Liking this style of vid john so informative Keep it up
@matthewjones84844 жыл бұрын
80lb braid and 100lb leader for the 3m dogs
@rodizzle20634 жыл бұрын
400lb wire trace
@haydenallen26714 жыл бұрын
Pretty light setup for a 3 metery
@EctoDog-kr9tr3 жыл бұрын
Mate mate mate you need a pole has line for those dogs
@leonardbrown15124 жыл бұрын
Thanks John. I loved the tip about the drag settings. I havnt had any luck with slapstick down South but I always try them. My 4 & 5 inch plastics set up is the Daiwa Humphead 701MHFS 6 to 8 kg. I use a Daiwa Saltist 2500 with Straight through 12lg Sunline Sniper FC Fluorocarbon because on the flats you don't need braid. I get longer casts as well. My Swimbaits I use Baitcaster 2 set ups. A Samaki Zing Gen 2 601BMH with my 13 Fishing Concept Z for Hardbody around structure like weed and then my Miller Beast Freak with a Shimano Tranx 301 with 30lb Power Pro and a 25lb Fluorocarbon leader for Swimbaits over 1oz to 3oz.
@Nickjfishing2 ай бұрын
Where i live we run up to 40lb braid for flattys around very heavy structure where you can let them run. Using yakkas as livies normally
@douger15174 жыл бұрын
I use a Penn slammer 111 3500 with Samurai Reaction 5-10kg with 20lb Tasline braid.
@BIGROBAUSSIE4 жыл бұрын
Some great tips there. I haven't caught 100s of flatties on lure but I'd say i get 4 out of 5 on a nilsmaster 4inch spearhead in yellow orange. I often cast several others i have ended up buying and when they dont produce, i go back to the old faithful to get the fish. Thanks for the great content to keep us sane while in lockdown. 👍
@Stevvros4 жыл бұрын
Hey mate great video. I’m running a shimano SLX with cranks 6-8kg rod combo 15lb J braid. It’s great but the Holt production soft plastics are definitely the star attraction & way to go 👌
@corey-vids97464 жыл бұрын
Hey John cold you please go into some more detail about the lures, and more lure options please. Thankyou and such an awesome vid John keep it up.
@onelastcast68294 жыл бұрын
Samaki gen 2, 2-4kg 7” paired with a TD black 2000 reel with 8lb braid and 6lb leader ✌🏽 super light, casts well and you can fish all day with it! Super fun when you get the big lizards 🦎
@alleycat84834 жыл бұрын
Hi John, i have a Shimano Stile baitcaster on a 6ft6 and find it has much less feel for when a fish grabs your lure, funny enough I can cast a plastic on a 1/4oz head just as far as with a pinning outfit, also I run the braid through my first 2 fingers on the rod holding hand, found out long ago that it eliminates casting knots and I feel every touch, oh and the Samaki zinger extreme is my go to rod now with the diawa sol, fantastic rod.Oh and so far the year we have caught 61 flathead, the biggest was a modest 64cm, the big girls continue to evade me, or maybe its just the Bribie passage..
@glenwooler504 жыл бұрын
cheers john ,love the vids ,my go to flatty lure for years (before plastics )was the nils master stalwarts ,then little gold bombers ,now love the soft plastics ,just have to work up the courage to throw one of those slapsticks around ,lol . keep up the great work glen
@jzfishing1032 жыл бұрын
Do you have any tips on choosing a colour of soft plastic for flathead?The water I fish in is clear blue water and is about 3 metres.I was looking at the baby bass colour and wakasagi from the baitjunkie 3.2 inch minnow, would that be good?
@sgtcaco4 жыл бұрын
I have rigged a nomad 155 coral trout riptide with down graded hooks. Can’t wait
@macdubh89454 жыл бұрын
G'day John, greetings from Germany. Hope that you and your family are ok. Keep on fishing, mate. Lutz
@182bsteven4 жыл бұрын
Another top notch vid mate, do you reckon moon phases have much of an effect?
@danielurban73664 жыл бұрын
Just In Time Thats awesome info mate. Thank you.
@182bsteven4 жыл бұрын
Wow awesome insight mate, thanks for sharing. I always had a feeling that the bigger tides were more productive, now I know why.
