Some Bezerk Arno Bay Snapper Action

[Bigash]

Howdy
Heres a few short bits of footage from opening day of the SA Snapper ban which lifted 12pm last sunday the 30th november.
I couldn't film all day....had to get some action for myself
this is 1st cast

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M1W37yl7QQU

[Bigash]

a bit more action

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TAd2afKwmuM

[Bigash]

this is for real....invisible chicken
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fKR2mxpyCqg

[Bigash]

this cracks me up each time i watch it.
you can see why it was a fun day with these type of antics
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XwLU2w9XFiI

[Bigash]

Lucanus Jigs, do they really work people ask me.
I think the were the success story of my weeks fishing.
these things caught fish when bait & plastics wouldn't get a touch.
don't know why they just do. Jimmy had a little trouble with his as the hooks were tangled in the tow point on the lure i think, something that you need to check
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Iejp3tChcg8

[marty+jojo]

Awesome footage there, they must have been thick.
What kind of depth are ya fishing?
How far offshore are you?
What weight line and leader do you use?
Marty.

[Bigash]

Awesome footage there, they must have been thick.
What kind of depth are ya fishing?
How far offshore are you?
What weight line and leader do you use?
Marty.


Fishing 85-100ft, varyting from 25 to 50km from Arno Bay, no more that 40kms offshore though.
using for plastics mixture 4kg-10kg line & mostly 40lb mono leader.
depending on tide 28-60gm jig heads get down ok in most tides.
lucanus jigs get down great
cheers
BigAsh

[tailorboi99]

Mate that is awesome!!! Great work.

Tom

[sicman345]

hey mate were are you ?

[Bigash]

hey mate were are you ?
Arno Bay in Spencer Gulf SA, 1hr north of Port Lincoln
cheers
BigAsh

[Benno1]

AWESOME!!!...cheers for that Big Ash...i appreciate the effort...quite the popular little spot you lot have over there...one day mate...oooooone day...the Benno's will venture over...look you up :D

Mrs Benno1
Sunny

[Heath]

What rods & reels are you fellas using for the SP's?

[snagking]

I love the invisible chicken, well done!

[Bigash]

What rods & reels are you fellas using for the SP's?

for use on charter shimano symetre 4000's on starlo stix tournament max spin rods 4-7kg i think, a good beefy setup with 20lb braid, if to use myself all the time i would run max of 15lb maybe 10lb braid with a midspin rod, for the punters i go a bit heavier, some have broad shoulders???

i also run a shimano aspire 2500 with 4kg braid to use myself & run on same rods.
the lighter line gets down quicker & has a bit more feel when in 80-100ft.

cheers
BigAsh

[geoff72]

great vid mate, good watching, cheers

[lethal098]

bigash, so once the bagout happens on the big fish i think from memory 2 over 50cm per person??? is it just then catch and release or do you have a kg spot around the same area to keep filling the box??? cheers lethal

[Bigash]

bigash, so once the bagout happens on the big fish i think from memory 2 over 50cm per person??? is it just then catch and release or do you have a kg spot around the same area to keep filling the box??? cheers lethal

Lethal
choice is yours, we can tag a few fish & released them. i've just started to recapture a couple fish we tagged last day in november so they've survived.
we have quite a good KGW fishery for those willing to chance their arm.
yummmmy whiting for tea
1x 60cm + snapper & 5x 38-60cm snapper per person & 10 KGW each
has been done in the same day
cheers
BigAsh

[Fish Lips]

Nice Videos Ash!

Wouldn't mind coming over to check out some of that action.
Whats the best time of the year to fish Arno Bay?
Also,
I checked out Arno Bay on Google Earth, just to the south in the water are a bunch of large circles, are they tuna farms or something?

Cheers
Fish Lips
8-)

[Bigash]

Fish Lips
they are tuna/kingfish pens.
check Craigies post in offshore reports i think, he has a pic of them there.
drop me a pm or email
i'll send some info
cheers
BigAsh

[LostNearBribie]

Awesome Bigash, thanks for the vids.
We are on our way asap!