doug43 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Hi all, Thought i'd put a little post up showing what some of the flathead i've been catching lately have been dining on. First was a few weeks ago and was a Mantis shrimp about a third the length of the flatty. The next was last weekend and i noticed a hard lump in the belly of a fish. Cutting the fillets off later i found the hard lump which turned out to be a sea horse! I know they fancy just about any lure you throw at them but after seeing some of these things inside them i'm wondering about what they won't eat!... Maybe the real question is when are we going to see the sqidgey seahorse in the tackle shop. Was interested to see what other creatures have been found inside flatties by fellow raiders??? Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taloyoak Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I love it!- it's like a Kinder Surprise egg, you never know what treats you will find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Well done Doug. Weird seeing something like that in its gut though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIMMY C Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 the 1.85 flattie i got last sunday off sydney had a 40cm half decomposed eel in its guts... i took a pic of the slimeys out of the salmon but thought the eel was a bit 2 white 2 bother.... they sure are scavangers..... i mean these days they prob have 2 take whatever they can find with how thick the leatherjackets are down there.. must be hard fighting 4 food if i understood that right, you caught and kept a 1.85m flattie? i hope i miss understood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I wonder if the Flatty knew that Seahorses are endangered and there are big fines for taking them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 if i understood that right, you caught and kept a 1.85m flattie? i hope i miss understood Mate - my guess is 1.85 kg (not meters) John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWANNABROCK Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 if i understood that right, you caught and kept a 1.85m flattie? i hope i miss understood Either way, it would not be for you to comment on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 i've gutted a flattie to find a whole tarwhine inside should have taken a pic the thing was bursting at the seams but still took a gulp worm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 My uncle was gutting a flattie once and found the bone from a chicken drumstick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimikin Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I once caught a trout that had eaten a small snake, the snake was about the same length as the trout (25cm) and was projecting from both ends of the fish which was still hungry enough to take my bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zrealist Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 the 1.85 flattie i got last sunday off sydney had a 40cm half decomposed eel in its guts... i took a pic of the slimeys out of the salmon but thought the eel was a bit 2 white 2 bother.... they sure are scavangers..... i mean these days they prob have 2 take whatever they can find with how thick the leatherjackets are down there.. must be hard fighting 4 food pity they dont eat leather jackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 pity they dont eat leather jackets. rotflmfao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPL Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I once caught a king with a Mantis shrimp inside it, where can you find mantis shrimp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulcha11 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Either way, it would not be for you to comment on. either way its an open forum and free to questions and opinion just a thought next time you make a comment charmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibbo Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 That flatty was so hungry he could eat a horse! Nice pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAfisho Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 either way its an open forum and free to questions and opinion just a thought next time you make a comment charmo Took the words right out of my mouth. Iwannajewy who gave you the right to decide who gets to comment or not? (rhetorical question) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 okay enough said by all Just move on Yes you do find some amazing things in the stomachs of fish which i have struck over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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