ARC H Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Gday Raiders Got my PB Flathead in the Hawkesbury on kayak yesterday it went 75cm Caught on a Z man minnow 4 inch in pearl white. 1\4 Jighead and lots of procure scent. About an hour before low near a old mooring in parsley bay Got a few smaller ones and also a Bream on a grub I was using a 2000 reel 10lb braid and 6lb flurocarbon leader was pretty interesting trying to land it cheers 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Well done young fella. You gotta be happy with that. Congrats on your pb! Cheers scratchie!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Scratchie said: Well done young fella. You gotta be happy with that. Congrats on your pb! Cheers scratchie!!! Yeah it was awesome Cheers Edited June 12, 2018 by ARC H Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 That’s a nice fish! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vara Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 AWESOME STUFF - WELL DONE.......BRILLIANT TO SEE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 23 minutes ago, Vara said: AWESOME STUFF - WELL DONE.......BRILLIANT TO SEE. 38 minutes ago, Berleyguts said: That’s a nice fish! Well done! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 nice fish mate especially on 6lb leader 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Very well done indeed young fella. They don't get that big without knowing a few tricks and landing it from a kayak with light gear would have been a challenge for sure. A very good pb mate, now you need to beat that. Good luck, bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, dirvin21 said: nice fish mate especially on 6lb leader 1 hour ago, big Neil said: Very well done indeed young fella. They don't get that big without knowing a few tricks and landing it from a kayak with light gear would have been a challenge for sure. A very good pb mate, now you need to beat that. Good luck, bn @dirvin21 Cheers and it was lucky it was hooked in the top of the mouth @big Neil I am already figuring out how to? Edited June 12, 2018 by ARC H typo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasponge Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Great catch! It was a crackin day to be out in the kayak yesterday. I was out at the same time, was tossing up b/w Parsley Bay or Berowra Waters. I would've seen you on the water, but in the end I opted for Berowra instead. Would've been fun to land in the kayak. I'm still trying to get the knack of it - my net arm is never long enough! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kracka Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Awesome catch!! Living life on the edge with that 6lb ? nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savit Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Nice catch and congrats on PB! How long did it take to land it on 6lb leader? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Well done mate, I guess I work opposite to you as I would rather have a heavier leader that the main line. but each to their own. I caught my 80cm(3.5kg) model PB on 8lb braid & 12lb leader. To me it more about letting the fish thinks its not even hooked rather than trying to "pull it in" that's the key in most successful fishing. But whatever you are doing, keep doing it as it seem to be working for you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 7 hours ago, seasponge said: Great catch! It was a crackin day to be out in the kayak yesterday. I was out at the same time, was tossing up b/w Parsley Bay or Berowra Waters. I would've seen you on the water, but in the end I opted for Berowra instead. Would've been fun to land in the kayak. I'm still trying to get the knack of it - my net arm is never long enough! Cheers it would of been good to see you The net I've got is pretty long its extendable so it never gets in the way either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Kracka said: Awesome catch!! Living life on the edge with that 6lb ? nicely done Yeah I used to use 10lb but I reckon 6 is fine just hope they don't swallow it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 1 hour ago, savit said: Nice catch and congrats on PB! How long did it take to land it on 6lb leader? A while mate it took a few attempts with the net. Thought was gonna lose it for a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 53 minutes ago, kingie chaser said: Well done mate, I guess I work opposite to you as I would rather have a heavier leader that the main line. but each to their own. I caught my 80cm(3.5kg) model PB on 8lb braid & 12lb leader. To me it more about letting the fish thinks its not even hooked rather than trying to "pull it in" that's the key in most successful fishing. But whatever you are doing, keep doing it as it seem to be working for you Yeah ok each to their own I reckon even with flatties you'll get more strikes with lighter leader and the gear still has enough grunt to get it in as long as the teeth don't get in the way. I had the drag backed off and let it take its time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Nice Flathead mate, I used to fish 6lb leader for them but after losing a few good fish have upped to 10lb which definately does not put them off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 1 hour ago, tyrone07 said: Nice Flathead mate, I used to fish 6lb leader for them but after losing a few good fish have upped to 10lb which definately does not put them off yeah ok i might do that to because i think i hooked it lucky. and even smaller ones rub leader cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 27 minutes ago, ARC H said: yeah ok i might do that to because i think i hooked it lucky. and even smaller ones rub leader cheers The scent definately gets a bite when the fish are shut down though, I find smaller blades work too when things are quiet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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