queensland Snapper

[Leighton]

Had a quick flick today before the weather turned bad.

Was out nice and early, rewarded with a healthy Snapper about the 60cm mark. Pulled like no other Snapper I have caught, big long runs and no head shakes.

Christened my S4 with a smaller Snapper and a Grinner, plenty of boats out so I went and chased some birds that were working. The birds were feeding over about a 200m area. Schools of small Chopper Tailor and Dart feeding on bait. Wind got up about 7 so I headed in.

The Snapper fell to a 5" Pearl Watermelon Power Bait [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Snap_29_Jan_08_AFO.jpg

[MichaelJ]

good snaper there looks like it would be round 63-64 if was on mat straight

[faulked]

well done mate good looking fish

[Master Sardines]

Yet another quality fish caught this week-end. Well done Captain

[Leighton]

[img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Egrell_S4_AFO.jpg Couple more pics

[Leighton]

Pearl Watermelon [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Pinkie_AFO.jpg

[kevinchen19870316]

wow, nice fish. i understand "long run" when i saw ur light set up, must be great fun

[Leighton]

The Loomis and Sol is pretty unbeatable, I manage to stop most of them. Some fish just head straight for the reef and its light out.

It has been finding jig heads that will stand up, settled on Nitro but even then the Snaps crunch them [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/fishing_005_AFO.jpg

[Bommie]

well done:)

[kevinchen19870316]

those snapper has powerful jaws....lol

i am yet to try snapper fishing on plastics.

[pinkey]

Nice snapper, would be great fun fishing deep sp's, im keen to try it one day...

[Leighton]

Yeah Pinkey, I have some marks off the Cape I would like to try. My boat is only about 5m so I have to be cautious with the weather. Bring on winter with the calmer seas.

[Cowfish13]

Captain Stabin wrote:

It has been finding jig heads that will stand up, settled on Nitro but even then the Snaps crunch them

I've found that TT have got the best hooks, but i've only tried Nitro in the Bream series so I dunno what the better ones are like:S

That's an impressive fish. Any hints on where you caught it?

[pcsolutionman]

Love the snapper on the plastics there great fun on light gear, plus great to eat, how can u go wrong

Lee

[Dan23]

I rate those Nitros for sharpness but I've seen them straighten too many times to trust them to handle bigger fish, even big bream. I think the squidgy ones are stronger from what I've found but they aren't as sharp.

BTW nice Snapper, I'd love to give them a go on plastics.

[pcsolutionman]

I have had no problems with the nitros?? landed snapper over 3kg no problems. I use 1-2/0 on the 5" plastics

Lee

[Dan23]

I saw a Nitro twist out of shape when Dad was fighting a fish on 2lb. We figured it for a very big bream the way it was fighting. Must have crushed it with its Jaw.

[pcsolutionman]

yeh must have, no way you can bend one with 2lb line

Lee

[username_taken]

Captain Stabin wrote:

It has been finding jig heads that will stand up, settled on Nitro but even then the Snaps crunch them [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/fishing_005_AFO.jpg

That's about what my hook looked like after the fight at the beacons. was running 8pd braid and it was a TT jighead.

[pinkey]

Hate it when you finnaly get your jighead off a snag and it looks like that!

[Leighton]

Ha Ha pinkey, a moving Pink snag maybe

[ellicat]

Nice snapper. They've got a hard mouth - just perfect for destroying hooks

[CrayfishMates]

Nice one mate. Out to try out this sp stuff in the morning, chasing snapper. Hope I can at least land one...