First croc this season.

[aaron_gilmour]

Hi All,

After seeing many pics of good crocs over the last month or so and reports from the flathead classic decided to have another go and getting a good flattie to the boat.Spooked 2 horse off a fish last trip with both flathead estimated at 80-90cm and my knee's shaking.

Last few trip have yeilded some ok results in numbers but quality lacking with most flatties caught up to 55cm.

Decided to hit the pin bar area first with favourable winds with only a few smaller fish being caught. The place looks so fishy but I am yet to master the art of finding big flatties.

Fished till midday with still only small fish to our names. Decided that the sand banks wernt working so heading down a creek to find some muddy flats.Fished for another 30 min and was called last cast when my non boater latches onto a good fish. Line peeeling of my capricorn 1500 nad 4lb string singing in the water I knew this was a better fish. After a few minutes and some good strong runs and hugging the bottom I was able to net out first decent croc of the year.

The good looking girl went 76cm and after a few quick snaps was released to go and make more flatties for years to come. Lure of choice was a Berkley Powerbait salwater 3" swimming pogy in mackeral colour with a tail dip of chartruse garlic spike it.

Another hour of "Just 1 more cast" followed with another 1 50cm to go home with until I had to call it a day and go to work late.

Here is the flattie and lucky angler.Mission accomplished, croc caught and released

Cheers

Aaron

[aaron_gilmour]

Here is the girl on the brag matt. Having not seen a big one in the flesh i was surprised on the girth of the fish.

[aaron_gilmour]

condition were good early with winds not picking up till near midday. The water was really clear and this pic dosnt do justice on what it really looked like with poleroids on.

[aaron_gilmour]

Here is 1 of my 50cm flatties that 1 took home for a feed caught earlier in the morning. Caught on a 100mm Squidgy slick rig in neon silver.

[gregdeeth]

great report, nice flatty too

[cactus_jack]

Nice fish, work can always wait a little bit longer (just one more cast, just one more cast!!)

[Fisher4life]

Top conditions!!

[richieboy]

Top report Aaron. Looked like you had a great day with beaut conditions.
Lovely looking fish, especially that croc of yours.
Keep the reports coming.

Rich

[caught-ya]

nice fish!!!!

that 76cm flatty would of been great fun on light gear

top effort!!

bassamundi,

[T-roy]

awsome fish mate

[Apple]

Hi Aaron

Great fish mate, who caught it ur deckie , dont u just luv that, you take a mate fishin and he catahes the BIGGEST fish


Cheers Adrian

[Kendall249]

Not what I expected to see, though good fish all the same.

[a]

Good work glimour mans mate.
76cm is a nice feeling on the light gear.
Could have done with her in the classic, probably would have kept us in the top 20...

But thats fishin. I don't fish the pin much only up to the classic but its amazing how much water there is
and heaps of it is lizard area. If your chasing them again down their I'll pm you some spots they usually hang out in - except in the flatty classic weekend....

[Pistol_P]

top catch, love the release part, mayby i can have a go next time.[move][/move]pete

[flickflack]

Aaron

Way to go mate, there still should be a few around. Good to see you getting amongst them.

Cheers Rod