bobthelob2341 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Always read about people targeting blue spot flathead with bottom bashing techniques and decided to give it a go since I’ve only ever fished for duskies up the river. Headed out of Port Hacking and spent some time collecting bait in front of Jibbon and headed south to some random ground in 60m of water. First couple drops got some mid 40s fish but after awhile the nursery came through. We decided to push further south towards Bellambi in 40m of water and caught some nice flathead over the course of 2 hours. With 20 fish between the 3 of us we called it a day and headed home. We also found some redspot whiting lurking around the same areas. Always a good day fishing when you find new ground and figure out new techniques. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 That is indeed a great haul, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 7 hours ago, bobthelob2341 said: spent some time collecting bait in front of Jibbon Were you using those squid in the left of the photo for bait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Very nice bag of flatties, shows they are still about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthelob2341 Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 15 hours ago, bessell1955 said: That is indeed a great haul, well done. Thanks, it made for many meals between our families. 15 hours ago, Peter K said: Were you using those squid in the left of the photo for bait? Caught squid with the intention of downrigging them for kingfish but they didn’t seem to be on the chew so they came home for calamari rings. 14 hours ago, Yowie said: Very nice bag of flatties, shows they are still about. It was a good day filling the freezer a nice break from my recent donut sessions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyngfish Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 I have caught a few red spot lately. Are they good for bait as they seem too small to eat. I know that there is no size or bag limit on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 7 hours ago, kyngfish said: I have caught a few red spot lately. Are they good for bait as they seem too small to eat. I know that there is no size or bag limit on them. The flatties out there would be feeding on them. Tasty little fish! I scale, gut, flour then deep fry whole no size limit - but bag limit of 20 unlisted species have a bag limit of 20 per person in nsw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 On 10/24/2024 at 1:10 AM, bobthelob2341 said: Always read about people targeting blue spot flathead with bottom bashing techniques and decided to give it a go since I’ve only ever fished for duskies up the river. Headed out of Port Hacking and spent some time collecting bait in front of Jibbon and headed south to some random ground in 60m of water. First couple drops got some mid 40s fish but after awhile the nursery came through. We decided to push further south towards Bellambi in 40m of water and caught some nice flathead over the course of 2 hours. With 20 fish between the 3 of us we called it a day and headed home. We also found some redspot whiting lurking around the same areas. Always a good day fishing when you find new ground and figure out new techniques. Top catch! plenty of them out there & easier than up river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longy509 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Just out of curiosity what is plumb bobbing technique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidjigga Posted Sunday at 06:28 AM Share Posted Sunday at 06:28 AM I'm wondering the same thing @longy509 @bobthelob2341 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthelob2341 Posted Sunday at 12:22 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 12:22 PM On 10/25/2024 at 5:43 PM, Larkin said: Top catch! plenty of them out there & easier than up river Thanks mate, it’s a good way to get a feed but nothing beats catching them in ankle deep water on lures. Going to keep this trick up my sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthelob2341 Posted Sunday at 12:26 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 12:26 PM On 10/26/2024 at 6:17 PM, longy509 said: Just out of curiosity what is plumb bobbing technique 5 hours ago, squidjigga said: I'm wondering the same thing @longy509 @bobthelob2341 Plumb bobbing is just another name for using a paternoster in deep water. There’s a tool called a plumb bob which looks like a sinker on a line hence the name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longy509 Posted Thursday at 10:35 AM Share Posted Thursday at 10:35 AM I did think that but thought i might of missed something lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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