 Flattie Hunter Gets Another Big Flattie |
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 Apr 16 2010, 03:12 AM
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BEN 10kg  Group: Members Posts: 1,027 Joined: 14-August 07 From: Sydney Member No.: 370  |
Wednesday night i put out a live herring off the Port Macquarie jetty under a school of mullet seeing if i could pick up a flathead, Well as soon as my bait hit the bottom BANG this huge flattie grabbed the herring but spat the bait ! No worry put another livie on and the fish started circling the livie and out of no where some little kid throws a handline in with a big sinker and scares it off ! Argghhhh
 Anyway Thursday me and my mate wanted to get that flattie, Same time at the runout with some Live herring set out. I hooked up within 10 mins and bought in a nice plate sized Flathead 45cm  Than my mate spots the big flathead again ! I threw a livie just behide him and reeled it in slowy and after about 5 cast i hooked up ! So i said to my mate reel him in and we'll claim him as both our fish. Seeing how he has watched me reel in legal fish all week. Anyways after a few scary short runs from the flathead and some good ( Shocking actually ) netting skills by me, We had the fish in the net ! It was heeps bigger than i thought, I thought it would of been around 70cm's ! I left him in the net in the water, Called dad to bring the Grippers and Camera down. After a few shots, I told my mate that we should let the fish go, He kinda wanted to keep it but i talked him out of it and gave him my 45cm Flattie.  She went 91cm's and a new P.B for the both of us. It made my trip and to see her swim off slowy was awesome This post has been edited by quintrex101: Aug 25 2013, 08:07 AM |
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Apr 16 2010, 02:52 PM
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 " Master of Black Fish"(alias The Criminal)" Group: Moderator Posts: 1,422 Joined: 7-May 07 From: Engadine NSW Member No.: 30 |
Nice flattie, flattie. You have eyes like the debil. Red, debil eyes.... Did the fishing report help you decide fishing locations at all?
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Apr 17 2010, 01:09 AM
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 His Eminance Group: Administrators Posts: 5,725 Joined: 13-April 07 From: Sydney Member No.: 2 |
Where did ewe get the LIVE HELMET from DanuSun ?????????????
Was it from the LIVE BREAD SHOP ??????????????  Good to see ewe let it swim to fight another day --------------------  Save The Fish, Eat a Pussy |
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Apr 17 2010, 02:17 AM
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BEN 10kg Group: Members Posts: 1,027 Joined: 14-August 07 From: Sydney Member No.: 370 |
Yeah KK i tired off the beach for no luck at all. I got a few blackfish too but they were all undersized
 Thanks jumpy, LIVE BREAD is the gun bait for big flathead ;) Oh yeah and that Viva reel is really good and i know what you need by our good it is. it was the most used reel of the hoilday, i love the handle on it, So much better than those on the entry level shimano's Tho i still love my Stradic c14 for spinning
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Apr 18 2010, 01:15 AM
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His Eminance Group: Administrators Posts: 5,725 Joined: 13-April 07 From: Sydney Member No.: 2 |
Spec wise the CD is supirior than the stadicky c14
the stradic has the body of wun of viva's old discontinued reels the GL series -------------------- Save The Fish, Eat a Pussy |
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Apr 18 2010, 02:10 AM
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 the yack man Group: Donator Posts: 2,165 Joined: 13-April 07 From: paradise beach Member No.: 4 |
great catch mate, good to see its still swimming
Paul -------------------- bugger it's sold,got meself a house instead
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Apr 18 2010, 03:08 PM
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 Kokino Vraka Group: Members Posts: 1,001 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Earth Member No.: 220 |
Very good fishing.
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Apr 19 2010, 02:21 AM
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 *Suretus Anus* Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 6-April 08 From: Brooky Member No.: 2,582 |
Onya Dan.
I got myself my biggest lizard a couple of weeks back aswell. Out at one of my inshore bait ground reefs. She went over a metre and peeled heaps of line. The old girl lived to fight another day. I cant wait to get myself back up to Port Maq and shi7 myself crossing that bar again to get me some Pearlies. Where you stay up there? |
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Apr 19 2010, 03:09 AM
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BEN 10kg Group: Members Posts: 1,027 Joined: 14-August 07 From: Sydney Member No.: 370 |
Thanks Salty
Good to see you released the Flathead They are so amazing at the 80 cm + size to see and are to important to keep We stay'd at the Sundowner caravan park. Its not the best, Actually there's another park i want to stay at. A park with a ramp lol. The bar was pretty flat most days when i was out there, Seen 3 meter tinnys out there |
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Apr 19 2010, 04:54 AM
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His Eminance Group: Administrators Posts: 5,725 Joined: 13-April 07 From: Sydney Member No.: 2 |
QUOTE (salty fil @ Apr 19 2010, 08:21 PM)  . I got myself my biggest lizard a couple of weeks back aswell. Playing the old Dirk Diggler again I C salty ??
-------------------- Save The Fish, Eat a Pussy |
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Apr 19 2010, 03:40 PM
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 Jewfish Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 12-March 08 From: Sutherland shire Member No.: 2,564 |
congrats and well done for letting it go again even talking your mate out of killing this great monster!
-------------------- A Pirate by name, A Pirate by nature! I support FILLET and RELEASE! Botany Bay PB's; nil to date Port Hacking PB's; Flathead 47cm, Bream 36cm, Flounder 32cm (these are not big PB's but its a start) Northern Australia PB's; Shark 1.6m(whaler), Spangled Emperor 60cm, Spanish Mackerel 1.45m |
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Apr 22 2010, 01:42 AM
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*Suretus Anus* Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 6-April 08 From: Brooky Member No.: 2,582 |
QUOTE (flattie_hunter @ Apr 19 2010, 09:09 PM) Thanks Salty Good to see you released the Flathead They are so amazing at the 80 cm + size to see and are to important to keep We stay'd at the Sundowner caravan park. Its not the best, Actually there's another park i want to stay at. A park with a ramp lol. The bar was pretty flat most days when i was out there, Seen 3 meter tinnys out there I forget the name of the one with the ramp. Its on the Hastings rd a few km out of town away from the hustle and bustle. We stayed there last year. Good ramp for a caravan park, had no probs launching my 5 m boat there. But be wary of the bar crossing mate...... |
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