Reply With Quotewhat's wrong with you blokes..the lightning was not a problem.
Hi All,
Today was a long time coming for Brad ( For Steve ) and myself. We were both keen as mustard to hit the water early, and to have a serious fish with plastics around wello and green. This was Brad's 3rd trip with me, our 2nd trip in his Alleycraft 395. Brad needed a good trip to unwind, and we both needed confirmation that plastics fishing can really "turn it on" in a big way, given the right weather and conditions.
We started at wello. The same area I always go, the same area that T1 and Aquarius prefer, but the same area I didn't catch a keeper last week. After around 30 mins and an increasing amount of boat traffic, we were both convinced that Wello was not going to do much for us, deciding that trying to drift through a maze of anchored boats was going to be a waste of time, so off to Green.
We started from a spot I know on the SE corner, and picked up a couple of Snaps and an unusual number of Bar Tailed Flathead, but the best was yet to come. We kept working different spots of Green, again spying Aquarius, but this time saying a proper hello. It's easy following your blue and white Haines all over the place Brent, it stands out a mile!!
The wind died down, the tide started to run, and the sounder showed promise. We caught Cod,Parrot, small sweetlip (released), Flounder and Snapper to 45cm. In the end you would have thought we were a pair of drunkards, we could not stop laughing at the regularity of bites and Brad's comments after catching yet another and another Bar tailed Flathead. Both appreciating the ol' flattie on the plate, we decided to stop at 4 each, and stop we did!!The photo of my 48cm fish was taken just before it's release, and the photo of Brad hanging over the side of the boat was the two fish caught side by side. Brad was still trying to untangle his from the net, when I hoisted mine into the boat, because the net wasn't available. I knew it was safe to do so, you could see he was lipped and no risk of biting through the trace. Both these were released also.
By about 2.00pm all other boats in the area left us alone. THe snapper continued to smack our plastics on the drop, allowing sometimes only 2 or 3 seconds before the sound of ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZ. Another flattie comes in ...Geez, there's more flatties than there are grinners... and another ...... These flatties are like vermin now, we want that 50+cm Snapper, will you guys give us a break!!
How many last casts did you count Brad?? Eventually neither of us wanted to leave, so we had to change the full time hooter to " whoever catches the next fish, that will signal time to pull stumps" Brad caught the next Snapper which would have been over the 35cm, but he was becoming lazy calling for the net now, agreeing that if the fish gets off the hook, it does not matter anyhow, we've got plenty!! I would not let him start the motor until I had the last fish, which happened 2 mins later, and released. We looked to the south and saw lightning - that was the decider, we're outa here!!
Thanks Brad for the awesome company today. Don't forget to send me the GPS marks you put in, I definitely want to pinpoint that spot again!!
Last edited by Scalem; 21-04-2007 at 07:54 PM.
what's wrong with you blokes..the lightning was not a problem.
Add the flatties (both Brad's and mine )who will go well at tomorrows family barby!!
High modulus carbon rods and lightening?? Not a good combo. Sounds like a fun little trip even if the bigger squire/snaps werent playing the game flatties are a good consolation prize though.
trying my luck tonight... shhhh... using bait - dont tell anyone - the little fella (8yr old) has been pestering me for a fish - he's a bait man.
Cheers,
Adam
That's absolutely amazing that there were so many flathead out there. Weather is starting to cool down a bit now bringing on more anticipation of the Snapper hunt. Glad you both had a good day out there.
Poodroo
Nice gathering of flathead guys.
That spot produces quite a variety of species especially the old bar tail flatty.
Looks like i might need to change the boat colours...lol
Cheers Brent
gees Scalem, when flathead become a pest that's gotta be a bitter pill to swallow. nice days fishin boys, did that convince you that plastics actually work.
what models did the job for you
Matt
It was an amazing day that's for sure, we could not beleive how many Flatties were going for our plastics.Originally Posted by biosbro
Now having a look at all my empty packets, there were Berkley Gulp 5" Lime Tiger Glo, Gulp 4" Pumkinseed Grub as well as the Minow, Brad caught a 42cm Snap on the same Gulp grb but in white and in the end, just for something completely different he said he would put something on he would not ordinarily try.
I'll let him explain what it's called, but it too caught one or two Snapper at the end of our session.
In the end I had run out of just about every Gulp I had on board which is about 5 packets, so I looked through my Atomic range, and put on a 3" Jerk Minow pumpkinseed with red speckles - (this one really went crazy!!.) I can't read the pack any more, the label is stuffed. I guess the message is that when Snapper are feeding they pretty much go for anything that's presented properly to them. Some work better than others though.
Scalem
Well done fella's
At least someone is catching fish!! Off to the boaties market in the morning and then out for a run with the young fella. Hopefully I can produce the goods this trip!!
BilgeBoy
Not to Shabby at all guysI guess that you must have been fishing some sandy shallow bottom to have been getting so many lizards
The esky didn't look to bad at the end of the day, Well done
Peter :cool:
Good report and well those flatties gives you a change diet...
Re: When Flatties outnumber Vermin!
That`s a good feed there mate, well done
Re: When Flatties outnumber Vermin!
Well done lads! Nice haul. I headed off around the Coomera eventually but had a crap day. Couple of little whiting, bream then later some rays and a little jew that night. Nothing a keeper though. Well there is always next week!
Puff
p.s. so what were those GPS co-ordinates again????
nice fish ,
iv had now luck with the flatties latly wat plasices were you using
cheers nath
How ya living?
G'day,
It was great being out on the water again with Scalem. He convincingly out fished me; partly because I was too busy laughing. At one point, he was giving a running commentary of his cast, drop and retrieve technique. The funny bit was that he could predict exactly when he'd get a touch and then hook the fish!
The GPS co-ordinates of where you can get a good feed are S27°27'0.90 E153° 5'19.91
While the fish weren't huge, we had a top day with regular hook ups and several full-on hot bite periods. Some of the best fishing I've had. They would take just about anything we threw at them, mainly 4" Gulp and Powerbait minnows.
The next trip won't be far off.
Cheers,
Brad.
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