FLATHEAD FISHING, TIPS AND METHODS

Went out and targeted some Flathead in this session and explained some of the methods i use for catching Flathead along rocky banks and bars. Its a bit different to the normal sand flats approach and i have great success every time i fish the last of the rising tides and first few hours of the run out tide. Caught some great fish with some in as little as 20cm of water. Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching

[@normanmendonca2834]

Mate I am jealous...That was a huge monster flat head. That has to be a p.b. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Norman. I have got a couple a little bit bigger than that one but not by much. Any Flathead over 70 is pretty exciting to catch.

Great Video Congrats, Success *Fishing!* 👍🎣🐠

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Thank you Suellen

[@RocketsFishingAdventures]

Having recently been in the same situation myself, my heart was in my mouth as you tried to get that possible PB those last few inches into the net! It's sure is hard to stay calm when you have that adrenaline pumping. Well done mate.

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Rocket yeah trying to rush fish to the net can be a costly mistake so pays to take your time and be patient.

[@BN-wk2nv]

Awesome video Dan the picture clarity is awesome and that stonker flathead is beautiful my PB flaty is 83 love this video love your channel Yakka man

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Champion Thanks Besh Nassif, it was a good trip. Need to get the drone out more. Most times the weather isn't the best for flying the drone although i still take it with me most trips. Eagles are a problem as well and like to come in and try take it lol. Need to keep an eye on the sky as well as from the phone. My PB is only 76cm. Don't hear of to many over that around this area but i'm sure they are around. 83 is huge. Cheers mate.

[@WesLovelace]

Great buncha Flatheads!! That is some rugged underwater structure!! Thanks 4 sharing....

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Thanks Wes.

[@shalveenlal9934]

Amazing vid n flatties as always Mr yakka......chasebait prawn is wicked.... thank u for another day out on the water .....keep em coming

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Awesome thanks Shalveen.

[@JoshButton]

Super fish. I'm about to get into kayak fishing. So I've been enjoying your videos. My PB is 65cm off a Hawkesbury River houseboat a long time ago.

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Josh, you will love kayak fishing and it presents a heap of new challenges. You will also be able to fish alot more of the shallows which should see you hopefully beat your PB. Thanks again.

[@CraftyKiwiLures]

Awesome vid mate, my first time watching I love fishing for flathead on lures and soft plastics with light gear great fun, great mix of sizes but what a stonker of a lizard good work keep it up 👍 👌

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Awesome thanks Daniel. I have a few other Flathead fishing videos on the channel you might also enjoy among the Mangrove Jack and other specie videos. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

[@garryknox1614]

That was an excellent flatty experience, I have all the gear to do the same except the Hobie kayak, doh! Love your work, keep it up legend.

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Champion cheers Garry. Hope you get onto a few mate and we used to get them in the tinny with an electric the same way so you should do alright. They have been a bit slow this time of year but still a few if your persistent.

[@RodNPaddle]

Another nice one - luv your work mate.

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers mate. Haven't had time to get out of late but itching to get out and find a few fish.

[@fishingwithhiggins3130]

So awesome!! Nice work 😱🎣

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Thanks again Kayleigh. You will have to try the Chasebait Flick Prawn if you haven't already after your success with the soft vibe.

[@chontruong4073]

Awesome video 😀😀😀

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Thanks Chon glad you liked the video mate.

[@patrickward8356]

Yeah nice vid mate! Always look forward to them! Grats on that flatty mate, what a monster! I like the whole "tips and method" thing mate! Thanks!

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Patrick, Hopefully some of the tips will help people get a few more fish when targeting Flathead.

[@patrickward8356]

Yeah mate im sure it will. Hey I see you use snap swivels on all your lures? People have always told me I should tie straight on to the lure? Do you think it makes much difference? if not im going switch to snap swivels! will same time and leader!! haha cheers

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

If you get the right snaps you will rarely have any issues and its quick and easy to do lure swaps and you will save changing leader all the time. Make sure you use the heavy duty ones tho and not the cheaper ones.

[@patrickward8356]

Thanks for the reply! Can i ask what snaps you use? and do you still use them for soft plastics?

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Rouge and Black Magic, you want the short heavy duty ones without the swivel.

[@RodNPaddle]

Nice fish, nice vid. thanks.

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Rod N Paddle

[@paddlefisher]

Great video mate, ripper fish!

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Paddlefisher.

[@backyardfishing6359]

Hey Dan, its Max. The jack have really been on the bite lately, have not caught a cod somehow in over week but ive caught a few jack and a groper, was just letting ya know! The fish are really on the move at the moment.

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Max. Yeah i haven't been out for a fish of late but it is usually a good time for Jacks around here. I remember one morning it was 3 Deg C at 4am and the fish were fired up in one of the shallow creeks that day. This is usually the time of year we start to see more small Grouper in the creeks as well.

[@backyardfishing6359]

@@HardYakkaFishingKayaker Yeah i was watchin one of ya other vids this morning and it was the 57cm groper, my mate caught one up 12 mile the other day and it was 63cm so the fishing isn't slow at the moment. But i guess the young fella's are stoppin ya from getting out haha!

