Giant 95cm flathead on a swimbait! 

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I was just up from Sydney at Woy Woy and we were staying with some friends after going to Sydney and they live on the canals. They were both into piloting and didn't really fish but they had an old fishing rod in the shed and old rusty hook I just wanted to fish so I caught some baby prawns in the barnicles of the canal "pier" and to my suprize I caught a 35-40cm flatty. Not big but it has a good story I don't know how it saw the small prawn but it must have gone for the reflection of the hook in the sun. I don't know if this still counts for the competition because it wasnt big or caught on a softy or swimbait but its a good story I will never forget. I was 13 at the time I'm 15 now still fishing.

Awesome video Sammy !! Keep up the amazing work Sammy !! I am loving the Estuary videos Sammy !! Thanks for the videos Sammy !! Cheers William !!

G'day legend, loving the latest content. Pinned and landed at 72cm dusky on 8lb, slow rolling a 7 inch Zerek flat shad inbetween shallow weed beds. An experience that's been hard to beat. Cheers mate.

My best flathead, a few years ago, is just over 80cm caught in the Nelligen river on a live poddy mullet, released without harm. Beautiful fish in a beautiful location near some oyster leases. Great memories for ever and just what fishing is about.

61cm on a bassday sugar deep, chasin the elusive 3 metre Flatty!

I haven’t caught a flathead. Keep up the awesome videos Sammy

holy cow that was epic as dude. one of those moments where u were at the right place right time n was filming everything correctly

Mad session mate i love targeting flathead I've only been lure fishing about a year and my pb flattie so far is 61cm caught on an opening night slim swim cheers for the entry keep it up legend

GOTTA BE IN TO WIN , Haven’t had any luck with the flathead yet , but a good prize pack can and will change that , cheers Sammy ,

Love your videos mate, keep it up! I mainly fish offshore and have caught 52cm flattie in 80m of water. Would love to get more into flathead fishing especially when the wind is up. Cheers.

Awesome vid Sammy Hitzke, great to see Nick Whyte still gets excited when he catches a big girl after the sheer numbers he’s caught over the years. Got me pumped to give swimbaiting a go that’s for sure. My biggest lure caught Flattie to date for the comp, a 94cm model caught on a Pearl Blue Glimmer 3” Zman MinnowZ up at Millionaires row near The Pin at the Classic a few years ago, I did get a 98cm years ago in the Tweed but that was on live bait so doesn’t count, LOL. Keep up the great work 👍🏻

Loving the vids sammy! Keeps me wanting to get out for more. Just a baby 63cm in the canals on a old green yabbie when i first got into plastic, yet to pop the cherry on the big baits though.

Great ep Sammy. Was fishing with a little live mullet, a fish was on but spat it, only had a bit of flesh and the tail left on the hook so threw it back down and landed my best flathead, 77cm, such and awesome trip.

Never caught a flatty but winning this would be a step in the right directing for me house boat holiday on the gold coast. Cheers mate keep the vids comin

my biggest flathead would be the 65cm one that i caught on a good ol prawn and hook, was a young chap got bored didnt fish for a couple hours just annoying dad and his mate then decide to have 1 last cast and there it was waiting for me. Such a great video sammy you legend

Top video - that 95cm was a crocodile!!!! my biggest went 85cm, on a pilchard cube !!! after 1000s of casts of everything from paddle tail and wriggler plackies. never any luck! looks like i've gotta try out these swim baits! released nicely, and she swam off like nothing happened. keep up the good work legend

Well done. Love it. 😃🐟🐟👍

i like your tips too

Caught a 45cm tailor, 44cm flathead and a 82cm flathead within 15mins of each other on a $5 dollar savage gear diving lure at jumpinpin. With the big girl being captured with 2 glamour fisheries ladies watching on jetski's! Won't forget that day.

Epic fish lads!

I watch your videos because I think it’s awesome that you return most fish. I’m not against keeping a feed as I’ll take a nice bit of fish over a steak any day. I just noticed this video is 2 years old lol.

Only just started fishing again been going to a local boat ramp and practicing lures/rigging/casting with several different setups. Caught a 34cm flattie on a burkley shrimp soft plastic 2 weeks ago.

