[Zapped by a Flathead]

My guess would be what Blackfish said, maybe just pinched a nerve in the hand which shocked your arm somehow

[Woronora/George's River Hotspots?]

Going for a trip out on the boat tomorrow, and was wondering if any local fishos out there know decent spots in the Woronora and Como area for flathead/bream? Cheers

[Lure to line: Direct or Snaps/Swivels?]

15 hours ago, Rob81 said:

Yep, getting sick of it myself. So last weekend I changed it to Leader -> Swivel -> Split ring -> Lure

Was also hoping that the swivel would reduce line twist as well.

Results didn't seem too bad but will need to test it out for a bit longer before I decide its a far better option.

 

Currently only use the snap swivels on Squid Jigs, not soo much on stickbaits & poppers.

Let me know how you go, that's what I was planning to do

[Lure to line: Direct or Snaps/Swivels?]

1 hour ago, Scratchie said:

Yep! Good topic. Spiral decoys the way to go! 

Those little twisty snap things? Just curious, what makes them better than a snap or a swivel?

[Lure to line: Direct or Snaps/Swivels?]

I'm starting to get sick of cutting my leader just so I can change my lure. I hate changing the leader after it gets too short so I'm considering starting to use a snap swivel but I'm not sure, what are your thoughts and opinions from experience?

[Flatheads: What am I doing wrong?]

2 hours ago, Hateanchors said:

Might not be Flathead that are giving you these missed bites. Could be something else small. 

In any case, try a smaller lure. 

Make sure your hooks are sharp. 

 

2 hours ago, ARC H said:

Make sure you slow your lure down and make sure its on the bottom

as has already been suggested smaller lure (i love Zman grubs)

all those small bites could have been tailor big or small 

Smaller lure it is!

[Flatheads: What am I doing wrong?]

1 hour ago, Howdoweplaythis said:

If you are getting bites and not hooking up, unlikely to be flathead. They will normally fit an entire lure in their mouth first time when they bite. As mentioned above, make sure the hooks are sharp as their mouth is very hard. Given this fact, set the hook HARD for flathead. You mentioned you fished from a jetty. They are great places to fish but keep in mind flathead are lazy fish and you need to cover ground to find them (it's unlikely they will 'swim along' and find your lure/bait), which is the limitation of a small jetty because once you've cast from all around the jetty, that's it. Try a 'stretch' of water with the right conditions for flathead 

This definitely makes sense thinking back. Might see if I can get a boat out there next time, thanks all for the tips!

[Flatheads: What am I doing wrong?]

1 hour ago, Scratchie said:

Great advice! I would never sit in the same spot using sps for 7hrs. Bait is different as you can berley up and bring the fish to you. 

What size jig are you using? 

Cheers scratchie!!! 

Using a ¼ ounce 1/0 jighead, too big maybe?

[Flatheads: What am I doing wrong?]

So this morning I woke up, had breakfast and went straight down onto my jetty hopes high for some good flathead. I rigged up the 65mm prawn soft plastic with the 80mm wrigglers on backup. Took 3 casts before I felt some bites. I set the hook and luckily the fish stayed on. I reeled it in and to my disappointment it was only 28cm. I unhooked and realeased it, expecting to see some more catches after that. For about 7 hours total I sat out there only to be teased by the many bites I was getting, just no hook-ups. I was so frustrated, and I still am. My question is, where did I go wrong? I'm setting the hook not too hard, not too soft, and yet whenever I get a bite I just can't seem to grab a hold of the fish. Thanks for the help

[Weedless rig with a darter jighead]

Hey all, was wondering if anyone knows a way to rig a weedless darter jighead with soft plastics? Cheers

[Landbased fishing with a 5ft 8 rod]

39 minutes ago, BIGG DADDA TREVS said:

Don't worry mate, then rod and feel doesn't matter. A better rod will surely help but I still have my PB flathead caught on a 1m Kmart rod. It's the angler that matters.

Ok thanks, I'll try my best and hopefully it will force me to use perfect technique for when I get a proper rod

[Landbased fishing with a 5ft 8 rod]

Hey all, I'm sorta new to fishing and I'm planning to buy a new rod soon, a 7ft daiwa aird x for those wondering. In the meantime, I'm going to have to use an extremely small rod, an iFish tacklerat combo. I'm planning to mainly go for flathead and bream, would it be hopeless on a rod this short? I've got a good line and leader setup otherwise, its just the rod and reel that are lacking.