loomylover Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Me and the usual partner in crime - pete, headed off in search of reds on plastics today. After only landing one size fish in our last effort, the confidence levels were slightly tapered but we were keen for redemption. As we punched out over the bar, the conditions were ideal - things were looking up. 20 Minutes in i hook up to an absolute beast only to have the jighead bent, dissapointed but confident, i retied and sent the plastic into the depths... Within a couple of minutes, the opening fish of the morning was pulled aboard, only a fish around the kido mark, but a nice confidence booster regardless. Then tragedy struck.. my stick was nearly ripped out of my hands as quick as my leader knot popped - definately a fish around the 7-8kg mark judging by the velocity of the strike. Note to self, purchase a dedicated snapper spinning combo!! The morning wore on and me and pete loaded up the livewell with a nice steady stream of snapper up to around a kilo - nothing bigger. I was beginning to think i blew my chance at a decent fish for the day when the raider loaded up nicely and the drag started peeling viciously...this was a definate PB on plastic i thought. Pete was cursing in the background why he couldn't hook a decent fish on his new dedicated snapper outfit. When up came this little puppy - 3kg of pure snapper muscle .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Sensational red on plastic loomy ,I bet you enjoyed every minute of the fight as well Cheers Swordfisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jewel Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Great fish mate!!! Have a look at http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...topic=11800&hl= The rod we were testing im my opinion would be great for what you are looking at doing. Cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outnumbered Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 top fish and a great outing. big feed of red with a few cleansing ales sounds like a great way to finish off a day on the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Wow! Being able to catch beautiful snapper on plastics like that one is an absolute blessing. Great job, loomylover. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 That's a nice red on plastic there loomylover, congrats . Would've been a great fight on the raider rod. well done cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinMadness Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 On fire man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunOFun Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Top fish, even better on plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Top Red there mate, You must be rapped. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_s Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 just a few questions without giving away too much what kind of depths do u guys fish? and what weight jig? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomylover Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 just a few questions without giving away too much what kind of depths do u guys fish? and what weight jig? cheers Nick we fish in around 20-25 metres mate, although intend to experiment in the deeper stuff shortly. I prefer using 1/4oz heads, with 3/8oz being the maximum ill use. The slower sink and drop of the plastic is what catches most of the better fish so fish as light as possible, with heads and line weight. I was using 4lb pink fireline and 18lb leader, i'd probably beef up to about 10lb fireline though on a dedicated snapper outfit and retain the leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 That a great effort and a beautiful looking snapper. Hope you got a few nice fillets for the pan Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_s Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Nick we fish in around 20-25 metres mate, although intend to experiment in the deeper stuff shortly. I prefer using 1/4oz heads, with 3/8oz being the maximum ill use. The slower sink and drop of the plastic is what catches most of the better fish so fish as light as possible, with heads and line weight. I was using 4lb pink fireline and 18lb leader, i'd probably beef up to about 10lb fireline though on a dedicated snapper outfit and retain the leader. thanks mate just one more question do u get hit when your on the bottom or higher up in the water coloum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomylover Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 Caught most of mine on the bottom mate, although you get the odd one slightly higher in the water column. One ideais to berley and raise the fish off the bottom then present lures in front of them - havn;t done this as yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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