Great vid. PB is a 54 on a soft plastic. I've been wanting to try swim baits for flatties but finding it hard to get lures in the local shops.

My biggest flatty was caught near Jumpinpin, about 3 weeks ago on a Zman 4” Diesel Minnow. 71 cm and so solid. I was just cruising past a small creek mouth that was flowing out with the run out tide over a shallow sand bank. I thought to myself, there just HAS to be a flatty sitting there. Second cast with a slow roll and bang, new PB. I was stoked. Have just started surface fishing for Flathead with Slapstix, but haven’t tried a glide bait yet. Would absolutely love to win this man. Tight lines Sammy. Love the vids.

Great vid Sammy. My PB Flatty was a 87cm caught on a live mullet drifting down the seaway wall.

Great video once again Sammy. My biggest so far is 83cm on the 95 Diawa Double clutch, Lazer Ayu. Such an adrenaline rush. Giddy Up!

BIGGEST FLATTY COMP - biggest flat head was late afternoon while fishing the rock walls located in Bunbury W.A Australia. un-waited mullie with gang hooks chasing tailor only to hook up on a lizard topping a very small 17cm. this was my first ever flatty and honestly never thought they were located in these areas. let the little fella go :) even tho this small lizard wasn't my target species, i was smiling all the way home :) Iv heard about bigger ones caught south of were I was fishing in smaller inlets but havnt had much luck......now iv seen this video, I'm now going to try a different approach... THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP AND TIPS.

65cm flathead on a zman grub down at Tinnie creek is my PB Love the channel!!

Hey Sammy, great video! My biggest flathead was 87cm and it took me by surprise while hopping a savage 3D shrimp along a weedy edge at one of my local fishing spots. Those savage 3D shrimps have caught me plenty of good fish! Keen to give these glide baits a crack to see if I can top my PB with a real 🐊! 😎🎣

I rarely laugh out loud from fishing videos, but 11:14 was crack up. Thanks for that.

Nice Sammy yep big flatties love the glide baits, biggest for me was 73cm on a Zman 4inch paddle tail in motor oil and next was 68cm on 2.5 in crawz also motor oil both of the flats and shallow mud banks in the passage.. awesome fun and lots of casts but it pays off.

Never caught one. But I would love to chase the monsters on glide baits. Looks like great fun 🔥🎣

What a video mate! My best was a 52cm on a Savage gear mpp2 baitcaster with 10lb braid in a Shimano slx150 to a savage gear 3.5inch nuclear chicken shrimp.

hooked but not landed on a live bait maroochy river. Was to big (wide) to get head in a twenty liter bucket, as i had no net and was on my own land based off a rock wall. soooo devo. LOVE LOVE LOVE your work.

Great vid mate. 42 cm is my biggest , just got back into wetting a line. Late 80s in the navy was my last real go at it. Having a ball now though. 🤙

Nice catch 😊👍✌

G’day Sammy love your videos mate!! My best lizard went 87cm, managed to snag him on a zerek fish trap down at the pin bar

Another awesome video Sammy, biggest Flathead I have caught is 68cm on o lively lures micro mullet in pink bit color. Cheers legend

Hi Sammy, I haven’t caught a flatty in years. Seeing as I now live in Nth Qld, but I reckon that pack might help me get a 3 meter flatty. Great video as always👍🏻

That flatty is a tank check out the thickness of her and I love the fact you release the big breeders. Ive never caught a horse of a flatty and only caught then on bait. Would definitely love to try glide baits. Keep up the great work Sammy love your vids

biggest flatty i ever caught was just over 40cm from memory using a frog mouth pilchard, only just starting too look at lures thats why ive been watching you because you show techniques and explain what lures your using

I a 76cm flathead on a 3 inch bloodworm curl tail. Love your videos keep up the good work

My biggest flathead came in at 78cm and I caught it on one of the new Savage Gear 3D garfish tricked out with a rear treble. Awesome lure, awesome fish! would love this pack to have a go at glide baiting for flathead as its a technique I'm yet to try but very keen to get into

willem powerfish would be proud, awesome video mate

My biggest flathead was only 40cm. It was caught from the Lake Illawarra bridge at Windang on whitebait using a smallish longshank hook. The fish to hook ratio was so out of whack that the hook was basically straight when I got the fish up to the top of the bridge (it was legal to fish off that bridge back in the day)

