Flathead trolling secrets: All you need to know!

G'day Legends, This week I head out with Kord from Wilson Fishing to learn a simple technique to catch more fish in the estuaries, particularly flathead. Which technique might that be? The humble trolling session of course!
Trolling for flathead is a super productive way of catching a lot of fish when all other methods seem to be shut down. It's perfect for families, competitions as well as times when the weather isn't playing the game. Not only will you catch a lot more fish trolling, but you can catch them in all sizes, from tiddlers all the way through to beasts! Hope you enjoy the episode and learn a few new tips and tricks to put more fish in the boat!
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[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

G’day Legends! Hope you enjoy the video 💪 Don’t forget you can grab all your SHF merch from www.sammyhitzkefishing.com 🍻🍻

[@andrewmurray4991]

Hi Sammy , what model garmin are you using there please mate ?

[@trevorhendy1]

Epic tips Sammy, great heads up. Returning to flatty fishing after many years and was just what I needed to hear.

[@jimmymack1079]

Some great flatty action. Never tried trolling hardbodies for them, so I'll have to give it a go with the young lad. Onya Sammy and thumbs up again for the variety in your videos. True everyman fishing channel.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers Jimmy, appreciate the kind words mate! Best of luck with your trolling mission 👌👌🍻🍻

[@russellward9662]

Great video guys, always good to see someone doing well on flathead, particularly at Jacobs well. One of my favourite haunts from years ago. Love drifting around the weed banks and sand bars to pick up a quality feed of fresh fish. Cheers.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah it’s a great part of the world down there! Always good little spots tucked away from the crowds 👌👌

[@stephenmschulte4771]

Once again you have nail it Sammy thank you. Very informative video man. Keep them coming pls. 👍👍🇳🇿

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

No drama’s mate! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@victorbitter583]

Good stuff Sammy. Love the flattie fishing. I wouldn't care if thats all I ever catch again. cheers.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate, yeah they are a pretty cool fish, particularly the big girls! They really get the heart racing 🍻🍻

[@miltonbungaz4594]

Unreal session Sammy! Keep em coming 🍻

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate! Yeah it was a great morning on the water 👌👌

[@lauribrown7407]

Thanks for the video guys! 🙌🏻

[@matthewmccann3826]

Love your work Sammy 🤙🤙🤙 Epic stuff!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate! 🍻🍻

[@wadetorrisi4768]

Hey mate loved the video and will differently use some of those tips and tricks next time iam out and about on the water!! Cheers mate

[@pointbreakfish]

Great vid Sammy. Never tried trolling for flatty. Heading out today to give it a crack 👌

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Enjoy mate! Hope you smack a few 🍻🍻

[@LucasGill-zm8hn]

Hey Sammy love your videos just liked and subscribed

[@alimitchell5346]

Another great watch again 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🙌🙌 cheers mate!

[@michaelbulla9231]

Nice episode mate very informative 👍

[@vladimircharous8945]

I'm going flathead fishing now. Nice sesh lads.

[@chrisralston294]

Love it Sammy gotta have a win now and then great vid.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah I was well over due for one that’s for sure! 🤣🤣🍻🍻

[@benturton3358]

Yeah mate! Been here consuming and waiting. Cheers 🍻

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Haha better get yourself a fresh one mate 🤣🤣🍻🍻

[@khakiarmy2676]

Great video, Kord what a legend.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah yeah mate one of the best he is 🍻🍻

[@richardmason9097]

Good fun video. I must know more than I thought. I was waiting for the secrets...

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

You must be a good Flathead fisherman. If you’re new too it plenty of good information in there 👍

[@rareaussie6960]

Thanks Sammy 👍 I’m a old guy just learned stuff about lizards I didn’t know 👍😎cheers mate 🍻👍🇦🇺

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Oh that’s great to hear Mick. Hope it puts a few more fish in the boat for you 🍻🍻

[@jasonwatson673]

What an awesome session

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate! Yeah they we’re definitely on the chew!

[@bevanlamb8142]

Awesome education once again! Is there any other boat you'd recommend , no 186's available as per your fitout? Cheers

[@edwardlindsay2892]

Love your work mate ! Keen as for a sand bank vid using nippers !

