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    GIANT FLATHEAD

    in Fishing Reports

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    Very nice indeed.

    Can I ask what gear you were using?

    All fish were caught on Nitro Baby Vipers.... They are a 3-6 kg rod....we explain why we use this weight of rod in the video.

    I had a 4000 Stella on one and a older model 4000 sustain on the other..

    Cheers

    GIANT FLATHEAD

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Awesome crocs mate, all dark fish... What's the visibility like where you caught them?

    Hey mate.

    The water clarity was pretty good. The release shot was were the fish was caught so you can see its fairly clear.

    They actually look darker in the shots than they were..

    GIANT FLATHEAD

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Hey guys.

    Fished last week with good mate Troy (mialla) at Mallacoota and Wonboyn.

    The Wonboyn part, was a boys trip with some good laughs. It fished well but was full of small fish mostly 35-45cm....hundreds of them.

    One of the boys landed a 72cm there.

    The Mallacoota part of the trip though was purely to target and film some big flathead.

    Lets just say its good when a plan comes together.

    I was the lucky one that saw the fish and so Troy ended up behind the camera a bit ....thats fishing sometimes.....but we didn't care who caught them and we were both rapt with the footage and the results of the two days.

    There was a 71 81 90 and 96cm landed.

    Heres a few shots of the better fish but stay tuned for the footage which will be released on youtube in the next week or so as REEL IT IN " HOW TO CATCH BIG FLATHEAD" where we will share some of our tips on these big girls.

    Heres the 81cm

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    This one went 90cm and went like a rocket....probably the biggest run i've ever seen in a flathead.

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    This was the first big girl caught for the trip and went 96cm and weighed in at 7kg.....a beast.

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    Releasing her

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    Genuine Botany Bay Croc

    in Fishing Reports

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    I'm guessing around 5kg. She was in superb condition. Just watching her cruising along the top, doubling back and forth while I tried to stay calm and tire her on the light gear I was using (2-4 kg Pflueger Trion rod, 2500 Shimano Stradic reel spooled with 6lb Fireline, 10lb Berkley Vanish leader with 30 cm of 17lb Vanish on the end and a 5" Gulp Crazylegs in limetiger colur on a 1/4 oz jighead) was just awesome. I caught a slightly longer one (land-based) in Lake Wonboyn way back in 1979 on a Vibrotail soft plastic (remember them anyone?) and 6lb mono straight through to the jighead. This was right up there with that one and much more visual.

    Can't resist a photo of me with her!

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    Now thats what I'm talking about......you can tell thats a ripper by the head shape.....great fish mate and well done on the release.

    Ive got a few around that length(92/93) and have seen them vary in weight from a skinny5kg to a fat as 6.8kg.

    Your fish looks in really good nic mate...She would be pushing 6kg for sure....congrats :thumbup:

    1st October Croc and jew

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    Don't want to be the party pooper but is that rod in the pic a daiwa sol?

    All my light to medium heavy placcy rods including my daiwas first guide is about 800mm or so from the butt......

    Not trying to create a stir just not making any sense to me.....would love to be proven wrong , nothing I love more than seeing a genuine metery

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