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Use Soft Plastics on an afternoon run-out tide..... ;-)

Nice write up Rick! Pretty much covered it all...flatties are generally reliable & great fun to catch when you know how! Only other thing I'd add is to learn where the flatties live...(i.e. near sandy/weedy patches, drop-offs etc.), also I find it's best where there's tidal movement (i prefer the runout tide)... Anyways, I'm about to finish work, load-up the boat, pick-up mates & headup the coast for a weekend chasing flatties!!! Enjoy! Alex.

Awesome video mate! Some of those flatties are HUGE! We are doing somthing similar this weekend @ Tuggerah Lakes (without the video though).... We'd be cheering if we cracked a 70cm+ flattie, let alone on in the 90's!!

Hi. Do you mind posting up how you go at the Entrance? (we are heading up there next weekend to chase some flatties on plastics... hopefully there's a few about chasing the prawns!!! ); Cheers, Alex.

Try Narrabeen Lake.... Heaps of bream there if you berley up, 99% undersized but would be heap of fun for kids...There are a number of parks that are accessible to fish from...

Nice haul of flatties mate... esp for this time of year!

Nice blackies. Seems to be a few about at the moment, we fished the harbour last Sunday arvo and landed aleast 12-15 blackies (only kept few);... best one went 44cm! Alex.

We've recently started getting into vibes... caught a fair few flatties on them by simply lift & bounce off (or near) the bottom.... Make sure u have a set of long pliers handy to get the trebles out, esp when a flattie scoffs it down deep!....Also, if just targeting flatties, maybe up your leader strength so there's less chance of losing your $15 lure! One last thing, maybe get couple different size vibes - to suit the depth you are fishing in. Have fun...

I've got an '09 VE (SV6) and racked up about 50K's since new... so far i cant fault it. Only problem i've had is a bad batch of fuel causing the timing to be out (error msg on dash)and gone through a set of tyres (maybe my driving style...lol); My previous cars were 4cyl and this is my first large car... the SV6 has a few blind spots, namely big A pillar and the rear spoiler (sedan) blocks almost everything out the back window (makes it difficult to reverse a low empty boat trailer); I'm averaging 10.5-12L/100K's. Other than that, it's been a comfy crusier & tows my boat really well...

I run a 100Ah (AGM type) on mine...its heavy but does the job well! .....

Nice! We will be fishing there Sat arvo & Sun morning sessions, mainly targeting flatties on SP's. Depending where you fish, there are good numbers of flatties about this time of year.... Good luck & please post up how you go.... Cheers, Alex.

If its just for the finder, just get a 12V 7AH sealed battery, available alot of large Auto or Marine Accessory places. I bought one recently ("Century Brand") for about $30-40. I'm currently using this in my 4.2 tinny to run nav lights, finder & a deck light. Smaller & easier to handle than car battery...

Cool report. Good to see there are a few fish about... We're fishing the Lake for the first time this weekend...

Nice report! Read so much about the monsters at Mallacoota, would love to get down there for a fish!.... One Day!

We r up the Entrance this weekend... Caught stacks of flatties to 49cm. R u land based? Need a boat to cover heaps of ground to find them....

Just bought my first boat and 1st time out, forgot to trim up the motor at the ramp when launching..... smacked the motor's bottom fin onto the concrete ramp! Doh! ..... needless to say, i havnt done it since!

Nice catch! We were out in Pittwater at the same time and only got a couple flatties!

For $17K i'd be looking for something much better than a Dory! I've got a 4.2 Dory and i have no doubt it will handle the Bay (i usually fish Harbour / Pittwater with 2 or 3 people onboard), but my budget was half yours!.... I'd recommend something 4.5-4.8m range, with a fairly new 50-70Hp outboard... maybe a 2nd hand "Coastrunner" or similar? (depending on the setup you want); You'd feel pretty safe in a boat that size and its not too big to handle for a first boat! Happy boat hunting! Alex.

fantastic bi-catch!

Went down about 2weeks ago for an arvo session with a mate... spent 2+ hours flicking plastics all over the lake - with not even a touch, then came up trumps with this lovely 77cm lady; Uploaded with ImageShack.us also picked up a few other mid-40 ones... good luck. Alex.

Cheers; Just usual flattie techniques...fish the drop offs and "sandy/weed" patches, anything from 1-3m deep. Squidgies between 70-100mm work best... I agree - there are heaps of "weekend warriors" up there fishing off the banks - i'd hate to be a fish anywhere in casting distance! Fisheries should do random checks up there in school holidays....

Hi All; Well with the recent good weather (finally!!); rounded up a couple mates & headed up early for a day trip up to The Entrance, to chase some flatties on plastics. Between 3of us we boated about 30flatties, most around 45-50cm and best going 74cm (which was released). All were released except a couple taken for dinner! Some pics; Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Very relaxing day and back to Sydney by dinner time, so the was happy. Alex.