I am a fans of Jeremy Wade. He is a marine biologist, an extreme game fisherman and is the host of the popular TV program River Monsters. I watched all 3 seasons of his fishing TV program and I am looking forward for the forth one in 2012. Hopefully, I can learn from his experience. You may find that I am focusing on fishing at Grays Point. There are many reasons but the outstanding one is to record the changes of marine life in the Port Hacking river system near Grays Point & North West Arm. Sometimes, I can also fill up my father's dinner plate. He is a true River Monsters eater! Actually, I am trying to test Jeremy's theory today. He said that many times on different episodes that the fish will be more concentrated together when there is less water in the river system as there are fewer deep parts. By focusing in those concentrated areas, he will hence have a much better chance to catch the target fish. His headaches are the storm, the monsoon & the flooding that blow up the river like a balloon, so fish are dispersed everywhere. When you are standing somewhere, it becomes nowhere as fish are nowhere near. I also believe that fish are getting smarter over millions of years of evolution. Either they are hiding in deep water holes, waiting for fish to swim by while the tide changes or they are hunting in a smaller deep water hole/channel during low tide. That spot is usually darker and more suitable for bottom fish to hide and also keeps them away from sunlight. This time my target fish is Port Harking river monster Dusky Flathead. Her nickname is Croc. You can imagine how powerful this fish is. It has a massive head which is protected by a sharp head edge and hardened dorsal spines. It can really bite you without even opening their mouth. Females can grow up to 1.5m long. I wonder why they've become celebrities and their pictures are frequently published on the front page of many fishing magazines. This is a serious mission. I am searching for a monster Dusky Croc. If I want to be successful, careful planning will be my southern star to lead me to my destination. Flatheads like waiting for their prey. They hide in sand, edges of weed beds, on the sides of the channel etc. She uses the same tactic as Admiral Isoruko Yamamoto during the attack on Pearl Harbour. When preys wander into their striking distance, it is the surprise attack that brings their name to the top of the food chain in the estuary river system. There is only one way to find them without peddling every inch of water. I am going to use aerial photos from www.nearmap.com to gather intelligence on weed beds, deep water holes & channels. It will be my selection of battle grounds at upstream Port Hacking River that will give me the final edge. In order to prove Jeremy's fishing concentration theory. The mission time will be on Saturday 28/01/2012 0700h, just passed low tide time. Instead of using my Battleship HMAS -Revo, I choose my motorized Battleship HMAS-Cobra. She is equipped with an 18lb 2 speed motor that is capable of running in reverse drive which the Mirage doesn't have as an option. My Cobra has foot steering control so both my hands can be holding either a fishing rod or a landing net. The motor control is inserted into the fishing rod holder behind me which is under my right arm. I added a rocker switch on top of the motor control module to allow elbow operation of the motor's on/off feature. To deal with monster fish, you need a monster machine! As the battle ground is nailed down to upstream river, the best firepower option is light gear: 2-5kg rod, 1500 reel, 1gm #4 jig, 6lb braid line & suitable size leader. My primary target is Monster Dusky. It has rough teeth & powerful muscle. The secondary target is bream. I have compromised my choice to use good quality 8lb FC Rocker leader to replace my Berkley 10lb fluoro. It needs to be tough rather than a big lb number. I have both a mission objective & planning in place. It is time to hunt the hunter!