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This is obviously the most favoured method for fishing for flounder, and
indeed most types of flatfish, as they are bottom-feeding fish, by nature.
A light rod, I use carp rods, will give the best sport and I have found that a one-ounce weight is normally sufficient in the normally calm conditions of the harbours which I will cover later.
A Running Ledger consists of a weight slid onto the line followed by a bead and then a swivel tied to the end of the line. A trace of about three feet in length should then be tied to the swivel with a hook of about size one or two. Fine wire "Aberdeen" hooks are ideal.
Before tying the hook on, many anglers like to place a number of beads above the hook. These should be kept about two inches away from the hook so that it is not possible for the fish to use them to lever the hook out of its mouth.
It is debatable whether or not the adding of beads makes any difference to catch rates but different anglers will swear that, different quantities, and indeed, different combinations of colours will increase your chances of catching a flounder.
Although I have caught many flounders when using beads, mainly a quantity of six, all red, I have had just as many with no beads at all. I feel that the flounder will be attracted just as well by just the smell of the bait, which is normally ragworm.
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