05/10/2011 Flathead on Soft Plastics
Submitted by abandon on Wed, 2011-10-05 13:20
Went down to the local this morning at about 10am while there was no wind and the tide was low.
Chucked out Squidgy Wrigglers for a few hours and hooked a few small flatties. All went back to get bigger and fight another day.
Can anybody recommend a beach SOR that's good for bigger flatties, as all that seem to be around here are tiny ones. Or do they go out deep when they are bigger?
Was still a bit of fun, a great morning to be down the beach :)
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Bluedog
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Date Joined: 28/07/11
Only ones I have caught out
Only ones I have caught out deep are the same size as yours mate in the whiting grounds, annoying little buggers they are!
I have seen some pretty decent ones while diving in the lower stretch of the swan before though.
soupster51
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Date Joined: 29/11/06
Flatties
Bigger ones seem to be in the river or out deep. You've done well not to be smashed by blowies.
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BlowieMasta
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Date Joined: 02/11/10
colouration
wow ive done a lot of flatty fishing in the swan/canning and never seen any that tiny...
also suprised by the colouration on them! (assuming they are bartails??) i suppose they camo to the colour of the sand, where as in the river they are a much darker brown to match the muddy bottom.
Cheers,
Dave
soupster51
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Bluespot
They look like bluespot flatties from a beach to me.
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beau
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Seen two absolute stonkers
Seen two absolute stonkers get caught in the shallows on the inside of penguin island once, well over 50 cms. They actually made it onto the cover of a magazine, I think it was Hotbite
abandon
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Penguin Island
Might give Penguin Island a go next time then.
Hesitant to try the river because of the blowies. Last time I tried the Point walter sand bar and blowies decimated my plastics, making it quite an expensive operation!
BlowieMasta
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yeah at point walter i
yeah at point walter i usually go for the hard bodies just because of the blowies
the smallest RMG scorpion and laserpro in gold/orange/yellows has always worked best for me there
Cheers,
Dave
Leemo
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I have had luck on HRT Small
I have had luck on HRT Small Fry at point walter. just got to put in the effort to get the big ones. had a beast swim between my legs and bite my plastic in half, then swim away, bastard didnt hook himself.
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John_M
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I've been doing well on 4"
I've been doing well on 4" snapbacks in pearl/watermelen in the river lately, landing most fish around 40-45cm with one standout of 56cm a few weeks ago. All released, bar one :p
Ben Derecki
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56cm!
I'm yet to crack the 50cm mark. Hopefully this summer!
Bet that was the one that stayed in the bag huh
You fishing upstream or downstream if I can ask? I had a wander around Pt Walter on Saturday after taking the kids fishing for blowies but no hookups... wasn't trying too hard but.
John_M
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Surprisingly not aha, I
Surprisingly not aha, I necked a 42cm one aha.. Not far, maybe a across the other side and a little bit down stream ;)
GlennO87
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im itching to catch one on a
im itching to catch one on a lure, do you guys use the tide or just wander and throw lures? Any tips? I have tryed soft plastics in the river with no action apart from blowies smashing them.....Any tips for a starter?
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Spinnerak
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in deeper water, i use TT
in deeper water, i use TT switchbaldes, and in shallower water (<1 metre) i use SX40's (60 would probably be more suitable but I have no problems on the 40)
Last hour of the outgoing tide is the best time. I mainly fish the flats around canning bridge.
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Davy_G
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Snapbacks are your best
Snapbacks are your best friend in the river, incredibly blowie resistant, plus flatties love 'em.
hards work well to, got my best flattie of 50cms on a hard body.
Elora Danan
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Flathead and Softplastics.
Gotta admit the Switchblades and Ghostblades have been absolute dynamite for myself. Able to cover alot of ground with the distance you will get with casting one of them. Using them with a gentle lift, pause, let it hit the bottom and lift again etc is the best method. Snapback and Zman (finesse baits 3'') will be another one to go for its really shut down. All colours will work, I just found natural colours work alot better for me.
The spots mentioned above will be crawling with Flathead and Flounder in the early months of summer (November) and will be there all the way till as late as Feb/March. Other spots like, Point Resolution and Chidley Point will be alittle too deep for some serious Flathead but can be still caught there. Leeuwin Boat Ramp in East Fremantle has a great sand flats which has great weed amongst the drop offs which the Flathead/Flounder prefer and for some reason, the Flounder there are dinner plate size.
There you are mate, hoping this gives you alittle booster of confidence to fishing our healthy river way. Just nudge the Blowfish out of the way and you'll get the fish you want.
Cheers.
Jamos Damokos
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Leuwin ramp to the bridge
Leuwin ramp to the bridge will produce, as will pier 21 to the bridge...
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GlennO87
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Thanks heaps!!!!!!!! Jamos?
Thanks heaps!!!!!!!!
Jamos? You mean fishing alot from the ramp to the bridge....up stream or down?
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soupster51
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Lures
I've always done well in the river using prawn stars, with 'honey pot' being the most effective colour. 35mm Gold RMG Scorps come a very close second. Don't forget to start casting from about 5m before the water's edge as a lot of quality flatties sit in the skinny (warm) water and can be spooked really easily.
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