squidgey soft plastics

[2BNVS1]

out at Jumpinpin, the 2 main plastics we have used so far that has got us a hell of a lot of flathead have been... Berkley Gulp 3" minnow grubs in pumpkinseed
(depending on current i usually use a 3g squidgy jighead) or a 4" Squidgy Pro Fish in watermelon. Keen to try some 100mm though see how they go

Ben...

[sunnycoastfisho]

Bit old school but if you can still get them the slider tails are deadly on flathead cant remember the colour name but dark red and white were cosistant performers. Still recon the best way to target flathead is a live lip hooked diver whiting. Back your drag off to nothing and drift though the deeper holes, the take is real gentle dont be afraid to feed them a good few meters of line then tighten the drag and lift the rod. Best size about 150mm but scored my pb 87cm on a legal sized sand whiting so don't be scared to threed on a big bait I use a number 4 mustard alrounder and a tiny pea straight to the hook the fine true turns are deadly sharp but straighten on the brutes ( cod , jacks)

[HeadBanger]

hi mate, just regarding the colours that you have noticed with the conditions you fish mate sorry but i disagree. i do not have a single problem with what your saying but i have heared the the more clear the water the use of a brighter appearence is better. I use when the water is clear a colour like pearl white and when the water is dirty pumkinseed, seems to be most of the time ha. Mate you should try fishing with the 4" minnows i have noticed with the larger plastic the larger fish you will catch. with this larger plastic you outrule the littler fish species such as bream, i have caught large flathead and a single trev. i was fishing with a 3" and caught smaller flathead. with the bigger plastic the small fish do not even bother. when the conditions are tough and the fish are not on the bite i will go down to a 3" minnow so i might have a chance with a whiting or bream.

thanks fishinwahbee


Never to young to be a pro!13yO

Yeah mate, I normally use the 3" Minnow in Chart Shad on the overcast days when the fishing is slow and can only seem to manage 1 or 2 fish. First lure on is normally a 4" minnow in Newpenny or a 70mm Squidgey fish in Killer Tomato. Bigger lures don't put off small flathead, which was something I found hard to get my head around when I first started chasing flathead on plastics.

Cheers,
Kaidon