Dusky_Chaser Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Went away with the fellas last weekend for a Jewie and Flathead weekend at Mallacoota and I gotta say the fishing was the toughest I have seen for some time....We spent the whole weekend out on the water never coming in for the 3 days.......numbers of flathead caught was pretty average but still between us we managed three outstanding fish. We arrived on Friday and that evening saw 2 awesome fish. First up came a 7.3kg Jew....I actually called it for a big flathead......It fought very similar to the way a really big flathead fights....I thought for a moment that I might of cracked the magical mark but when I saw silver and Bronze the nerves kicked in more than ever.....Mallacoota jew on a lure........still buzzing. Just as it was getting dark, we (myself and mialla) decided to hit a bank that we had seen previous success at and as we came around the corner we were like "oh no theres a boat in there".....it turned out to be our mates we were up there with and we could hear them yahooing.....we go over and Dave has landed himself the longest flathead I've seen with my own eyes.......An Absolute Monster of 98cm and there abouts 15lb... What a beast.......( the Flathead I mean) Saturday was tough but Sunday saw another cracking fish.......the wind was blowing hard and the plastics were just not going well at all so there were a few Poddys collected and soaked over a couple of quieties.....the poddys went off .....a good feed of flathead were caught and then Mialla's rod went off again but this time it was a good fish..... up came this 90cm girl....another beauty to finish off an amazing trip. Two big girls Released ......Jewie for dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 WOW!! Beautiful looking fish!! Well done Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHRIGHT Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Went away with the fellas last weekend for a Jewie and Flathead weekend at Mallacoota and I gotta say the fishing was the toughest I have seen for some time....We spent the whole weekend out on the water never coming in for the 3 days.......numbers of flathead caught was pretty average but still between us we managed three outstanding fish. We arrived on Friday and that evening saw 2 awesome fish. First up came a 7.3kg Jew....I actually called it for a big flathead......It fought very similar to the way a really big flathead fights....I thought for a moment that I might of cracked the magical mark but when I saw silver and Bronze the nerves kicked in more than ever.....Mallacoota jew on a lure........still buzzing. Just as it was getting dark, we (myself and mialla) decided to hit a bank that we had seen previous success at and as we came around the corner we were like "oh no theres a boat in there".....it turned out to be our mates we were up there with and we could hear them yahooing.....we go over and Dave has landed himself the longest flathead I've seen with my own eyes.......An Absolute Monster of 98cm and there abouts 15lb... What a beast.......( the Flathead I mean) Saturday was tough but Sunday saw another cracking fish.......the wind was blowing hard and the plastics were just not going well at all so there were a few Poddys collected and soaked over a couple of quieties.....the poddys went off .....a good feed of flathead were caught and then Mialla's rod went off again but this time it was a good fish..... up came this 90cm girl....another beauty to finish off an amazing trip. Two big girls Released ......Jewie for dinner Wow. Some monsters. Top stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferret69 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That first one is not a lizard???? ITS A FRIGGIN DINOSAUR!!! Holy crap!! Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiG_G Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That first one is not a lizard???? ITS A FRIGGIN DINOSAUR!!! Holy crap!! Nice! I have to agree here, it was a long lost dinosaur everyone was looking for. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerz84 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 mate u r the flatty king excellent write up mate they are some amazing fish. cheers hamerz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Awesome Lads.. just awesome. They are huge Flatties and excellent to see them swim again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Brilliant fishing there!!! Nices Crocs and Jewies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayerOne Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Nice report! Read so much about the monsters at Mallacoota, would love to get down there for a fish!.... One Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabee21 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 What an amazing sized falthead... Good work guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Awesome Lads.. just awesome. They are huge Flatties and excellent to see them swim again. Agree 100%! Great fish and terrific to read that the big girls were returned to the water Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Cam Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 What a terric system Mallacoota is when you can pull crocs like that out of the depths Congrats on a couple of sensational crocs ...and not a bad by-catch either! Your only making it harder for yourselves to improve your PB's Cheers, Cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Mate i love your work on the big flathead. Contrary to what a lot of people say the big ones do put up a good fight. I have yet to crack a metre flattie and look forward to the day. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchin Jack Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Dusky, as always you come up with the goods, HUGE flathead. I admire your passion and respect for these lovely fish. Well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I was in the middle of eating a rice custard when i saw the picture of that mutant croc & half my rice custard almost ended up all over key pad You have got to be kidding me thats unbelievable well done. Flathead purists D.O.A ( DAMN THOSE PESKY JEWS ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Gear Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 That's not a crock that's GODZILLA If you dont mind what size & lures were you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t3zza Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Astounding to see the size that flathead can grow to. Looked like a great day out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Great read mate as well as some top shots of your captures. I love chasing the odd flattie myself and are still one of my favs. Congrats buddy top stuff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingky Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Come on mate, u sure those flatties were real?!! Saw something similar to that size up in Cairns... apparently they're called crocs up that way! Awesome stuff boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 What a brilliant couple of sessions...jew on the chew and incredible crocs ....98....so close!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werris Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Both of those Flathead are OUT OF CONTROL!!! The first one is the biggest I've seen. Thanks for the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky_Chaser Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Cheers guys for the comments....yeah there were 3 pretty happy anglers going home from that trip.....cant wait for the next one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyb Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 stone the flamin crows,i caught a 80cm flatty couple off nights ago,its looks like a baby compared to yours,well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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