Ross Hunter Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 A GREAT SNAPPER EXPERIENCE ON BROADBILL Because of the uncertainty of the tuna run of late I have convinced my crews to travel 20 nautical miles to my favourite place in the world and target snapper and other miscellaneous reef species. These days are great fun with a lot of banter between crew and anglers even a bit of live guitar and singing some of my songs. I love snapper fishing and whilst the tuna are every body’s favourite if they are not there then disappointment is the result. We set up camp at Bellambi and whilst the current was flying to the south it just meant a change of style was needed. We could not fish floaters or soft plastics so drift fishing it was for the day. It worked well for us catching some excellent catches of reds up to 2.5 kg, mowies to 1.5kg, pig fish, bonito in big numbers and some huge striped tuna on the troll home. Whilst there were a few tuna caught on Sunday there were also swag of boats who threw a box of pillies in without so much as a run. Having been catching tuna for 40 years and having caught our fair share of yellowfin tuna to 105kg over that too lengthy a period. I know what a hit and miss affair tuna fishing can be. One fish and you are a hero, 6 fish and you can be hoisted high on the angler’s shoulders, but no fish and its doom and gloom, so sometimes it’s the safer option that can keep smiles on dials We fished the Hump in strong current Friday, Sat and Sunday and caught great catches both days. We used half pound sinkers and paternoster rigs and kept the drifts short covering the 30 fathom reefs at 1.7 knots but the fish were there every day. We used mainly salted stripy and squid See photos of our angler’s catches. [attachmentid=43662 attachmentid=43663] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaBoss Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Nice work and nice photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) Check out how fat that leatherjacket is!!! They are such fat shits! Edited June 16, 2009 by dicko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donjuarez Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Gday dicko... That jacket went 58cms!!!! My dad caught it.. gotta love the smile on his dial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donjuarez Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Howdy raiders, Here are a few more pics from our day out on Saturday We had an absolute ball on the water... I don't think we ever went longer than a 10 minute spell without a hookup, double and triple hookups were the norm... and many other reef species (not pictured) were caught. Ross (if you havent already had the luxury of fishing on his boat) is a top bloke, and an absolute legend... We lost a couple of good sized snapper to some seals and sea lions.. one absolute beast was at least 150-200 kilos.. And lost a few good striped tuna on the troll back.. awesome day out.. and highly recommend getting out there! A few more pics below for you to enjoy.. 1st fish of the day Some more stripies Some Bonnies The obligatory jackets The bigger reds AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Hunter Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Howdy raiders, Here are a few more pics from our day out on Saturday We had an absolute ball on the water... I don't think we ever went longer than a 10 minute spell without a hookup, double and triple hookups were the norm... and many other reef species (not pictured) were caught. Ross (if you havent already had the luxury of fishing on his boat) is a top bloke, and an absolute legend... We lost a couple of good sized snapper to some seals and sea lions.. one absolute beast was at least 150-200 kilos.. And lost a few good striped tuna on the troll back.. awesome day out.. and highly recommend getting out there! A few more pics below for you to enjoy.. 1st fish of the day Some more stripies Some Bonnies The obligatory jackets The bigger reds AJ Throw me a fish, aka Adrian Thanks for your kind words No matter how many times we get a compliment it is always appreciatted very much.It was an absoulute pleasure to fish with you guys.. Thanks for the pics if you could email to gamefishing@bigpond.com I will use in our next update.Thanks again Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Great work Ross. No wonder everyone is smiling! Thank you for your advice last week because I made it down to the hump last Sunday and caught three nice pan size reds as well as several throwbacks just over 30cm, (but looked too small to eat). Anyway, it was the first snapper I took home for years. We used (as you suggested) stripey fillets and squid. The smaller hooks were more successful too. Thanks again - you're a champion! There are some photos in my report "Finally Scored A Snapper At The Hump!". That current was really racing! Next time I'll follow you instructions to the letter and try the slightly deeper water to avoid the jackets! They eventually killed us! Cheers and well done again Rosco Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Hunter Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Check out how fat that leatherjacket is!!! They are such fat shits! [/qu Dicko, We are trying to mutate a Killer Jacket, just like a cure for cane toads ...A jacket that is a cannibal and will eat its own kind and rid our oceans of these awful things... They do eat well that's the only thing in their favour, but the bite offs can break your heart............ Bring on the Killer Jacket I say. Roscoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Hunter Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Gday dicko... That jacket went 58cms!!!! My dad caught it.. gotta love the smile on his dial Adrian, I think we reckoned it was a world record Jacket. Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Hunter Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 Great work Ross. No wonder everyone is smiling! Thank you for your advice last week because I made it down to the hump last Sunday and caught three nice pan size reds as well as several throwbacks just over 30cm, (but looked too small to eat). Anyway, it was the first snapper I took home for years. We used (as you suggested) stripey fillets and squid. The smaller hooks were more successful too. Thanks again - you're a champion! There are some photos in my report "Finally Scored A Snapper At The Hump!". That current was really racing! Next time I'll follow you instructions to the letter and try the slightly deeper water to avoid the jackets! They eventually killed us! Cheers and well done again Rosco Peter Peter, Thanks for that, glad it worked for you Well done Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid hunter Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 looks like a fun trip regards Squid Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Hunter Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 looks like a fun trip regards Squid Hunter MATE WITH A GOOD CREW THESE DAYS ARE MY FAVOURITES ROSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donjuarez Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 G'day Ross, Sorry ofr the delay.. haven;t had much fishraider time this week.. Will send the pictures through to you tonight. Cheers! Squidhunter.. I agree with Rooss... a good fun productive day out... And some quality fish! what more could you want?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineanddrinker Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I wish I was there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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