tworowsofeight

So what's the go with the snapper fellers. 

As a kid we used to catch them on gravel patches out near the shipping channel off Bribie and in a few places in the Passage . . . but how far north are they common?   

I was surprised to hook one off the rocks at Bargara, last week, had him beat, just waiting for a swell to wash him onto a ledge and my new second hand five inch Alvey broke the main frame.

Good fish too with the lump on his conk, probably around seven hundred I reckon.

Bugger! . . . and to add injury to insult, when the reel fell off the rod it partly blackened a toenail. (wry grin)

Cheers.  

Crikey folks thanks for responses.

I have done a search on this site and there are some encouraging older references but nothing recent.

I just have to finish a couple of projects at the house and I'll go and do some exploring.

Cheers.

Hello folks,

I haven't fished much since we moved down from the Gulf about thirty years ago and, due to circumstances, have ended up at Bargara near Bundaberg.

Wonderful place to live and I would like to get out and about a bit and get back into fishing.

Some interesting looking water with plenty of rocks and a couple of nice beaches a five minute bike ride from our house . . . but I never see anyone fishing.

I have a recumbent delta trike and can access the coast along the bikeways right up through Mon Repos.

Due to the onset of age an occasional sunrise session on a nice firm beach (rather then rocks) would be magic.

The problem is I have never beach fished much and everyone I ask reckons I would be wasting my time.

I would appreciate any advise or comment.

Cheers.