New PB Flatty?

[Funchy]

Took the yak out this morning. Glassed out!! Haven’t seen conditions like it for ages it seems. Now the missus said to be home by 9am because I couldn’t possibly miss the kids birthday party of some friends could I??? so I was on the water at 4:30am.


Anyway, tide was still running in but there wasn’t a lot of run in it. I headed to one of my favourite spots in the still dark morning. The stars and sliver of the moon reflected off the water. I just sat there and looked at the reflection for a while it was that beautiful. So, started casting around and working the weed beds and drop off I like to hunt flattys on. There was not action until that first glow of the sun on the horizon. As the sun came up I cast into a likely looking spot and hopped my Gulp 3inch grub along the bottom. As I paused i literally felt through the line my SP get inhaled. It was eerie. A short sharp suck in feeling through the line. I counted to three slowly and firmly struck. Yep... some weight there... but no fight In comes a dead weight that I thought may be a ray. I turned on my headlamp as it got close to the yak and then all hell broke loose as she spotted the yak. This was no ray this was a solid fish caught in about 30cms of water. She went bezerk!! Well after a few minutes taming her on 6lb Nanofil and 8lb leader I got her close again. Went for a net shot and she didn’t like that, off she went tear arsing around the back of the yak and the line got caught around the tiller Now I was trying to stay calm but it wasn’t easy. I backed the drag right off and let her have her head. Luckily she decided to stop and sulk while I dicked around untangling my line. Got that sorted out, worked back in to the yak and put my net under her. As I lifted her in I was pretty sure I had my best Flatty ever based on weight (not that I weigh any of them) She was heavy!!!!

Anyway, the pics below do not do her justice because of the low light. I didn’t want to keep her captive for too long so sacrificed some good pics for her well being. I didn’t have a measure on me but after making some marks on the paddle she went about 84cm I reckon (Just under my PB of 85cm). But she thick and very healthy!!

Had a bit more of a flick around but didn’t have another bump. Home by 9am to write this up, clean up and party with the 8yr olds!!!

Hope you all have a beaut day out there ‘cos it is a corker of a day!!!

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