Hervey Bay Snappering

[Scott Mitchell]

We've been hang'in out for the snapper to come on - So with a reasonable weather forecast for Thursday Katrina & I headed up the Island for a look :-

We arrived in the area we wanted to fish with the tide change at 7am - After sounding around a bit we managed to find some bait with a few better marks. We fished 5" GULP baits on TT 3/0 - 1/4 oz heads on 20lb leaders with 20lb FINS braid. Katrina's first fish was a small Samson - we managed quite a few of these before moving a little further up -

There where quite a few tuna working in the area with better fish marked around the bait schools - The every present Vermin Mac !

Persistence paid off in the end when we finally marked some better fish with the HDS 8 - resulting in our first snapper

We managed half a dozen nice fish from 50-65cm overall with a couple of wipe outs on the bottom - there's nothing quite like a decent snapper to get you pumped !

We kept a couple for dinner & can't wait to get back out again for some more - How Good Is Winter in Hervey Bay
So many Fish - So Little Time -Scotto

[Assasin]

Gday Scott

Your absolutly killing me with these photos, Im hanging for a fish.

Assasin

[danners]

Good stuff scotto. Can't get out over the weekend myself so relying on you to have a pictorial fix in the email for me

cheers
Dan

[Scott Mitchell]

Good stuff scotto. Can't get out over the weekend myself so relying on you to have a pictorial fix in the email for me

cheers
Dan

I've even got some new lures to try up the Mary On Sunday - will report back

So many Fish - So little time - Scotto

[Franco]

Scotto nice work and great pics

BTW what loomis you using for shallow water there - BSR 852 or 803 or other?

[Scott Mitchell]

Scotto nice work and great pics

BTW what loomis you using for shallow water there - BSR 852 or 803 or other?

Good spotting Franco - GLX BSR 852 - awesome rods

Regards Scotto

[marty+jojo]

Good stuff Scott, quality pics, thanks.
Marty.

[Pistol_P]

Nice stuff Scotto,

Pete

[brisbane_boy]

That boat looks real good scott! well done on the snaps

[LostNearBribie]

what is the boat? Great looking fish. Don't knock the Mac mate, they are great fun.

[cuzzamundi]

Great knobbies there mate. Those little sambos can be thick through some parts of platypus bay at times!

Cuzza

[hoops86]

well done Scott, couple of great snapps you got there, I bet they were nice on the dinner plate!

Mark

[Scott Mitchell]

what is the boat? Great looking fish. Don't knock the Mac mate, they are great fun.

Our new boat is a Haines Signature SF485 - Full build details @ http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...d.php?t=160148

It's a fantastic boat - Scotto

[Sandman]

That boat looks real good scott! well done on the snaps

Was thinking the exact same thing that boat is really clean , looks like a good set up , poly craft ?

Mick

[Sandman]

Was thinking the exact same thing that boat is really clean , looks like a good set up , poly craft ?

Mick

Sorry Scot i should allways finishing reading a thread not a poly craft