queensland New PB Flathead and 14 of his mates - SPs in the Pine

[Rocket75]

Had a red hot session on the flatties this arvo.

First session in the yak for 2 months after the birth of our 2nd daughter and it was worth the wait.

All fish took a 3" ZMan MinnowZ on a 1/4 TT Jighead.

Two biggest went 68 and 69cm and there were a lot of 50cm fish in there too.

Finding them took some doing, but once I did they were thick and hungry.

Best SP session ever, gotta love flatties

[EZY]

gotto love those zmans :cheer: bought two packs last week in chartruse and bloodback/redback? (somthing like that) and smashed the flatties 55-70cm 4 fish for the session and a couple of throw backs small bream catties ect. will be getting some more chartruse and pink for the weekend . nice haul by the way. ezy

[ellicat]

That's a BIG session on the flatties, Rocket. :woohoo:

On the troll or casting ?

[Rocket75]

All casting SP's in behind an island that the current was ripping past. The flatties were sitting in the protected water and nailing the lure as it came past.

[viper83]

Awesome session mate. Gotta love the flatties. I have been thinking about trying those Zmans. Did you use a hidden weight??

Cheers

Matt

[Rocket75]

Matt, I can recommend the ZMan plastics, they have caught me some great fish.

Today was just a standard 1/4 jig head.

Tip: a drop of super glue is needed to keep the jighead and the plastic together.

[viper83]

Ok sweet, thanks mate. I got a packet of them on Friday and of course I wasnt expecting to need super glue lol. Time to put some in the tackle box. How did the plastic hold up after the flatties???

[Rocket75]

all 15 fish were landed on the same plastic and it's still good as new. I went thru 3 leaders, but the lure and the jig head lasted the whole session.

Here it is at the end of the session...note the frayed leader after the last fish.

[Gloomy Samurai]

Hi Rocket

I went up there for a quick flick on Saturday afternoon and got 3 on plastics pretty quick. I didn't get them at that little island you mention, but in the same area. I actually got one trolling a 3" Zman Minnow! Had never been there before and was pleasantly surprised. There are some deep holes to find if you have a sounder on board that were holding fish.

Also the Zman grubs in the 4" have been going well on flatty's according to the papers. Same deal with them though, need some superglue. Must just have something to do with the plastic compound.

Cheers mate

Andrew

[kmcrosby78]

Nice going Rocket, great session on the flatties. Some handy info there as well - will have to chuck some super glue in the tackle box.

15 flathead eh - that'll take some eating ..........................................

[Bluevien]

Congrats on your 2nd daughter and that's a cracking session to get you back onto the water. It's good to read your reports again too. I've just started getting into the Zmans and I have to say, if your aren't bitten off it's gonna save a packet in SP purchases... and they catch fish.

Cheers.

[The Mad Hughesy]

That's a mad sesh. I'm yet to pop my flathead cherry in the pine with the yak.. One day haha

[ryanyoung]

Onya Rod!! That is an epic session, particularly with the long time away from the fishing scene lol.

Congrats on your second littlun by the way.

Ryan.

[ryanyoung]

Miranda (my eldest) just said that the reason you caught all those fish is because your name is Rod, so of course if you are named after fishing then that is the reason why! When I mentioned that your nickname is Rocket, she took that as further proof of your fish-catching abilities lol!!!! Gotta love kids!!!!

[Bri The Pom]

Well done,those big girls sure look good on the brag matt.15 in one session is good going. Those zmans seem to be doing the bussiness as well.

Im thinking of devoting my next 5 months of fishing time chasing big lizards, how good are they.

Well done again.

Bri

[tugger]

Great report Rocket plenty of tips there for the novice if they take it onboard well done on a hot flatty session

[Shane69]

Nice work on the flatties mate.

3" minnow in opening night is my favourite plastic for snapper and flatties too.they work on longtails too lol. I used to use pearl white in 3" But moved to opening night now. Tend to get better bite on them.

Shane

[max pwr]

Nice going there Rod and some good tips on the sp's as well mate........thanks for sharing

[kreel]

Good to hear from you again Rod, and some nice lizards there too.

[FishoDave]

Looks like a great session man!

Great fun on the plastics

[tacklebox]

the birth of our 2nd daughter

pics or it didn't happen! awesome sesh Rod. thanks for sharing

[Rocket75]

the birth of our 2nd daughter

pics or it didn't happen! awesome sesh Rod. thanks for sharing

OK then, here's one of her in the "live well" not long after capture

[Lozzel]

the birth of our 2nd daughter

pics or it didn't happen! awesome sesh Rod. thanks for sharing

OK then, here's one of her in the livey tank not long after capture

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Congrats Rod, Hope mum & bub are well :woohoo:

On a side note, That model is no good for live bait,too noisey and the upkeep can break ya. Shoulda thrown it back

Good sesh for a first for awhile, You havent lost ya touch. 15 even Glenda couldn't beat that :whistle:

[kreel]

the birth of our 2nd daughter

pics or it didn't happen! awesome sesh Rod. thanks for sharing

OK then, here's one of her in the "live well" not long after capture

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Hang on isn't the rule - If its not on the plate it didn't happen.

Then again there's the other rule - you catch it you clean it.