queensland Quick River Session produced.

[BassTracker]

My mate Mitch has been working really hard lately so I decided to put a word in with his wife and ask for a leave pass on his behalf. She seemed quite open to the idea so a quick session was quickly organized. We knew the weather wasn’t going to be great but we both needed some time bobbing around on the water after not having a fish since the last Marlin to Mackerel social. We hit up a couple of my favorite spots to see if the Jew were around but the wind was against the last of he incoming tide so we waited for the turn.

There’s a spot that I’ve passed over many times without stopping that a friend of Kurt's (madmullet) said would be worth a go on the outgoing tide and it has produced for us over the last few months.

Last night we decided to give it ago again. After two good runs and missed hook ups on the 5/0 circles Mitch’s rod started screaming. If you know Mitch you know that the only screaming his reels ever do are screams of protest and embarrassment. Things like "Is there something wrong with us? "Why don’t we catch fish like all the other reels?"

Well these were screams of delight! After watching its initial run of about 100 meters or so, I called it for an aggressive thready, but things seemed a bit unusual. It took 3 really long runs and on the forth I said, "That’s not a thready but I can tell you what it is." Next there on the surface was the biggest snapper I’ve seen come out of the river. It went 87cms when we got it on the mat.

Mitch was over the moon, it was his first "Big" catch in his fishing career, he was still giggling like a school girl when I dropped him off at his place!

Brad

We didnt have the brag mat in the boat and had to measure it when we got it home, so to give some perspective, there is a bottle of bundy ginger beer :cheer:

[Damien2Rad]

Wow!

Awesome.

[RyanG45]

nice snapper there congrats to your mate, would love to know half the spots kurt knows

[Bullet]

Horse river fish mate. Well done to your Mate, something he won't forget in a hurry.

Cheers,

Steve

[zan0_15]

ohh man thats an awwwwwwwesome river snap! well done mate :woohoo:

[JarrydA]

That thing is huge! Didnt realise snaps that big ventured into the river (or stayed there).

[BassTracker]

Thanks guys, he's just become a member inthe last month or so, I'm sure he'll be on to have a look soon. I was really supprised by the size of it, Ive caught a few snapper from the river but nothing approaching that size, its something I'd expect to find offshore. The Brisbane river never ceases to supprise me!

[Manni79]

What a beast for the river, well done

[rosstralia46]

Huge river snap congrats to your mate

[Ricko69]

Geezzzus, What a fish for the river. Just another reason for me to spend more time fishin Brissy River.

Good stuff

[fishing_teen]

wow now thats a good snap, well done :silly:

does anyone know how old a snapper like that would be?

[Funfisher]

Thats easy the biggest snap i have seen from the river! Your mate should be over the moon with that.

[ryanyoung]

Sensational!!!

[Shane69]

Well done brad

Thats a big snapper man for river man. My biggest is 59cm in river

I needa go out this week now. My brother n his mate went out last night in rain too they 2 big jewies n bagged out squire. All around 40-50 on live bait.

Thanks for report mate

Shane

[BassTracker]

Thanks Ryan, Ive been waiting to see a bigger river snapper since you got that one a bulimba way back..

[Keen-as-fisho]

Holy ship the river surprises us again Were you on the river around 2?

[BassTracker]

Nah Keen as, we hit the river about 6:30 and back in around 10

[kreel]

Brad thats a horse of a fish anywhere, let alone the river. Well done your mate. just make sure he doesn't suddenly think he's peaked and nothing will come up to that mark again. Get him out chasing them asap.

[BassTracker]

Yeah good point Kreel, I told him, thats a good start mate. anyone woiuld be proud of it, not lets set about getting a few more PB's!!

[BassTracker]

although as a PB that river snapper may stand unchallenged for a while

[woody1]

Mate that is a monster! You really never know what the river will turn up, and I'm guessing there is a fair bit of fresh still around. Was it around the mouth? or further up?

[Surfingant]

That's a horse of a fish, well done to your mate :woohoo:

[Hookem]

Hey BassTracker,

Thanks for submitting the post on my/our behalf. It was a truly memorable night in the Rum Runner.

After countless attempts/ sessions at trying to land something 'big', I can now finally say that I have landed a monster. I was proud going home to the family after a session and my son called me a 'fisherman'. The photo will also be shown at many family events and shown to the grandkids in 20+ years time.

I look forward to catching many more fish and many more that I can 'brag' about.

Cheers,

Hookem

[Sofish]

Monster snapper in the river!!! well done mate.

[BassTracker]

Nice one mitch, it was well earned mate!!

[Seiran]

That is an awesome PB. Brisbane river rocks!

[Angus]

Big fish for the river in all this fresh. Nice!

Angus

[coldasjoe]

awsome snap for river or anywhere WOW

[wesfish]

WOW :woohoo: solid snap!! congrats on such an awesome snap and explains what was dusting me up there yesterday in that spot 10lb had no chance :silly:

[aussie123]

Very nice fish.

Thats one PB that he is going to have to work real hard on to beat,lol.

[BassTracker]

Thats it Wes, the other runs we got were brutal, fast and over really quickly. We were using 30 pound braid and 30 pound leader but unlike Kurt (1 pound and 1 pound haha) I normaly fish there with 50 pound and 40 pound...

[butcham]

Awesome river snapper , well done fella's.

[keen_as]

Congrats mate, that's a great Snapper from anywhere let alone the river. Nice work.

[kmcrosby78]

Awesome nobby Hookem - congrats. Must be a great spot you guys have there - if you need/want someone to occasionally clear the vermin (catties, etc) from it so the fishing remains brilliant for you, feel free to PM me the mark and I'd be happy to do so for you ............

[Hfisho77]

thats awesome, absolute horse for the river, congrats guys. I pulled a snapper just under 80 from the river a few years back but it doesnt compare to that brute :ohmy:

[ONTHECHEW]

Awesome river snapper, don't know why I bother going offshore with fish like that caught on our doorstep.

Andrew

[tiotony]

Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling that the river produces fish like that these days. There's no way in the world you would have got a fish like that back in the 80's when I was a kid fishing there and the river was a filthy turbid sewer. Great catch!

[madmullet]

i am glad one of my spots produces again. we have pulled so many jew of their during summer, with 50cm squire coming aboard also during summer, now this big boy, cant wait to hit it in winter if it fishes this good in the warmer months. and mate 40-50lb :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: , i want to see you go down in poundage a bit mate as you know a have got a tld25 i need to spool with 1lb pretest and i cant wait to put some of baits out for the jew and snaps.

congtrats to mitch....... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[BassTracker]

Awesome river snapper, don't know why I bother going offshore with fish like that caught on our doorstep.

Andrew

Andrew look at what your holding in that pic! Thats why you go offshore haha

[pancakes_and_haggis]

awesome work lads definately a great fish for the river, id be happy catching that thing anywhere lol

how that tinny of tyour doing brad, hope youve stil got it for when i got some cash!!

cheers

callum