Jumpin Pin Flathead.

[Richo1]

Hi all,

Went down the Pin yesterday for a SP's session, and scored a nice Flattie early in the day. It's my best one so far went 73cm. Was so thrilled I forgot to weigh it before it was released. Caught another 7 or so little ones but generally pretty quite. A few bream seen getting caught on baits.
Cheers Richo

[StevenM]

Nice fish Richo. See pink is still the colour.

Cheers Steven

[JB]

Ripper fish there Richo, those big mummas are only a month or so away now... cant wait

[Richo1]

Yep they just can't resist pink. That one was on a 5" Snapback.

[Gutsy]

Good fish. What weight in the jighead do you recommend for the pin?

Cheers.

Marcel

[flickflack]

Good fish mate,always good to beat your PB

[Billo]

good fish there mate

This year the logan and pin have produced some beaut lizards ...hard to beat my PB - 1.3 m and 11 lb from last year , but we have been getting quite a few up around 80 - 90 cm on the plastics ....especially in around the logan banks

[Bonesy]

nice fish there mate
Bonesy [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[craigie]

Richo,

Quality fish there mate, nice pic as well

Billo,

Am I reading your post right, you caught a 1.3m Flathead ???
You might want to check your scales ??? as a fish that size should be up around 20lb. To give you some indication, A couple of years back I got a 89cm Lizard that went 11lb and I know of smaller lengthed fish that have also been around the 5kg mark.

Your Flathead must have looked a bit like a neck Tie but a truely memorable fish all the same. Would really like to see a Photo .

Cheers
Craigie

[Poseidon]

Top looking fish. I would also be interested in the jighead style,weight that you used , any info on this would be appreciated.
Cheers Cam.

[Richo1]

Were using TT brand jig heads, about 1/2 once I think (my jig heads were to small so borrowed a mates). We using the heavier ones to get down deep as we were chasing Jewies, caught the flattie on a ledge in 20 feet of water bouncing it off the bottom. Hope that helps.

JB love your boat, is that a Sea Jay? Yours too Craigie

[chanquetas]

Nice Flattie Richo. That looks like the one I almost caught last week!

I usually use a nice heavy jighead and get it down to the bottom as well. Good stuff.

[Billo]

craigie , sorry mate was heavier then that apparently ... 17lb so my brother tells me ( ...i get confused ...i remember the length)...oops


trolled up on a yellow / pink Tilsan Barra in 2 metres of water around the back of the islands in the logan river ..
it wasn't a flathead , it was a god damn crocodile !
The lure died ....he crunched it up big time , split it almost in half !
Never seen em that big pulled on line before ...seen em down around port maquarie that size and bigger , whilst snorkelling ...

No photo's , that old girl was slid straight back in the water in no time !

running diving minnows right into the mud is a really effective way to get the big buggers ....although you do tend to lures a lot of lures ...we run the minnows right into the thick of the mud and let them churn it up big time .....every lizard i got over a meter has fallen to the same method. ( probably gotten 4 that have tipped the 100cm + mark now ) I haven't tried trolling for em for ages ...sticking with the plastics now . Mainly using gulps on super light tackle ..seem to do the trick . A mate and i got 9 fish in one day a few months ago out of the logan, of which 6 were over 60 cm . not a bad score on 4lb line !!!! That river is so thick with BIG lizards it's rediculous !