GIANT FLATHEAD

[Dusky_Chaser]

Hey guys.

Fished last week with good mate Troy (mialla) at Mallacoota and Wonboyn.

The Wonboyn part, was a boys trip with some good laughs. It fished well but was full of small fish mostly 35-45cm....hundreds of them.

One of the boys landed a 72cm there.

The Mallacoota part of the trip though was purely to target and film some big flathead.

Lets just say its good when a plan comes together.

I was the lucky one that saw the fish and so Troy ended up behind the camera a bit ....thats fishing sometimes.....but we didn't care who caught them and we were both rapt with the footage and the results of the two days.

There was a 71 81 90 and 96cm landed.

Heres a few shots of the better fish but stay tuned for the footage which will be released on youtube in the next week or so as REEL IT IN " HOW TO CATCH BIG FLATHEAD" where we will share some of our tips on these big girls.

Heres the 81cm

This one went 90cm and went like a rocket....probably the biggest run i've ever seen in a flathead.

This was the first big girl caught for the trip and went 96cm and weighed in at 7kg.....a beast.

Releasing her

[lostproperty]

Holy crap those are monsters !

[vo2c88]

Wow now that's some fishing. Good work gents. Dreaming of the day to land one of those beauties. Regards

Vic

[Ray R]

Great flatties mate, bloody big heads on those lizards, good onya..

[Penguin]

The crocs sure get big out that way by the looks of it

cheers

[bassboy888]

Well Done Dusky, those crocs are absolutely awesome. Would have made for one hell of a trip getting 3 trophy fish and having a plan come together like that! cant wait for the videos to come out either

[gretsch]

I am speechless.. they are absolutley awesome fish!!

[Basil D]

you done it again

[chewie]

Awesome crocs mate, all dark fish... What's the visibility like where you caught them?

[Catchin Jack]

Love your work Dusky, some great lookin fish there, keep it up mate.

[sphoukari]

Wow, that is a fine lizard.

[josamill]

Wow....you call yourself Dusky Chaser and we can all see why! Fantastic fishing and thanks for taking the time to share the story and images.

[jdanger]

Very nice indeed.

Can I ask what gear you were using?

[jenno64]

Whoah Dusky that is a serious outing with that many trophies in an outing you must still be buzzing! Great shots too! Can't wait to read more about the lures, depth, terrain and other variables as would many flatty fans! Bring on the YouTube!

Edited November 19, 2012 by jenno64

[Jewdreamer]

Wow! you guys have got to get catch of the year!

Well done, it's lovely when a plan comes together!

[plankton]

I wouldn't be wading around in those waters. They are huge. Flatties on steroids!!

[Dusky_Chaser]

Awesome crocs mate, all dark fish... What's the visibility like where you caught them?

Hey mate.

The water clarity was pretty good. The release shot was were the fish was caught so you can see its fairly clear.

They actually look darker in the shots than they were..

[Dusky_Chaser]

Very nice indeed.

Can I ask what gear you were using?

All fish were caught on Nitro Baby Vipers.... They are a 3-6 kg rod....we explain why we use this weight of rod in the video.

I had a 4000 Stella on one and a older model 4000 sustain on the other..

Cheers

[dhype]

Amazing collection of fish... so close to the magical 100cm fish! (there must be a 100cm flatty in Mallacoota!)

The smiles in the photos tell the whole story

Well done!

[brendong]

Seriously Coota has it all, horse lizards in the spring and summer and stonker breambo's in the winter....it's a serious hike to get there from Sydney and Melbourne, that's probably the reason it's one of best estuary fisheries on the east coast.

Great trip mate!

[mako2000]

Amazing stuff mate...congratulations

[erroll]

Hats off to you mate, well done on all accounts.

Cheers

[aero.gard]

Wow awsome work boys must be happy with that trip

[Scratchie]

They are some serious lizards. Love seeing them been released. Hopefully they jump on my line next time!

[stickybeak]

Nothing better than catching a big flatty and letting them go can't wait for the video boys