campr Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Fished Sussex Inlet last Friday to Sunday competing in Nowra ANSA Convention. Fishing very slow and only caught one fish per day, but all good ones. Friday 4.46kg caught on 1kg line came second in Estuary Division. (Pic with me in hat} Saturday 5.64kg caught on 1kg line won Estuary Division. (Pic with me no hat). Pending NSW 1kg line class record beating old record by about 0.6kg but was just a couple of hundred grams short of 32 year old National Record,Sunday 2.8kg caught on 1kg line. Didn't take pic of this "little" one.Two big girls were kept alive in my purpose built flathead live tank you can see in second and third photos and released after weighing. Last one was injured in gills, so had her for dinner. A top weekend with others from StGeorge Sportfishing Club meeting each night for a feed and a few ales while strategising the next days fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 OW! Awesome fish on such light line!! Well done on your win & placings & possible record!!Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Nice crocs mate Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Woah amazing! Catching a big fish is great but challenging records is another thing altogether! Let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hawkesbass Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Well done top effort hope you get the record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhype Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 That's some amazing looking fish... did you measure their lengths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasksta Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Mate they are some swrious lizards well done! Im heading down to the basin for a week tomorrow, any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 wicked fish how come 1kg line was it to beat the record or easier to catch the bigger fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyNurse Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 When it comes to trophy flatties, you can't beat the Sussex system. One of the best kept secrets in NSW.......ooops, now it's not! Great job on 1Kg line. Better job having to release them. Best of all is the personal recognition. I can't wait to get down there at the end of March. Leave some for me! Cheers, Nursie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Trophy lizards RC. Did you wackem on placcy's? What was the length of the stonker? Must have been close to 1m.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campr Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 dhype Both fish were short for weight but extremely good condition. 4.46kg was 76mm and 5.64 was 87mm TASKSTA Flathead are the same everywhere. Find the drop-offs, find the bait and you will find the fish. GAZA I was fishing a Australian National Sportfishing Association (ANSA) comp. Pretested line must be used and formula used where the lighter the line the more points it scores. So the aim is to catch the biggest fish on lightest line, not kill a lot of fish like some comps. Example 3kg flatty on 2kg line= 150 points. 2kg flatty on 1kg line = 200 points and smaller fish wins. I specialise in catching flathead on 1kg line in these comps and have a 1200mm long special live tank made so I can keep fish alive to release after weighing, as don't like killing these big breeders. Breaking record was a bonus, I held the record for years and glad to have it back. Next goal is try for National record. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysondanielgraham Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Mate that is so awesome and congrats on the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 top stuff ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Quality fish and great work on the 1kg mainline. What size leaders do you join to the mainline? Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Quality fish and great work on the 1kg mainline. What size leaders do you join to the mainline? Chris. good question i would like to know the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunc333 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 that is unreal catch on 1kg line congratsulations and even better she went back after holidaying on your boat for a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campr Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 I use about 8kg fluro carbon between sinker and hook as a bit of insurance against their teeth for what is usually a long fight, however it's rarely needed as I use big mouth hooks that work like circles as they usually pull out until they sit-up and lip hook the fish. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Great fish, Ron! Brought home the goods for st George, too! Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmurf Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Fantastic Lizards!!! The light gear must have been fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swano Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Excellent fish there mate. Love that place,were you in the inlet or basin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako2000 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Well done...great fish....was good to have a chat with you the other week at Grays Point ramp too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholdn Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 you know what they say, " if you can't be good then be good at it ". Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppydawg Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 top stuff!! and well done on the catch and release are these comps bait only or are there people in the same comp working plastics? also, what gear were you using? for 1kg line, you'd be looking at something small like a 1000 size reel right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 On 1 kg line, you are a true wizard. Good on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney south Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Great catch mate, I fished sussex as a kid each school holidays for many with my Grandfather. Still dream about those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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