Morgs84 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 G'day Raiders Headed out in the old canoe to the sand flats to get some poddy mullet. while the trap was in the water i figured id do a little drift in the deeper water to see whats around. put on a 4 inch nuke chicken minnow with a 1/8 jig head, 20pnd braid 10 pnd leader. and let the wind drift me along, just slowly raising the lure and letting it drop. about 2 mins later i felt the hit then there was a big weight on the end of the line. i thought, "im in trouble here" as the drag peeled of my line zzzzzzzzzzzzz still drifting and slowly gaining back line i got her to the side of the boat, a clumsy fumble with the net banging it on the side and she took off again ZZZzzzzzzz after seeing the size of it the adrenalin kicked in and my hands were shaking already about 5 mins later (felt much longer) i got her back to the side of the boat, i can see her rolling around and im thinking dont you dare saw through my leader. My poor net outmatched for the job at hand dove into the water and with some bending landed this beautiful fish. with it in the boat i paddled my arse off to get to some sand and grab some pics so i could release ASAP I measured my net against the photo and reckon she went between 100cm and 110. not sure how much she weighed but i thought about 6 kilo??? Never crossed my mind to keep her , watching her swim off was reward enough. now time for a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 awesome catch!!! you should've had a wallet handy...that's a serious contender for FOTM!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafinx Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Let me be the second to say... HOLY S**T. GREAT STUFF MATE, seriously that thing is a giant and a half, try and get a flathead record holder for that one. Edited March 15, 2011 by Rafinx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) That's a beast mate, well doneee ! That's as good as it gets ! well done on returning her, it will be good karma and hopefully the fish gods will be sending many more trophy fish your way. Edited March 15, 2011 by cut_loose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawley Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 MATE AWESOME PICS... DEFINETELY A RECORD FOR CONTENTION..... INDISPUTABLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatiemad Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 well done and great job releasing her back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 You definitely deserved a beer after that! What ripper flathead! Awesome fish and brilliant release! Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 :yahoo: Outstanding fish mate. Fantastic to see her swim off again too! Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 awesome croc love the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 SENSATIONAL EFFORT !!!!!!! Cheers Stewy Nothing else to say!! Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgs84 Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thanks for the comments guys. 3rd beer down and i still dont believe it ! Morgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewdreamer Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Hey Morgs, They outta give you fish of the month anyway! Ya had ya wallet in your pocket and you were in the picture! Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookerbruce Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Congratulations or a great fish. Just shows what is in the water. The front half of the body is big, the tail section normal so yes an easy 6kg. Back in the old days we use to eat them that size, now we release the big girls. Welcome to the metre club. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOE^MOE Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 thats a great flatty mate great photo and well done on the release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Cam Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Sensational mate congrats Cheers Cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Mate that is an awsome croc. Are you saying you went in the grabbed her?! I did that once on a big jew and it was dark off the beach. Hadn't seen it before I went in . I'd say she'd go better than 7.5kg. Great fish. BP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 What can I say? That is the finest flathead I have ever seen in the 6 years I have been chasing them. Congratulations on the capture and the healthy release. It makes me even keener to crack the magic mark myself. By the way my biggest is 97cm and estimated 6.5kg, I reckon yours would have gone 7.5kgs at least if it was roed up. My hat goes off to you man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Fantastic Flattie Morgs Well done Cheers Blood Knot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 You stole that from the croc farm in Darwin didn't you.. LOL, mate that is a great fish and so good for you to see her swim off again. Top stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikaila Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 WOW! I'm glad you put her back... maybe I'll be able to catch her on the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumra Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) thats one beautiful looking flattie there mate.... well done Edited March 15, 2011 by tumra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Awesome stuff. Adrenalin kicks from having a big fish at the end of the line is the best feeling in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEG Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 WOW great fish mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thats the biggest flattie I recon I've seen.... top effort!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Ten out of ten for that effort, congratulations. I think your probably selling yourself short at 6kg, check out the following link: Link She certainly looks a healthy specimen so on that basis she's probably more like 7-8kg at least. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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