76 cm on a live mullet fishing for barra in a creek thanks Sammy for the opportunity to win awesome swimbaits

great channel mate, Love watching. My personal best was an 85cm donkey of a flathead I caught on a 40 mm black bream crankbait fishing among the oyster leases that bricked me twice around poles in less than a meter of water

sick vid as usual, my best flattie 74cm on a daiwa double clutch in the pillie colour cheers mate

I caught my largest flathead in the myall river it was 68cm on small black and silver deep diver thanks for the great video so keen to get back out there merry christmas

Great vid mate My best Flatty is 88cm caught on a 95mm double clutch in 300mm of water, cheers Mick

Hey Sammy, love the episodes. My best is 59cm on zman 4” motor oil streakz curly tailz.

Hi Sammy, great vid as usual. My biggest lizard to date went 89cm, caught on a Zerek live shrimp, 3 1/2”. I haven’t fished for a few years but just about finished my project tinny, itching to get back into it. Cheers.

Hey Sammy, another great video mate! Biggest flathead would have to be 65cms on Zman motor oil grub. Very keen to get into glide baiting to land a big girl!

my biggest flathead was a 72cm croc that I actually caught on bait using prawns but I would love to get into using lures and I think theses lures will be a great start.

Never caught a flat head and i don't live in Australia lol wish i did though your channel still rocks i watch it all the time

Love the video mate great content! My biggest was 69cm while trolling a zerek tango shad in 1 meter of water.

Love the vid, never used swim baits but keen to get in. Biggest flathead 87cm on a Gold Bomber, chasing barra

62 on a soft plastic. Love the videos.

65cm mine was, got it on soft plastics! Awesome fun

Great vid very generous give away. My biggest flathead is a 89cm on a good old live bait

Was 75 Down near indented heads Vic on a bit of dirty old squid. Loved it was with the old man

Hey Sammy, great vid mate. That 95 flatty was a stonka! I hit up the Swan River in Perth a few years ago now and managed to land my PB to date, a 71cm flatty on a Zman Diesel Minnow. Haven't targeted these fish for a while now so would be good to try your recommended gear out if I'm lucky enough. Cheers mate, lovin ya content and keep em coming.

My biggest flatty was a 83cm rig taken on a gancraft jointed claw on the northern rivers. Great way to hook someone to swimbaiting catching a pb first cast. Since then that lure has been absolutely destroyed and won’t swim straight so some new ones would be super

I see that you had the net set up pre-fish lol nice work

Hey ledgand.... 67cm last Friday down at the entrance. Was using a samaki whitebait vibe. This thing smashed it on the drop in about 1.6m of water. Love catching these fish 🐟🐟🐟🤞🤞🤞🤞🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

Hey Sammy, cool vid mate. My most memorable and biggest flatty catch was a 78cm on 4inch zman diesel in pearl at the Noosa river mounth. Cheers mate👌

Hi Sammy, brilliant video! We don't have flatheads in Spain but I have seen some pretty good fish following a glide bait I made myself. No hook ups yet but it's an exciting and engaging way to fish :-)

67cm on a Mann's stretch 10+ (ghost grey). I only remember because it was the first lure I bought and the first ever fish I caught on a lure.

Hey mate once again an awesome video keep it up My biggest flathead went 75cm on a piece of Pilchard

Biggest went 76cm on a jackal squirrel. Love these lures for flathead but keen as mustard to give swim and glide baiting ago

Love watching your videos my PB flathead is 89cm caught on a 100mm squidgie fish

I’ve got my fair share of flatties on bait however my favourite one was my first on a lure. I got it whilst on holiday at a place called toogoom. It was 45cm and I got it on a soft plastic

Hey Sammy 90cm is my personal best on a kayak. on a Zman 4inch Diesel...Same day I dropped a metre plus doing netting where the Double Clutch lure got caught on the net and gone. also caught 8 other all above 70cm on the same day and area could say it was a great day. cheers

best so far - 65cm Flathead on a gem vibe

Biggest flatty so far has been 69cm on a zerek tango shad. Great videos Sammy!!

