FLATHEAD FISHING FOR BEGINNERS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- Flathead Fishing Tips. Its Winter which is a great time to target your bread and butter species. In this episode we hit the water launching from Werribee and are targeting Flathead on bait and soft plastics. Whist catching countless flatties we run through a whole heap of flathead fishing tips which is great for beginners and those more experienced looking to improve their on catch rates and fishing knowledge.
In this vid we cover
- Baits
- Soft Plastics
- Jig heads
- Fishing Rods
- Fishing reels
- Line, leaders and rigs
- Fishing techniques
- using your sounder and marine electronics
- good flathead grounds
- anchoring vs drifting
- proper flathead handling
- much more
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Great video. Had to laugh at the bleeding finger and the typical mate advising to just “apply pressure.”😂😂
Great vid mate. Good to see Mark battled on through. Should have hung the used towel overboard after that to see what else you could have attracted lol!
Thanks Travis, Yeah 100% maybe we should have lured in some sharks with that towel.
Little tip for you if you get spiked by a flathead rub it on the belly of the flat head stops the bleeding reduces the pain I have been stuck a few times and I do it every time good content thanks for sharing much appreciated from sydney 😀
Thanks for the tip, yeah agreed 100% that works
can you do some shows showing fishing from the beach or a pier..... not everyone has a boat..!!!!
Will be out filming land based next week. One of the few channels around that covers kayaks, boats, land and jetski.
I used the turtle back worms on the weekend for the first time. i caught 26 tommie's, 12 pike, 3 whiting, 4 salmon. I could not be happier. So thanks for creating these videos. i have learnt so much. Its been awesome.
That is awesome!! Glad to hear it
@@fishingmad There one thing i need to know is how to work out what size jig head/length to choose for soft plastics.
how do you work that out at the local tackle shop. A jig head to small or to large affects the plastics swimming action. You can not take the jig heads out of there packs at the tackle shop and put them up against the plastic to see what's the best size. So how do you work that out?
Awesome day gents, good old belly rub on a spike helps the bleeding, I'm on the hunt tomorrow so if I half the day you guys had ill be happy, great vid Alan 👍👍🎣
Thanks Brad !!
Good day out Alan, that's the most flathead I've seen caught in one session, they're in big numbers down there by the looks of it. Yes you've got to be careful of those spikes, I've been caught a few times, they really hurt, I use a rag more often now. Good one Alan and Mark.
Thanks 👍 John, appreciate the comments !! Yep sure gotta be careful of those spikes.
Really good vid Alan!!! Alot usefull tips in there, cheers
Thanks Jared, Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Alan fantastic session on those Flathead, seems to be fishy there. Good on you mate and tight lines guys 😃💪👋👋
Thanks 👍 as always Mario. Hope to see ya out there soon.
Living in paynesville the things are everywhere. Rats of the sea i reckon. Melbourne has huge rats... east gippy has huge flathead. Cook up some sea rat!
Welding glove is priceless.
Great vid mate. I had big plans of targeting flathead last summer, and never got around to it. Has to be done next summer.
Dont wait until next summer, the flathead fishing is still very productive through winter
Get out there with him Barry!!!
Nice video thanks for teaching us
Your welcome !!
Great video champion, I love flathead fishing, and only do it land based, would love to see you chase flathead land based from rockwall and river bank locations, and how you fish spots land based for flathead , using plastics and hard bodied lures, I am learning heaps from your videos, so keep them coming champion, great work,
Thanks Anthony, Im hoping to cover some land based stuff over the next month so stay tuned for that.
Sensational vid!!! Thanks legend
Thank you !! Glad you enjoyed it!
Another top notch video Alan, I love flatheads but have so much trouble finding them
Thanks 👍
caught my first couple flattys on plastics over the last couple months, i find curly tails work the best
That's awesome to hear, yeah curl tail soft plastics work great
Me too 🙋🏻♂️
@@fishingmad mind you ive caught flattys on everything and anything. caught one onna ciggy filter, and have also caught them on a piece of manderine 🤣
Yep, they will take pretty much anything.
thanks for the tips (: almost only done freshwater fishing but realy wanna go out and try get some flathead soon!
Your welcome, yeah flathead are a great species to target, hopefully you can catch a few really soon.
Absolutely love watching your content mate it's amazing and u always have the perfect blend of detail and action. Not sure if u can find them where u are but have u ever tried fishing with beach worms for bait?
Thanks !! Yeah we try really hard to get a good mix of catches and tips. Yes Ive fished with worms of the beach before its a great way to catch bream, mullet and pinkies.
Nice work as always, good local content for Melbourne fishos.
Re your website, notice it has a kayak club, do you have like a forum thing where group outings can be arranged, and is that even a thing….
Thanks Clive, At this stage the Kayak Club is all about kayaking tips and mods. A big focus some time back was to arrange kayaking catch-ups and comps, that took a setback with recent covid rules ( legislations and gatherings ), I'm hoping soon to be able to start arranging some catchup days as part of the kayak club. Get members together, really encourage people to meet each other, learn, trade stories and tips and a chance for me to meet and get to know members. All WIP at the moment.
First time watching. 71 years of age and zero experience in fishing. Can’t call that a session for beginners. You guys are so advanced. Great videos but try to put yourself in the position of someone who knows nothing about fishing but wants to give it a go.
Thats why we created this video th-cam.com/video/T2zq7GxmngA/w-d-xo.html has step by step guide of everything. very easy to follow
oh, and i want to ask where i can get the green lip grip you were using.....good size
Just from the local tackle store, Most shops should sell them
Get the dog!
100% will do
madness
Thanks
Hey mate great video. You didn't mention what size leader you are using?
usually 10lb leader i use for flathead.
what size jig heads would you use for western port normally fish near tortoise heads, just new to soft plastics? is there any other good spots for flat head you recommend in western port, do you use the sounder if you can see the bottom or just take a stab?
look forward to your response
Western Port is a little different with plastics, you really need to fish during certain times of the tide change closer to slack water as the tidal flow is so strong often the jig head wont hit the bottom. I chop and change jig head weights based on the current flow. Anything from 1 ounce through to 1/8. Flathead often just drift around unanchored rather than picking specific spots.
hey Alan....just wondering what size circle hooks on yours paternosters? Cheers
2/0 or 3/0
Hahaha you know what they say about the Werribee flat head!
Nah, what do they say ?
@@fishingmad not sure if you remember when the sewerage plant was there? The old saying was “he’s full of sh*t like a Werribee flathead” I’m pretty old so you might not of heard that one!
LOL 100% thats right. Thanks for reminding us.
@@fishingmad great video thanks for sharing
Thanks !!
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