hillarys flathead

i recently caught a big bartail flathead (40cm+) on a soft plastic inside hillarys marina. is this a regular occurance? as i leader lifted him he shook himself off the hook and bounced back into the water so theres no photo or accurate measurement. i thought you only got bartails in the river?_______________________________________________________________________________________

cheers, Paul


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Nice catch papa

Fri, 2008-10-03 11:48

I haven't caught any bartails at Hillarys, but have caught a few smallish ones inside Mindarie marina.
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Cant say ive got any either

Fri, 2008-10-03 11:55

Cant say ive got any either but i did get a bartail in ocean reef marina last year.



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no you didnt spess it was a

Fri, 2008-10-03 13:38

no you didnt spess it was a wally eye

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MMM Lizzards

Fri, 2008-10-03 17:37

where were you Pupa.....

lol jus kiddingTongue out

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Quote:MMM Lizzards  thats

Fri, 2008-10-03 19:22

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MMM Lizzards
 

thats what i was thinking as i lifted him from the water before he shook himself off.

Yell

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have caught all sorts of

Fri, 2008-10-03 22:29

have caught all sorts of stuff in hillaries marina that you would not think is there

baby pinkies,, gurnards, flatties, flounder

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upg

Sat, 2008-10-04 11:11

you caught any blowies in there, they are a pretty rare species?

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does anyone ever catch

Sat, 2008-10-04 18:50

does anyone ever catch massssivvveee common blowies

i caught one afew months ago that was massivee i almost crapped myself

                                                              

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ive only managed to catch a

Mon, 2008-10-06 20:41

ive only managed to catch a few hundred of those rare blowies!!!!!

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some big ones today as well

Mon, 2008-10-06 20:42

some big ones today as well lol

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I was down at that spot

Sat, 2008-10-11 11:45

I was down at that spot three nights ago with Tango and a colleague. I managed to catch a nice size cobbler. Good old Tango lent me a kevlar glove to wear whilst unhooking it. I managed to release the fish alive and well just after it shot me in the hand with it's dorsal spine. Kevlar + cobbler = sore hand.

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hahaha wonky

Sat, 2008-10-11 11:58

your avatar is funny as aha