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

I’ll have to put it on the list for this summer 👌👌

[@rollyb5061]

very well done Sammy

[@shanemeehan5683]

Just wondering do you troll with the run of the current or can you run against the current?

[@lloydlynn8084]

I used to fish the jumpinpin in the early nineties before i moved to FNQ Gotta say the flatties are much bigger and more prolific up here. My fondess memory of those days was when an f111 crossed the bar at speed heading out to sea. Man that was fast n loud.

[@lovefishncookn14]

G’day Sammy, 30 flathead in one session is a good day on the water. Just good fun 😎🎣👍🍻

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Bloody oath mate! Would have been crazy to see how many we go if we stayed all day!

[@lovefishncookn14]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing 💯 a flatly session for the record books lol 👍

[@brentwilliams7395]

Few tips taken, thanks for sharing

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Glad to hear it mate. All the best with it 👍

[@t-roy6715]

Trolling a Dying skill that most casters hate, Great vid mate

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

It is mate, but we’ll bring it back 💪💪

[@trentjacobs4286]

Nice work fellas, my best flatty was 86cm caught on a laser pro being trolled for tailor n i took a shortcut across a bar to get to next deep hole n bang, think they herd me up n down the bay lol

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🤣🤣🤣 they always come when you least expect it don’t they! 👌👌🍻🍻

[@gedzTV]

great vids of fishing sir.. very i love it... i hope i can have same rod set someday....

[@glennralph4301]

Hey mate what a awesome video! Just wondering how deep of water were you guys trolling in?

[@huntersfishingadventures5324]

Crazy flathead fishing well done 👏

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! Was a bloody fun session! 🙌

[@huntersfishingadventures5324]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing your channel inspired me to start filming appreciate your effort dude 🤙

[@LucasGill-zm8hn]

Hey Sammy what spinning rods do you use would a salvage rod ll combo 7 ft do the job well

[@anthonycox1870]

Epic session boys, great video, any news on when the Zerek flat shad jointed is being released, can't wait to get my hands on some, love your flathead videos champion, awesome stuff,

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate! I think the Flat Shad X’s are due to arrive early October from what I heard 👌👌

[@anthonycox1870]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing Thanks champion

[@aus2045]

Some nice fish. Wish we had flathead up here at Yeppoon. All we have is catfish

[@dodgey1406]

G'day mate. How far behind the boat were you keeping your lures

[@timorchong7909]

Hey Sammy great video, just wondering what are the clips you used? And do you use fluro carbon or mono as your leader?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hey mate, they were small Mustad fastach clips and the leader was fluorocarbon 👌👌

[@Jasonsmith-ob3ji]

Hey Sammy. I have a couple questions what speed are you trolling at for the flaties and I noticed your wash shows you don't troll in a straight line. Is that to follow the drop off ?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hey mate there is no exact right speed to troll, we were just in idle and it was working that day. Best advice is to start slow and keep getting slightly quicker until you start catching fish 👌👌 Yes we were following the drop off 👍

[@richardwillcoxson6177]

Thanks Cord and Sammy. What sort of speed were you trolling generally? I’ve done it once for one small flatty which was exciting.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching mate. We were Trolling at idle so not very fast, just mooching along 👍

[@lorenvanlandingham4003]

Cheers Sammy! 🍺🍺🍺

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@waynelee-leong9856]

Top stuff Sammy, Another great vid👍👍 Do you prefer to troll with the tide only?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate. Nah not all the time. When the weed is bad thought trolling with the tide helps stop the lures fouling 👌

[@oldmategregoryjohnthe3rd6]

Been slaying the flatties a fair bit lately pulled 75cm , 68cm and yesterday the homie pulled a 82cm going to be a good spring 👌

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Nice mate! Into the big girls already 🙌🙌

[@Jhonlegochannel]

Nice job 👍👍

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate 🍻🍻

[@RyanPeterFletcher]

hey sammy, any tips on water depth? me and the old man go to jumpinin all the time and get them on plastics but have never really gotten the hang of trolling, instantly get weed on the hooks

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hey mate between 1-2m is the go for trolling, we still get heaps of weed, you just have to soldier through it 💪

[@troymarshman5515]

Hi Sammy, Can you advise recommended trolling speed for flatties in Broadwater? Cheers

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Start at idle mate and go from there. If that isn’t. Working go a bit quicker. There is no right or wrong speed, they change their preference all the time depending on their mood 👍

[@gurantobennett3513]

Nice 1 mate, about time you beat Kord at something 😂😂😂

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah I know right! Been a long time coming 👌👌

[@ericabels2203]

I tried this (closer to the spit) but all I caught was seaweed. I gave up pretty quick because I had to reel in to clear it every 30s. What am I doing wrong?

