Don't see why they wouldn't work Ian considering the way flatties will have a go at almost anything running past them and I think if it looks like a nice small juicy crab even better. I personally haven't tried a plastic crab with them but if I had one I'd give it a go. So far I've had enough success on the Zman's and Squdgees that I haven't even thought about it till I read your comment.4liters wrote:Most of the flathead I've opened up have had at least one crab in them, has anyone tried a crab plastic or a cranka crab dragged along the bottom while drifting?
Flatties on soft plastics
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curl tail grub in white has been never fail lure.
some others I find successful - keitech swing impact 3" green pumpkin, ecogear grass minnow #101 or the squidgy fish mint jelly.
some others I find successful - keitech swing impact 3" green pumpkin, ecogear grass minnow #101 or the squidgy fish mint jelly.
I tried the cranka crabs & they work very well, they are better with a single hooks on flatties. I haven't tried a plastic crab yet.4liters wrote:Most of the flathead I've opened up have had at least one crab in them, has anyone tried a crab plastic or a cranka crab dragged along the bottom while drifting?
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I always have success in the bay using 3inch gulp minnows in the nuclear chicken colour, Flatty's are usually all over them.
few short sharp flicks and a 5-10 second pause
few short sharp flicks and a 5-10 second pause
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What weight jig heads do people use for different depths of water?
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for the bay i usually use 1/8 for all depths, might not be the best tactic but works for me.
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I use the same 1/8 jig heads and 3inch minnows in bloodworm, pumpkinseed and nuclear chicken they all do the damage..chad43 wrote:for the bay i usually use 1/8 for all depths, might not be the best tactic but works for me.
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For the boat it's more about speed of drift then depth of water.4liters wrote:What weight jig heads do people use for different depths of water?
For land and I've been looking for heavier jig heads without big hooks on them.
Trialing some different rig set ups to try gain distance when casting sp
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first flatty on a soft plastic 51cm and 2 tailor not bad for 1 hrs work
from loch sport my wife also caught a 40cm flatty on the surf we got plenty of bait sided mullet and seen only 2 salmon taken- sandef
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sandef wrote:first flatty on a soft plastic 51cm and 2 tailor not bad for 1 hrs work from loch sport my wife also caught a 40cm flatty on the surf we got plenty of bait sided mullet and seen only 2 salmon taken
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