lewisa Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Greetings Raiders! I thought this little story might be of interest to keen snapper fisherpeople.. Over Christmas, First Mate and I went to Sea World. There is an attraction called "Shark Bay", which is a massive pool with lots of big sharks, fish etc. that you can view from an under water viewing area. Whilst we were there, the fish were fed - chunks of fish (say 5cm square) were thrown in the water. A good sized snapper came for a taste. It sucked the fish into its mouth and spat it out again. It repeated this numerous times before taking the fish and swimming off. I guess the fish are fairly well fed (otherwise the sharks would clean up), so there was no great hunger to cause the fish to smash the food on offer.... I hope this helps next time the snapper just wont seem to take the bait...give it a little time... Cheers everyone and have a great long weekend.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryinnis Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 We had that happen at the real Shark Bay (at Dirk Hartog Island, WA). Snapper would hit, hit, hit, hit and ten you'd be on. Sometimes it was first bite, sometimes seventh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DV8 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Thanks for your observations. I believe when reddies are in numbers on the outside reefs they hit a bit more ferociously. When they are on the closer grounds as solitary creatures they behave as you described. Davo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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