@rockfish_holic4 жыл бұрын
nice catch~~
@Billthefisher7 ай бұрын
Where you at Mallacoota because that’s where I fish and I’m rocking a savage gear combo I forgot the name of the reel and rod 😂
@franie12104 жыл бұрын
I use a samaki zing rod with a 1000 Siena reel with a pig lure trolling
@mylurebox4 жыл бұрын
I held a Samiki Zing with a 1000 size reel yesterday and man they’re nice! I’ve gotta get my lighter set ups going with some trolling this season too. Cheers
@leonardbrown15124 жыл бұрын
@@mylurebox John you should seriously look at Ali Express website. I have 3 Piscifun Carbon X Spin reels and they are incredible the latest is a 1000 size for around $75.00 they aren't toys.
@mathew45884 жыл бұрын
Great video mate ! What knot do you use from braid to leader ??
@michaelrandall81024 жыл бұрын
Notice you had the stinger treble on the top of the Slapstix.... I found mine would want to roll over and not glide properly unless I put the treble underneath but I was picking up lots of weed which was an issue.
@drewrosa54034 жыл бұрын
Hey john what sort of spotters do you prefer on the flats
@MyTyeman2 жыл бұрын
If money wasn't an issue what would be the best setup for a crossfire 195? Probs don't wanna share that secret lol.....I've bought your DVD but haven't had a chance to watch
@MyTyeman2 жыл бұрын
Awsome video mate. .great info...lovely work
@mylurebox2 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate. Only too happy to share my thoughts. I love using a longer spinning outfit for the extra casting length you can get over the flats. Something 7’2 or more. My new favourite is a BB Hardrocker by Shimano. It’s got a medium action so you can send the lures but still enough in the tip to cushion the flathead as she shakes her head. They’re not super exy either. There are certainly high end options but for the fishing I do with my family it’s probably not the best way to go, having one of em around for the kids to demolish.. something like that BB would be perfect.
@Nick-dd5rg4 жыл бұрын
Hello. I have a Diawa d shock rod with a shimano 2500 reel designed for soft plastics. I could only afford the cheapest braid line which was 20 pounds. Its still really thin and you feel everything. Can ypu please give me some edvice to improve this setup?
@mitchmadin504 жыл бұрын
zman 3.75 inch streakz rigged unweighted and weedless...... absolute dynamite combo on the flats
@brianbochow4 жыл бұрын
Gday mate... personally like to hear what others are doing with gear and techniques...personally I use spin gear Pflueger Salt 040 spin reel Spooled with 15lb braid and 15lb flurocarbon leader... I tie up my own lures and in this case I use a underspin lure that I have designed and make... I fly tie either a full Sparkleflash skirt or bucktail with Krystal flash highlights tied in...At other times I like using handcrafted timber diving lures made by Marz lures out of Maitland N.S.W Hard bodies I like to sweep the lure with lots of pauses thrown in like a wounded baitfish presentation...best regards B.J. bjscustombaits....
@btplumber4 жыл бұрын
Great video mate.
@mylurebox4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Brad. Frothing to start gettin back into the flatty fishing
@beauwlodzinski552 жыл бұрын
What is the best rood and real for mangrove jack
@mylurebox2 жыл бұрын
I like 6’6 - 7’2, 4-7kg rod and a 2500 spinning reel with 20lb.
@Aydius-gy7sn Жыл бұрын
I have a bait caster setup and I don’t seem to be catching any flathead I run an 8lb mono like with 3.5 inch zman grubs any tips anyone can give me?
@johnnyfisho67884 жыл бұрын
Great vid. What brand of braid do you prefer?
