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    Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 10:55am
WHATS YA FAV lizards lure ...........mine is double tailed plastic & nilsmater jointed small &MANNS regards bobBig smileBig smileBig smile
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For me its 5" gulp jerkshad, 4"powerbait minnow or a 4" Gulp swimming mullet in plastics, or an elton john Deception shrimp or Bill Norman Middle N in red+black.
 
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Mine is the squidgy bug and shad in poddy mullet and slam bait 4" minnow any colour....

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small purple squidgee fish
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80mm Black & Gold Squidgy fish
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Everything - they are stupid and that's why I love them.

Mr Twister Exude 5", Lively Lure Micro Mullet, Gulp 5" Jerkshad, Squidgy Stealth Prawn, 4" Old Bayside Shadlyn, Rebel Crawfish medium size shallow diver.

Love them flatfish.
Painted sticks with hooks sure, but they are oh soooo nice!
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Shredded Coles bag on a 2/0 baitholder hook and #3 Barrel sinker Winklike boothy said they are dumb Big smile
But I would choose between Manns Stretch 10 Scarlett O'Hara or Crystal Shad, Nilsie Invincible 50mm Brown Mullet or Gene Larew 4" Minnow in Real Shad on 1/4 - 1/2 head.

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The old Double Tailed  soft plastic from Manns Bucket O Bait Smile  "Mister Twister"  springs to mind  Big smile
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Red double tail Mr Twister or Deep Clouser green/white for fly . Gaz

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Squidgy fish 65-70 mm in grasshopper, Atomic 3" fat grub in pumpkinseed, Squidgy 100mm wriggler in bloodworm and any wooden lure around the 4-5" especialy in the deep divers but hay they take poppers to, but I guess it depends were I am fishing as to what I tie onSmile
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FLICKS cobra was a gooden tooWinkWinkWinkWink
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The best ones for me have been the 3" Gulp minnows in Chartuse colour on a 1/8oz jig head.  Bounced around on the flats in the arvy's after work.  Man I miss the coast...
 
little gold and black 50mm hard bodied minnows worked a treat as well!!!
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Squidgey Fish 3 inch Gary glitter colour cast em down the drop
offs and hang on...SmileSmileSmile...Pete.
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A gulp 5inch jerkshad rigged on a TT revhead gold bladed jighead as seen sticking out the side of this big girls mouthWink
 
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Mine would be, Yo Zuri Poddy Minnow, black and gold Squidgy fish, Team Dawa Tennessee Shad, Yo Zuri Magnet  Minnow 90F in Black & purple with modified bib. Lovely fish Alistair
 
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Nice #4 Banjo there Alistair, too big to keep in Qld Wink Hope you were on the south side of the river LOL
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Originally posted by Darby Darby wrote:

Nice #4 Banjo there Alistair, too big to keep in Qld Wink Hope you were on the south side of the river LOL
 
G'day Brad, would not have mattered which side of the line she was as these girls are too good at replentishing stocks to kill. I wish NSW would see the need to bring in a maximum size for some species like flathead. It is only recently that the local paper has changed from the kill and photo/weigh comp to a catch, pic and release one after many years of flack whenever a big dead flathead graced the pagesCry.
 
Hopefully this one is still out there pumping out eggs. Would be nice to catch her again as she was 95cm in the pic and as yet I have never seen in person a confirmed meter flathead.
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WinkSpinnerbaits the flashier the better, jackall,s any colour, Any 50 to 80mm hard body whether timber/plastic, B.J.
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Originally posted by Alistair Alistair wrote:

Originally posted by Darby Darby wrote:

Nice #4 Banjo there Alistair, too big to keep in Qld Wink Hope you were on the south side of the river LOL
 
G'day Brad, would not have mattered which side of the line she was as these girls are too good at replentishing stocks to kill. I wish NSW would see the need to bring in a maximum size for some species like flathead. It is only recently that the local paper has changed from the kill and photo/weigh comp to a catch, pic and release one after many years of flack whenever a big dead flathead graced the pagesCry.
 
Hopefully this one is still out there pumping out eggs. Would be nice to catch her again as she was 95cm in the pic and as yet I have never seen in person a confirmed meter flathead.
there may be a few at jumpinpin Alistair if you ever come fishing up this way let me know and
i'll put you onto a couple of spotsWink
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Atomic fat grub in pumpkinseed is a great start and squidgy pro range fish in grasshopper. Love the old rebel crawdad in the green orange natural look as well.

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Mister Twister style doube tail - hands down!
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First post might as well be here!
 
I agree, flathead dumber than me at 4am and a belly full of beer!
 
I make my own lures for flatties..... 5" minnow style in a sandy brown 'custom' colour..... Also make 'em out of the softest plastic I can so they move about like mad on the drop!Big smile
 
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I have had some luck in recent times with the Ima Tetra tri, there a little jap hardbody only a small lure but the flatty seem to like them...
 
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I have seen a fishing bud land a few smaller flatties using a blade in the shallows..... Not sure who was more surprised when he hooked his first one.... him or the fish!
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wading the sand flats - mine are gold or silver chrome rattlin spots in the medium size moving just fast enough to stay upright.
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Originally posted by Alistair Alistair wrote:

Originally posted by Darby Darby wrote:

Nice #4 Banjo there Alistair, too big to keep in Qld Wink Hope you were on the south side of the river LOL
 
G'day Brad, would not have mattered which side of the line she was as these girls are too good at replentishing stocks to kill. I wish NSW would see the need to bring in a maximum size for some species like flathead. It is only recently that the local paper has changed from the kill and photo/weigh comp to a catch, pic and release one after many years of flack whenever a big dead flathead graced the pagesCry.
 
Hopefully this one is still out there pumping out eggs. Would be nice to catch her again as she was 95cm in the pic and as yet I have never seen in person a confirmed meter flathead.



Couldnt agree more, We catch alto of Flat Head around the Pin and Sunshine coast, Most go back for next time. Only a few mid range make it to the fry pan.

No my favorite lure is soft plastics, Banana prawns. Not a lure I guess but works a treat
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Most manns stretch 5,,,Berkley Fatdog PINK,,,,but the best by a long way is the BERKLEY 4" minnow in PUMKIN SEED,,because of the soft plastic my son & self won our yearly fishing comp(more than double second & we only fished for 8 months not the full 12,,,6/12 monthly comp wins(only in 8 of them),,,as a result we both scored a sponsership from BERKLEY,,,Gary
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Manns stretch 5+ scarlet o'hara, just picked up 5 new ones in a shop the other day, have been searching for yonks. Bought all they had left.
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Bloke I know caught a 105cm in the Gold Coast seaway during the flathead classic a few years back, he reckoned it was like looking at an old horror movie when it finally surfaced and they saw the head emerging from the water LOL
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Biggest I caught was over 85, I can't even imagine how scary a 105 would look. Catch of a lifetime and should become more common down there soon, they are defiantly getting better!
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Gold Spoons caught more Flatties in Swansea Channel, than shots fired in the whole of WWII.

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I've only ever caught 1 flathead on a lure and it was a run of the mill bright orange double tailed soft plastic. It may have only been 20cm long but I'll claim it!
I have caught one on bread actually! Not a lure but thought I'd share haha
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Hey Benno what did ya pay for the stretch 5 oout of interest?
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