Casting Swim Baits in an Australian Estuary

Chasing big dusky flathead using large swim bait lures in an Australian estuary system. These big swim bait lures offer a fun alternative to soft plastics for chasing estuary giants in shallow water! They definitely get smashed by a lot of fish and it's always fun to test out some different lures!
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Gear used in this film:
Rod: Zenaq Snipe 78 (rg) and Zenaq Snipe 76 (rg)
Reel: Daiwa Exist 3000D & Daiwa Certate 2500-XH
Line: Daiwa Saltiga 12 PE 1.5 & Daiwa Saltiga 12 PE 1.2
Leader: 16lbs fluorocarbon
Lure: ZMAN Scented Jerk ShadZ 7" & Savage Gear 4Play V2 165mm
Camera Gear:
Head - GoPro Hero 12
Second Cam - GoPro Hero 11
Close ups - GoPro Hero 9
#swimbaits #fishingaustralia #duskyflathead
Was awesome to chase these flathead on a new lure! Will continue to experiment with different lures and will of course make sure to document my experience with them to show you guys what works when chasing big flathead in shallow water!
Hope you enjoyed, more coming soon :))

[@tobykinch3541]

Yesssssss love a new pootuffy vid

[@PootuffyFishing]

Yes my brother!! took my time to get one out, but should have another out next week! Hope you enjoy 🤙

[@jacobszla]

Yes bro!!! Another banger vid.

[@PootuffyFishing]

Thank you my brother!! 🙏

[@MattsFishingEscapes]

Love your flatty dance! 😅

[@PootuffyFishing]

HAHA glad you appreciated it, only cost me a spine to the foot...well worth it 😂

[@thomasnardelli2181]

Sick video again bro the swim baits look so cool. I'd love to see a video of your setups too they all look so good and I'm super into the gear side of things too

[@PootuffyFishing]

Thank you my brother, appreciate the support as always!! Will definitely do a fishing tackle overview soon, been meaning to film one for a while! Have a great rest of the week legend :))

[@thomasnardelli2181]

@@PootuffyFishing you too legend. I look forward to seeing it

[@justinadams5159]

The guy says can’t believe how good the swim baits work. What he isn’t considering is it’s a swim bait used by you. Whole different story. I’m learning the hard way, that like all other sports, the best do better. Tailor fishing off a beach yest my friend, who can fish, outfished me 8-2 and also landed a 2kg Salmon. A good fisherman with same gear and setups will almost always outfish an average fisherman in same spot. Hope yr good Mr Pootuffy!😮

[@PootuffyFishing]

Hahaha that's too kind! Still learning how to use hard bodied lures for sure though, love using plastics so much, but it all translates across to some extent! Thank you for you watching! Appreciate the support! I hope you have a great weekend 🫡

[@CrumpysFishing]

glad i found ur content. great vid!

[@PootuffyFishing]

Thank you! Thats nice to hear, welcome to the channel 🤙

[@craigglanville9946]

Awesome fishing mate, can't get my head around how many big flattys there are

[@PootuffyFishing]

Hahaha there's quite a few! But then again during the time I filmed these videos I was fishing like 6 hours a day for a month ahah so I'd be bummed out if I didn't get a few 😂

[@jesusnavas2935]

Love a good fish

[@PootuffyFishing]

Same my brother! Thanks for watching :)

[@anthonycox1870]

Amazing session champion, well done, great catch that 7 inch jerk shad,

[@PootuffyFishing]

Thank you brother!! Was such a fun session for sure, still can't believe I hooked that jerk shad haha! All the best 🤙

[@BlakeODea]

Great vid man Love the swim bait fishing don’t see it much in aus 😊😊

[@PootuffyFishing]

Thank you for watching legend!! Yeah it's a great way to chase some fish, if anything it just makes it more interesting being able to chase some fish on new/different lures! Got more swim baiting films on the way 💪

[@BlakeODea]

@@PootuffyFishing bloody oath man your probably one of the best aus fishos that I’ve seen

[@PootuffyFishing]

Haha thank you legend! That means a lot 🫡

[@user-on6cb2sm2m]

Can't believe how good the swim bait works

[@PootuffyFishing]

I know dude! Insane action, were super fun to use! Will definitely be a permanent lure in my arsenal whenever I chase big flathead in the future! 💪

[@truthseekersz]

Awesome footage. You are the Flattie wrangler. Great work. thanks

[@PootuffyFishing]

Haha thank you brother! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it 🙏

[@thatbasslover]

bro please do a lure collection tour of your hard bodys

[@PootuffyFishing]

Might have to add that to the schedule, would be fun to look through them all! I go through a lot on my TikTok in some older videos, but should make a full length video :))

[@fyshlur]

Bro how do upload so often, they’re always such good videos too, also what’s your flatty PB?

[@PootuffyFishing]

Haha thank you brother! I filmed so much over summer that I've built a few videos up! My PB is 85cm, but I've caught like 4 that were 85, just can't seem to break it. Might have to spend more time fishing in north NSW to find the giants!

[@jaar8320]

how good is that plastic recapture. I always see swimbaits getting fished and even the cheap savagegear ones getting some fish but unfortunately I've snapped off my only one into some dirty water without catching a fish on it haha

[@PootuffyFishing]

Hahaha yeah was probably the most insane capture for the day! Honestly the cheap savage gear swimsuits look better than a lot of the $50+ swim baits out there! A shame that you lost yours, but I've been them in BCF bargain bins for as low as $5 before, so if you're there at the right time they don't tend to break the bank! Might be worth another shot this coming Spring! All the best 🤙

[@meinhoffendant]

I bought 10 of these for $2 each in various sizes and colours (gold and silver) on a bcf sale years ago. Savage Gear is fucking great honestly

[@PootuffyFishing]

Hahaha thats awesome! Such a great lure for the price, works/looks better than a lot of high end swim baits!

[@meinhoffendant]

@@PootuffyFishing i think it's because the business is danish; they dont give a f