Yowie Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Headed out into Bate Bay this morning at sunrise, and the westerly winds are still kicking along, though nothing like yesterday. Could just hold bottom with a 6 ounce snapper sinker. Caught a small spiky flattie on the first drop (and the only one caught for a change) and used it for bait, the 2 fillets made 4 baits and landed the 6 flatties, but it was some time between bites. Was a bumpy ride back to near Shelley Park, and landed the 2 squid after many casts with the jig. One of the flatties had an eel in it's stomach, a bit decomposed but still intact and as long as the 40cm flattie. Another one had a couple of small fish and a piece of kelp in it's stomach, they will eat anything if hungry. Wind forecast to blow up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Incredible Hull Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Not too shabby yowie, nice job =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettmann86 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 How small was the "spikey flattie" used as bait?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Mate , love a feed of flatty anytime of year! Nice work and great to know they will eat anything! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 How small was the "spikey flattie" used as bait?? About 25cm long. That species rarely grows above 30cm, no size limit and there are hundreds of them about at times, and the blue spot and tiger flatties like eating them. They are a fairly tough bait, can pull up 2 or 3 flatties with the same bait until time to use a new piece. The spikies need to be handled with care, as they have very long and sharp spikes on the sides of their heads, and the dorsal spikes are poisonous ; if you get stung by these dorsal spikes, your hand will sting for up to an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Good feed and nice detective work. I don't keep fish so I don't often know what ends up in a fish's stomach. Wacky diets those flatties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Five star fresh feed there Dave,i find flattie fillets make awesome baits for the larger models Where are the leatherjackets gone Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Where are the leatherjackets gone Chris. Chris, Don't give a s**t where the jackets are, just happy that they have pissed off. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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