That’s not a bad idea.SteveoTheTiger wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:40 pmWhen targeting flathead specifically with bait i like to use a paternoster rig (single or double) and stick the rods out the side of the boat rather than out the back as you would for snapper and just drop the bait straight down off the side until the sinker just hits the bottom.
Flathead are ambush predators so my theory is that with the rocking movement of the boat the sinkers are bouncing up and down on the bottom as you drift along, hopefully causing little puffs of sand which get the flatties attention.
I have had a lot more success with this method compared to dragging a bait that has been cast away from the boat.
Will give it a go next time I’m out drifting for some flatties!
Cheers :thumbsup: