X2 yeah I have seen that on FB. Some really nice ones.rb85 wrote:Been some good fish caught by people fishing for gummies the last month throughout the port the last month few 50cm plus fish.
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Anchored = runningDr Snapper wrote:Ok, so once you find them and anchor, do you cast pass where you think they are slowly 'roll' the bait back to the boat orM9085 wrote:From limited experience...if you know where they are, you anchor on top of them and go to work. If you don’t know where they are you drift until you find them and then anchor.
cast on top of them and wait or
a bit of both, and find what is working on the day.
When anchored, is it best to use a patenoster rig or running sinker rig?, or, again, try and see what is working on the day.
I drift shallow around Altona and Williamstown.
Thanks in advance.
Drifting = patenoster
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Seen a few there also been a few ive been shown by the blokes who caught them. Standard by-catch in other areas but awesome fish for westernport.LINwAd wrote:X2 yeah I have seen that on FB. Some really nice ones.rb85 wrote:Been some good fish caught by people fishing for gummies the last month throughout the port the last month few 50cm plus fish.
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In the wrong spot then lolKimtown wrote:I've caught nothing but 15cm in WPB. I tend to avoid attempting to catch them (still manage 100 each session)
I go off the eastern entrance for good size ones and I drift.
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Nice fishrb85 wrote:Been some good fish caught by people fishing for gummies the last month throughout the port the last month few 50cm plus fish.
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I'm yet to find myself on top of the Flatheads and not catch any. Again at W.P. my experiences are limited and the running tides are something that needs to be seen to be believed compared to PPB.Kimtown wrote:Anchored = runningDr Snapper wrote:Ok, so once you find them and anchor, do you cast pass where you think they are slowly 'roll' the bait back to the boat orM9085 wrote:From limited experience...if you know where they are, you anchor on top of them and go to work. If you don’t know where they are you drift until you find them and then anchor.
cast on top of them and wait or
a bit of both, and find what is working on the day.
When anchored, is it best to use a patenoster rig or running sinker rig?, or, again, try and see what is working on the day.
I drift shallow around Altona and Williamstown.
Thanks in advance.
Drifting = patenoster
If you are on top of flathead (in my opinion) running, paternoster or even soft plastic bouncing of the bottom will catch fish. they are pretty dumb, and not fussy. Find the Flathead drop your bait, bounce it of the bottom and you will catch. simple as that.
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Kimtown wrote:Anchored = runningDr Snapper wrote:Ok, so once you find them and anchor, do you cast pass where you think they are slowly 'roll' the bait back to the boat orM9085 wrote:From limited experience...if you know where they are, you anchor on top of them and go to work. If you don’t know where they are you drift until you find them and then anchor.
cast on top of them and wait or
a bit of both, and find what is working on the day.
When anchored, is it best to use a patenoster rig or running sinker rig?, or, again, try and see what is working on the day.
I drift shallow around Altona and Williamstown.
Thanks in advance.
Drifting = patenoster
I been catching flathead for over 15 years and never change rigs.
I just stayed with a paganoster rig
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You’d be better off using plastics or hard bodies on Quail or Tyabb Bank for REAL Flathead. I fish Quail bank a lot for my squid and I always see monster rock and bluespot flathead cruising around in 1.5m of water on the outgoing tide. They’ve even hit my squid jig numerous times. Talking 45cm + Flathead. Don’t see the point in keeping 30cm or so Flathead
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