Hi all, was just reading this post ( http://www.ausfish.com.au/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1154301826 ) and saw one of the biggest Flatty's I've ever seen, caught by Greenie's (mistress T) son up Coombabah Creek recently.
Then thought it'd be good to start a topic where you can post your biggest Flathead and how + where + when you caught it!
My biggest doesn't even go close to their's, but I'll put it below anyways.
Time: Easter 2006 Late afternoon
Size of Fish: Unknown (maybe around 80cm)
Location: Mooloolabah (opposite the bowls club)
Bait: Live Herring (about 15cm in size)
80cm in 1997 in Lota Creek trolling a hard bodied lure. Will try and find the photo (until then, 'allegedly').
My brother dropped a fish (bit through the leader) at the side of the boat that was around the metre mark at the Pin earlier this year! One of the biggest i have ever seen with my own eyes...
Take Care T
Apparently the large flathead have moved in around the pin and the seaway already. Heres a photo of a 79cm fish caught at the pin in september 2004.
And here's an 86cm fish caught on the same day that we didn't want to handle
The first fish took a 3 inch saltwater assasin in chartuse and the second fish took an unweighted poddy mullet cast into structure and worked slowly out.
Nice catch. Like your ruler!
Richmond River Spot X, 80cm model, early morning in June 2006, rainbow in background was just a bonus for the piccy!!
Sorry forgot to mention, caught on soft plastic, 3 inch minnow smelt scales!!
Here's another picture.
No pic unforunately but my brother (Fritzy) got one on a pilly tail at the mouth of the Mooloolah at christmas... went 96 cm
92cm in the twed on a manns stretch 20+ banana fish colour
92cm in the tweed on a manns stretch 20+ banana fish colour
oops sorry about the double post this one went 90cm in the seaway on a 6"tsunami shad
Yeah sure
Double post to show off the 6 pack of abs Matty
80 odd cm (around 4 of my handspans that are 23cm exactly) on 2 1/2in atomic paddletail in green gord and 1/8 tt jighead. 8lb fireline and 8lb yo-zuri flurocarbon leader at riverheads (h/bay) in 3ft of water fishing parralel to the bank.
I have "allegedly" caught 1 at 93cms - of course I cant prove it till I find the photo...Caught in the broadwater on a live mullay
One day - my best ever was at the point of caruso - between me and a mate we caught 5 with the smallest at 77cm (we only kept 3) - in those days we didnt take photos of fish - we just ate them... those were also the days when it was OK to take a big female... wouldnt do it now of course.
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