Mud Island, got my bag.

[Mossy247]

Was keen to fish saturday but ended up off to put some money down on a recurve and hopefully fit in some bling for the bow without creating too much on the wifes radar. So decided sunday was the G.O made a few calls to the regulars and they were heading out offshore or spending time with their better halves, my spidey senses were telling me no Davo near mud, strike now! So afterthe work Xmas party I decided to not drink and release the bourbon monster another time. Glad I did as I turned the corner of kingsford smith to find an RBT, well after chatting with the officer who was more interested in fishing than actually taking a breath sample. Few laughs and a breath sample and I was on my way to the ramp, met up with an ausfisho to head out to mud for a plastics session.
Was a magic day with cloud cover about and the swell low and winds down, so cracked over to mud and positioned up a drift.... Few taps n hits and some interest around, the sounder was glowing with bait fish and a large solid rock came under which later surfaced as the big local turtle. Few more casts and reposition the drift and wack... the dead stick buckles over and up comes a squire just on 37cm in the box and keep going. Plenty of small squire around with the odd grassie. Bit of a interest and I slowly lift and she loads up and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz yeah moreton bay bay that is the ticket, fight this one on my medium gear (10lb leader :-p) and up comes some colour and nice snapper, deckie gets a good net and into the box this one goes up there around the 66cm mark. Few more drifts and the odd squire coming up and not long after I get a nice hit and up comes a squire self netted at about 45cm, wow one more and I got "my" bag limit now one over 70 and that would be nice.....
Another drift and a flicking out the zman's thinking what a great day on the bay and some fish in the box I am happy as a pig in the proverbial, so drifting and flicking and on the drop this one rockets off.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz yeah nice another one and it was taking abit of line, thought about the electric but was like nah f-that I'll bring it in... Bit more of a tussle this one as it was a better size, plenty of runs and once I get some colour I back of the drag a little (hard to believe? I know netmaker :o) So the deckie gets the net under this one and another cracking snapper on the deck... Old dud island does turns it one for mossy once again. Couple more drifts and was thinking nearly time to call it I am getting hungry and I done everything I can to get the deckie a nice snapper even offered one of mine.
Awesome day on the bay and great weather, deckie managed a tuskie 35 on the plastics and plenty of squire so kept us entertained, next trip I promise you'll get a good snapper mate, either I am bad luck for you or you are good luck for me. Dropped in to my mate barry's place to drop off some fresh fish, thought I would ring ahead and make sure the old fella knew I was coming and after a couple of goes explaining to his son it wasn't "Missy" but "Mossy" on the phone we got there in the end, he cut up some fillets for me and grabbed a few flicks, few minor technical difficulties with the smart phone but he managed to work it out.
Cheers and tight lines - MISSY :-*

[Dicktracey]

Good work little fella ;)

[Mossy247]

Good work little fella ;)
struggled holding those big fellas up :-p

[Goodoo haven]

Some nice snappers there.

Well done mate.

[Dicktracey]

struggled holding those big fellas up :-p
Got a 60lb Bear Grizzly Recurve under the house that would sort your guns out Chicken man ;)

[QuinTin]

nice work mossy great feed of snapper their bud got to love the old bay when she gives a feed like that well done :)

[Dantren]

Ahhh,,,,, the ruby slipper does the business again!

[Mossy247]

Ahhh,,,,, the ruby slipper does the business again!
there is no place like home,there is no place like home, there is no place like home... LoL

[Mike Delisser]

Nice snaps Mossy, which Z-Man do you use?

Cheers

[Funchy]

Top stuff Missy, you still got it. Merry xmas mate! :thumbsup:

[littlemac]

Good work mossy, bloody good Fish

Well done


Cheers




Brett

[Mossy247]

Nice snaps Mossy, which Z-Man do you use?

Cheers

Hey buddy scored them on curly tailz, glued on to one of barry's 1/4 Oz.

[Mossy247]

Top stuff Missy, you still got it. Merry xmas mate! :thumbsup:
Hahaha cheers funchy, we should catch up for a fish soon mate, plenty of flatty in the river if we luck out on the snappz. Merry X-mas to you good sir!

[Scalem]

Well done mossy those jigheads have had better days I don't think even Barry will accept them as trades.

Scalem

[Mossy247]

Well done mossy those jigheads have had better days I don't think even Barry will accept them as trades.
Scalem

He is happy to trade when you bring the fish that did the damage as well, he doesn't give a receipt. LoL

[fisho8]

:thumbsup:Who Needs to go offshore to catch a snapper when those brut's are still swimming in the bay you kick-ass once again bud well done you hit the mark yet again well done mate cracker fish.

EDIT: Alot of People say that Snaps are a winter fish no matter who you talk to you get a different opinion to get bay snaps like this on plastic's in summer when the water temps are high just goes to show how anglers work for their target fish Respect where it is due moss you Kick ass over there and that is the god honest truth. Well done mate.

[thelump]

Well done Mossy. A top haul of bay snaps.

