What soft plastics are best for 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.
What Colour lures do flathead like?
You can certainly catch big fish with small soft plastics but I really like the 3.5 inch size for targeting flathead. These come in a handful of colours but I have done really well on flathead using watermelon red. Like the curly tails, these have naturally built-in action is amazing.
What is the best time to catch 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.
Do you use a sinker with soft plastics?
You do use a sinker with soft plastic lures based on certain fishing scenarios. Adding a sinker to a soft plastic worm, lizard or crayfish can turn your bass rig into a Texas or a Carolina rig and mean the difference between catching big bass all day and going home without having any bites.
What’s the best bait for flathead?
Baits. The most common baits for flathead are pilchards, whitebait and squid although flathead will take most saltwater baits including pipies, mussel, bass yabbies and prawns. Larger yank flathead can be caught on small live baits such as mullet.
Do you use a swivel with soft plastics?
Soft plastics generally track straight, so no swivel and no snap, and if I can see to tie one, a loop knot gives them the perfect action.
Why am I not catching fish with soft plastics?
If your soft plastic isn’t correctly rigged, it will spin and no fish will come near it. Rig it correctly and you’ll be amazed at the subtle action you get from the soft plastics and of course you’ll actually catch fish! Vary your retrieve. Don’t spend the whole time using the same retrieve.
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.