[@craigpage5378]

Great video Sammy. How fast was the boat going when trolling?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hey mate, we were just in idle, so not real quick but there are days when they prefer them trolled quite fast 👍

[@aaronjeffries3383]

Going to try it for shallow water snapper this year.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah snapper trolling is epic! Did you see my snap trolling video from last year?

[@aaronjeffries3383]

Yeah mate that was epic I never thought I'd see them hit deep divers like that.

[@Shooting_the_Breeze]

got in at 1 view ! nice vid Sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah nice mate! Enjoy 🍻🍻

[@kaizanatorcatchncook]

Keep an eye out sammy for my lastest . We got a heap of whiting on nippers today. Good vid sammy. Where r u fishing?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Nice one mate, we were fishing down the gold coast!

[@perrysfishing]

Everyone was catching big fish this weekend my mate got a 79cm flatty today on a 1-4kg rod with a 2500 stradic

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

That’s a go! Love flattie season 👌👌

[@dillon9099]

Sammy can ya maybe stream some of your fishings trips on twitch u could also make videos out of them

[@GoldCoastfishakid]

I go to the Jumpinpin to catch a lot of species like flathead tailor Jew whiting and bream it is my local fishing spot 😅

[@awpetualang103]

Big fish 👍

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate 🍻🍻

[@emanualvavoulas8674]

hi sammy great video, what speed do you recommend ???

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

hey mate, start as slow as you can go and then slowly get fast until you find what they are responding too on the day 👌👌🍻🍻

[@jayjohnson9668]

I dont know what these “flatheads” are but they pretty much look like a remora here in Fla. But Kord seems like a cool dude so its all good! Love to see you guys having fun and talking sh+$&#@t! Always a blast watching your vids Sammy! Come on down to the Fla Keys as this is our favorite time of the year to fish…..no tourists no Googans just locals and cool bros wanting to have a good time and catch em up!😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jimmy_flaps]

Their closest relatives are lionfish and scorpion fish, and they're bloody tasty!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah yeah they do kinda look like a remora don’t they! I’d love to get over there some time. What do you catch this time of the year?

[@jayjohnson9668]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing everything but Covid!😎

[@6knots6]

awesome stuff, tango shads hey,do they still sell that green one

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Certainly do mate. The colour is called scum dog 👍

[@H3ath]

Thanks

[@nathanhayward8992]

Lovely lizards Sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate 🍻🍻

[@bradjohnson2693]

Mate, you gota troll the whole chooks if you want the 3 meteries!

[@lesstalkmorefishing1000]

Ayyy flatheads are back

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah some say they never left 🤣😉

[@thedonFC]

How fast do you troll?

[@jamessomerville2785]

What were the clips you used to hook up your lures?

[@terrytailor]

They are Mustad Fastach clips. Probably a 0 or 1 size. Really safe and convenient.

[@jamessomerville2785]

@@terrytailor outstanding. Thank you so much.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah what the phantom said 👌👌

[@fishing_fam_wa]

How far back is the lure when trolling?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

About 20 or so meters mate. Less at times

[@63off]

Yeeewwwwww!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🍻🍻

[@eoghanpurser587]

The banta is quality

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Ahah yeah never a dull moment with Kord on the boat! 🤣🤣🍻🍻

[@chrisdoran7596]

What brand are the pliers

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

The yellow handle ones I actually got from Jaycar of all places 🤣

[@bazz-catchem1454]

Yeah the Sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Enjoy mate! 🍻🍻

[@bazz-catchem1454]

Always do mate 🍻🍻

[@alanmccarron36]

never mentioned how fast you troll

[@billyavery3721]

hay mate great vid where are yas

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Good coast mate 👍👍

[@billyavery3721]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing love ya vids mate learn heaps cheers

