S’Tempest & Cape Tues29June – snaps turning up

[uripper]

Left Scarby 4am for a great 50kph run with a near full moon at our backs for good vision to Shallow Tempest arriving just before first light to a 10-12knot SW. Good shows everywhere but bite was slowish, though consistent through to abt 10am shutdown. SnapBack plastics were the definite favourite accounting for 90% of the squirey snaps. We released just as many just undersize squire, indicating they may be starting to show up (hopefully). Moved up to Brennan’s for an early afternoon session with the kingies – they didn’t disappoint - some BIG Kings following the lures to the surface but no takers. Most caught again on SnapBack plastics with a couple on fresh mac tuna flesh strips floated off baitrunners. High cloud-cover all day kept the water darkish which seemed to have helped the bite. Strangely, not one fish off the jigs all day – go figure. Nice bag, with some odd fish (a pearl perch pulled out of 30m at shallow tempest and a Moses perch from Brennan’s), great fishing, great day. Back to ramp by 4pm, again at 50kph.

cheers, Mal

[lethal098]

top stuff, thanks for the report, gotta be happy with a good feed.
well done

cheers Lee

[-spiro-]

those mac's make bait bait in the burley masher.

[uripper]

those mac's make bait bait in the burley masher.

Awsome burley & flesh bait - the kingys loved it.
We fed out lightly weighted mac tuna strips on the drift with bait runners.
Then ... waiting for that 1st zzzzz turn of the reel, then often a pause, then more zzzzzz, then a serious ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, flick the lever and strike, BANG rod buckles over and hang on. Just a ton of fun. We only hooked a few of the smaller ones, and the chewing is good, though we got one with the "mush" parasite YUCK

MalM

PS have now got a nice stash of mac tuna flesh in the freezer for next trip

[Haines620 Mu]

Nice catch Mal, seems like the snap season is going to be a ripper!