What is the best lure for flathead?
Alright, let’s get rigged and into a few flat fish!
- ZMan 3″ MinnowZ. The number one flathead plastic for me would have to be the ZMan 3″ MinnowZ, the perfect baitfish.
- ZMan 2.5″ Slim SwimZ.
- ZMan 4″ Scented Jerk ShadZ.
- ZMan 4″ StreakZ Curly TailZ.
- ZMan 2.5″ TRD CrawZ.
Are lures good for flathead?
They eat a wide variety of hardbody and soft plastic lures when presented correctly. Keeping your lure as close as possible to the bottom will produce best results, flathead are a master of camouflage and will lay hidden in the sandy or muddy bottom waiting for some unsuspecting prey to swim past.
What is the best time to fish for flathead?
The best time to get yourself a nice Flathead is during the day, two – three days lead up to the full moon and the following two- three days after. The preferred tide time would be high tide 7-9Am and fish the run out from the top of the tide down. The fish will be most active two hours after the top of the tide.
What soft plastics catch flathead?
The best Soft Plastics in the Gobblers Range for targeting Flathead are the 4″ Paddle Tails and the 4″ Curl Tails… These lures have consistently proven themselves over years by catching thousands of Flathead…and it all comes down to the size, colours and profile of the Lure.
How do you target flathead?
Fish will be spread out across the broken weed flats and sand banks, so targeting any structure, such as rubble, timber, weed and even deeper depressions in the flats can produce fish. A good starting point when targeting flathead in the rivers and estuaries is a 7′ 2-4kg or 3-6kg rod, with a 20-30 size reel.
Are Circle Hooks good for flathead?
Circle hooks have been shown to increase the survival of angler released fish. With their success already proven for many game fish species, these hooks are now used increasingly for many other common recreational species including bream, flathead and kingfish.
What lure should I use for bream?
Generally the best soft plastic lures for bream are smaller profiles around the 2″-2.5″ size, including ZMan 2″ CruzteaZ, 2″ GrubZ, 2.5″ GrubZ, 2.5″ Slim SwimZ, 2.5″ TRD CrawZ and 3″ TRD HogZ.