[@ralph9987]

Where is this? I am not local 🤔

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Gold Coast

[@The_Bushman]

I'm just here for the 3 meterys

[@tristanstephens9076]

What sorta boat is that? Looks like a scmiiick set up

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hey mate, it’s a Sea hunt 186 Triton. Great boats 👌

[@jayjohnson9668]

Oh !those are what we call Lizardfish here in the states….I just now realized WTF they were!😎. Pretty much trash but fun to catch🤘

[@cameronsharlen-robertson1068]

A lot of people get the species of Australia mixed up with the American(and other parts of the worlds) species. So.... The Dusky Flathead (Platycephalus fuscus) is not the same species as the Lizard fish/what we call a Grinner (Synodus foetens), and aren't even in the same family. Flathead are closely related to flounder(which we also have in Aus) and Halibut. Australia has numerous lizardfish species, as such does the US. I believe the correlation you made comes from the term "Lizard" which Sammy used to describe the bigger fish. This term is colloquial and is often interchanged with crocodile, croc, frog etc. The Dusky flathead grows in excess of 125cm/50inch(Mainly caught in the 1900's), compared the max of 50cm/20 inch of the lizardfish. The flathead is one of the staple fish that all Australians are brought up catching, and is 'arguably' our most important recreational fish. These fish have never been considered trash(like a lizardfish) and to suggest such especially/obviously in a place and with a species that you don't know is rather ignorant. 🤔🤔 Some of the other species that people mix up, but are completely different are: Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi lalandi) vs.California Yellowtail Amberjack (Seriola lalandi dorsalis). Different subspecies, Southern Kingfish grow bigger. Mangrove Snapper (Lutjanus griseus) vs. Mangrove Jack( Lutjanus Argentimaculatus) are not the same species but are in the same family. With the rest of the snapper or Lutjanus species found in Aus, no identical species are found in the US. Kingfish/King Mackerel(Scomberomorus Cavalla) vs. Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus Commerson). Spanish are a wider bodied, bigger growing species. African Pompano/(or what we call a) Pennant Fish(Alectis ciliaris) vs. Diamond Trevally (Alectis Indica). Completely different species ie; Size, Shape, Location BlackFin Tuna(Thunnus atlanticus) vs. Longtail/Northern BlueFin Tuna(Thunnus tonggol). Longtail are a longer/bigger species. Jack Crevalle(Caranx hippos) vs. Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis). Just an all round different fish. A really big mix up is also the "Bonito' or False Albacore (Euthynnus alletteratus) and Mack/Mackerel Tuna(Euthynnus affinis), which are basically the same apart from location and some key features. Cod vs. Grouper are in the exact same family, yet non of the species found in Australia are found in the US(so i guess we can call them what we like😆). Porgy vs. Seabream. The porgy is the "American" name for the family known everywhere else around the world as Sea Bream. The Australasian Snapper is part of the Sea bream family (or Porgy) but in a complete different genus to that of the American common species like Sheepshead, and Jolt head Porgy. Some of your Sea Bream species look like the emperor (Lethrinus) family found in Aus eg: Grassy Emperor/Sweetlip, Spangled Emperor, but are extremely unrelated.

[@glenbuyer8738]

Definitely not a trash fish, excellent eating

[@jimmymack1079]

@@cameronsharlen-robertson1068 great reply. Had a Yank tell me that a 67cm river MJ was Mangrove Snapper the other day and not a special fish 😜

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yep! Exactly what Cameron wrote 👌👌

[@chevyda8070]

Anyone see the 3mt world record holder floating around? Get the dog's.

[@TaylorRobinson93]

“A simple technique to catch more fish” *clicks* F’N 38 MINUTES, WHAT!?

[@Spectre-tv7wi]

I catch every fish but a flathead

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🤣🤣 well that’s not ideal!!

[@jasonlewis2990]

If anyone says that fishing for flathead is boring and mundane, should unsubscribe and take up collecting Cabbage Patch Dolls instead, seriously

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

😂😂😂 agreed!!

[@garbasamaila4586]

All my life I will keep remembering Dr.USELU on KZbin for making me to live again with his active herbal medication. Thank you sir!!!