Spearing flatties & flounder

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Spearing flatties & flounder

Post by junior » Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:14 pm

Hey guys,

Went out strolling with a spear over a few nights recently and had a little success.
Caught most at lower tides either on flats, sand bars and at the start of drop offs.
All between the Brighton/Hampton rocks and Sandringham. Thinking about pushing further south for the next trip.
There's not a huge amount of fish out there for the wader from what I can see, yet haven't had an unsuccessful trip in a while.
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The larger of the 3 above, lost a spear prong!
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Re: Spearing flatties & flounder

Post by Lightningx » Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:49 pm

Some nice spearing mate!
I haven’t been in ages! Have had some seriously awesome sessions in the past. Enjoy the feed 😊
Cheers 👍🏻

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Re: Spearing flatties & flounder

Post by Sebb » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:49 pm

Nice, good feed there.

There seems to be quite a few flounder in PPB, and in popular places too but I never caught them, whether be bait or lures. Rarely hear anyone get flounder either. Wonder why.
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Re: Spearing flatties & flounder

Post by junior » Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:10 pm

Cheers guys. You'll see from that last photo the flathead almost got away! They're very quick.
I only see one or two legal flounder each trip and I'm moving slow and looking carefully. Never caught them on a hook either and I do try with SPs in the same areas I'm wading.

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Post by Sebb » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:30 pm

Yeah, almost never heard of flounder got caught on bait/lure. I wonder why. They're definitely around and about.

That white stick on the flathead, that's the spear prong?
How did it break?
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Re: Spearing flatties & flounder

Post by dazz999 » Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:23 pm

A guy was catching them on bait a few year,s ago stupid me did,nt take note of what bait he was using they have no interest in soft plastic,s i had one sitting on it,s back

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Re: Spearing flatties & flounder

Post by Joker91 » Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:58 pm

Great catch!! Would love to see a picture of your light and spear that you use. I went for my first attempt last week but was unsuccessful.

Also, where about a were you catching them ?

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Re: Spearing flatties & flounder

Post by junior » Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:55 pm

Sebb wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:30 pm
That white stick on the flathead, that's the spear prong?
How did it break?
Yep that's a metal spear prong snapped clean off the head, which is replaceable thankfully.
Not sure if it broke on the thrust into the fish or when I pulled it out but I guess the quality is really lacking.
I treat the spear well and always wash it down.
It's a bit tough to pull out of a fish and maybe I'm putting a bit of a twist into it and fatiguing the metal.
I'll monitor it and see what I'm doing wrong

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Re: Spearing flatties & flounder

Post by junior » Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:58 pm

dazz999 wrote:
Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:23 pm
A guy was catching them on bait a few year,s ago stupid me did,nt take note of what bait he was using they have no interest in soft plastic,s i had one sitting on it,s back
I'll check the guts on the next one and let you know. I suspect a type of worm or small crustacean.
The flathead have been eating little flounder and crabs.

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Re: Spearing flatties & flounder

Post by junior » Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:14 pm

Joker91 wrote:
Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:58 pm
Great catch!! Would love to see a picture of your light and spear that you use. I went for my first attempt last week but was unsuccessful.

Also, where about a were you catching them ?
I'll get back to you on a pic of the gear but any underwater light and spear would do.
Tried with headlamps a couple of times and it was too difficult for me. The slightest ripple on the surface removes all visibility, which isn't great as there's a number of rays hanging out there.

As to where, I'm wading in ankle to mid-thigh deep, from the rocks near the New St lights all the way down to, and sometimes 200-300m past, the Sandy yacht club. Just note that if you follow the beach past the yacht club, you have to walk through car park there and it's bit of a hassle.
You also have the Brighton dog-friendly beach. And you have to stay 50m from piers I believe which is a no-brainer at Brighton anyway.

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