Giant herring

[alleycat]

Had the grand kids overnight this weekend so an early start for a fish was not on, but with a 4pm low tide we headed up to Toorbul in the pumicestone passage after lunch to fish the dropping tide, wind was a real pain and made fishing hard, I really need to stop being a cheap skate and buy a electric motor as its important to stay close to the edges and cast into water where it drops off from sand banks, got a real surprise with a nice 70+ cm giant herring, took over 5 minutes to land on 3kg line, big burning runs and lots of fun, the flathead were mostly good quality with the biggest near 60 cm, my wife doesn't mind a snooze either when we are out in the sun which is all good as we have a 2$ scratchy on the biggest fish and I nearly always win.
I regard winter as flathead season and this has been the best I have had with the quality and quantity with some really good fish out there, yesterday was hard to fish when the breeze got up but the fish were there..

[kingcray]

nice one mate , the flatties sure have been on fire. Not many small fish around.
I too have been fishing a long time without a leccy, first trip out today with it on, and love it. cant believe ive gone so long without it.

[BeastMaster]

Yep those giant herring certainly put up a good accout for themselves, well done on 6lb line.
Regards
Beastmaster

[lbger]

Very cool surprise the Giant Herring, they go like the clapper and the best value outa them is light line..bet you didnt know what it was for a bit (unless it jumped which they do sometimes) My fav sportfish for sure and when they get over a meter (only landed one) they are just awesome..

[Goodoo haven]

Well done mate

[mdr12866]

Nice one Mate (y)