joshg_888 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 First time report on the site We had a really bad day on the hawkesbury a few days earlier and contemplated never fishing again... But we did...Me, my brother and my cousin took the boat out n were on the water at about 6am..we flew out to the wedding cakes just abit before high tide to see how we could go for some kingies Was abit slow so we moved to a faithful spot that almost always produces..started catching a fair few trevally and ended up with about 15 of em and some good bream too.. We had some livies out on the bigger rods waiting for some kingies to munch into em..wasnt having much luck though Then my brothers rod starts movin around abit looked like his livie was scared outta its life.. "I think my livie is scared of something" he says as he lifts his rod up to have a feel...then all of a sudden it doubled over and he was on.. After a few screams of happiness and runnin around the boat to get the net he was getting abit closer to the boat.."Oh S*** i think its a big ray" But it wasnt...it got abit closer and we realised it was a big fat flattie We were alot happier knowing it wasnt a ray haha and after a good few minutes and a bit of trouble she gave us near the boat we got it in the net and in the boat Took some pics after abit of screaming and laughing Went 80cms and just under 4kgs This was the catch for the whole day.. Was a nice day out on the water.. We will be trying again 2moro on the harbour So stay tuned.....haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerly Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Hi and welcome to the site. Great report and some very nice fish there, those cowan young are huge. Thats a ripper flathead, be interested to see what you think of it on the plate, I find the big ones very dry so choose to release them these days. 40-50cm seems to be the sweet spot for flathead on the plate, anything bigger and it goes back. Let us all know how you go tomorrow. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshg_888 Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Thanks Dave..yeha we were going to release it because of its size but once it was in the boat and all the blood everywhere it was ready to kick the bucket...so we kept it We thought it was going to be abit dry on the plate but we must have cooked it beautifully because it tasted awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Glad to see your Flatty tasted good, all up u have a nice feed there, well done on your catch penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 well done mate on getting out there and scoring a ripper feed. welcome to the site and look forward to tomorrows report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Maaaaaaaaaaate!!! Well done ! Would have fed that whole tribe of yours!!! Keep the reports coming, mate. Nice to see you getting back out on the water again! Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Hooker Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 What a nice catch. I got a flatty exactly the same size as yours... gota be happy when you land one of those babies.. what were you using as bait ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Nice work guys!!!! Its the shitty days on the water that makes the good ones oh so much better!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Very nice catch mate & a top flathead, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 great bag there mate onya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Nice Christmas present for you there Great catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Yep some ripper fish there, especially the Cowanyoung. Are these what you were using as live bait? Good luck out there today - it'll be hard to find a quiet spot with all of the traffic expected to be onlooking the start of the Sydney - Hobart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloosh Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 great catch mate, the harbours infested with flatheads at the moment which is awesome! The past 2 weeks of fishin the harbour flatheads have been the main catch everywhere, includin myself. Keep up the good work, and good luck being able to anchor somewhere today with the sydney-hobart lol. aloosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazle brush Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 i no how you feel with shitty weather and not catching a thing you just want to break everything but glade you got in a great fishing sesh mate top flattie 2 mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Welcome to the site mate great bag there mate good to see your luck changed keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Rock Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Awesome flatty, you know they're going to be decent when you hook them on a livie meant for a king! Sounds like a top day on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagoon Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Great, great, great! Nice bag of fish there. The hawkesbury has been a slow starter this year... im thinking it might not be as good as last year perhaps this summer. Its gonna have to pick up a lot... OR, im just sucking as a fisho ATM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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