finin Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 The Biggest one i have ever seen in my life, caught near cronulla. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 That's the biggest one I've seen as well! Bloody cracker mate, well done! Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLER355 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Now thats a flathead , awesome old girl you got there finin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzlar Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 That's a biggem top fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 HUGE bluespot man, bait or lure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice croc mate I always love seeing photos of big fish being caught within the confines of our biggest city.......it proves that our waterways are still healthy, especially compared to other major cities around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Gear Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 nice fish!!! Whats the differences between a blue spot and a dusky? Im guessing they have blue spots but they look very similar to a dusky. Guessing they also patrol in deeper water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 This has to be a Fishraider record of some kind i think. and i never thought that they can be found that large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice flattie mate, I think it may be a dusky though, a big blue spot will grow to around the 60-70cm mark and from 55-80 meters , either way it is a lovely feed for you.. Congrats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph2593 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Congratulations! That's massive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Looks like a dusky its got the spot on the tail Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I agree on it being a nice Dusky. Ive managed a few off Sydney recently mixed in with the blue spots, tigers and marbleds. Not that big though! top catch! did you find they were schooled up or scattered? cheers Chewie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Ah, the naysayers strike again. Looks to me like the angler knows the difference or he wouldn't have specifically said so, and I can't see a tail spot in that photo. Well done on a cracker Eastern Blue Spot flatty mate. I catch them in any depth from 30m out to 60m and don't catch many duskies in those waters. Fish up to 70cm are not uncommon and the biggest one I've seen was a metre plus fish taken on a 45cm model which it ate headfirst at Coffs Harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billseeker Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice fish I to thinks it's a dusky either way great effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Ah, the naysayers strike again. Looks to me like the angler knows the difference or he wouldn't have specifically said so, and I can't see a tail spot in that photo. Well done on a cracker Eastern Blue Spot flatty mate. I catch them in any depth from 30m out to 60m and don't catch many duskies in those waters. Fish up to 70cm are not uncommon and the biggest one I've seen was a metre plus fish taken on a 45cm model which it ate headfirst at Coffs Harbour. Well there are more than one nayser here and the fisheries tell the story on this link. BLUE SPOT FLATHEAD maximum size 70cms and 3kgs and this flattie is much better than 3 kgs Dusky for sure and a very nice specimen indeed...congrats Regards Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Thanks for the replies but firstly i had better clear things up as all i wanted to do was post the photo of a lifetime fish. The fish was caught on bait in 50m of water off cronulla. The photo was sent to me from a m8's boat as we were laughing on the radio whilst said fish was being pulled up and was initially called for a Banjo Shark . I honestly wish i could of seen his face as it was bought to the surface, took 15min to bring in. The interesting thing is it was a male. The fish is an Eastern Blue Spot Flathead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josamill Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Great fish mate.......if it was male did you eat it?? Here's a dusky me and my mate.......well my mate.......caught in Pittwater on an SP in March in 42 feet. When we saw it 10 feet under the boat, thought it was a Wobbygong. Looked magnificent swimming back to the deep....it went 82cm. Same spot and withing 30 mins, caught 3 more 45cm-55cm. 3 or 4 trips since have been very lean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mialla Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 absolute cracking flattie - congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky_Chaser Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Ripping fish mate....well done.. ...(+1 for Dusky) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 DPIPWE Tasmania The southern bluespotted flathead has a lighter sandy brown body with scattered small blue to white spots intermingled with dark blotches. The tail fin has dark spots surrounded by white. This species of flathead can grow up to 90 centimetres and weigh up to 8 kilograms. Some authorities say the Eastern classification is no longer valid as there are 2 species being Northern and Southern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettmann86 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I'm throwing my hat in for eastern blue spot, they get alot bigger than most people think. Regardless great catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hnsgeq Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Great flattie regardless of the type! Very impressive..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogtooth Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Dusky for sure . Blue spots are one colour not different colours as that fish and much narrower heads.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Bandit Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 DPIPWE Tasmania The southern bluespotted flathead has a lighter sandy brown body with scattered small blue to white spots intermingled with dark blotches. The tail fin has dark spots surrounded by white. This species of flathead can grow up to 90 centimetres and weigh up to 8 kilograms. Some authorities say the Eastern classification is no longer valid as there are 2 species being Northern and Southern. Great fish, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 (edited) Regardless of how big blue spots grow, it's a Dusky flattie. Still, a good one, and they can be caught at some depth out of the estuaries. Blue spotted flatties are a caramel brown colour with distinctive blue spots, that colour and pattern is a dusky. Edited August 21, 2012 by yowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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