Straight from the teams

How the weekend actually went, told by the crews who fished it. Not our version — theirs.

Anger Management · 2025
Front row seats
They entered to watch a mate's comp fall over, got beaten by a captain in a chicken mask, and came home with five tips and a 2026 entry.
Third on the 2025 largest-flathead board — Michael's 86cmRead it
Coota Time · 2025
Bugger it, 4 is more fun
Locals who knew about the comp before it was a comp: Adam's donkey, the Floyd's on Bents, and why the Saturday lunch break was the best idea of the weekend.
Read it
Rowdy Floyd's · 2025
The name says it all
The 2025 champions tell it their way: a fishless Friday morning, the flats session that won it, and a limo ride to Scallywags.
2025 champions — 10-flathead bag, 73.6cm averageRead it
TACO · 2025
From underdogs to a divisional win
A crew who had never chased a dusky in their lives turned up to their first Flatty Classic, got written off early, and went home with a division.
11th overall · division winRead it

The invite's out to the 2025 crews. Write-ups land here as they come back.

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