land-lubber
31-10-2005, 05:01 PM
Hey guys,
headed down the goldie for the weekend to have a brake before exams start. Met up with Fishingnottaken for a fish on sunday night. after some deliberation, and some scouting around at a few likely locations, we settled for a fish at ******* which we hoped was holding some fish on the runnout tide. we arrived at 8ish and proceeded to try and jig some livies. eventually we snagged 2 herring, so out they went on set lines. while we were waiting for some action, i decided to flick some sps around the flats. started flicking around a patch of weed and immediately got hit and pulled a couple of 30 cm flatties, was getting hit every cast, which kept me entertained for a while. i was working my plastic over the bank when this horse of a flattie comes out of the shadows and takes off with the plastic. after the headshaking and short runs, the flattie came to the surface, but thats where the fun started. being in an elevated position, using 3.5 kilo braid on my light stick, i had no way of lfting her. so begun the 60m walk to an accesible point. now i began to s!@# myself, cause i was only using 8lb yo zuri flurocarbon leader, and i couldnt see the plastic. anyway, we managed to land him (after FNT waded up to his waist and shoved his hand down its throat. (he said there was no way he was letting it get away hahaha, even if it ment cut fingers!!! ;D thanks mate) it went just under legal length but was FAT !!! am going to way and fillet him now, but i recon hed be close to 3kg.
the total tally for the night was around 15-20 30cm flatties and 2 keepers. all in all, it was a great night out with great company.
Rig was 2 1/2 atomic paddletails in green gord were the pick of the plastics on 1/6 tt jigheads on 3.5kg fireline and 8lb yo-zuri flurocarbon leader fished on 2-4kg shakespeare catera and diawa laguna 2000.
cheers
BTW i think FNT has some pics that he will post later
headed down the goldie for the weekend to have a brake before exams start. Met up with Fishingnottaken for a fish on sunday night. after some deliberation, and some scouting around at a few likely locations, we settled for a fish at ******* which we hoped was holding some fish on the runnout tide. we arrived at 8ish and proceeded to try and jig some livies. eventually we snagged 2 herring, so out they went on set lines. while we were waiting for some action, i decided to flick some sps around the flats. started flicking around a patch of weed and immediately got hit and pulled a couple of 30 cm flatties, was getting hit every cast, which kept me entertained for a while. i was working my plastic over the bank when this horse of a flattie comes out of the shadows and takes off with the plastic. after the headshaking and short runs, the flattie came to the surface, but thats where the fun started. being in an elevated position, using 3.5 kilo braid on my light stick, i had no way of lfting her. so begun the 60m walk to an accesible point. now i began to s!@# myself, cause i was only using 8lb yo zuri flurocarbon leader, and i couldnt see the plastic. anyway, we managed to land him (after FNT waded up to his waist and shoved his hand down its throat. (he said there was no way he was letting it get away hahaha, even if it ment cut fingers!!! ;D thanks mate) it went just under legal length but was FAT !!! am going to way and fillet him now, but i recon hed be close to 3kg.
the total tally for the night was around 15-20 30cm flatties and 2 keepers. all in all, it was a great night out with great company.
Rig was 2 1/2 atomic paddletails in green gord were the pick of the plastics on 1/6 tt jigheads on 3.5kg fireline and 8lb yo-zuri flurocarbon leader fished on 2-4kg shakespeare catera and diawa laguna 2000.
cheers
BTW i think FNT has some pics that he will post later