Berrero Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Hey raiders, For the uninitiated... yes you read that correctly, flathead on topwater. After seeing some decent success online and on a few of doclures' podcasts I thought I'd give this crazy trend a try. Picked up two crossfire 115 lures and tried my luck a few times in the past week. They are sort of like the bent minnow lures but a larger profile and a very slow float back to the surface. Finally had success yesterday afternoon when I landed a 57cm lady. She looked very healthy and even scored a nice aerial display as she took the lure! Gear used was my 7" Daiwa TD Zero rod, stradic ci4+ 2500 reel spooled with 8lb kairiki braid and 12lb FC rock leader. Fun fight, she had a few decent runs and was safely released to swim around another day. Definitely going to keep at this new trend. I'll keep you all posted on any further success! tight lines, chris 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Awesome fun, isn't it. Sometimes their aerial attacks scare the crap out of you and being low to the water in a kayak just emphasises the experience. I caught onto it when flatties kept hammering my bream and whiting surface lures on the St Georges Basin flats. I Haven't tried Crossfire lures yet but have caught plenty on smaller OSP bent minnows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Great photos. Thanks for the tip on the lures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 What do you mean or define by 'top water'? Catching large flathead in 'shallow' water is no new thing & which is what I see in he vid. Catching flathead on surface on 5, 10,15,20 meters of water well that's another story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berrero Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, kingie chaser said: What do you mean or define by 'top water'? Catching large flathead in 'shallow' water is no new thing & which is what I see in he vid. Catching flathead on surface on 5, 10,15,20 meters of water well that's another story! Was caught in about a foot and a half of water, right next to a weed bed. Released it at the shore Lure was taken floating on the surface, and it's what it's being called online 🤷♂️ Edited October 29, 2019 by Berrero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Berrero said: Was caught in about a foot and a half of water, right next to a weed bed. Lure was taken floating on the surface, and it's what it's referred to online 🤷♂️ So not top water but shallow water!! Not taking anything away from your catch but 2 different thing imo Edited October 29, 2019 by kingie chaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZ Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Berrero said: Hey raiders, For the uninitiated... yes you read that correctly, flathead on topwater. After seeing some decent success online and on a few of doclures' podcasts I thought I'd give this crazy trend a try. Picked up two crossfire 115 lures and tried my luck a few times in the past week. They are sort of like the bent minnow lures but a larger profile and a very slow float back to the surface. Finally had success yesterday afternoon when I landed a 57cm lady. She looked very healthy and even scored a nice aerial display as she took the lure! Gear used was my 7" Daiwa TD Zero rod, stradic ci4+ 2500 reel spooled with 8lb kairiki braid and 12lb FC rock leader. Fun fight, she had a few decent runs and was safely released to swim around another day. Definitely going to keep at this new trend. I'll keep you all posted on any further success! tight lines, chris Great stuff. Stary night that bottom picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmedfisho Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 On 10/29/2019 at 5:50 PM, kingie chaser said: What do you mean or define by 'top water'? Catching large flathead in 'shallow' water is no new thing & which is what I see in he vid. Catching flathead on surface on 5, 10,15,20 meters of water well that's another story! Top water means catching something on the surface right using a top water lure! eg not a weighted plastic or a bibbed HB??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 4 hours ago, onearmedfisho said: Top water means catching something on the surface right using a top water lure! eg not a weighted plastic or a bibbed HB??? I think its just one of those things that is open to interpretation, from what the OP is saying he is skipping a surface lure on the surface hence 'top water' even if it is in 18 inches of water. Anyway whatever you want to call it, it worked 😁 Good luck to him 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthman Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 18 minutes ago, kingie chaser said: I think its just one of those things that is open to interpretation, from what the OP is saying he is skipping a surface lure on the surface hence 'top water' even if it is in 18 inches of water. Anyway whatever you want to call it, it worked 😁 Good luck to him 😉 Topwater in shallow water, top water in deep water I think it comes down to the lure and technique, if it's predominantly on the surface of the water, then it's topwater, regardless of depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 hours ago, anthman said: Topwater in shallow water, top water in deep water I think it comes down to the lure and technique, if it's predominantly on the surface of the water, then it's topwater, regardless of depth. Whatever floats your boat Fish caught, enjoyed, released. End of story👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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