GoingFishing Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hi All My favourite eating fish is the humble flathead, though in an ironic and evil twist Mother Nature seems to give me other species. The question is, are there any soft plastics that the flathead prefer and consistently perform better than other soft plastics ? I currently target them with some 100mm paddle tails in mullet/sardine type colors and the gulp nuclear chicken 100mm. Any advice would be appreciated Cheers Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goanna54 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hi Sam, I use Zman 3" minnows in motor oil, opening night, and new penny. They work pretty well for me on TT 1/4oz jig heads. They are really tough and last for ages (barring snags!) Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hey man, I'm a complete novice flattie fisher so not sure how much this is worth, but all of my little lizards recently have come on 80 mm wrigglers (pro range seems to produce more than the normal ones)- either wasabi or bloodworm- on a 1/8th jighead in fairly shallow water (1-2 metres). From what other people tell me, it's not so much the lure profile as the weight that's important when flathead fishing. As long as you're making contact with the bottom, you should get something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBundy Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Second the bloodworm wrigglers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydneyfisher12 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Powerbait 3 inch ripple shad in black and gold is a great lure on a 1/8th round ball jig head just lift the lure off the bottom let it drop and repeat it works great Cheers sydneyfisher12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Awesome feedback thanks guys Il give some of the suggested plastics a go and hopefully result in some more flatties. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belligero Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 5" nuke chicken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W4z Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Most of the time I use zman 2.5" grub in motor oil. Interestingly on Tuesday arvo I went out for a flick and only had one touch on the zman. Tried a few different spots then about an hour later changed to a berkley gulp 2.5" minnow in pumpkin seed. First cast tap tap tap. Then constant taps and nibbles apart every cast. Small whiting I'm pretty sure. Had a couple if hookups and drops on most likely small flathead and landed a flattie about 30cm. The only thing is that in less than an hour of using gulps I used 5 of them due to loosing the tails to fish. Where as the zmans I can used for 4 - 5 sessions without them being damaged. Almost felt like changing to bait when I used the gulps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyngfish Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Me and my son are only new to SPs and he has had good success with flatheads using the Zman MinnowZ 4" in 'Morning Glory' colour. He has scored at least one flathead in the last 3 outings with this SP from 34cm to 57cm. So he is beating me as I use a blade, looks like I need to change to an SP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) W4z some of the purists would argue that the Gulps are in fact bait. I use the 4 inch Gulp jerkshad in pumpkinseed or satay chicken. Edited November 6, 2014 by Ryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthmonger Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Any of the larger gulps in nuclear chicken. That's a gun colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthecowgodmoo Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I found Gulp 4" in the pumpkin seed to be pretty handy along with the bloodworm wriggler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-On Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I second nuclear chicken, a size for every type be it flats or deep; stands out like a sore thumb!! Love'em Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalty Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 flathead are one fish that really eat a whole heap of lures, plastics, blades, hardbodys they all work well. Dave Green is a fisho journalist who really knows his flathead, google his articles on them and read his lure choices and tactics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Flathead will take different lures on different days, don't ask me why! I use a 1/8 jig with either a 100mm bloodworm wriggler, 100mm silver fox or 5in shad in pearl or pilchard. Most of my good fish are caught in 2-3m of water! And high tide especially in the arvo! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii11x Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I use any of the berkely gulp jerk shads, though my favourite colour would have to be satay chicken then camo. The squidgie whipbaits in black/gold and pilchard. 1/8 to 1/6 jig head with a 2/0 hook. I agree with scratchie that most of my better sizes have come from shallower water. Lately while targeting jews I have landed some nice size flatties on soft vibes, the only drama I have then is the trebles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_souvlaki Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Zman lures are an investment in my opinion, your gulps will get destroyed after only afew fish. I have used the same zman lure for about 2 months and its still catching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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