Flathead Tactics for the Flathead Classic (Topwater & Big Baits)

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Big Bait Flathead fishing is gaining momentum every year. This video is the first in a series of Flathead tactics videos. In this video I throw 2 big baits and hook a couple of solid fish in the shallows. If you like this style of video, please let me know in the comments and share with me any other lures that you'd like to see in these videos and I'll try and get my hands on them for a future video.
This is a long-form video format where I share my tactics and ideas to work out the fishing moment to moment during early Spring. I hope these videos will help you make your decisions more successful next time you're on the water. Make sure you leave a comment on what you liked (or didn't) so I can keep making these tactics vids better throughout the season. There's plenty more coming this season, so make sure you SUBSCRIBE and watch my other Tactics videos and lure reviews including Early Spring Bass Fishing Tactics.
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Комментарии : 102

@petermiller8634 2 года назад

Your enthusiasm is infectious John. Thanks for another great vid.

@mylurebox 2 года назад

Cheers Peter. Great to hear you enjoy it like I do mate ;)

@lukerobertson7453 4 года назад

Truly one of the few people of seen who is not afraid to give all the info to help us catch better fish well done mate you won me

@dingydate 3 года назад

Well done John , good Flaties, there mate keep them coming . cheers Chris.

@onstrike56 5 лет назад

Awesome videos over the last week. Love the enthusiasm and loving the longer videos. The best how to videos around 👍

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Thanks mate. Your support and comment keep my froth up for more of the same. Cheers

@blueysfishin 5 лет назад

thanks john your tips always make a difference, tried the crossfire 110 fire head and silver, lost the fire head to a cuda in 45mins , so i put the silver one on and got a nice high 50s within an hr, cant wait to get back out there.

@codyhogan3836 5 лет назад

Great vid man, looking forward to some more vids on using these bigger lures for bigger fish, keep it up 👍👍

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Thanks mate. I’ll get a few more going in the coming months.

@bermax01 5 лет назад

Entertaining vid John, great to see action on the bigger baits, cool stuff mate. Love the enthusiasm hard to beat

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Good to hear Jacob. They’re killer on the good Flathead

@williamraftery9734 5 лет назад

Great vid mate! Good to see someone else that uses a stinger in soft plastics 😘

@nannygai9527 5 лет назад

Love this format mate

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Good to hear mate ;) I’ll do more

@tonypaine4958 5 лет назад

As always great advice thanks your a legend

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Cheers Tony. Stoked ur enjoying the vids mate

@TahPandaa 5 лет назад

how good, cheers mate always helpful

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Good to hear. Cheers

@10wizzle 5 лет назад

Loving these video mate keep it up

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Cheers mate. I will

@Friends.19166 5 лет назад

Love the vids you GC legend!

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Stoked you like em Adam ;) cheers

@MrSIn40 5 лет назад

That surface hit! Cracking vid Jonny ;)

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

So cool in the shallows eh. Addictive stuff

@sammccurtayne7345 5 лет назад

Another awesome video mate cheers

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Thanks Sam ;)

@kirrastockwin1573 5 лет назад

Great vid champ solid lizards top shelf 👍

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Thanks mate. Some good fish around at the moment

@bradgear5003 5 лет назад

Awesome stuff bloke

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Cheers Brad. Thanks for your support

@justinbryant237 5 лет назад

I LOVE that you just stood up out of the 'yak. Geez I laughed.

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Hahaa. Brilliant stuff. You never know when your leg is gonna sink through it all though. Haha. Often I’m not so smooth.

@troygodbeeplumbing3322 5 лет назад

Great vid Johnny Morley wants his jacket back though .

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Cheers Troy ;)

@tom7245 5 лет назад

Great video. I'm just getting into lure fishing here in the UK so it's interesting to see how you guys down under do things and what fish you can catch with plastics. Keep up the good work mate.

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Cheers Tom. Great to hear from you mate ;) it’s been a long time since I’ve fished up that way. It’s stunning country up there

@tom7245 5 лет назад

No problem mate. Yeah we don't really have the variety of freshwater species you guys have but there's plenty of nice Pike, Perch, Zander & Chub to be had!