Biggest flatty i got was 49cm on the good old prawn bait looking to my PB asap ha cheers sammy keep up the good work

I live in the desert so dont get alot of flatties but last month my partner and our 6 month old took our old caravan we renovated and an old tinnie on the roof of my ute with a 3.3 merc and done a month long trip along NSW and VIC coast. I was lucky enough to get a bit of fishing in along the trip and the biggest flatty i got was a 74cm model on a 95mm double clutch in tuross lake.

My biggest flathead was about 83cm on a 100mm diver. Also just want to let you know that I was watched your creek to coast episode up in Bundaberg and the Baffle which is where I live so it was nice to see you fishing some of my familiar ground. 👍

hey Sammy I have not caught much flat head but I would love to get into it and use them amazing swim baits and ps your videos are fire

Hey Sammy my biggest flatty was 60cm on a squidgy bio tough natural colour I would love to win these glide baits as I would love to expand my tackle box with variety and more options to chase big flatty keep up the good work mate love the vids.

Hey Sammy, I caught a 65cm flattie drifting in the Gold Coast seaway with a live Pike. Actually thought I was snagged until I got it up and saw the flattie floating there. Was actually drifting for Jewfish. But what a awesome bycatch.

Never caught a dog but can't wait to catch one!

Hey Sammy, Love ya vids mate. Always a great watch My biggest Flatty was 75cm on a soft plastic Hoping I can top that with a swimbait ! Cheers

Pb Dusky Flathead stands at 79cm caught on and unweighted mullet strip. Caught plenty of smaller flatties on lures but still grinding for the big big. Swim n Glide baits are certainly the way to go!

My biggest flathead is 88cm caught on a fresh livey chasing kings. I live in Sydney Australia and would love to get in to those lures. Been a big fan for a while my whole family watches you and we always watch your hack vids when we are in Bcf

Nice vid bro My pb was on a zerek fish trap 90 Went 78cm

I got a enjoy my flathead fishing a lot and my biggest flat head was on a fish trap vibe and it was on the mat at 96 cm

Hey mate, my PB flatty is 58cm and just my luck I caught it deadsticking a 2 inch gulp shrimp behind me in the kayak while i was flicking ahead. My biggest i actually contributed to catching was a 56cm on a pink zman 4 inch curltailz. Cheers for the tips at Everton Park the other day 👍

My largest was around 60cm, caught in the Nudgee river on a prawn!

Love flathead fishing. largest is only 62cm. keen to hook up on glide baits but need a big rod like you say.

I still feel that the one I caught at South Ballina when I was 7 is my biggest -to be fair, it's gotten bigger over time but in reality it was about 40cm :). But it was off the beach on a green prawn with a 8' glass rod and an old Alvey and it was my first lizard. The best bit was that I was screaming to my dad that I had something (like I had done with every cast) and he just went "it's weed" because that's all he had landed so far - so I got it in on my own and I was so stoked - and nearly 40 years later all the other flattys aren't as important as that first one.

Got shivers when I saw that stonefish

On crescent head back beach. Cruising down the beach pulled up at a gutter on low tide. Dropped about 3 on a soft plastic, switched to a Berkley shimma shad, first cast 55cms flatty🤙

Hey Sammy cracking vid , my biggest flatty is 79cm caught on a zerek flat shad on the Gold Coast in about 25cm of water. I’d love to start swim baiting 😊

Hey Sammy, I only recently found your channel but i really enjoy your work mate. My biggest flatty was only a 55cm which was caught being lazy and bottom bouncing on a mates boat with pilchard :). Cheers Benny C

Hey champ, loving your videos keep doing what you”re doing. My biggest went 45cm on a savage gear PW 55 top water lure while out on the yak in Sydney port hacking river using a 2-4kg shimano raider 4 pound braid 6 pound leader. Even though I don’t catch much still can’t get enough of going out and having another crack

My pb flatty was 67cm. It was about 10 years ago. Still chasing an upgrade. 😉

That was a bloody big lizard Sammy, here we get them mostly around 28 to 30 with a huge one at 40 being a very rare catch.

My PB is 41cm at Cremorne in Tassie on soft plastics, I'll have to grab some glides, never seem them before!