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Whenever I would catch a flathead I would always and I mean ALWAYS get one of those horrible spikes in my finger, hand foot, somewhere and they hurt like hell for hours.

Doesn't happen any more though, cost me $120 on a charter boat to learn the trick but the little chits don't get me now.

A good size flattie sure makes a nice meal, shame you can't partake Ma.

Cheers Neil



-- Edited by Delta18 on Sunday 29th of January 2012 01:23:10 PM

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Blue 17 Fish 0.   Half hour out in the kayak and they are biting like crazy, needless to say he's having a wow of a time.  17 flathead so far in 15 minutes, all bar one live to fight another day.



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Looks like flathead for dinner in Tassie tonight Ma. Yum.

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For Blue at least.  I can't eat fish, more's the pity.



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Ma wrote:

Blue 17 Fish 0.   Half hour out in the kayak and they are biting like crazy, needless to say he's having a wow of a time.  17 flathead so far in 15 minutes, all bar one live to fight another day.

 Hey Blue you didn't catch the same fish 17 Times did you?????biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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You can ask him that Jon, I wouldn't dare...........wink



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You can ask him that Jon, I wouldn't dare...........wink

 I'll start ducking for cover now shall I??????biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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Good idea................



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Ma wrote:

Good idea................

 I am under the bench and I am staying put.biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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Delta18 wrote:

Whenever I would catch a flathead I would always and I mean ALWAYS get one of those horrible spikes in my finger, hand foot, somewhere and they hurt like hell for hours.

Doesn't happen any more though, cost me $120 on a charter boat to learn the trick but the little chits don't get me now.

A good size flattie sure makes a nice meal, shame you can't partake Ma.

Cheers Neil



-- Edited by Delta18 on Sunday 29th of January 2012 01:23:10 PM

 Years ago I had one fall off the hook and down the inside of my waders.

Stuck me in the thigh and it hurt like hell all day.



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What was intended to be a relaxing few hours on the water ended up a chore of delight. Landed 35 (different) flathead. The one I kept for dinner is chillin in the fridge, the rest happilly swimming again.


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Blue Orchid wrote:

What was intended to be a relaxing few hours on the water ended up a chore of delight. Landed 35 (different) flathead. The one I kept for dinner is chillin in the fridge, the rest happilly swimming again.

 Good onya Blue.



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Where are you ? can I come down with my trawler,(foriegn owned) and catch ALL of them.You must be in the south as they worship flathead down there. Contrary to opinion, there are lots of flathead in the tropics, and people just don,t fish for them as we have coral trout and barras to pass the time.Don,t worry, I haven,t even bought my tinnie this trip.But I,m on my way south, so beware............

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When I was in New Zealand earlier this year the New Zealand trout were most uncooperative, not one committed suicide.



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Couldn't get any further south Bill.  We are in Snug in Tasmania



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Well done Blue, you'll have to put a warning sign on the side of your canoe, "Look Out - Blue's Here".

Years ago when tenting on the banks of the Ashburton River at Old Onslow, I through a hand line into the water behind the fresh/sea water wall and went to bed. 

Woke up in the morning and proceeded to pull my line in to pack away and felt something on it......yep.....a Flathead and what a whopper, so had fish for breakfast.

JRH......lucky that only bit your thigh, there are other ways for size enlargement you know wink biggrin 



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JRH......lucky that only bit your thigh, there are other ways for size enlargement you know wink biggrin 

 Yep and far less painful also.biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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The sizes of flathead seem to very greatly around this coast. I've seen flathead almost a metre long caught west of Ceduna in the Southern Ocean. It made great cutlets on the bbq for a bus load of school kids on camp.
I've seen smaller ones caught in other places, and used for bait. They're a very tasty fish.
Good for you Blue.

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Well done blue, I reckon there is only one fish comes close to a flattie for eating and thats a king george, nearly on a par.
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Hi Blaze say Hi to Therese for us.  Hope she isnt' working too hard.  How are you handling the heat. Beautiful over here, just came back from a walk along the beach...............absolutely beautiful.



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If you get a chance try it SKINNED.

Very easy to do just cut along back bone to tail and then right at the end flip the meat and continue. Often can just peal it off it is so easy.

Gets rid of the oil taste and makes them a lot sweeter.

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beiffe wrote:

If you get a chance try it SKINNED.

Very easy to do just cut along back bone to tail and then right at the end flip the meat and continue. Often can just peal it off it is so easy.

Gets rid of the oil taste and makes them a lot sweeter.

Regards
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 I clean 90% of my fish using that method and simular, beats scaling them

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Hi Blaze say Hi to Therese for us.  Hope she isnt' working too hard.  How are you handling the heat. Beautiful over here, just came back from a walk along the beach...............absolutely beautiful.

 Hi Ma

been up around 30 plus at times over night, cooling down somewhat ATM and should drop to 16. Daytime temps dpnt faze me much but I do like cool nights.

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JRH......lucky that only bit your thigh, there are other ways for size enlargement you know wink biggrin 

 Yep and far less painful also.biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin

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And You Know This How ?????    Vic !! confuseconfuseconfuse biggrinbiggrin



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dazren wrote:
Vic wrote:

JRH......lucky that only bit your thigh, there are other ways for size enlargement you know wink biggrin 

 Yep and far less painful also.biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin

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And You Know This How ?????    Vic !! confuseconfuseconfuse biggrinbiggrin

 I won't answer that on the grounds I might incriminate myself...wink

PS:   Doesn't work, neither does a brick on a bit of string wink biggrin



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Hope we get a chance on the OZTREK where you can show me your skills there Blue.
Hope your patient as I'm still carrying "L" plates as a fisher person..cheers

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Fishing, like golf, ruins a relaxing day.

 

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Fishing, like golf, ruins a relaxing day.

 

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 Only if you use bait!



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Just in case you missed it in the paper Rob.

http://www.fishtas.com/forum/index.php?topic=9458.msg84499#new

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Thanks Bob, I really needed that ego boost after sitting shivering in the van today instead of freezing on the kayak.

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