@jordiestronghood7290 5 лет назад

You should have a show mate, very knowledgeable and entertaining

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Cheers Jordie ;) stoked you’re enjoying em

@DrewMinto 5 лет назад

How about that surface boof!!! Good stuff mate! Flathead on surface is my new obsession!!

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Me too. I’ve got em sitting on my dash and I just have to throw em now. Sick eh how things come around like flatty on surface.

@jensendamon2408 2 года назад

Instablaster

@regkershaw 5 месяцев назад

Very impressive video we can learn alot. What kayak are you using? Its a good setup with the minn kota

@bartolomegrutas71 2 года назад

Waw

@alleycat8483 5 лет назад

Thanks for the vid, in the Pumicestone passage the flathead are tapering off real fast, happens every year, as soon as it starts getting warmer the fish stop biting and as for Crossfire lure vids I recommend you watch with sound off.

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Cheers. That’s really interesting to note mate. And the crossfire vids, I’ll have to watch em again and hear what ur on about there. Language warning ?

@alleycat8483 5 лет назад

Hi MLB no its not the language, watch a few and see what I mean lol, and its funny, so many say that flathead are a summer fish but ive been fishing the passage for 10 years now and every year you don't start catching numbers until April and then when it warms up in September its all over and you may only get a couple per trip and the snot weed is also a problem, and size wise the Passage doesn't seem to have many bigger fish, I didn't get a fish over 60cm this year and caught at least 200.

@malcolmlau1351 5 лет назад

Loving these longer, more informative style videos. Gives great insight into retrieve and tactics, but could you please elaborate more on the basics such as what lb line/leader youre using? Things like hook size etc are all the small things that nobody else seems to mention. I fish with 10lb leader for flatties, is that a bit dicey?

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Cheers mate. I can add some more of those details in no worries ;) I think 10lb would be ok with bigger baits where u don’t generally have the lure down the throat of the fish and the leader rubbing on the flatties teeth. but if ur throwing small plastics or divers that can get sucked down their throat, I’d go a bit heavier... that said, if you’re after numbers, lighter is good.

@skippee358 5 лет назад

I love the long videos 😊 the bass ones are great to. But I'm having so much trouble getting these holts swim prawns 😡

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Sounds like it’s a mission mate. He’s doing as many as he possibly can. He might need a little tackle rat offsider to help him out

@deanspringer5684 5 лет назад

Give the z man slim swim bad shad rigged weighted weedless until you can get your hands on some . Cracked a pattern on them last weekend in super clear water 👍

@skippee358 5 лет назад

Dean Springer that's my go to rig for bream right up in the snags 😊

@bassinwithaboy3972 4 года назад

What size lines for the crossfire, they look super heavy.

@farhodabdullayev7392 5 лет назад

Nice vid mate. Is that river where you're fishing??

@mrminnow1243 5 лет назад

Wicked vid as always! Could you do a video for catching trevally?

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

For sure Sam. I’ll get onto it in the coming weeks ;) there’ll be a few I’m imagining.

@mrminnow1243 5 лет назад

mylurebox thanks so much

@ebbtidetackle 5 лет назад

Nice vid man, can't beat frogs in shallow

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

They’re a lot of fun eh!!

@harryle-huynh433 5 лет назад

Love these vids. Could you do a whiting video?

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

For sure mate. I’ll have to get onto one. There’s a whiting segment in my Kayakers Guide DVD / Download that u might like, but I’ll get something else together before summer hits

@DB-zg8hy 5 лет назад

Mate, another solid video. Thank you for showing us the way you achieve the various actions for the lures, and in what context (shallow/deep). Have you ever done a collab flatty vid with David Green? That would be incredible. Lastly, what type of kayak/skiff/motor are you using? Cheers!

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Hi mate. Thanks for your interest in my videos. It’s a bit of a dream of mine to fish with Greeny. Maybe a video together one day would be awesome. My kayak is a feel free Lure115 with a 40lb minn Kota through the Centre. It’s a gem eh

@DB-zg8hy 5 лет назад

Excellent thanks a ton, I bumped into Greeny today, mentioned to him about my suggestion to you of doing a collab vid, he's a busy man, but didn't seem against the idea at all. As I said, it would be a stellar collab vid. The kayak and motor seem better than great, will have to look into it..Thanks again mate!

