galvin Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 oh my god, fish of a life time... livebait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerly Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Not many fisho's get a chance to pose with a flathead that big, awsome. Southerly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 FARK that thing is M A S S I V E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 what a lizard - well done!! Beak Master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 hats off to whoever caught the beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcel haber Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I recveived an email from a mate this morning that read. Check this out... BIGMOMMA! FARK! A work colleague caught this 2 weeks ago in Botany Bay. 110cm. 9kg’s. Rubber lure. 5 minutes. No fight….. So I thought every one would like to have a look at BIGMOMMA. I have blacked his face out as I don't have his permission to put the pic up, but I have sent him a link to the site encouraging him to join up and tell us the story. Cheers. Robbie. flathead of a lifetime, hey is this guy a character out of the LORD OF THE RINGS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsRule Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Well done to your mate , deffinatley a memorable catch there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin1962 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 thats one mad lizard buddy, don't see them often. can you let us know how the fight went,and running gear u used thanks marty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneddo Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Strewth..An awesome fish. Is he a dentist ? Sneddo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyt Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 good to see the bay is firing up again good photo too boys should get your buddy to come to the social Robbielites and share the story with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBLiME Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 THAT IS FCU*ING HUGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Great flattie, did he get a pic of it on a brag mat or ruler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I'm speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyW Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 (edited) Righto, so it goes a little something like this… We start the day out at hot water (botany bay) casting a few metals to see if any tailor about, 20mins later, still nothing.. Move on to trevalley Alley, Scotty Anchors up, sets the burlie trail and the 5 other anglers start pulling nice sized trevally Hand over Fist.. I’m getting nothing apart from a whole lot of shit from the guys who were…I told em I here fr the big fella’s … caught a couple but certainly wasn’t bringing much to the table in comparison.. up the front of the boat I stayed… Next go dragging some lures in search of some Aus Salmon, no luck, but managed a Stripy Bonito we kept as bait for later.. Wind picked up near the 3rd runway so we moved over to Brighton just of the beach.. Scotty hooked me and my mate up with some Bonito strips, and gave the others soft plastics…after a while a couple of the International Irish guests were really starting to doubt the old soft plastic, so I offered up my strip to one of them, and took a soft plastic out to sea.. seconds later my mate and another fella both get hooked up.. the other fella pulls his in first.. a 30cm baby… yeh whatever ( I can say now)…..my mate lands a 60cm monster… we all watch with envy as he brings the big girl in.. Bloody nice fish, but I give him shit about not using soft plastics, and warned that I was about show him how it was done by landing its grandmother.. Yeh all talk Toby they say… I head back to my end of the Boat to be by myself…. Then BANG!!!!! I’m on…, “He guys I’m on!” I say.. No one gives a shit…. There all talking about Pete’s big 65 Cm female…. SO I bring this Flatheadius Monsterous to the surface alone and the guy next to me goes,, Shiiiiiitttttttt.. better get the net!” She’s taking line out… and I’m letting her.. Oh it was glorious… By this stage the boat caught on to the fact that I may have caught something a little bigger than my previous attempts, and they pull over to side in time to see us struggling to get the head in the net…. Is this my fishing career over I thought? Have I peaked too early? We get her on the boat, have some quick happy snaps, measure her up (Ruler only went to 60cm, and she wasnt happy with us checking out here stats- so all specs are "under"estimates!! ;-)), and back to the see she went.. “Breed on sweet girl” I said.. Scotty gives me the plastic, which I tied back on at his surprise, and hooked up another 64cm 10mins later.. that was me for the day..Unreal!! Thanks for all your comments.. I'll be back here soon.. Edited August 22, 2007 by swordfisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi waynie Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 There ya go thats why theres a shortage of live bait in the bay. And to the fella who caught it DUDE YOU ROCK! And thanks for sharing that with us, aint seen or heard of one like that for a long time. Lata Raida. Waynie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Man, I thought mine was reasonable... that is a GIANT!!! The old squidgy black and gold sparkle fish eh!! I am taking my Gulp Alives back for a refund! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 In the words of that great philosopher Borat, "Very niiiiice". I definitely recognise those tall pines and shoreline in the background - not my job to give away the location. Well done. Cheers, Rabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ben75 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Gday Tobyw Mate that is one Monster Flattie Cheers Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 (edited) When this guy signs up his name should be the "Grim Reaper". That thing is huge man. Great catch. gotta pay that one brother,grim reaper you bet,had me in stitches; that is the biggest flattie ive seen caught in the bay,ever!and ive been fishin there for 35yrs since i was 5. Absolute monster,its a croc that is; well done, steve Edited August 22, 2007 by nexus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Righto, so it goes a little something like this… We start the day out at hot water (botany bay) casting a few metals to see if any tailor about, 20mins later, still nothing.. Move on to trevalley Alley, Scotty Anchors up, sets the burlie trail and the 5 other anglers start pulling nice sized trevally Hand over Fist.. I’m getting nothing apart from a whole lot of shit from the guys who were…I told em I here fr the big fella’s … caught a couple but certainly wasn’t bringing much to the table in comparison.. up the front of the boat I stayed… Next go dragging some lures in search of some Aus Salmon, no luck, but managed a Stripy Bonito we kept as bait for later.. Wind picked up near the 3rd runway so we moved over to Brighton just of the beach.. Scotty hooked me and my mate up with some Bonito strips, and gave the others soft plastics…after a while a couple of the International Irish guests were really starting to doubt the old soft plastic, so I offered up my strip to one of them, and took a soft plastic out to sea.. seconds later my mate and another fella both get hooked up.. the other fella pulls his in first.. a 30cm baby… yeh whatever ( I can say now)…..my mate lands a 60cm monster… we all watch with envy as he brings the big girl in.. Bloody nice fish, but I give him shit about not using soft plastics, and warned that I was about show him how it was done by landing its grandmother.. Yeh all talk Toby they say… I head back to my end of the Boat to be by myself…. Then BANG!!!!! I’m on…, “He guys I’m on!” I say.. No one gives a shit…. There all talking about Pete’s big 65 Cm female…. SO I bring this Flatheadius Monsterous to the surface alone and the guy next to me goes,, Shiiiiiitttttttt.. better get the net!” She’s taking line out… and I’m letting her.. Oh it was glorious… By this stage the boat caught on to the fact that I may have caught something a little bigger than my previous attempts, and they pull over to side in time to see us struggling to get the head in the net…. Is this my fishing career over I thought? Have I peaked too early? We get her on the boat, have some quick happy snaps, measure her up (Ruler only went to 60cm, and she wasnt happy with us checking out here stats- so all specs are "under"estimates!! ;-)), and back to the see she went.. “Breed on sweet girl” I said.. Scotty gives me the plastic, which I tied back on at his surprise, and hooked up another 64cm 10mins later.. that was me for the day..Unreal!! Thanks for all your comments.. I'll be back here soon.. Good on you man for putting it back to live. Wish there were more people like you. I always put my big ones back aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Toby Super effort especially after put the nads on the line and then to back it up with a 64cm I reckon you should get that Squidgy mounted in a frame with a pic of the Big Girl What can you say ......... sweeeeeeeeeeet Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelxr6 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 good stuff!!!!! i am so happy to hear that she went back..these big breeder fish should be released.. awsome report mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 That's not a lizard-it's an ironing board .....or maybe it's just a faceless dwarf holding it Seriously though, I saw that pick on Scotty Lyon's link....and a few other crocs taken that day. Awesome sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtosea Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Holy poopoo! I have nothing more to add! Kamil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alasdair Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 That is huuugggeee! Have a or two .You deserve it!! NIce to see it going back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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