queensland Scarborough Fires - 70cm Flathead Finally

[stewie]

Well it has taken some time, but finally cracked it for a 70cm lizard. My 6yo had his sports carnival on today, which finished at 1.30pm. I picked him up and asked him what he wanted to do. After getting his first plastic caught flathead last Sunday, he immediately said "fishing". No need to twist my arm.

Got down to the Scarborough rockwall around 2.30pm. Did the same arrangement, where we took turns with my soft plastic outfit. First spot we tried (around 6th or 7th cast) something took the plastic early in my retrieve (a fair way out). Took off fast and didn't seem to play like a flathead. After a good tussle and a couple of heart-stopping moments at the net, landed my first flathead of 70cm (my Holy Grail).

Bugger me if about 3 casts later my 6yo gets a good hit and brings a 54cm one to the net. Couple of smaller ones as well. All on the 3" Gulp Shrimps.

Got back to pick up my youngest at 4pm, so a good little session. Photos are attached (I hope). I don't have a professional brag mat, but I guarantee the bumps in the fish matched up to the bumps in the ruler and it was 70. Trust me ;-).

Have a good week,

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[straddiebrad]

well done u must be stoked.brad

[TomW]

Nice job on the Lizards Stewie, brilliant effort getting your young gun onto a nice fish!

Thanks TomW

[Rocket75]

weight for age the young fella took the day still :laugh:

congrats on the 70cm, great fish for sure.

Rocket

[stewie]

Thanks guys. Really happy for the young'in. We were both stoked.

[Dinodadog]

well done couple of nice ones there

[thousandyards]

brilliant work stewie!! great that your young fella is hooked too (no pun intended) - good to get some quality time with yr kids that way.....every aussie dad should get to teach his kids to fish

[yoyo]

good sesh....sh*t i've got work to do, i'm only in front of your 6yr old by 1cm in the flattie PB stakes...! ;-)

[Old Scaley]

He's already outfishing the Pom (not Bri or MoparKev by the way) and soon the boy will be outfishing his old man. Congrats on the PB, Brett.

[kiwifisho]

:woohoo: Not only a PB for both anglers but a great feed to boot, well done stewie and son :ta:

Dean

[aussiebass40]

top fish mate

[Travis]

nice lizard mate

[chrissy_fisher]

great lizard,and a decent PB...

[noname]

well done.you'll have to keep an eye out for travis sneakin up behind you now

[Bluevien]

Excellent work Stewie. My 10yr old son is itching for his first flattie and is green with envy..... look out school holidays!!! Congrats on achieving your goal.

[fishing-mavericks]

nice one!

scale it, put some garlic pieces in his belly, wrap it up in alfoil and bake that bad boy for 25 minutes. Nothin more tasty than a garlic flatty!!!