damariboyz Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi all Myself and my 2 eldest and my brother in law left Cooks ramp at 4.45am and headed into a very choppy Bay. Time for plan B. Sh*t what is plan B Head to Oatley Bay ramp. Launch again at 6.15am and headed off to the Bay. If it is still to windy we can stay inside Tom ugly's and fish the marina's. What a plan B Start a drift from the East side of Captain Cook and with a Southerly we head in a nice direction along the shallows. 2 Pillie strips and 2 SP's. After 30 mins we get toward the deeper areas and lucky for me I made a decision to head back toward the shore area just in front of St George Sailing club. Still throwing around a 4" Berkley Power Minnow I come up tight on this beautiful girl. 70cm and a healthy 2.25kgs. The best part is she is still out there for someone else to enjoy. I got as much enjoyment out of the release as I did the capture. What a great fish she was. We then moved to the sticks as the wind dropped away to almost zero. A few Trev's and it was time to head off. Agreat day on the Bay. The Lure that made the catch A few Trevs for dinner. A very rewarding day with a special memory and a PB. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) Great catch the pb and a nice feed too !! after all your hard efforts and all the bad days !! Russ what is the name of that lure mate. Cheers jewgaffer Edited October 4, 2007 by jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laredo Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 good work on the release. what a rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan777 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Great Flattie!!!! Nothing like getting a PB!!!! i think it might be casper clear colour in 4" power minnow........... not too sure about colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Some nice fish there, and good eating too penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 great work on the flattie and the trevors mate well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Nice fish.. Good one on the C&R!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Congrats a lovely flattie. Good to see you put her back. There are some great flathead in the bay,and they give us great pleasure in catching them. Cheers Bart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkles Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Top report, and well done on the PB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deschanel Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Nice effort on the PB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damariboyz Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thanks fella's It was a real blast catching such a fine fish and the decision to let her go was easy. I did for a second think about those 2 big fillets on her side but she deserved better than that. I thought it was a bloody PJ when I first got colour. She was in about 2.2 mtr's of water. Jewgaffer..the lure discription on the Berkely pack say's, WALLEYE 4" Power Minnow in Glow Scales I was using a 3/8 TT jig head, heavy I know, but I wanted as much commotion on the sandy bottom that I could get. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho1 Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Nice Flatty and great release. Well done. Hutcho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 top flatty mate, the lure looks exactly like the 5" gulp jerk shads i got here in 'glow' I was going to flick them at the kings, but now ill try drifting them in front of brighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 .My favourite way of catching the flattie is the good old handline whilst drifting. I still enjoy it as much as the first time I caught a biggie when fishing with the old man many moons ago. Cheers BART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 well done on landing yourself a pb flattie . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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