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    Bay Whiting Time For Snapper Baits?

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    Far from a snapper king @Leosonfire  , Plenty of guys who catch them in the bay bigger than what I do,   I have just been lucky to spend time fishing and learning from some of those guys over the past probably 18 years who get the real big fish in the 9kg + bracket and produce a little more consistent results than what I do.  

    floating rigs using small running ball sinkers seem to be the best way,,  Few of kayak guys I know who fish Scarborough, Margate & Clontarf they spend a lot of time throwing 3 & 4inch plastics on 8lb braid & 10lb leaders some times even lighter using 1/8,1/6 & 1/4 ounce jig heads, Light line is key to these areas as the fish spook very easy,  

    You will get them at this time of year in the 65cm+ sizes , its just putting in the 1000's of cast's to get one.

     

     

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  4. Moreton Bay Snapper Late Report

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    2 hours ago, Hweebe said:

    Ahhh i was filleting diver whiting on Saturday. Normally i don't get enough to think about keeping some for bait but because we got a few on Saturday I few kept the smaller ones whole to be used as bait once the Snapper closure finishes.

    Thoughts on diver whiting frames? Or whole whiting being better?

    Whiting frames work well mate, used them plenty of times in the past...   Better offshore as less chance of pickers getting to them.  I find whole whiting in the bay much better as the pickers don't tend to tear them apart as much and the smaller fish leave them alone for a much better quality fish to have a go at. 

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    Moreton Bay Snapper Late Report

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    16 hours ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

    Kind of like me and Threadfin Salmon fishing - I do a lot of sessions for diddly squat. LOL. (It's very rewarding to pull a biggun up). 

    Cheers Hamish

    Your doing well Hamish, Just keep plugging away mate- Keep a diary of your successful trips, Keep Looking for new areas & always be thinking a little outside the box . 

    We all have theories that work that suit our own ways for locations, moons & tides etc. Each trip you have you will gain more knowledge & learn better techniques, tie better knots and have preferred ways you like fish. I love listening & reading other people theories & techniques, You learn a lot. 

    A little story for you,   I just turned 38 in June,  and have memory's of fishing with my Dad when I was 4 - 5 years old out off Scarborough reef catching   45-50cm  squire & estuary cod on live yellowtail pikes , Even to this day I still stick by fishing very similar techniques tides & moons. Adapting is your biggest challenge.  

    If I am looking for decky Hamish , I might be able to get You & your Dad onboard one day for a quick little session , let you in on some things I do to help catch & land fish,  

    Im no expert by any means and the trip could be a donut but alway's happy to help especially the young up and comers of the fishing scene.

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    Moreton Bay Snapper Late Report

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    Hey all, 

    Got out the other arvo before the wind was forecasted to blow again from the south 

    Headed for the Northern side of Mud hoping to get a snapper for a feed whilst the kids are on school holidays. 

    Anchored up about 3pm and put some burley out and set some baits.  Tide was running just nicely to float some baits back in to a little bommie in 8m of water. Didnt have to wait long as I was floating the 2nd bait back it got picked up by a good fish. Set the hooks and this one ran straight for the boat, few tense moments with the rear anchor but managed to get the net under her and fish on the deck. She went 6.1kg and about modn80cm

    Quick picture and straight to the esky.

    Decky and I thought to ourselves. Could be a hectic session. Next 2hrs nothing but catfish, 5pm came round and the wind has died off and the tide was ripping so we started cleaning  and sorting the boat before dark to make the trip back to the ramp... As normal. You take your attention away from fishing and my rod goes off again. This fish ran hard for the bommie and had me tied up on 30lb gear for a minute but managed to get him out . Netted and straight in the esky. As by this stage im late for a 6.30pm appointment. 🤣. Glassed out bay made it to the ramp bang on 6pm and home at 6.30 as promised for the wife. 

     pic below of the 2nd fish, one on the rod trying to get him back off the bommie and got a nice one of the sun setting just before hook up.

    Cheers Josh <><

     

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  13. My Research (my Hopes Are Too High)

    in Saltwater

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    Wait till summer Hamish. There are good jacks in the Brisbane River mate. Live baits and plastics..... try finding the nastiest structure you can find. Low tides always seem to work the best. 

    Keep and eye out for high humidity stormy arvos with a low tide around sunset. That would give u your best shot. 

    The guys who get them don't share too much as they are a tuff cookie to work out but they are in there and generally stonkers. 

  16. Two In The Pink, One In The Drink

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    3 hours ago, Allnighter said:

    Yea Hweebe and Hamish, the excitement and the challenge keeps us all going back! 

     Catching bait is fun and can be a learning curve in itself. 😊

    Josh @Cobiaaddict, I'm sure you're not finished with the snapper this season quite yet😊

    Notice i crop the background out as best i can?  Lol sorry mate couldn't resist hahahaaa

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Not even close to finished @Allnighter

    The fun is only just beginning 😆

    Can't wait till the big boys show up

  18. Good Berley

    in Saltwater

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    Hey Greg

    In the bay I use pilchards and any left over bait from previous trips cut up as small as possible. 

    Offshore I use pilchards,chicken laying pellets. Tuna oil, bread crumbs prawn shells mixed into some salt water so I can make balls to throw up current.

    Careful when doing burley in the bay as it can attract a lot of unwanted vermin like sharks, catfish and FUGU. Just use it sparingly. 

    Cheers Josh <><

     

  21. Moreton Bay Snapper 2020

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    28 minutes ago, Allnighter said:

    Hahaaaaaaa

    Wtf? 😊

    Lol , wat happened to moreton island and the port of brissy lights in the background?

    Dunno wat ya friends are makin all the fuss about, its only a snapper...

    Cant seem to find the pics either on here of the ones you's caught this time last year Josh?

     

    Your right  @Allnighter, it is only a little snapper, 

    its not  location that was I was being harassed about, So ill  leave it at that.   It was nobody from this site ,  everybody here is super helpful and positive with every report I have ever put up which it most important.  AFO has a great bunch of young guys and veterans of the fishing scene which is great to see.  

    @ellicat might know about the pics from my other reports in July & August last year, but I haven't touched them and the pics are there when I go back to those reports   

     

    Cheers Josh <'><

  22. Moreton Bay Snapper 2020

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    8 hours ago, Hweebe said:

    Can’t agree with u more. Still getting used to Handling a boat in all conditions. I find the thought of travelling in the dark over open water slightly unnerving if not unnatural? Port of brisbane or lit waterways I’m ok at night but haven’t ventured into the bay after dark.

    Travelling at night is always sketchy I reckon mate,  So many times I have come across 5,6 &7m  boats travelling with no navigational lighting on its not funny, 

     

  24. Moreton Bay Snapper 2020

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    2 hours ago, Hweebe said:

    Hey @Cobiaaddict,

    I'm normally an early bird fisho but have always wondered when i see people heading out 3pm/4pm if the fishing is better in the afternoon compared to an early morning start.

    Cleaning the boat out in the dark doesn't really appeal to me. Should i be changing it up and trying out arvo sessions for snapper in the Bay?

    Time on the water is your biggest asset mate.  Feel free to PM me and I'll answer best I can. 

     

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