RodHogger Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Well I didn't get to go out last weekend with the weather the way it was and the forecast for the rest of this week also looks ordinary so bailed out on Melbourne Cup celebrations and hooked up the boat and drove to Silver Beach ramp at 3.30pm. Headed to a little bay that has been good to us the past month and first lure hit the water around 4pm. Didn't look right at all - dirty water, lots of ribbon weed floating around, no baitfish action but tied on my "special" vibe with ball bearings and was determined to have a good go. 30 minutes and many many many casts later hadn't even had a hit so plan B was in order. Stuck my nose back around into the main Bay and the wind had calmed somewhat and with an hour to go until low tide I hit the edges of the flats. The water looked MUCH better and the wind assisted in a good drift straight along the bank. Went back to old faithful Z-Man 3" paddle tail with 1/8 jig head and proceeded to work the edges of the weed. With a bit a swell running and the very low tide I ended up drifting in only half a meter of water but this seemed to be where they were. Had a good 100mtr drift going and every second drift would result in a fish. Smallest at 45cm and one really chunky 55cm model with a huge head in excellent condition. The weight this fish had made me think I had a much bigger fish on. All released to make more flathead babies A highlight was 2 takes right at my feet. One fish I watched rise up and hit the lure just as I was about to lift the plastic out of the water. With 4lb braid and a brisk tide running all fights were very decent for the humble flattie. Also all fish were coming off a shallow sandy bottom so were really light in colour and/or very mottled and much prettier to look at than the ones you pick up in deeper water Back home at 6pm and quick cleanup and hoping the weekend weather will be better than it looks on the forecast. Good luck to whoever braves the conditions Apologies for the ordinary photos - was trying to multi task catching, netting, taking photos and watching the drift all at once. Obviously need some more practice at this ... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Excellent. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Nice bag of fish. Flatties will sneak into very shallow water, especially at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Great report and Super photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Well done some top fish there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Great session and at least you bagged some winners😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Good result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Well done on a good session & photos 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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