Cobiaaddict

9 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Absolute cracker Josh, well done! Any idea on length, looks pretty darn long?!? 

@kmcrosby78 Not sure on length ,  Would had been in the high 80cm  bracket It was quite long but didn't have much weight,  It ended up weighing in @ 6.8kg.

The angle the pic was taken on make the fish look taller than it I should I reckon.  

1 hour ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Hey Cobiaaddict 

Great job on that ripper snapper, the fight must've been great. 

What live bait were you using? Yakka? Pike?

Cheers Hamish  

live Yakkas

All fish caught on Live Yakka

@Hannah6

Id be keeping an eye out on gumtree, facebook, & garage sales in you local areas,  

Yeah Mate,  Shallow Tempest, Roberts Shoal,   Some very good ground South of Henderson Rock also. 

HI @Ariat Fishing

Y/Patch not really a known snapper spot to be honest mate.,  More your pelagic  fish like Mackerel & Cobia are caught in that area.

You would be best looking South of Cape Moreton for some gravel/hard or Kelp weed bottom in 30-35m of water for good snapper at this time of year.  Anchor up,  deploy burley - float baits out & hang on. 

Best to fish in a very light Northerly Breeze ( less than 10konts so you have wind & current running in the same direction to make anchoring easier.  

Plenty of different reef structure down along that way that hold fish day & night , Its just a matter of trial n error. 

Good Luck, 

Cheers Josh <><

Good eating size snapper mate,  Well done.  

I know the feeling ,  leave the rod for a split second to have a drink, pee or re-rig another rod  and a rod always screams off.  

I had a mate catch a 10.3kg one night on one of my rod & reel combos when I asked him to hold my rod whilst I  helped sort out another guy land a good knobby on our boat - Only for him to get hooked up and quietly land a trophy.

I'm sure there will be a few guys trying to get a few before we have snapper "Lockdown"

Snapper fever time is not far away now

Cheers

Josh <>< 

I use C-Maps @ellicat,    Also use the Boating HD phone app for greater in-depth details,  Both seem to work in conjunction together very well.

Cheers Josh.

Perfect Little Jack boat for the  little creeks around 1770 & Bundy. 

Good work @kmcrosby78 

Sounds like your spot has some potential to hold good fish ,  

How is the current in this location ?

Finding wire weed patches in the bay is sometimes very rewarding especially once you work out when the fish move in to feed . ,

Wont be long now and Moreton bay will be in full swing with solid snapper / Cobia and other good fish.  

Cheers 

Josh <><

Hi Greg, 

I use the Shimano Thunnus 12000 Ci4 for my snapper fishing in the bay & in the shallows off shore., In my opinion they are a must have for Moreton bay snapper when fishing slow tidal movement areas.  Pretty heavy to have as casting reel for your pelagic fish. you would be better suited to a 4000 or 5000 Stradic or similar for that. 

I'm not personally big on braid with these types of baitrunner reels and tend to stick to 20--30lb mono.   But everybody has a preference. 

Cheers 

Josh ><>

Good Advice @Allnighter   ,I am the same , I love catching my baits on the way to the area's I am fishing, gives you the best chance possible at getting one , 

Good southern bay snapper . Well done. 

Bump this one up. Plans for 2020 are changing and need it gone. 

Might even sell it with a few bay snapper marks to a lucky AFO member

How Did you find the deep water national park track - Pretty easy ? @tugger    heading up in January 2020 for 7 days with the family.  

Yeah mate, Ill be going, Not sure if we are going to head south of cape moreton or head to Caloundra Wide area, 

Take good notice of your line once clear of skirmish point as the Western Banks are high dry for a good 1.5km to the NNE,  

11 hours ago, aussie123 said:

Nothing has changed regarding the bag limit of 20 CRFF that is targeted at places like 1770.

Snapper and Pearl Perch have always been extra species that you could catch on top of your 20 CRFF bag.

The only real difference now if the boat limit for Snapper and the increase in size and smaller bag limit for Pearlies.

 

Thanks for clarifying that @aussie123that makes sense to me now...

1 hour ago, jon said:

I don’t mind the closed season if it improves stocks, not a fan of boat limits though. I would have rathered to have seen the minimum size go up five or ten cms and still be allowed four per person. Won’t be much fun divying up the catch if there’s four blokes in the boat. 

I agree with you there @jon snapper at 45cm min and pearlies at 40cm would be good.... it will be tough going for the boys who drive 6hrs to 1770 to fish for 20 fish max .... Some guys put alot of time and money into those trips.  Mind you 20 fish in the esky looks bloody great. I wonder how they got data to think a 1 month ban was the solution. 

4 hours ago, ellicat said:

Some of those good snapper reports from @Cobiaaddict and @jon this July and August might disappear next season.

I woke up this morning read this and looked at the calendar thinking it was some sick and twisted April fools joke. .

Its crazy that they went out,  that wind was howling all of Saturday night,  fingers crossed they are safe.  

I was on the water last night and there is heaps of debris already in the middle of the bay . 

Keep a eye out when travelling at night guys ,  we almost hit a few decent floating objects heading home in the dark.   

I got the 575 Profisher Centre Console

I looked a the Bar Crushers, Extremes. Stabi's and every time I was just drawn back to the Surtees. Simple lay out. The Qld dealer was A1 with there service.  I also dealt with the head sales manager at Surtees in NZ that new his product and he understood the conditions Moreton bay produced and they accomodated just about every thing i asked for. 

The other dealers and brands where just too interested in getting me to sign a contract with out answering any questions

1 hour ago, ellicat said:

WooHoo !

A metery must be close, hopefully you can get out enough before they go off the boil.

The best ones always at night in the bay ?

Bit of both mate. Been getting them in day light. Night's, arvos & early morning.  Different spots and techniques. Last season all fish in the 7kg bracket and higher come in the day time.  This year has been mixed with 6,7 and 8kg fish coming at all times of the day