Mutt Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Am down at Warilla for a boys weekend and packed a few rods as you do. Fished off Warilla beach late last night with pilchards. Hooked onto a good beast from the sea, after a great 10 minute fight it bit through the line before I could land or see it! Don't think it was a ray, some very powerful head shakes, shark??? Anyhow...while enjoying a hangover helper coffee this morning, watched the anglers just under the Windang bridge (on the northern side/ocean side) on a small stretch of mud and oysters. There were some very decent bags of flathead, probably saw half a dozen flathead landed in 30 minutes, the biggest being 85cm. The key points being: 1. Runout tide 2. Small poddies, the guy who was landing the most had poddies about 3cm and was putting 2 on. He was also fishing VERY light. This seems to be the key! I'll definitely try my luck later this afternoon... Hope this helps anyone keen for a flathead feed, it seems to be firing down here at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 By the way, all were casting far into the fast flowing part of the channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMn Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Yep sounds like a shark. What size rods were they using to get the flatties in the current? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elferoz777 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 good stuff. At least you had a dig.. Nothing beats a weekend of fishing, mates and beer.............I say this whilst looking over my shoulder for the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Various sized rods but the guy who was smashing it had about a 7ft, very light rod, probably fishing about 3kg mono. He busted off on one fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMn Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Nice one, I usually have a fairly long rod for the beach and rocks when I'm down that way, might a lighter one in nextbtime as well and have a go. Thanks mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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