Back to the basics, BROKEN BAY FLATHEAD

[JA1990]

Been on the bench for past while, after taking the boat to Gosford for its annual service I arranged to head out for a run on Saturday morning. I woke up at 5.30 but was not in any hurry to get out on the water. I did not have much motivation to get out as the tide was high and I was simply unsure of what I should do. 

I thought to my self to get back to the bread and butter, so I stopped at the servo and grabbed a bag of frozen squid. We arrived at Patonga and we were soon enough underway. We decided to give the deep blue a run and made our way out to a wreck on the chart that we could not find.

Seconds after our patanostas made contact with the sea floor we were taken by surprised and pulled up 2 nice flattys. After re baiting, sure enough another 2 flathead came up, on the same patanosta. In total we pulled up 6 Flathead of size, some small squire and a sargent baker.

It was a good day out and a nice alternate to go back to bait fishing after a long while. It is a shame I see a stigma about fishing, those who bait fish are despised of, it is quiet sad. Comes under the old 'I used to be with it, but then changed what it was'

I have posted another video report to youtube and have kindly attached the link below. Please mind my rants. Swearing is sensored.

JA

Edited March 5, 2019 by JA1990
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[Rebel]

Great report. Good to see you using bait. 

Cheers

[GoingFishing]

1 hour ago, JA1990 said:

Been on the bench for past while, after taking the boat to Gosford for its annual service I arranged to head out for a run on Saturday morning. I woke up at 5.30 but was not in any hurry to get out on the water. I did not have much motivation to get out as the tide was high and I was simply unsure of what I should do. 

I thought to my self to get back to the bread and butter, so I stopped at the servo and grabbed a bag of frozen squid. We arrived at Patonga and we were soon enough underway. We decided to give the deep blue a run and made our way out to a wreck on the chart that we could not find.

Seconds after our patanostas made contact with the sea floor we were taken by surprised and pulled up 2 nice flattys. After re baiting, sure enough another 2 flathead came up, on the same patanosta. In total we pulled up 6 Flathead of size, some small squire and a sargent baker.

It was a good day out and a nice alternate to go back to bait fishing after a long while. It is a shame I see a stigma about fishing, those who bait fish are despised of, it is quiet sad. Comes under the old 'I used to be with it, but then changed what it was'

I have posted another video report to youtube and have kindly attached the link below. Please mind my rants. Swearing is sensored.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gB8nujBksg

JA

Great work mate. The flatties sure are on the chew off the northern beaches at the moment.

Not sure i agree about the stigma. I cant say for sure but the vast majority of recreational fishos still use bait based on those people i know...some use both.

[letsgocrabbing]

Love the irony whilst wearing a samaki shirt

quote "Wearing their shit crappy merchandise and putting shimano stickers all over the boat"

[JA1990]

On 3/6/2019 at 9:05 AM, letsgocrabbing said:

Love the irony whilst wearing a samaki shirt

quote "Wearing their shit crappy merchandise and putting shimano stickers all over the boat"

I'm glad to see you got the joke lol.