter! He has been floundering nocturnally for over 18 years and he told us that gigging is the most effective way to catch Southern Flounder. We talked to Rick Hammond of Nightstalker Guide Service in Rockport to get the scoop on gigging. ![]() Did you know that “GIG ‘EM” isn’t just for Aggies? Gigging is a verb that means hunting and stabbing a flounder with a specialized spear at night! This fishing sport is huge and the Texas Coastal Bend (from Port O’Connor through Corpus) is the best place in the world for floundering all year.
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