Outside flatties

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Given my experience with a fisheries officer that couldn't tell the difference between a mako and a white shark i reckon ill give keeping spikeys a miss and not risk it

[Yowie]

2 hours ago, Fun2fish said:

Well I'm confused now I thought the flatter i  got offshore were blue spots ,they do have spots I thought all flathead had spikes.oh well whatever they go good on the plate

If they have pale blue spots, it is a Blue Spot Flathead (look carefully in the photo I posted) like most flatties, the spikes on the side of the head are roughly equal size.

If one spike on the side of the head is much longer than the second spike, more than likely a Spiky Flathead.

The tail is a very good way to I.D. them also (but you need to know which is which, as they differ on different flattie species)

 

[Fun2fish]

Ok they are blue spot I thought so they are my winter staple as long as I can get outside and avoid the whales they sneak up and scare the crap out of me😁