Yowie Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Fished off Jibbon Point early this morning. Trolled a pillie about for the salmon, but that was all. Headed out further to the flattie drift. No wind for a few hours, but the current was roaring to the south. Difficult to hold bottom with a 6 ounce snapper lead unless I had out a lot of line. It was mostly drop over and hook a fish almost straight away or let out a lot of line to hold bottom. Just about every drop was a small spiky flattie. The blue spots were rather scattered. Released one undersize but it was just about all small spiky flatties. While I was drifting along, a small mako shark about 4 foot long swam up to the boat, could almost touch him. Did not have the gear for him, and anyway, don't need a mad mako inside a small tinny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrant666 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Nice report! Always happy with a good feed of flatties How deep was it where you picked up the flatties? did you have the pilly on a float or just unweighted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 At it again yowie, I envy you, well done on the feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 " A Mad Mako inside a small tinny" LOL Would like to see a video of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grug85 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Well done mate, nice feed there. Whats the story with those 'spiky flatties'? I pulled a few up last time I was out, covered in spines (mainly all over and around the head), I had never seen them before. Chucked them back cause I didnt know what the deal was with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Nice report! Always happy with a good feed of flatties How deep was it where you picked up the flatties? did you have the pilly on a float or just unweighted? Water might be around 30 metres deep, Drift along and you need a snapper sinker to get to the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Well done mate, nice feed there. Whats the story with those 'spiky flatties'? I pulled a few up last time I was out, covered in spines (mainly all over and around the head), I had never seen them before. Chucked them back cause I didnt know what the deal was with them. They are usually called Spiky flathead because of the long spike on each side of the head. The dorsal fins have a bit of poison in them as well, if you get spiked in the fingers. The head spikes can penetrate the fingers a long way for such a small flathead. They are Long Spined Flathead. They don't grow much over 30 cms, no legal size, and can be a pest at times as they will hammer the baits as soon as they hit bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 " A Mad Mako inside a small tinny" LOL Would like to see a video of that! That won't be happening. The small whalers and hammerheads I have landed turn very agro, so I won't be trying it with a mako. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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