@aaronnapier8903 5 лет назад

Awesome video mate. What state are you in. Im in WA. Not bad here for flathead bit better in rhe east i see.

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Cheers Aaron. I’m in QLD and fish south into NSW when I can. Good to know they’re still over there though

@danielson1938 5 лет назад

Hey mate I'm trying get into the big lures for the flathead and I just want to know what pound leader do you use on the big crossfires and other big lures

@followforms 5 лет назад

9lb

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

I was running 9lb but have still found it fine to run 20lb at times. Mostly they don’t get up to the leader so it’s not a big drama but just in case, u don’t want to drop a 40$ Lure for 4lb etc. ;)

@williamatta3279 5 лет назад

Hey mylurebox could you please do a Bream catching video because I am having trouble landing some bream ?

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Sure mate. I’ll get one together in the coming weeks

@fishingadventureswithcj1708 5 лет назад

where were you fishing?:)

@grahamlwilson 4 года назад

How often do you change the treble hooks on the hard body lures?

@mylurebox 4 года назад

Generally once a season Graham. Maybe less. If I washed em down more I’d save a fortune.

@markgrenfell3368 5 лет назад

Gday.. i recently moved to the hawksbury region and im getting my mrs who is Finnish into lure casting.. she struggles with plastics so want to get a few hardbodies for her to use.. whats your top 5 hardbodies that seem to get results? Cheers for any help all comments welcome thanks

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Hi Mark, thanks for your message. What kind of fish are you after? I would suggest a new Lure by Rapala to be worth getting your hands on. It casts well and has a smaller profile to catch a range of fish. It’s called the Rapala Xrap Jack Deep. They’re becoming available this season. Also, a lure called daiwa double clutch. It’s small and casts really well even in a wind. Good for a range of species ;)

@markgrenfell3368 5 лет назад

mylurebox mainly flatties mate.. in the hawksbury.. i love the flats.. she isnt getting the whole plastics thing really.. She will love the idea of a Rapala

@slimShady-73 4 года назад

What lake is that?

@dwayno_unknown 5 лет назад

Do you use scent on the glide bait

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

I don’t fuss about it unless I’ve got fuel or food on my hands. I definitely think it helps if the Flathead are sluggish or just following lures but it’s not a priority for me session to session.

@Eric-nr3fn 5 лет назад

can you fish with the savage 3d glide swimmer mullet slow sink see if its any good for flathead

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

For sure mate. I’ll get onto it over the summer ;)

@Eric-nr3fn 5 лет назад

@@mylurebox yer mad thank you n thanks for replying n love your vids

@harrison_asensio9286 5 лет назад

Just ordered one an packet of 9 inch slappies any tips?

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

Get it balanced and unweighted to fade on the drop slowly ;)

@timcowan7832 5 лет назад

Where can you get those crossfire bent minnows from on the Gold Coast

@crossysfishingadventures5029 5 лет назад

G'day champ,Crossy from "Crossfire Lures here. If you are after some head over to Mike's Fishing and Tackle 5b/215 Brisbane Road, Biggera Waters . Cheers

@timcowan7832 5 лет назад

crossys fishing adventures thanks mate that’s just down the road from me will have a visit very soon

@matthewmichael5255 5 лет назад

Thought I saw you at Brunswick Heads today

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

I’m down with the family at Byron for the week so thought I’d give it a crack for a flatty. That was me ;) how’d you boys get on?

@matthewmichael5255 5 лет назад

Got a fair few bream and some little flatties and couple of whiting

@mickl9567 5 лет назад

Please do a husky jerk review

@mylurebox 5 лет назад

I’ll get on it ;)

@CAH_CASTING 5 лет назад

This is last video sir....? I'm stay your video....

@crossysfishingadventures5029 5 лет назад

Thanks for the Review champ.Loved the vid, great work!! If anyone would like to check out the full range just jump on the link www.crossfirelures.com.au/