@mylurebox4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been using suffix braid and FC Rock leader
@nickreico2274 жыл бұрын
Should one down to Melbourne to chase these mulloway
@adamalback4002 жыл бұрын
G'day mate, love the videos!! I typically use two set ups when I'm Flathead fishing - a Daiwa Aird X MFB 4-7kg baitcast matched to a Daiwa Tatula 150 spooled with 15lb J Braid Multicolour and typically either a 20lb or 30lb Daiwa J Thread Fluorocarbon leader (just in case I get smashed by a big Jack up the creeks). I also fish with a 7' Daiwa TD Hyper 2-6kg spinning outfit matched with a 2000 size Daiwa exceller spooled with 10lb J Braid Grand in Crystal blue, and a rod three quarter length of either a 10, 12, or 16lb J Thread Fluorocarbon as my soft plastics outfit. Typically I fish a range of different Jerk baits, however my go to favourites would have to be the Jackal Squirrel 67mm suspending double deep in Pink Suji Prawn or muddy prawn , and the 100mm Rapala X Rap in Ghost Pearl or Green Ayu for the big girls. Soft plastics wise, I like to keep it simple, and so fish the Zman 3inch Minnowz in Space Guppy, bloodworm, and motor oil rigged on a standard 1/4oz TT headlockz jighead and 3/0 hook size. I realise there's lots of different ways to fish for big flathead, but I've had far more success over the tears when I've kept things simple. Tight lines, Ads
@mylurebox2 жыл бұрын
Hi Adam, thanks for taking the time to share your set ups here. Both of those sound so good!! Definitely love your style for chasing em mate. Great stuff ;)
@adamalback4002 жыл бұрын
@@mylurebox thanks mate! A lot of what I've been doing lately has been off the back of your information that I've picked up over the past couple of years! So many thanks for sharing your knowledge. I love how diverse and welcoming the fishing community can be when people approach it with honesty and humility like you do. I also love that everyone has their own little tips and tricks that they go to when things aren't working. I've always gotta remind myself that a bad day out on the water still beats a good day ag work
@paultaylor38564 жыл бұрын
Nice mate👍
@6knots64 жыл бұрын
do you find the smaller flathead will hit the silstar slapsticks as well ??
@CaptainBax4 жыл бұрын
John have you tried different size twist locks on your soft plastic swimbaits, I watched a clip the other night where this guy on TacticalBassin recommended going up in size to stop them from ripping out of the top of the plastic. I was looking at info on Keitech plastics and thought that was an interesting recommendation, plus he was using Owner twist locks. I ask because I was looking at using some Keitech Swing Impact FAT Saltwater Swimbaits along with the Slapstick and Duo Deprive Swimbait on the Flathead this year. I was wondering if you've had any issues with the Keitech or other brands of swimbaits using the smaller twist locks ?.
@aussie_fishcatcha95833 жыл бұрын
great vid mate, do you have any good flatty spots that i could get onto over the holidays?
@mylurebox3 жыл бұрын
Bro smash the banks along the Broadwater. The ones besides the entrances to rivers or where you can see weed from Google maps. ;)
@aussie_fishcatcha95833 жыл бұрын
@@mylurebox thanks mate, ima trying to crack a PB this holidays when the rain lets up!
@danielstevens12194 жыл бұрын
Hey mate, I'm thinking about buying the 13 fishing inception, just wondering if it's worth the money and how it compares to something like the daiwa tatula?
@mylurebox4 жыл бұрын
Gday Dan, I’ve had my hands on this reel for only one session so long term corrosion resistance and wear I can’t really speak to. I haven’t fished a tatula either so it’s hard for me to give you a rounded answer. I can tell you if you’re after distance and a light weight in your hand you’ll be impressed with the 13 fishing inception option. Pretty sure I’ll be running it a lot more myself on the flats ;)
@adsysammy37124 жыл бұрын
Hey John, do you know if there is a 2020 Flathead Classic on the GC.
@mylurebox4 жыл бұрын
Last I’ve heard it’s been canned because of COVID. :(
@Will-pc9eq4 жыл бұрын
The savage gear line-through swimbaits (u’ll find them at any bcf) have caught me many metre flathead They have awesome action and look completely real Ive found that you need to add an extra swivel to the bottom hook for better hook up rate Pleassssse do a review or a video Would really love it Thanks
@haydenallen26714 жыл бұрын
Will how many grams are they?
@Will-pc9eq4 жыл бұрын
They vary in sizes I think the smallest one is 12g? No idea but its light
@Aydius-gy7sn Жыл бұрын
I have a bait caster setup and I don’t seem to be catching any flathead I run an 8lb mono like with 3.5 inch zman grubs any tips anyone can give me?
@Aydius-gy7sn Жыл бұрын
I have a bait caster setup and I don’t seem to be catching any flathead I run an 8lb mono like with 3.5 inch zman grubs any tips anyone can give me?