jjbrandy Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) Hi, Was recommended this site by 2 friends rzep and mrs rzep. My first post and I wanted to show off my flathead that I caught this month. Caught at Tuross Heads on the 2nd January 2008. It weighed in at 5.3kgs. After catching this we realised that we had no camera on board so quickly dashed off to the boat shed where we knew some people and jumped off for a quick happy snap before it was quickly released. It was caught on the last piece of bait that we had which was the spine of a tailor - you wouldn't believe it hey? After the flatty took my line four times, my other half helped me to get it in closer and I took over again while he netted it - unfortunately in the process he lost his brand new $400 bolle sunnies. It all happened so quickly and my main aim was to keep the fish alive especially as it was a breeder, so unfortunately I did not measure my flatty and I kicked myself afterwards, but at least I got a photo. The breeder is now a new owner of a flashy pair of sunnies!. This is a great site and I look forward to adding more reports soon! Maybe I should also enter it in the Fish Of The Month Competition! Hopefully you guys can somehow workout how long the fish is up against myself. I am 163cm tall. It was MASSIVE! Cheers, JJBRANDY Edited January 21, 2008 by jjbrandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thats a serious Lizard !! I would guess at least 90CM !! Please do enter it for the FOTM! Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbark Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 awesome lizard...welcome to the site. my guess is around 90cm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrs rzep Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I told you it was a massive fish! Enjoy The Site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobaitontheline Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Dam i was just speaking about Tuross Heads (Twin Lakes) in another thread and here you are catching a monster Flatty lol When i travel down south im always fishing at Tuross and its a great fishing spot but i never caught anything like that lol. Great catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksfishn Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 wat a great fish congrats would of been a great fight mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakfishing Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) Wooo shes a beauty!!! Youve got my vote! I'd love if someone could work out the size, but by the weight shes a cracker! Tickling a metre perhaps?? Edited January 20, 2008 by yakfishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 to fishraider jj That is a brilliant first report!! What a top fish and by a woman too!!!! Cheers mrsswordfisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 That's a monster!!! Well done. PS-how tall are you? Can use your height to estimate her size, obviously not 100% acurate but pretty close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrandy Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 That's a monster!!! Well done. PS-how tall are you? Can use your height to estimate her size, obviously not 100% acurate but pretty close. Hi Boofhead, I have now altered my post to include my height which is 163cms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshg_888 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Well we caught one around 80cm not long ago and that would have to be a bit bigger so i would say 90 too Nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Great flat'y, and i thought my PB of 58cm was good going. This is a great site, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Just an approximation, but if your're 163cm then that flattie is just over 100cm. Wicked!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloosh Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 welcome to fishraider thats a monster lizard - well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElwoodBlues Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thats is an amazing flatty congrats from the looks of it i think its about 100cm Shame about the sunnies tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 top Croc welcome to fishraider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 What a thumper lizard JJB. and a huge to the site. Cracker of a first report too. Great to see more women showing how it's done too. Definite FOTM contender there. Sorry about hubby's sunnies though. Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inhlanzi Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 jjbrandy that is a very good lizard Well done If the lip grip is a Berkley then I would say the fish is about 85 to 90 cm. My guess 87cm Good to hear she has gone back to breed wear her new sunnies. cheers inhlnzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Wow nice to see the ladies bringing in some great fish! Congrats on your PB flathead its a monster. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Stumpy Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Love to hear about a good fish caught but it is even better when a lady does it. Great catch and welcome to the site. Hopefully we will catch up at a social one day. Best way to get the size of the fish with out guessing is that it came up to your bust, so drop a tape measure down to the ground and presto, you should have the length of the fish. Let us kow what the measure is as I would love to know if the the lads, as I am sure they are, have it right. Rule of thumb, when you don't have a camera you always get a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolan Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Wow nice to see the ladies bringing in some great fish! Congrats on your PB flathead its a monster. Jess Yeah Jess you 2 girls can hang out together and outfish us oldies,.........................errrrrr, your not taking the boat though ! Well done jjbrandy, and welcome to Fishraider! Cheers, Stumpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frantic Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Ripper of a flattie. if it weighed over 5 kg you've got to be looking at the 90cm mark. They dont come around often. My pb is 3ft and 11inches across the head (only had a old dressmakers measure to use ) Make sure you enter it in the comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g.t. Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Now that's a whopper of a lizzard. Flatty of a lifetime you'd have to say. I think the other Raiders' estimates of at least 90cm are on the money... Scroll down and check out the Dusky Flathead section on this link... http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recrea...r-fishing/weigh Really awesome effort there! Definately worth getting that camera!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 J.T, Beautiful lizard. Arent they a site at that size. She will be about 90cm with atleast a few thousand babies just waiting to come out and grow. My mate(Hooked Up) just caught his PB lizard at 4.5 k.g's and that was on a soft plastic. What did you catch her on ? Cheers Mav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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