Vara Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) Saw a report on here a few weeks back from someone who said they had a bit of fun on makos at the spit one night. I was sure they were little bronzies but thought I have never fished there and with the boat out of action thought why not give it a go. Of course the young fella wanted to come and naturally he invited his little mate which was great. They were that excited and went down to the fish markets to buy some bait. Best they had was some blue mackeral. That will do. So we headed out about 8.30pm to set up. Put a line in and took two other light rods to jog for some squid.baits got destroyed pretty quick, nothing to report. Then after about an hour and a half of jigging the young fella caught a 7 inch squid. OK let's give that a go. Whacked it on and threw it out. About 15 mins later he landed a PB flattie. Awesome fish. Removed the hook quick photo and away it went, much to the dismay of two other fellas who were there trying to catch squid as well - with no luck I might add. Only downside was the wife who doesn't get it being furious about releasing her favorite meal and the fact the two young blokes were more determined than ever to catch another squid to put out. I finally convinced them at 1am it was time to go home and there were no squid cooperating. Just shows good fresh bait and the game changes. Edited January 25, 2018 by Vara typos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 its nice to see the young fella with a great fish.....hope he gets more...rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchin'faFishin' Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Great result and terrific for the kids. Did you get a measure on the flattie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 That is an awesome report well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vara Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 No i didn’t actually measure it. I was so intent on getting it back in the water. It was very large is all I know. And easily the best he has caught and me for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainframeJames Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Wow what a monster! Good job team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvarking Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Onya for putting that flathead back. We need more people like you with respect for the waterways so they are still there in 20 years. Great fish mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthecowgodmoo Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Awesome catch and report! I'm there most weekends (at night), and squid have been few and far between this summer. No shortage of tailor though. Half a pillie under a float will put you on to some decent size ones right where you were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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