Nice to read between all the posts for the few flathead catching tips and not so nice to read the rest. I sympathize with the situation with the crab pots especially the frustration with lack of care from the authorities (which is a joke with many illegalities)
I don't know if anyone else has noticed that there seems to be allot of verbal bashing going on in the some of the forums here and it is kind of getting tiring. Anyhow I can't wait to try out my new rod and if I haven't got the time to drive up or down the coast, I figure the pine is my best bet and more often than not I catch a few fish there and it is only 20 minutes away.