Snap Attack

[Horse]

Hit the shipping channel today with my brother Glenn (Cervelo) in search of some of the nice Snapps he picked up yesterday (see report). Everything was looking good with a great forecast, 100% solunar peak, perfect tides and a bit of colour in the water .

Left Manly at about 5.30am and headed to the eastern Bay via some isolated structures. Pretty quiet so we proceeded to our main destination and sent out a couple of big placky's for a swim. My rod went off in short time and I was attached to a freight train and down to backing in next to no time . Glenn quickly got the other rods in and off we went in pursuit. The leader broke after another 5 mins. A big let down and things went quiet for a while

Another hour or so saw my Snapper Raider (loaded with a 7" Nuc Chook Gulp) bow over as a powerful fish took a long run. The fight was pretty predictable and before long a nice Bay Snapper just over 72cm was netted. This was my PB placky Snap so I was stoked
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A few more drifts and we decided to seek greener pastures and tried a few other spots in the central/eastern bay area

Decided to return to the scene of the crime on the run out and started drifting again. I was fishing two rods with one with the bail open and in the rod holder just deadsticking. I was busy with the other rod when Glenn yelled that the line was flying off the spool. I grabbed the rod, flipped the bail over and off it went . The already deminished spool seemed to melt away and in the few moments it took to clear the rods etc and start chasing i emptied my spool down to the spool knot leaned as far foreward as I could and just waited for the line to snap. At that moment we got the boat moving and I gained a few metres of line. A couple more runs and a nice 71cm Snapper lay waiting to join the first one.

We tried for another hour or so before hitting some structure in the central bay where Glenn pulled a couple at 64cm and 48cm before we headed for home.

A great day out on the water and a new placky PB

[richieboy]

Solid snaps Neil. They certainly are firing at the mo mate. Congratulations on the PB's as well. Plenty more to come for ya methinks.

Richie

[Why-ting]

Their some solid snaps Horse. There has been some solid fish caught over the last few days. I wonder how much the rains had to do with it. I think its pushed alot of bait back out around the islands and dirtied up the water abit. Been big tides and a good moon, it all helps. How heavy were you fishin?

Well done mate
Whytey

[Lovey80]

Great catch there mate. I saw your boat returning from Manly area yesterday. What size jig heads do you use with the 7' Gulps........... hooks size/Weight?

Cheers Chris

[3rd degree]

Nice

Cheers

Jim

[bayfisher]

The bay seems to be firing hope you left a few for me to pick up on the weekend . Congratulations on the pb!

Cheers Chris

[jackextracter]

Nice snaps mate.

[Blue_Escape]

The 'Chook' strikes again! You guys make it look too easy Nice one on your PB.

Cheers
Blue

[Aquarius]

G,Day Neil, Couple of beaut looking snaps there.
Congrats on the Pb.
Looks like the rain has brought the bigger fish out to play.
Hope they are still there on the weekend.
Did you get them on the 4lb gear?
Cheers Brent

[Herm]

That's a great couple of snapper Neil!

Could you move over a bit in the photo next time so that I have a bit more chance working out where you were fishing?

Cheers
Janine

[madmackrel]

Good on ya Neil, hope to be out there on friday, fingers crossed. Cheers MM

[cervelo]

Well done big bro.

After two good days on the water chasing big quality snaps I'm starting to fight them in my sleep. I better go out again Friday and see if I can get it out of the system.

Who knows maybe an 80+ next????

[Scalem]

Fantastic effort!! Congrats on your PB, that's just paradise to have a sesh like that!!

Scalem

[Poodroo]

Absolutely brilliant Horse. Sessions like that are far and few in between that's for sure. We all dream about it. Must be my turn very soon I think. Well done.

Poodroo

[skipjack]

Ah son I see you and glen were determined to smash my pb snap on placy,s but you didn't have to do it so convincingly. WELL DONE .