What soft plastics for flatties in port Phillip bay.

[allrounder_13]

If you just want to get a few flatties on the boat. Have a rod out with a sabiki rig on it. The problem is you will get a heap of small ones, so it might not be worth it. A little while ago I got a 38cm flatty and a pinkie on a sabiki, I dont use them any more as I get sick of constantly unhooking the small ones

What kind of sabiki rig? And do you put bait on them or just leave them?

[Scraglor]

I just use the ones with 6 small hooks on it, and its illegal to bait sabikis, unless they only have 2 hooks on them. You dont need too anyway. You have the added bonus that you might catch some fresh bait also

[CarlG]

Snapper snatchers with 5/0 hooks are awesome for flatties. If your going s/p, squidgy fish, the ones with the purple back and grey belly are absolute winners for me..I live down the bottom end of the bay, so its generally 1/2 ounce jigheads and heavier.

[TrevKing]

I'm a fan of the Atomic range of plastics, the Prong in particular.
The 'old penny' or ghost pearl colours are my favourites.
They have a nice action and fish go nuts over the scent.
Any size is fine, because as others have said, flatties will nail pretty much everything if you put it in front of them.
I've heard that the best technique with the Prongs for flatties is the 'slow draw', so you can get a bit more movement into the tail and legs.
Good luck :fishing:

[Fishsniper]

Pink, Pink and more Pink also white seem to be really good also on a 1\8 jighead

[rixter]

Also i always seem to have trouble rigging soft plastics aswell, any tips?

Line up the jig head with the plastic and mark it at the point the hook will come out. Then feed it on slowly making sure it doesn't turn in your hand and push it through once it reaches the mark you made. Should sit and swim properly :thumbsup:

:thumbsup: , helps me line them up. On a different serious note though, flatties will take just about anything shiny, tin foil wrapped around a hook a few times works well, like a big silver grub shape. Way cheaper that using your plastics if your just chasing flatties , or use an old silver or gold wonder wobbler. You can get about 3 of them for $2, and they are killer on flatties, an old method but very effective .

Cheers , Rick.

[allrounder_13]

Thanks guys so much guys you help has being awesome
Im starting to get a bit overwhelmed but i think im going to stick to a 1/4 jighead andimnot sure about the plastic yet.

[SteveoTheTiger]

Im starting to get a bit overwhelmed but i think im going to stick to a 1/4 jighead andimnot sure about the plastic yet.

There is really no need to over complicate things. Flatties are not fussy, the hardest part will be finding them. Just make sure your jig head is heavy enough that you are hitting the bottom as that is where the fish are.

[Rada]

Drift drift and drift with a running berley sinker dipped in tuna oil with a squid leg on a 3/0 hook.Gold!