meg126 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) Hi All, Been a long time between posts but thought I'd share this beauty caught yesterday in Broken Bay. Not much else to report, got out a bit too late for Kings so anchored and started the burley trail... pretty quiet then 2 good size fatties, I mean flatties in quick succession, 1st by my mate, not to be outdone, I pulled up the bigger model 1 minute later. The bigger one went 83cm, equaling my previous PB. Nice to get a day in before the craziness starts... Edited December 19, 2015 by meg126 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughstyler Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Awesome catch. What were you using on them? Do they put up a decent fight at that size (I've only gotten ones at around 30 cm and they don't seem to pull at all)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg126 Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Smaller ones don't but you know at that size you've got something decent - nothing like a king though, more shark like - big bursts of power then not much until they see the boat. It's important not to rush it, that's when you loose them. Using fresh local mullet and pilchards (salted) but I think using a fair amount burley is key when anchoring. Good luck, it's just time I think (& remember, hardly anyone puts up about the days that don't go so well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Great catch meg! Good to see a few of the biguns around. And your right about losing them near the boat, they seem to kick into another gear when they see it! Well done Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Nice catch! Where about in Broken Bay? Not exact spot but area wise? On bait I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg126 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Nice catch! Where about in Broken Bay? Not exact spot but area wise? On bait I guess? Hey - box head way, on bait (mullet and pilchard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 You'd have to be stoked with two flatties like that in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Nice catches there Meg. Do you ever use soft plastics for flatties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farvos Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 nice catch mate. picked up a 80cm one today in botany bay. put up a good fight. Released mine to swim another day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Great catch there. We'll done. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg126 Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Nice catches there Meg. Do you ever use soft plastics for flatties? Not often, at times I do but I guess I'm a bit of a bait purest, quite like being able to put it on and then relax... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay88 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Nice female flatty mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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