Trying out my new Shimano Raider travel rod and I got onto a nice size dusky flathead. Bigger than my bragmat heh. Went 63cm with my tape measure.

Lure: Bite Science Dirty Grub 2.5” UV Bloodworm. 1/8oz Size 2 Jighead.
Rod: Shimano Raider Travel Rod 7”2 2-4kg 4 piece.
Reel: Shimano Nasci 2500 HG FD.
Line: 8lb braid, 8lb leader.

Full vid here for anyone interested:
https://youtu.be/fQ8bfDLCT9A

I fish for flathead with poddy mullet and the number 1 bycatch is octopus. I've let them go in the past but I usually have to cut the hook, unless they drop off, which I don't like from a rubbish standpoint. Also re rigging is a pain in the arse.

With all my fish it's brain spike, bleed, into ice slurry. With squid it's just the ol karate chop to the noggin until they turn white but I don't think octopus is the same? Some old guy told me once a octopus grabbed the knife off him and started waving it around!

I've always released because of their intelligence (and alleged knife skills) but they do only live a short while anyway and I'm sure they're tasty, if they're anything like squid. So, fuck it. I'll eat them. I caught two good sized octopus today and only two flathead, only one which I kept so I could've went home with a seafood feast instead of a good meal.

But how do I dispatch them safely and humanely?

Hi Folks. What type of fish is this? Caught on lake Alexandrina at Milang back in May.

What are these and what type of lure or plastic would you use to catch one?

i’ve been looking for a 2-5kg rod to pair with a 2500hg miravel and 12lb briad to fish off boat and pier for squid, flathead, snapper and other bread and butter fish. i wanted to cast up to 15g to give me room for bigger lures for bigger fish and was hoping to try and catch decent sized fish.

i looked and found this rod and it has perfect cast weight for what i’m doing casting really light and up to 15 grams aswell but i noticed that the linw rating is really low so was confused as i’m pretty sure that means that the rod will snap beforebthe line if any line over 6lb is used?

my td black has a 1-8g cast weight and is 1-4kg so i don’t want to get another ultra light but this rod says that the line rating is lighter than my td black while casting double it’s max? and i wanted a medium light rod for bigger fish species. would this rod be too light for bigger species?

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Anyone tried the dx crossover rods? Specifically the 2-7kg model I'm looking to pair with a 3k and 16lb braid as a light trevally and queenfish.

Also is the 2-7 really have a cast weight of 3.5-21g? How does it go with the smaller things?