Hooked-Up Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) hey raiders, headed off to my favourite landbased flathead spot yesterday morning for a bit of a flick with the softies, arrived at 6.15 and the tide was almost peaked at high, started to cast around for not a touch, until the tide starts running out, same spot, same lure, same action, and wham fish on, a short tussle and then hooks pulled quickly fix up the bashed softie and chuck it back out wham on again, this time i land a good one 47cm this action continued this way for the next 45 mins or so and then had to leave them biting ended up hooking up 5 but only managed to land 3, 45,46 and 47cm, an excellent little session pics to follow Edited February 4, 2008 by Hooked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 MMmmmm...flattie fillets. Well done mate on the lizards. Hope to catch up for a session soon. Bring on the pics. Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarad Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 what kind of lure would best suit the hawksbury and where would the best location be to land a few between wisemans ferry and brooklyn(closer to wisemans or brooklyn as i do not no the river very well only been there a couple of times). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Great little flatty session on the plastics mate,nice fish & good feed comin up too. The runout tide always helps to bring fish on the bite, Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donjuarez Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Good work Mate! Pete, looks like run-out seems to be the winner over run-in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 i said pics and therel be pics just not having my own camera makes it hard sometimes try get em up over the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjneville Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Harbour or Narra lake Hooked up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Harbour or Narra lake Hooked up? narrabeen mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 very late i know but here it is also how do you guys kill your flatties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Knife right between the eyes and just a bit back towards the tail where the brain is. Works every time. Looks like you tried to sever the spine with your knife shots...It won't kill them straight away, just paralyze them. (or you could try giving them a ciggy and smoking them to death ) Hope this helps. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Knife right between the eyes and just a bit back towards the tail where the brain is. Works every time. Looks like you tried to sever the spine with your knife shots...It won't kill them straight away, just paralyze them. (or you could try giving them a ciggy and smoking them to death ) Hope this helps. Pete. ahh that makes sense pete thanks into its brain not its spine, i seen that pic very funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Well done, Hooked up! Nice flatty action!!! Like Pete, I put the knife in between/behind the eyes ..... with the sharp side of the blade pointing towards the tail & to be sure, to be sure, I just put downward pressure on the blade & 'extend the cut' just a little! Absolutely no doubt then!! It is the best way of killing a flattie without getting spiked by their gill rakers! Works on sand, dirt, even jetties (put the knife thru so it is in between the slats.) Just make sure the blade is a 'strong one' with a pointy tip .... some very bendy ones that aren't pointy could break! I can see a fish meal comin' on ..... Cheerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Well done, Hooked up! Nice flatty action!!! Like Pete, I put the knife in between/behind the eyes ..... with the sharp side of the blade pointing towards the tail & to be sure, to be sure, I just put downward pressure on the blade & 'extend the cut' just a little! Absolutely no doubt then!! It is the best way of killing a flattie without getting spiked by their gill rakers! Works on sand, dirt, even jetties (put the knife thru so it is in between the slats.) Just make sure the blade is a 'strong one' with a pointy tip .... some very bendy ones that aren't pointy could break! I can see a fish meal comin' on ..... Cheerio Roberta sweet as my technique is officially changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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