Early morning flattie session

[Selfy]

G'Day AA's

Well after a night of long discussion on Friday night with my three sons as to which one of the boys would come with me in my kayak for an early morning fishing trip to Caloundra it was finally decided the middle boy, Jake, would make the trip. After all, the eldest has exams to study for and the youngest needs more space than the kayak offers. So the alarm went off at 1.50am (I wish I lived closer to the water) and out of bed I jumped, had a quick bite to eat with Jake and off we headed. After the hour and a half drive we finally arrived at Caloundra and launched the kayak by 4am. The day got off to a fairly bad start when I was trying to move the kayak through some very shallow water with my paddle and "SNAP" went one end. So then I had to paddle with only one end of my paddle.

Just on daylight I cast my 3" Minnow Grub into a small drain almost at the bottom of the tide. One jig and I got smashed by an 80cm flattie. After a short fight I eventually got it into a small net. Snapped a couple of photos and let her go. Throughout the couple of hours we caught 11 flathead sized from 35cms to 80cms. Jake come in second with a 50cm flattie. As the tide started rolling in the fish went off the bite so we went and fought the strong incoming tide with one fin on the paddle and made our way back to the ute.

[Bracey]

Well done Mick and Jake, big effort in do'in the miles. We probably take it for granted too much.

That 80cm model is a true Crocodile. It was a shame I had to drop the young fella down to the Goldy for Schoolies, otherwise I would have caught up for sure!

Give us a call the night before you head east next time so I can arrange to meet you on the water!

Cheers Dave

[Bazil Brush]

Very nice mate a great feed, The young fella look's very happy as well..
Baz

[Shagga]

Well done boys. Some nice fish caught and quality father and son time on the water.

[mangajack]

Onya boys!! That smiling pic is all the justification you will ever need!!

[mylestom]

The memories for the young fella will last a lifetime. Well done.

Trev

[Barramag]

You two would be a hell of a team in next years flattie classic. An excellent session,well done Dad and Jake.
Paulo

[BR65]

Thats a croc at 80, and some good fillets for tea as well, good trip

[Goodoo Haven]

Some nice flatties there, and a good feed too.

[tackle_buster]

Well done Mick, quality time with the kids is what it's all about . The fish are just a bonus. Give yourself a pat on the back and keep up the good work.

Oh, nice feed too

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