quick arvo flick - pine

[Si]

gday,
manged to get a quick fish for a few hours this afternoon with brendan my fishing buddy. went hays inlet first for a look. tide falling close to low water. fishing 5 inch jerk shads and some vibes. fished a bit of structure first with no luck. went up river a touch to do some drifts - nothing. came back. very shallow and many rocks at the bridge between the markers! at near low water! came back into the pine and i dropped a fish around the pylons. went back into the river and i drop another good fish. having a shocker. shortly after brendan comes up tight . took a couple of runs and we eventually netted it. came up 62cm and was caught on a berkely powerbait in pearl watermelon. put up a good fight. we had to go home shortly after that so it was a good save for the day.

[sarg]

Nice work on the flattie, some good ones around at the moment.

Did you get a look at the fish you lost?

[Si]

Nice work on the flattie, some good ones around at the moment.

Did you get a look at the fish you lost?

no i didnt. felt ok (nothing huge) though. spat the hooks. starting to get annoying.

[chief]

Nice effort, those lizards can turn it on when they hit a HB or plastic. I've taken a few guys out to throw lures for their first time and you always hear comments like , I've never had a flathead fight so hard. It 's the best way to target them Cheers

[Just_chips]

Nice, good to the trusty power baits still getting a dunking when most people just reach for the gulps without thinking. The Pearl watermelon is still my fave with pumpkinseed coming a close second in either 3 or 4 inch.

Kev

[MickThe]

+1 to Pearl Watermelon 4 inch Bass Minnows........ got two nice flatfish at the Pin today on them

Mick.

[plastix4me]

Nice lizard. We're getting more light in the arvo's now so I'm keen to get a few mid-week arvo flick's in after work.

Good old powerbaits. I went fishing last week and went through a few plastics with not much success. I spotted the old pumpkinseed pb's in my plastics wallet and thought why not give 'em a try. Instant success with half a dozen decent breambo. Sometimes plain old pb's do the trick. Watermelon is my fav though.

[Si]

plastix, Mickthe, just chips- yes watermelon is a good colour. another mate of mine swears by em for snappper. i like camo in the gulps too. on the other hand some people in the know love red and black with a paddle tail.

chief - know what you mean. the bigger ones on lures do give a good account for themsleves on lightish gear. short fast runs, head shakes. good stuff. love it.

i have been checking out the plastics after i lose the fish and have noticed they are have missed the hook and are just holding on to the plastic just below the hook. well i think thats the cause. could be me!! but i have been experimenting a bit with small stinger hooks but couldnt find them on this day and they seem to be working but only got a few with them. anyway i think the stinger will improve hookups and i dont think it puts em off. still more fish to catch to really know if this works or not.

[004dam]

I've been experimenting with 4" pb pearl watermelon scales minnow. No luck yet besides a small stargazer and a toady :/. Not sure if I should drop to a 3" version.


Anyway nice catch looked like a good arvo

[Mossy247]

Nice to get some quality fish from the pine, not a bad way to pass some time I say. Well done.