[wetnwild11]

Mossy does't missy::)
Eric

[Mossy247]

:thumbsup:Who Needs to go offshore to catch a snapper when those brut's are still swimming in the bay you kick-ass once again bud well done you hit the mark yet again well done mate cracker fish.
EDIT: Alot of People say that Snaps are a winter fish no matter who you talk to you get a different opinion to get bay snaps like this on plastic's in summer when the water temps are high just goes to show how anglers work for their target fish Respect where it is due moss you Kick ass over there and that is the god honest truth. Well done mate.
Cheers mate I do put in a few hours at mud and just keep peppering the spots and soon enough it will come tight. I think also a little luck helps as well.
Don't get me wrong Mick I do still prefer to go offshore than the bay but hey when it is on it's on!
cheers n tight lines - Mossy

[TimBOO]

Nice catch there mate... What depth ya get those in and what color curly tails ya use? Still yet to try those...

Cheers
Timbo

[netmaker]

way to go mate but you coulda done that any old time::). you really missed out not coming to somerset mate. could have pictured you on a blow up doll at 70km/h;D

[Rufus]

Hey Mossy, Thanks for the call !!! Well done on the great bag of Snaps. Same place ??? It looks like Bazza's jig heads are still copping a hiding. LOL. Well done again on a good Christmas feed.

Mark

[Mossy247]

way to go mate but you coulda done that any old time::). you really missed out not coming to somerset mate. could have pictured you on a blow up doll at 70km/h;D
If I had of known partners we're welcome I would of got the blow up out for sure. Magic day non the less, be sure to inform me when your not in the bay. Only way I get snappz.

[daveo17]

they were defiantly biting on the weekend had similar action down at peel. you did way better then me tho.

[madmackrel]

Mossy nice pair of snaps there mate.

[kingcray]

on ya mossy, are you finding any grassies taking plastics out there at the moment? - might bump into you out there over coming weeks.

[Mossy247]

on ya mossy, are you finding any grassies taking plastics out there at the moment? - might bump into you out there over coming weeks. Yeah buddy a few grass-holes around they do take the plastic but will suck it up, spit it.. I'll feed them some more line and usually they take the plastic. Pop over if you see me mate always up for a chat.

[Giveitacrack]

Mossy,by your recent results it is good to see that you have "cracked a bit of a pattern" as they say.Well done !!!

[Mossy247]

Mossy,by your recent results it is good to see that you have "cracked a bit of a pattern" as they say.Well done !!!
Cheers mate, don't know if I have developed any kind of pattern than more of just putting in the time, fishing ultra light with 3"- 4" plastics in certain areas over and over again. I don't really have much of a technique or strategy other than cloud is good, little chop isn't bad and go light. I generally get most of my snapper on 8-12lb leader, it is much more fun with plenty more strikes which keeps it interesting and you know when you got yourself hooked to a 60cm+ model.
tight lines - Mossy

[royslaven]

I hate you long time MISSY, same as i hate dave.......ha......nice work mate... and i still hate you, cheers , roy.

[Mossy247]

I hate you long time MISSY, same as i hate dave.......ha......nice work mate... and i still hate you, cheers , roy.

Raff out Roud! Don't hate the player hate the game Roy! LoL Be sure to pop in next time you catch me off mud ol mate. Cheers Missy :-p

[Si]

noice Mossy! you still looking to upgrade your boat?

[Mossy247]

noice Mossy! you still looking to upgrade your boat?
Mate had to put the dream back a year the wifes request. So I will be in mine for another year.

[Si]

Mate had to put the dream back a year the wifes request. So I will be in mine for another year.

no drama i think if your catching good fish like this.

[Mossy247]

no drama i think if your catching good fish like this.
Got plenty of mates with bigger boats for the time being... LoL I agree I seem to do Ok in my little tub.
Cheers Si - tight lines - Mossy

[royslaven]

Raff out Roud! Don't hate the player hate the game Roy! LoL Be sure to pop in next time you catch me off mud ol mate. Cheers Missy :-p
Missy, er Mossy, I really don,t hate you, it,s just I am working away again 4 weeks at a time and you know it,s hard to see good fish being caught, and when I was home I think my last 5 or 6 trips have been do nuts, so have been just a little frustrated. But all the best to you for getting into them, hope to see you on the water soon, cheers, roy.
P.S. I just want to say one thing.........I,m raffing on the inside.

[OODIES]

Great Fish Mossy.

[Coodgee]

was a good day mate, you certainly outfished me! next time I will remember to bring the 10 lb spool and I'll give you a run for your money! thanks for the trip I enjoyed myself, especially with big fish coming into the boat.

[Mossy247]

was a good day mate, you certainly outfished me! next time I will remember to bring the 10 lb spool and I'll give you a run for your money! thanks for the trip I enjoyed myself, especially with big fish coming into the boat.
No worries mate, always happy to take someone out on the tinny, don't know how I would net those things without a deckie with some net skills. It is a definite mate, bring the lighter spool and the light leader FC, makes it abit more exciting. At least you did manage a couple fish.