500mm+ Flatheads in 40m of Water!

Took a day off today, as it is my Birthday, to go fishing with the “bigger kids”.  Pull the newly set “red hunter” pots , wait for the wind to die and head to the 40’s to test some new ground.

A couple of berried females (throw backs of good size) and a jumbo male.  Big and angry.

We had a number of spots around a location and they all fished well.  Quite a few pup sambos from 1kg to 15kg+ that were all released.  One spot we have now named the flathead lump.  We got 6 over 500mm in 40+m of water.  A nice baldie, some big skippy and a range of less desirables.  Full on action over the whole time for a few hours – what better Birthday could you want (besides the obvious)?

 

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 Got to love the flatties.

Mon, 2015-12-21 16:24

 Got to love the flatties. Great eating IMO. That cray looks like a monster next to the fish. 

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Flathead Mmmm

Mon, 2015-12-21 16:51

 Top table fish there.

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 Good work Mick - and happy

Mon, 2015-12-21 21:37

 Good work Mick - and happy birthday!

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You couldn't get a better present

Mon, 2015-12-21 22:35

With a very good cray and some nice lizards you will be eating high on the hog tonight.
Happy birthday.

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happy birthday

Tue, 2015-12-22 01:41

 nice haul 

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Not to bad a birthday pressy.

Tue, 2015-12-22 07:51

Not to bad a birthday pressy.

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Happy Birthday Micko!

Tue, 2015-12-22 17:23

Fark, Id be stoked with a feed of blue spot flatties like that, top eating bag there, too bad for you, steak and cake for tea eh?

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