Hapless Flatty

[Hodgey]

G'day all

Just a quick report for Sunday. Went down to the local estuary to toss some lures around in pursuit of Flathead. Manages to snag a couple of small flatties and a very small bream until I managed to cast into a likely looking snag and *snap* fluro leader is gone. Wander back to the car and realise I have left my spare spool of Vanish at home on the freezer!! I have nothing to use for a leader!

Now things were pretty hectec when I left home that arvo. The kids were in fine form and the 'handbrake' was washin 'n' ironin so... I drove to the nearest boat ramp and scavenged through the grass. Bingo! A small birdsnest of somewhat dubious mono.

Beggars can't be choosers, so I cut off a length that looks in reasonable shape, and proceed to resume fishing. 5 minutes later (as a boat is bearing down upon my little ramp), a 42cm flathead is wriggling on the sand at my feet. My leader broke as I grasped the fish, and I took this as a sign to cut my losses and head home. Somedays everything just goes your way, huh

[gretsch]

You did well.. lucky there was the birds nest in the grass eh?

[Bigfoot]

Hey ( Weapon X ) Hodgey,

Don't we live in a sad world when you know that there WILL be

somebodys discarded rubish left around at the boat ramp.

Good job of recycling though.

See it does pay to do your bit for the environment.

Cheers

Bigfoot.

Edited July 30, 2007 by Bigfoot

[Ray R]

What a good story , very enjoyable. Cheers

[coastspinna]

if ya chasin flattys just use no leader lol...

i don't on plastics most of the time....

10lb fireline straight through...

except on the flats/// 6lb fluoro...

i can see the arguments now...