Barwons snapper and beakies

[bugman]

Hello all,

What can I say. My best snapper trip and my partner had to throw a ruddy great sailfish into the capture just to top it off.

It's a bit late but Brooksy and I joined the Banks armada on Friday in his Yalta Craft. Spectre followed us out and we met Streaker on the grounds. Not a bad run with pretty good conditions. Anchored before dawn and burley in the water.

By 6:45 we had reached our limit of snapper - mostly on the floaters - with only one pearl perch being the odd fish out.

Phil (spectre) was on the way out with Craigie and two others on board so we kept fishing for the next 30 mins to they arrived and passed over 4 nice squirey snapper to start off their day.

We moved south to catch up with Wayne and to look for pearlies. Some new ground and the first drift yielded a couple of just legal pearliers and 6 snapper none under 5kg. Once again we call spectre over to help them out. They were struggling with fish in the boat so by the time they arrived we were able to pass on 7 more snapper with Brooksy letting a couple of 4-5kg models swim away.

Wayne headed for the 10 mile while we drifted with Craig and Phil. They were struggling while we got to our limit of 10 pearlies with only one more snapper. We decided to head to the 10 mile as well but stopped at the 18 mile after running over a heap of bait.

Jigs came up fully loaded with big scad and big slimies - one went back down on a circle hook. Bugger me dead if the rod doesn't take off slowly and next thing Brooksy is screaming as a nice sailfish comes leaping out of the water and heads screaming for the horizon.

25 acrobatic minutes later and it's boat side and released after a few happy snaps. What a way to end the day. Thanks Steve - fantastic trip. With Snapper at $15.99 a kilo whole at Morgans it makes you think of the value of your catch.

Bugman

Things were getting out of control at one stage.

[bugman]

Doing the sorting waiting for Spectre to arrive

[bugman]

The calvary arrive - Craigie lands a pearlie

[bugman]

Baby Brooksy posing with the catch

[bugman]

Oh yeah better let Brooksy show off. First sail I'd seen hooked.

[bugman]

He had to work hard for it

[bugman]

Some awsome colours

[bugman]

Only a small one at about 30kg but a beautiful fish

[Scott15]

bloody good report and the fishing at too shabby either :D :D. looks like a good billfish season commin up.

[Daintreeboy]

Great pics bugman but I can't help myself here sorry. You only had two in the boat right? The pic shows 14 snapper? I know you wrote that you handed them over to another boat but I would have thought you would do that before getting to the limit as you clearly exceeded your in possesion limit mate.
I know people might bite my head off for saying anything but a few times on this site I've been bagged for keeping a heap of fish yet at no stage did I go over the limit.
Mark

[chemmy]

great report and great pics

reefies and a sail fish what more could you ask for

god i love this country

[bugman]

Mark,

I think it was 16 actually. We just waited to the end of our drift run before we handed over the extras. We were fishing side by side and they didn't land a snapper. I don't know why.

[chemmy]

so do you drift and use floters or battom bashers?

[fritzy]

one word. UNBELIEVABLE!! That is the sort of day dreams are made of. Only my dreams are no where near that good. Where was the livie swimming - mid water??
Champion effort mate,
Fritzy

[Sportfish_5]

Well done Brett. Came over to say g'day but you guys had just put out the parachute so left you to it and tried another couple of ledges nearby. Didnt get onto any big snapper but bagged out on snappery squire, pearlies and trag.

Great day on the water.

Cheers

Greg

[Anne-T-Dote]

Good on you Bugman. Some top quality fish AND a Sail to finish of the day - what a day...

[Needmorerum]

Well done Brett. Hope you leave your good luck at home for Agnes in October. The rest of us want to have a day like that while there.

Corry

[cheno]

Awesome stuff Brett. Heard you guys were hooked up on
the radio. Good going getting it boatside.

Did you see any predators on the sounder around the bait?

cheno

[noluck]

[smiley=2thumbsup.gif]very good bugman
cheers no_luck

[Holy_Mackerel]

Top stuff bugman! What's a sailfish doing here end of July? Is this normal boys?

[Brooksy]

What can I say it was a good day with great company ;D

Fritzy the livey was hanging at about 30m.

Chemmy we were using both floaters and bottom bashers while we were drifting.

Steve

[Spectre]

Ditto here ...sure was an awesome day at the Banks with the odd Snappa 'coming' aboard ::);D
& a few Spanners to top it off on the way home.
Well done lads with Sail on the way back in.

Top report & pics Bugman.....might have to get a few pointers on using those 'floaters' .. ;D


Cheers
Phil

[SeaSaw]

Well done again Bugman & Brooksy ;D You have been giving those waters a workover of late ... keep up the great reports.

Cheers,

Mark

[DICER]

nice fishing - very jealous

[jeffo]

any time of the year is "normal" for the sails to show up. they suit themselves i think. if they are ready they will show.

[bidkev]

Top report and pics. well done

cheers

kev

[BigCods]

Well done Bugman, heard you out there chatting to Streaker and Spiro. Were you guys up the northern end as I think I saw you and craigie a little north of us. We managed a good feed plus a 9kg ambo which we tried to put back but it was buggered so took it home.
What bait were you using on the floaters?
Cheers
Dave

[bugman]

I really can't beleive the turnaround in 12 months.

Last year I was a shithouse snapper fisherman and this year - well I won't pin tickets. Learning to float fish for snapper plus trying a couple of different locations has really made the difference. Thanks Brooksy.

Having said that this really seems the best snapper season that I can remember since I've been fishing in SE Qld.

Big Cods we were right on the northern end - or even maybe just off it and then moved slowly further south chasing pearlies. It would still be considered northern end - no doubt.

Sorry but I can't answer any questions on the sailfish - all I did was drive the boat and take photos, the marks, technique and hard work was all Brooksy's. Bloody nice fish.

Phil - I'm glad we were able to help you out with a feed of fish. You guys not catching much was the strangest thing I've seen. Were the spanners nice?

Brett

[620sf]

Top report Bugman, looks like you've had a great couple of days fishing. Top picture of the sail launching itself out.

[snappa]

brett

great snappa... and plenty .. ;D ;D

if u got boated by the dpi at that time u would be deemed an "ILLLEGAL FISHERMAN" .>>> ::)>>> :-[

might just be giving deep tempest a miss for a while untill all them leathjackets dis appear.... ::)

[Spectre]

G'day Brett

sure was weird ...one of those days I think. must have caught every other species of fish (even a scorpion rock cod), but almost imposible to raise a knobby. ::) Thats fishin I guess.
Thanks again for yours & Brooksie efforts.!
Gunna crack a spanner tonite....Craigie reckons they are top stuff. ;D

Cheers
Phil