warnie Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Hi all..... Decided to give the close in reefs a go as a of a change of pace as opposed to pushing out wide looking for tuna....... located the area of reef that showed promise and dropped the pick and commenced a burly trail and dispatched the outfits useing the smallest of sinker that the current would allow the pillie to drift enticingly down the trail and anxiously waited...... It took 30 mins before the baitrunner zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz of and a nice red of 5 kg was placed on ice in the esky it took another 30 mins before any more snapper took an interest with what was on offer but the rods were soon bouncing under sustained pressure as almost every bait presented was then quickly gulped down as the snapper rose higher in the trail to take the bait more freely........ a school of small masked bandits then turned up snapping and tormenting the hooked snapper all the way to the top..... being only rat's you would think they would pick on some one there own size....the action slowed up but we were more than happy with action and a nice feed to boot i decide in droping the last bait for the day which was taken by some small reef dweller which turned out to be a mistake for us both for on the way up there most of been at least one decent kingie around which took a liking to this reefy critter as i lifted it off the bottom the 6500 baitrunner howled in protest as the line screamed of the reel as the fish hit the afterburners no you dont says i....as i apply pressure to slow the fish's run but my smuggness was soon wiped of my face when the fish said no you dont.!!!!!!!changed direction straight down over the reef....... and as you figured it was all over red rover...... they dont get to be that size by being stupid do they!!!!!!!! oh well great to have a relax and a change of pace i think i can get to like this type of fishing more often..... Cheers Warnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 (edited) some of the best snapper caught in a long while there mate, you will be eating like a king for quite some time. well done. Edited October 21, 2007 by Kingies till i die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Damn warnie thats some top results right there..... shame about that king though!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfish Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 nice fish mate! great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 (edited) thats definately some looking snapper caught there mate,well done Edited October 21, 2007 by Crazy John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue marlin Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Nice reds warnie Shane and i tried for the reds aswell,current was to strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Warnie, that is some great fish, puts the ones we got last week up at Broughton to shame, what reef were you sitting on, my dream fish. Good on ya guys and good pics too.....Cheers ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boban Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Mate, that's one hell of a good session. Are they any good to eat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 Warnie, that is some great fish, puts the ones we got last week up at Broughton to shame, what reef were you sitting on, my dream fish. Good on ya guys and good pics too.....Cheers ... Hi Ray best i not mention it on here pm if you want i will give you the marks....easy reachable in your size boat in 80ft of water...... a very well known area and as most often happens boats go right past on there way out.... and nudge we were in close and the current for us was just trickling and the sinker size was about as big as the nail on your little finger...the fish bit right up untill the tide change then went off the bite.... Cheers Warnie...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Great catch Warnie. There's some nice snapper there and the tasty size too. Well done mate !!! jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooley Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 good work warnie, have been getting a few little reds off syd of late on plastics but nothing the calibre of the bigger reds you have there - great effort. did you find them on and structure off the the reef proper (ie ledge, pinnacle) or on the sand fringes ? also interested in which reef complex you were fishing ? out from syd or botany ? cheers, dooley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACZ Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Hi Ray best i not mention it on here pm if you want i will give you the marks....easy reachable in your size boat in 80ft of water...... a very well known area and as most often happens boats go right past on there way out.... and nudge we were in close and the current for us was just trickling and the sinker size was about as big as the nail on your little finger...the fish bit right up untill the tide change then went off the bite.... Cheers Warnie...... thats one hell of a bag of snapper!!.....did u get these off syd or up the coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Nice Reds Warnie, Solid!!!! Catch Ya Bigfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageboy Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Great catch Warnie ! I must have cleared all the Seargent Bakers and Red rock cod for you .... Here I was thinking it was a slow day all round but you have proven it was just me !! Thanks for that ... no seriously that is an awesome bag of reds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Well done mate, there is some awesome sizes there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 That is an unbelievable catch of Reds Well done to you penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster and co Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Top effort there Warnie. A sensational bag of snapper. Did you go out from the Harbour or the river? Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Great feed of fish there Warnie Great shot of that nobby-headed bloke as well. Top effort Hodgie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Fantastic stuff Warnie. What a change of pace hey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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