wombat Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Congrats on the mamoth catch and giving it another go mate. Top stuff!!! Wombat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Wittmann - Fantastic Flatty and goodonya for swimming it. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantm Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Thats one killer Flathead ! Its funny I was out having a fish the other day for flatties and was going to put a 5 inch Jerk shad on. I stopped and said to myself nah thats too big i'll go smaller. Fark me if that thing wouldnt have inhaled a 5 inch shad through its nostril. Great fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfgang Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 Thats one killer Flathead ! Its funny I was out having a fish the other day for flatties and was going to put a 5 inch Jerk shad on. I stopped and said to myself nah thats too big i'll go smaller. Fark me if that thing wouldnt have inhaled a 5 inch shad through its nostril. Great fish. Ha ha it's surprising what those Lizards will gulp down Grant. I've caught some big Lizards while chasing Jewies on 5 inch shads and it goes to show they'll have a crack at these with gusto if it comes across their path. They are an awesome ambush predator alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Nice fish Whitto! How good are the colourations? Good onya for letting her breed again. That deserves a big Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunker_Hunter Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 That's the best flattie I have seen in a very, very, very, very, very, very long time. Top stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 good on you mate, that is one hell of a fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Biggest flathead I've ever seen. Speechless. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femalefisho Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Could you let me know what weight this fish was. Taking a guess over 10kg???????? Bloody bloody monster of a female, I have fished at night also around Brisbane Waters for bream and have had huge monsters like this scoff down 35cm bream when I get them on the surface. Bloody hell its ugly. Would not want to swim with this thing in the water. Top catch on light gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfgang Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Hi Female fisho, I called it for around 7.5kg... but that may have been conservative. The size of her gut blew me away but than she may have already scoffed down a healthy meal before her capture. My previous best was a flattie that was just over 5 kilo's (released) and it was pretty freakish in appearance. I have had only once an occasion where I was just bringing to the surface a flattie of about 35cm only to see a monster come from the bottom of the hole and charge up and attack the already hooked Flattie.......pretty impressive stuff Judging by the gobs on any lizard over 5 kilo's it's fairly safe to say anything in the estuary bar jewies, sharks and cod are fair game and on the dining menu. There have been some good Lizards caught in the Macleay in the last few weeks. Deciding wether to keep them comes down to a personal choice but a couple of quick pics and the thrill of watching them power off into the deep I think far outways the trophy in the freezer and besides there are plenty of good eating size ones out there to be caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KINGvirgin Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Nice Fish I'm still waiting for the day when a head of a fish is bigger than mine Egotistically speaking that will never happen in my case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 (edited) Top Croc u got there mate, Steve Erwin would be impressed im sure penguin Edited April 25, 2006 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johblow Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Thats not a flathead, thats a stingray with a big tail!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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