BAIT FISHING for Monster Flathead

Thanks for watching, hit the Maroochy River, Sunshine Coast. We were bait fishing and scored a beautiful big Flatty.
Gear,
Okuma LRF 7' medium rod
Okuma Epixor size 20 reel
Platypus braid 6lb
Stealth FC leader 15lb
Size O sinker and a size 4/0 truturn hook.
Bait Pilchard tail.
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Land based educational videos by Wayne Groomes of Land and Bay Fishing SEQ.
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Platypus fishing line
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Creeks, estuary, rivers, bay and beach.
Maroochydore

[@aussieoffroader1974]

What a fish!!!❤

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks 🙏

[@matteobombonato5840]

2.14m short......just kidding , Great video, great fish

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Matteo.

[@Darryl.M]

"And that's why you bait fish". A truer word has never been spoken.

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

agree completely

[@leannepiercy771]

Love this video! Growing up, we mostly fished the maroochy river. We stayed at Cotton Tree Caravan park, go out to the sand bar on our surf ski to get yabbies and we used to catch a lot of flathead just off the beach, some huge, but not that big! That certainly is a stonka flaty! We used a variety of bait, but it was yabbies we caught them on I think. Could be wrong, 35 years ago! I loved watching this :)

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks for watching

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

thanks for watching....

[@nicolassulejic6643]

Really good flathead mate just shy of 3 meters

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

lol thanks

[@BoosterKings]

Damn she’s a stonker 😱🤙 good catch mate

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Booster

[@annettegroomes9730]

Should have bought the big net !!!

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Yep.

[@ErniesZeus]

Wow wow wow!!! Now this 12:21 minutes of my life won’t be wasted Wayne !! My brother bill Rip... caught one like this up a creek near Clontarf 40 years ago , we were walking on the sandbar in the creek, we both jumped in the boat thinking it was a shark !! Haha . Well done showing technical methods to catch such a beautiful fish .

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks EmiesZeus

[@marclane6721]

Well done..... It keeps my dreams alive

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Marc. They are few and far between

[@AquaMarine1000]

You and that monster are the talk of the town. Well done!

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

thanks Chris. Made my day.

[@yesonggi]

5:00 gonna pop your hip with such a ferocious hookset

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Yep.

[@frankcarew239]

and using truturn the self hookers

[@owenrichards277]

Can you get any loser drag

[@brettstewart420]

Check out the monster I got on a live garfish on the 17/04/2024... It's on my channel

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Will do

[@alleycat8483]

Hi Wayne, while I flick lures for flathead my wife drifts a white bait on a little 3 hook gang and lifts it 50 cm off the bottom every 10 seconds or so and lets it drop back, she just repeats this and at times catches more than I do, very effective and relaxing as well.

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

I'm a bit old school and still believe that a well presented big bait will out fish artificial baits any day but the sport in artificial baits is so much fun its had to go back to baits.

[@TheChrisco1969]

Had me on the edge the whole time.. glad you got it in

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

thanks Chrisco

[@poyaghafoori7931]

That was a perfect Flatty. Good job buddy.

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Poya.

[@matthewharris-davies8368]

Going fishing tomorrow..... Better watch Wayne and touch up on skills for a local lizard .

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Haha. Hopefully you got a couple

[@dianaarchie9020]

Great catch mate.

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Di

[@tonycoles6253]

Wow well done great lizard

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Tony.

[@stevemiddleton1699]

Mate that is exactly why we spend all those hours and dollars fishing...Congrats!!!

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Steve. It sure is

[@bradleygroomes3745]

Goooood stuff

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Bradley Boy

[@daverodgers779]

Gonna need a bigger net!

[@TONYCOOLSFISHING4X4TOURING]

Hi Mate realy nice Flatty mate good video too

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Tony.

[@paullobwein1632]

That’s why I always end up going back to baits. Never have had luck with lures except once. Nice fish and well played!

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Paul

[@TONYCOOLSFISHING4X4TOURING]

Hi Paul check some of my videos out for fishing with soft plastics & vibes

[@Bibs128]

Thanks for the video once again you legend🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

thanks for the comment. Appreciated

[@williamatta3279]

Hey Awesome Bait Fishing Video for Monster Dusky Flathead Land And Bay Fishing !! Keep up the amazing work Land And Bay Fishing !! And also Thanks for the hard work and dedication you put into making these awesome videos and content for us to watch over the past few days Land And Bay Fishing !! I cannot wait for the next video Land And Bay Fishing !! Cheers William !!

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks William

[@williamatta3279]

LAND & BAY Fishing your welcome

[@zacrad5891]

Another great video and a monster of a flattie well done keep the videos coming. Thanks Zac

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Zac

[@wallaby10]

awesome work mate making me want to switch back to baits 😂

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Worked a treat on the day

[@danielflinn4341]

11:03 mate my ears are blown out but great fish mate I live your content, keep pumping it out

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Yep I did get a little excited.

[@FR54321]

what time did you punch out

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

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[@SK-ps1mo]

Not many bait fishing for videos no more A lot of people still use bait tho Half a pilchard you can’t go wrong tho . A $1000 flat bottom tinny with a 6hp off gumtree is all you need if you don’t have a boat license .. Google Maps area you fishing

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Completely agree

[@SK-ps1mo]

LAND & BAY Fishing nice fish by the way too 😁

[@hsueh888]

Could I know where you get okuma set from? They are absolutely good performance and low cost compared to other big brands.

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Mark at Tackle Land Sandgate

[@davidw381979]

Where is this? Looks like a good spot to go in my kayak Edit.. just read your description lol. Cool vid as always.

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Maroochy

[@lukethirgood6509]

What bait were you using Wayne? PS: AWESOME FISH

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Pilchard

[@lukethirgood6509]

Did you use a full one or cut it up in pieces.

[@wallaby10]

@@lukethirgood6509 he said it in the video half a pilly

[@thedon9670]

@@lukethirgood6509 try watching the video

[@anthonylanzon8647]

if you loosened the drag the fight would've been done 5 mintues earlier

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

There was an exposed tree I about 10 meters from hook up. I would have been bricked

[@anthonylanzon8647]

LAND & BAY Fishing oh ok sorry good luck fishing mate

[@leonzadro]

What size was the fish not very smart not telling us

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

87

[@sooksandsimba]

That was a long drawn out video, a long drawn out fight all for a reasonable flathead.

[@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing]

Thanks Sook

[@sooksandsimba]

@@Wayne.Groomes.Fishing no worries champ. Keep up the awesome work