x 2!barra mick wrote:they are cracking flaties there nude up !!!Nude up wrote:There is plenty of big flatties in the bay
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Also very surprised no mention of 'light beers'! Lift your game bm!
x 2!barra mick wrote:they are cracking flaties there nude up !!!Nude up wrote:There is plenty of big flatties in the bay
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it goes without saying rodbender that they were washed down with a few lights.Rod Bender wrote:x 2!barra mick wrote:they are cracking flaties there nude up !!!Nude up wrote:There is plenty of big flatties in the bay
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Also very surprised no mention of 'light beers'! Lift your game bm!
What rig are you using? To target flathead, your bait must be close to to bottom. My experience for targeting flathead is using a running sinker rig, and occasionally winding it every minute or 2. I tend to find Flatheads likes little movement.CanuckDownUnder wrote:Flatheads elude me. Soaking bait in PPB I've caught snapper, AU salmon, leatherjacket and mullet but never a flathead. I'm dying to catch one!
Headed to Port Phillip Island for Queens Birthday, really hoping to get my first there. Any recommendations for general areas where I can get a line in landbased? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Hey thanks seephil! That's a great tip - I almost exclusively use a paternoster rig. Every once in a while I throw on an ezy rig and go running sinker but measuring results made me stop - the bites almost always came on paternoster but that was other species. If flathead like bait right at the bottom, maybe I should do a combination - weight above and below the bait so it's guaranteed to not float up? I love experimenting with fishing technique so I'll definitely be trying this soon.seephil wrote:What rig are you using? To target flathead, your bait must be close to to bottom. My experience for targeting flathead is using a running sinker rig, and occasionally winding it every minute or 2. I tend to find Flatheads likes little movement.CanuckDownUnder wrote:Flatheads elude me. Soaking bait in PPB I've caught snapper, AU salmon, leatherjacket and mullet but never a flathead. I'm dying to catch one!
Headed to Port Phillip Island for Queens Birthday, really hoping to get my first there. Any recommendations for general areas where I can get a line in landbased? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
another option is HB lures but what ever HB you use you wont it to be hitting the bottom and puffing up sandCanuckDownUnder wrote:Winding every minute or 2 - NEVER would have thought of that! My experience with bait fishing (back in Canada) is that movement can scare off a fish that's sniffing around. That's great to know and hopefully will help me on my way to my first flatty. Thanks again!
You can still use a paternoster, but a combination of both will only be increase your chances. :thumbsup:CanuckDownUnder wrote:Hey thanks seephil! That's a great tip - I almost exclusively use a paternoster rig. Every once in a while I throw on an ezy rig and go running sinker but measuring results made me stop - the bites almost always came on paternoster but that was other species. If flathead like bait right at the bottom, maybe I should do a combination - weight above and below the bait so it's guaranteed to not float up? I love experimenting with fishing technique so I'll definitely be trying this soon.seephil wrote:What rig are you using? To target flathead, your bait must be close to to bottom. My experience for targeting flathead is using a running sinker rig, and occasionally winding it every minute or 2. I tend to find Flatheads likes little movement.CanuckDownUnder wrote:Flatheads elude me. Soaking bait in PPB I've caught snapper, AU salmon, leatherjacket and mullet but never a flathead. I'm dying to catch one!
Headed to Port Phillip Island for Queens Birthday, really hoping to get my first there. Any recommendations for general areas where I can get a line in landbased? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Winding every minute or 2 - NEVER would have thought of that! My experience with bait fishing (back in Canada) is that movement can scare off a fish that's sniffing around. That's great to know and hopefully will help me on my way to my first flatty. Thanks again!