bluewater188 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Great session last week with my nephews chasing flathead off Ulladulla. The big fella in the photo managed to get tangled up with his brother half way up on a hook up. While we sort that out his flatty had a visit from a shark. 46cm flatty, I told him it didn't count because he didn't bring it all in ; ) Got carted the next day by a monster king (I think). Stocking up on live bait off a headland when a big kingy came nosing around the burley trail / bait school at the back of the boat, he was over 1m long (no really, I haven't started to exaggerate this story yet). Dropped a livey over then 5 minutes later it got smashed. 5 minute argument then he got off. Bad prep was the issue, braid with very short leader and therefore no shock absorption and an undersized circle hook that ended up bent to 45 deg out. Lessons learned, made up new Kingy leaders and upsized the hooks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewater188 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hmm, no photo. Sorry all - user error : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbox Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Hi bluewater188 great post if your boat can take you down to lake toubourie there is excellent fishing for flatties and reef fish, Ive fished for 30 years in that area and can recommend it. Dogbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen M Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I fish Ulladulla occassionally from a boat Are there any co ordinates or marks available for the flatthead grounds or good reef etc Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Try the Kingie ground out from the harbour 35 25 21.2 150 32 17.4 The inside edge rises to 58 from 75 M. Great for Kingies but have also caught some big Snapper there with live bait. I often fish inside Burrill rocks for Flathead, if you can get a drift try working your way in from the rocks until you find the depth that they are at. Wide of the rocks in deeper water is also worth trying. Another spot is Bannister Peak rises to 35 M from 40 M. 35 19 06.6 150 31 14.9 Hope this helps Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewater188 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Thanks guys, new spots are always good to try. I can get down to tabourie but haven't had much success there as yet. Have had a few good sessions out on the kingy grounds but not so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewater188 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Allen, GPS is in the boat and I am away. Rule of thumb for flatties near the harbour is around 40 - 50m mark, line up the lighthouse and pigeon house mountain and you have the northern end. I have drifted south for some km and still caught all the way through. Just North of the spot i describe is not so good but I have seen boats doing the flatty drift a km or so north, an option to check out another day. FYI, unlike the BBay flatty grounds there are masses of baitfish smashing your bait/plastics. The latter gets expensive. The trade off is the size of the fish which has so far been way better than the Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewater188 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Thanks Dogbox and Paikea, I will be out on Saturday so I might have a look at those spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I will be at Ulladulla late Saturday afternoon, what is the name of your boat in case I get down to the ramp and get a chance to view your catch. Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewater188 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Sorry mate, didn't get out. I am probably a few weekends away from wetting a line now due to weekend commitments. Boat is called Tewa. I usually launch at the co-op side of the harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Sad you missed going out. I will keep an eye out for your boat when I go down. Usually every three weeks. Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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