Can anyone tell me what is the best way to catch snapper. What rig to use, what bait to use and where is a good place to catch snapper around the Moerton Bay?Bribie Island area???? any good advice will be grately appreciated.
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LovelyWendie99
Can anyone tell me what is the best way to catch snapper. What rig to use, what bait to use and where is a good place to catch snapper around the Moerton Bay?Bribie Island area???? any good advice will be grately appreciated.
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LovelyWendie99
best Snapper rig is line and hook, done, and then next best is the addition of a minimal amount of lead if needed, best baits, fresh tuna or pilchards (plus a dozen other favorites)
I forgot to add, this is for anchored fishing, not drifting!
Mate if I were you I'd get off shore to the first reef i could. Murphy's is usually decent for them but i go off Mooloolaba........ i use a 1 or 2 hook pattenosta(is that how to spell it???) with the sinker about 75 cm from the bottom hook. just Helps you from getting snagged on the reef with the swell going up and down. Yep pillies tuna or squid will do the job if theyre there. I like to think of em as the bream of the reef they'll eat nearly anything just fight harder.
Cheers Chris
If your bait is on the bottom your not going to catch a snapper in the bay, as nolem has said a hook and line is about it plus as little lead as possible to keep your bait in youe burley trail but not enough to put the bait on the bottom as all you will then catch is vermin. Also keep eveything light , the lighter the line and leader you use the more chance you'll have of hooking a good fish. One more tip is to be very very quiet in shallower water, no bashing and dropping things in the boat and anchor quietly
Ian
Ps dont burley to much in summer as sharks can be a real pain at this time.
PPS. If you really want to catch a good bay snapper, forget bait all together and start using plastics!!!! All the best snapper caught in the bay fall to the placcy brigade , dont they Webby
Last edited by finding_time; 15-05-2007 at 05:34 PM.
Compare the difference with a bait floater and a rubber
LOL, I see your the new advocate for plastics.
Humility is not a weather condition.
So you caught all those gar on bait , brian?
Of all people Ian i though you would no the difference between a Gar and a Pike ???? hehehehe
Whoops
i shoud have blown up the picture before postingi think i spent too much time towing gar behind the boat this summer
gar on the brain
Ian
not enough information to give a proper answer to this question. Even then, there are a few successful ways to catch snapper.Originally Posted by Tailortaker
1. what water depth
2. 'offshore' or in the bay
3. do you want to catch a few pan size reds or the biggest snapper you can
Jeremy
"The underlying spirit of angling is that the skill of the angler is pitted against the instinct and strength of the fish and the latter is entitled to an even chance for it's life."
(Quotation from the rules of the Tuna Club Avalon, Santa Catalina, U.S.A.)
Apathy is the enemy
I was told Cook's rocks is ok ? and also what time of dayis best and what tide?
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Ass tube
Tailortaker, Do you have access to a boat or are you landbased?
Tailer tacker , on slack water try using the longest trace you can manage, say 10 to 15 ft, a 9 o hook and a full slab of fresh mullet fillet, its a pain in th bum when your sinker hits the rod tip and the fish is still 15 foot away but it gets results ....there still a lot of OS snapper in the bay ...also there not always on the reef its self ....they love sandcrab aswell
I will be picking my boat up today but its only small so I have to keep close.
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