flathead hotspots

[fishingguru]

Goin fishing for flathead next weekend, anyone know the hotspots atm, also gana give soft plastics a go, is there a big secret to using them, or is it simply lift the rod, and wind and repeat?

[Surfingant]

I find slow rolling paddle tail plastics along the bottom works better than a lift and drop but that's just my preference.

[Bri The Pom]

Going fishing where, if you can be a bit more specific, you may get a specific spot in return.

[fishingguru]

Well obiously in the brisbane area, it is a site bout brissy fishing, as far north as donnybrook, to as far south as jacobs well.

[BASSTURD]

Well obiously in the brisbane area, it is a site bout brissy fishing, as far north as donnybrook, to as far south as jacobs well.

no need to be a smart ass mate, this site caters for more then just brisbane, stretches far as north queeland and south to the border. with an attitude like that you'll be lucky to get any advice on hot spots.

[dissy]

The only reason he asked was to help you mate.........HELP US HELP YOU...........

[Schilling]

Zman minnowz 3inch redbone have been working good for me.... the elaZtech material makes them real soft to give a very lifelike action as well as being very durable. A bit hard to rig up being so soft but you will get use to it. Fished the flats up at the sunny coast around cotton tree on the run out tide, worked around the draining sand bars and the deep gutters. Mostly small-ish flathead but there has to be some bigger ones around? Just keep the plastic close to the bottom with the paddle tail kicking along and you should get some.

[Often Debaited]

go down the coomera river near the mouth where it meets the main channel.....flick a plastic around and you should pick something up......run out tides being the best time....if you can couple that with an early morning you'll be fine...they seem to shut down a bit after 11.....thats what ive found lately

[Wahoo2]

With an attitude like that you're likely to get stuff all. The folks on AFO have been great towards me and offered me loads of advice. It's a great bunch of people so I would kindly suggest having a little respect or go and open an Ausfish account.

Kane

[fishingguru]

Thanks for the tips, and to those who took a comment i said, i apoligise, there was no intention of being a smart ars, i just answered the question,

[TIM D]

I would kindly suggest having a little respect or go and open an Ausfish account.

Kane

Whats wrong with Ausfish :whistle:

cheers tim

[Bri The Pom]

Maybe I need to go and open an Ausfish account as i live further south than Jacobs Well.

Fishingguru,

The search forum will give you heaps of old posts about flatties and now is a better time than ever as flatties have been on the target list for alot of anglers recently. Old posts will give you the names and colours of plastics that people are using and doing well with. Locations also get mentioned, I only fish the goldy so can't help you up there in Brissy.

[Stevodevo]

Maybe we should be called Queenslandfishing.com.au because we got people from the north to south of Queensland

No only joking

And I'd like to say thanks for everyone that has helped me

[fishingguru]

Cheers bri the pom, i dnt fish the goldy much, but iv landed a good flatty close to the mouth of currumban creek, also had good success with whiting, where do u normally go to

[fishingnut]

The indropilly bridge is a known hot spot for some real monster flatties, just keep it quiet as it also produces Cobia and don't want to see the place fished out.

[Plastic King]

I mainly target flathead........either run in or out. Fish the side of the drop offs according to the run in the tide. Bounce the plastic back down the drop off to you with the direction of flow as flathead are an ambush fish they will use anything in the water to hide behind. Also I've caught70cm flathead in 2 foot of water twice so I think they move up on the banks in the morning to get up to temperature then feed, having said that they won't pass on a lure bouncing past there nose. They love mud and weed sitting in the patches of sand/mud between weed. When you have one on the line drop your rod immediately as they like to come straight to the surface and try to shake the hook. I've found that about 8-10 o'clock in the morning is prime. I've found that 4inch Minnow Pumpkinseed Powerbait is one of the best with a TT Head Hunter 2/0 hook and 1/6 Ounce lead........last weekend tried a 3.75 inch ZMAN with the same jig head and got 3 Flatty hope this helps

[Bri The Pom]

Cheers bri the pom, i dnt fish the goldy much, but iv landed a good flatty close to the mouth of currumban creek, also had good success with whiting, where do u normally go to

I mainly fish the seaway and broadwater area up past the pimpama river, I like to jig 7 inch plastics for the bigger girls in the deeper water. Not everyones cup of tea but i get a few that way.

[Gcarj]

You could try down at Lota, at the mouth of Tingalpa Creek. Pump a yabbie or two and fish the last of the outgoing tide - about 2.5 - 3hrs before low is the time to get there.

Let the yabbie or plastic drift along with the current and with some luck you'll hook up

[fishingguru]

Gcarj: yeah i drift the yabbie at lota creek, but a soft plastic? Dont you have to work the plastic to make it look like its live?

[stinkyibis]

Gcarj: yeah i drift the yabbie at lota creek, but a soft plastic? Dont you have to work the plastic to make it look like its live?

Not at all. I have fished in many places around there before and to memory 90% of the fish came when I was least expecting it, the plastic sitting on the bottom doing nothing. Sometimes the fish will like it more if you hop it or slow roll it. Whipping is a pretty common retrieve for flathead. It'll take some time before you master all different types of retrieves and lures and by then you will have opened the door for something more....Just try it. You'll be surprised when you pull up solid.

[comeonr]

Nice man,I have never use lure before, cuz I don't know how to use lure. But actually, I have seen someone catch flathead in Brisbane river, just in the eagle farm. U can have a try there

[fishingguru]

Nice mate i live right next to eagle farm, iv evan heard storys of people catching a flatty using a chip as bait lol

[thousandyards]

The indropilly bridge is a known hot spot for some real monster flatties, just keep it quiet as it also produces Cobia and don't want to see the place fished out.

that's my special longtail spot....got my PB there. do you mind not blabbing about it??

[waldo]

Trolling some mackmaulers it appears