First flathead on 3' grubs
Submitted by abandon on Sun, 2007-10-21 12:59
The wind was a light southerly and again the water was clear and shallow. The 3' jigging grubs in smoke glitter were invoking the most curiosity out of these fish and I could clearly see them giving chase then veering off as the jig came out of the water. No huge ones (ranged from about 15 - 25 cm), but its good to watch their behaviour and reactions to the jig.
First fish to strike was about 2 meters out in knee deep water. I saw him hammer in from the right about 3 meters from the lure. I was surprised at how fast it was, I just saw a cloud of sand, a white flash from his belly, and the he was hooked. Took a photo then released him. Estimate about 20ish cm.
Second one was out further, about 6 metres out so I didn't see the strike. He was roughly the same size as the first.
First time ever catching flathead on these jigs and even though they were small, was still great fun. Will get a decent one soon! Cheers to Spess and the other guys for gladly sharing their knowledge.
Mike
After posting a query on this site about leadhead jigging for flatfish, and getting some great advice from Spess (thanks mate), got the recommended soft plastic grubs, and a Halco Laser Pro 45 and went down to the beach for a bit.
The wind was a light southerly and again the water was clear and shallow. The 3' jigging grubs in smoke glitter were invoking the most curiosity out of these fish and I could clearly see them giving chase then veering off as the jig came out of the water. No huge ones (ranged from about 15 - 25 cm), but its good to watch their behaviour and reactions to the jig.
First fish to strike was about 2 meters out in knee deep water. I saw him hammer in from the right about 3 meters from the lure. I was surprised at how fast it was, I just saw a cloud of sand, a white flash from his belly, and the he was hooked. Took a photo then released him. Estimate about 20ish cm.
Second one was out further, about 6 metres out so I didn't see the strike. He was roughly the same size as the first.
First time ever catching flathead on these jigs and even though they were small, was still great fun. Will get a decent one soon! Cheers to Spess and the other guys for gladly sharing their knowledge.
Mike
Karlos
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looks like
is that coggee beach i see in the back ground by the jetty?
come and get it fishy fishy fishy !!!!!!
abandon
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Bit further south
Nah mate it was down Rockingham way...
SPESS
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onya mate well done and im
onya mate well done and im glad that they worked for ya! Well done.
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
Adam Gallash
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Great stuff
Awesome to hear that the advice the guys provided helped you get the fish you wanted!
Thanks for sharing Mike.
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SPESS
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Yeah i dont know what it is
Yeah i dont know what it is about those 2 and 3" atomic red glitter grubs they the really do love em......flatfish that is.
PS: bream too ;)
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!