[@alleycat8483]

Nice session, and have you ever tried the Atomic prong?, its my go to plastic for flathead..

[@xRaidzy]

hey mate nice video, looks like that first flat one was missing or had a damaged eye.. didn't stop him finding that prawn. really high quality vid though, very nice.

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers mate. yeah not to sure if it was a one eyed flathead. can't remember now.

[@leemccurtayne9489]

Great

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Lee. It was a good session.

[@BN-wk2nv]

That was at Wellington Point champ few years ago champ

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Nice. iv head of a few off the front beach at Wild Cattle but haven't fished there personally.

[@samuelpdmckinlay2927]

Great channel m8 f....n awesome

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Samuel, Glad your enjoying the videos mate

[@peterkhansen]

Nice work again Dan - just curious as to what rod, reel, line & leader combo you're using? Oh, and did you edit out the cod bycatch?? Hahaha

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Haha only got one little Cod surprisingly, Im using 2 Stradics a 4000 and a 5000 both on 732 6-8kg rods. One is a Shimano Snapper and the other is a Icon Badboyz Zombie. Im running 30lb Kato Braid with about 2 mtrs of 40lb Jinkai leader.

[@peterkhansen]

Thanks Dan...

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

No worries

[@brianhayes727]

Hard Yakka Fishing Kayaker o

[@williamatta3279]

Amazing video Hard Yakka Fishing Kayaker

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers William

[@williamatta3279]

Thanks for the video Hard Yakka Fishing Kayaker this video was so helpful to me !!

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers. glad it helped mate and hope you get onto a few good Flathead when you head out.

[@williamatta3279]

Yes thanks Hard Yakka Fishing Kayaker I will buy the Savage Gear 3D TPE Soft plastic prawn lure and also the chasebait flick prawn lure also to see if I can land a new species of fish that would hopefully be my very first flathead.

[@boynetannumboyzfishing8536]

Where is that

[@djhinormas959]

nice vid!! is there a time of year thats the best to chase flathead?

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Djhi, July and August are when we seem to see the most numbers of flathead prior to when they breed. Other than that you can catch them all year round.

[@djhinormas959]

@@HardYakkaFishingKayaker cheers mate :)

[@kaigoesfishin227]

Is this around near colosseum inlet up the creek to the tannum boat ramp

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

No mate.

[@farhodabdullayev4631]

Thanks for nice video. Just wondering, is that saltwater ?

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Cheers Farhod, Yes its in salt water.

[@nicholaszanker-close1573]

What happens if someone keeps the ones you've tagged? What would they do with the tag?

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Hi Nicholas. If you catch a tagged fish its best to take a quick clear picture of the tag on a phone and grab a measurement if your releasing the fish again. If the tag is a bit dirty or has any weed growth on it just scrape the tag without pulling on it to reveal the number. Simply enter the details on Suntag and it will give you the growth, travel distance and capture location with a certificate of capture. It's fine to keep tagged fish for eating and the main purpose of tagging is to collect information on migration and growth rates of certain species so every recapture entered adds to the collected data.

[@nicholaszanker-close1573]

@@HardYakkaFishingKayaker ok that's really cool

[@benrendina9151]

Wat kind pf kayak is that mate?

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Hi Ben. Its a Hobie Pro Angler 14. 2018 version in camo.

[@christopherhonor2410]

What size is the x-rap rapala lure u use

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

rapala sxr-10 slash bait

[@christopherhonor2410]

Hard Yakka Fishing Kayaker OK thanks mate. I bought the 12 today. Will that work or too big.

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Should be ok just might miss a few of the smaller fish hitting the lure

[@christopherhonor2410]

Hard Yakka Fishing Kayaker OK mate thanks

[@charliehodgkinson7422]

what reel ?

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

In this video im using 2 Stradics. A 4000 and a 5000 both set on 732 length rods.

[@GoldCoast85]

Jelous as

[@lurehypefishingaustralia5747]

When are you back?

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Only just posted the first trip for the year. Been pretty busy and had my hands full over the last few months. Should be posting videos at least every fortnight now hopefully.

[@jimmyjamespwnysux]

That’s either a) cheap braid b) new braid c) both

[@wickedoutdooradventures6694]

Awesome Flatheads, structure fishing & Video....I just subscribed to your channel...Keep up the great work and check out my latest videos too....Thanks USCG Captain Scott Manning, Veteran, US Army

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Thanks mate, appreciated. Ill jump over and check it out. Cheers

[@wickedoutdooradventures6694]

I got a Kayak Video featuring Giant Stripers and Flatheads ....kzbin.info/www/bejne/jF7IXoWDhriSn68

[@sebatiansalman3688]

You should never put the net in the water

[@HardYakkaFishingKayaker]

Hey Sebatian. I find that having the net in the water prior to the fish approaching it better than trying to scoop at the fish next to the kayak. It helps prevent the fish spooking and taking off which can result in losing the fish with such a short amount of line out. Bring the fish to the net is the best approach from my experience.