keenas Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 (edited) Hi raiders, after looking at this site for about 6 months i finally have a fish worth sharing.Launched from Roseville headed out at 6am caught 12 yellowtail (took about 1 hr), trolled for fresh bait unsuccesfully. finally started fishing about 8:30 am off harboard wide, very quiet 2 trevally 1 flathead wind and current going in opposite direction (never a good sign when fishing for snapper). About 11:30 am wind died down. Finally my floated split yellowtail bait could drift down the south pushing current. By 12:30 pm i had landed 1 samson fish (about 2 kg) 3 reds between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 kg also got smoked by a much larger fish on 5 kg fluro carbon line. About 1:10 pm got a similiar run on my 7.5 kg line managed to turn and land the fish after about 10 mins. A beautiful 6.5 kg Snapper was in the boat. Had to leave them biting (pick children up from school) but was very satisfied. i go out only on weekdays every week. look forward to keeping fellow raiders up to date on Snapper fishing as this is the only fish i target. Edited June 18, 2006 by keenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Hi raiders, after looking at this site for about 6 months i finally have a fish worth sharing. From Roseville headed out at 6am caught 12 yellowtail (took about 1 hr), trolled for fresh bait unsuccesfully. finally started fishing about 8:30 am off harboard wide, very quiet 2 trevally 1 flathead wind and current going in opposite direction (never a good sign when fishing for snapper). About 11:30 am wind died down. Finally my floated split yellowtail bait could drift down the south pushing current. By 12:30 pm i had landed 1 samson fish (about 2 kg) 3 reds between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 kg also got smoked by a much larger fish on 5 kg fluro carbon line. About 1:10 pm got a similiar run on my 7.5 kg line managed to turn and land the fish after about 10 mins. A beautiful 6.5 kg Snapper was in the boat. Had to leave them bititng (pick children up from school) but was very satisfied. i go out only on weekdays every week. look forward to keeping fellow raiders up to date on Snapper fishing as this is the only fish i target. Great report, keenas. They're some snapper top be proud of. 6.5kg is pretty huge for Sydney! to the site. Congratulations! Any pics? Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenas Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 (edited) Great report, keenas. They're some snapper top be proud of. 6.5kg is pretty huge for Sydney! to the site. Congratulations! Any pics? Flattieman. Thanks flattieman, im abit of a novice on the computer will have to get help from my brother.I use overhead reels and flurocarbone lines ]PS Having trouble posting pics any hints ?. Edited June 18, 2006 by keenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 (edited) You're not the only one having trouble with pics. Here's a link: http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...pic=12289\ and here: http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...?showtopic=2228 Flattieman. Edited June 18, 2006 by Flattieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dont Shoot Da Chinamen Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 snappers!!! very nice session! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 That's an absolute cracker Keenas, Very well done to ya , that snapper must've missed the wyalla turn off some where. . Looking forward to more reports of that calibre. Seeing as you only target snapper , is this fish a biggun for you ?, or do you encounter this size off sydney on a regular basis? Cheers and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Nice to finally see it! Great job once again, keenas. Good to see that you figured out how to post pics. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenas Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 That's an absolute cracker Keenas, Very well done to ya , that snapper must've missed the wyalla turn off some where. . Looking forward to more reports of that calibre. Seeing as you only target snapper , is this fish a biggun for you ?, or do you encounter this size off sydney on a regular basis? Cheers and No fishrunner this is my biggest redi ever. Have been targeting redis for about 2yrs, and have caught 5 redis 4/5kgs and plenty of 1,2,3kgs.As with all fishing i pick up something differnt every trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthefisherman Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 to the site keenas Helluva first report, great fish mate well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottyman Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 THAT.......... is an awesome Reddie!!!!!!! Fish of the month me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femalefisho Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 That is one nice fish. Top effort!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishrunner Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 No fishrunner this is my biggest redi ever. Have been targeting redis for about 2yrs, and have caught 5 redis 4/5kgs and plenty of 1,2,3kgs.As with all fishing i pick up something differnt every trip Thanks Keenas, knew it was your PB, though was curious if many fish ove 5kg had come into your boat of sydney, 5 over 2 years mmm not quite a consistant catch here obviously. bloody great catch there , looking forward to another report in the next few weeks with similar results,. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jewel Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Well done mate! Great fish!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Ripper fish mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 beautiful fish! top stuff and good report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wettingaline Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 id be stoked with that fish, add it to JUNE catch of the month! it has my vote locked in already.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Well done mate, great fish.....great report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Mate I wish my first report was something like that! And who said all the BIG Snapper were in Victoria hey..Great catch , looking forward to more reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACZ Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 well done mate great fish there....if u dont mind me asking wat depth were u in? floatin baits out wide takes a bit of effort doesnt it?!...but watever ur doing works keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wayneo Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 great fish keenas keep up the good work how good did it taste cheers wayneo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Unreal catch, gotta love the big reds taste sooooo good and put up a bit of stick to. good stuff keep up the great work cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenas Posted June 19, 2006 Author Share Posted June 19, 2006 Boys, I generally fish in about 40-45meters of water, bait usually takes 10-15mins to get in the zone and is around 100meters behind the boat with standard current.As for eating fish my 5kids and missus dont really like it,the neighbours and outlaws love me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACZ Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Boys, I generally fish in about 40-45meters of water, bait usually takes 10-15mins to get in the zone and is around 100meters behind the boat with standard current.As for eating fish my 5kids and missus dont really like it,the neighbours and outlaws love me. i have to admit float fishing is successful esp when burleying ...but i have found the same results if u anchor and use a burley bomb and a running sinker rig with a large ball sinker above the swivel...proven affective 4 me...anyone else use this technique when fishing 4 snapper?i think it gets ur bait down in the zone quicker and still allows natural movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 (edited) robbo75 (sam) told me his mate caught a 6.5kg snapper. Now let me tell you 6.5kg i really didn't put too much thoughts on it as i never caught a snapper of anything over a kilo. Now that i have seen the picture... Edited June 25, 2006 by gianniz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvie Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 to the site keenas.... Boy mate, am i looking forward to your posts or what! Great first start and hope to read many more... Well bloody done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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