josamill Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 40 meter mark Northern Beaches last weekend - 56cm was the biggest - only fished for an hour as mate got queasy. Plump fish - very tasty! Lot's of seals out there. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Hard to beat that feeed. Well done. Very concise report 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Great bag of fish mate...flatties are my fav eating fish by far. Northern beaches is a very productive fishery. I got plagued by jackets this weekend...even lost a good fish on the way up when jackets ate the line (or line snapped at an earlier bite mark maybe). Did u get plagued by jackets too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Good job was abit or lure doing the damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveBM Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 That's a corker of a jacket! Also pretty awesome on the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Well done nice feed there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Top feed there!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miketheangler Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Excellent catch mate! Check out my page I have written up a large guide on catching flathead on soft plastics. Happy fishing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was inspired by your post went today a bit windy but thats why I bought a barcrusher fished in 22 mtrs off the northan beaches got fish every drop within 1 minute. Had a sea anchor and using pillies took 4 home for dinner 41 38cm to 41cm. released the same and dropped a few back at the ramp by 11 am. Nice to have a change of luck. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Miketheangler said: Excellent catch mate! Check out my page I have written up a large guide on catching flathead on soft plastics. Happy fishing! Where is your page? I checked FB but Miketheangler there is from the US Edited August 8, 2018 by nutsaboutfishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josamill Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 Hi - Thanks for your comments and questions - We only use lures & plastics inshore for dusky flathead - Pittwater, Broken Bay, Tuross River etc. Fishing in 50M I use an appropriate snapper dropper & 2 hooks - paternoster rig - & squid or pillies. Tried plastics - they work too, but not quite as well I don't think, and we are really out there just trying to grab dinner so looking for efficiency. People say use flathead for bait - it works, but if they are there, so does anything. Back out Saturday morning after a week of fish tacos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, josamill said: Hi - Thanks for your comments and questions - We only use lures & plastics inshore for dusky flathead - Pittwater, Broken Bay, Tuross River etc. Fishing in 50M I use an appropriate snapper dropper & 2 hooks - paternoster rig - & squid or pillies. Tried plastics - they work too, but not quite as well I don't think, and we are really out there just trying to grab dinner so looking for efficiency. People say use flathead for bait - it works, but if they are there, so does anything. Back out Saturday morning after a week of fish tacos. Have you tried using a jig on the bottom instead of the snapper lead? I use Shimano Bottom Ship jigs or similar and I often get 3 at a time (2 on the baits and 1 on the jig). Or, if I am baited, I’ll still pick one up on the jig on the way up. Only problem is if you get caught on a bit of reef, you lose a jig. I also sometimes put a plastic squid on one of the paternoster hooks instead of bait. They work well, too. There is also a $9 blue and white jig at KMart that seems to work well. Edited August 9, 2018 by Berleyguts 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josamill Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 Great idea re the jig!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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