dt27 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Hey Guys, Spent the weekend up at Coffs (Dave Irvine Snapper Classic) had a blast on the Reds. We fished Friday (Pre fish) and Saturday and scored over 50 reds over two days with the biggest at 82cm. Sunday was cancelled due to strong winds. Friday we found the fish caught one and moved on ready to hit them on Saturday. Worked well with the bait still there! All caught on plastics in shallow water 8-15m. Long casts were the key cause the water was crystal, I fished 20lb Fluro leader and 1/4ounce jig head. Clear colours worked a treat. Love my Red fishing, particularly in Coffs where they are addicted to the plastics! Cheers Dom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 That's a very humble report dom! Let me finish it for you because you well and truly kicked some arse! Not only did you won the tournament (male angler) but you and your mate also won the team award as well. Raiders, this was no fluke! Dom also won this tournament last year as well with a cracking 88cm red. So to go back to back is a real effort in itself! Well done champion! As he said, he loves his snapper fishing and he is the "snapper whisperer". See my previous post of my time fishing with him. That time was a snapper on a popper! Sorry to embarrass you mate, but your report was underwhelming! Catch ya soon buddy! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brunny23 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Nice report guys, I fish the tournament every year but didn't enter this year as we had to come home on the Saturday night back to Sydney. Also had a ball but didn't get the big numbers you guys did. We found some quality fish in 25m-35m, 65cm through to 88cm and lost some bigger models. Fished down south towards bundagen , fish were scattered around and not schooled together. Flick bait evil minnow did most of the damage. Dom I take it you guys fished up north as I didn't see you boys down south. Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt27 Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 That's a very humble report dom! Let me finish it for you because you well and truly kicked some arse! Not only did you won the tournament (male angler) but you and your mate also won the team award as well. Raiders, this was no fluke! Dom also won this tournament last year as well with a cracking 88cm red. So to go back to back is a real effort in itself! Well done champion! As he said, he loves his snapper fishing and he is the "snapper whisperer". See my previous post of my time fishing with him. That time was a snapper on a popper! Sorry to embarrass you mate, but your report was underwhelming! Catch ya soon buddy! Cheers scratchie!!! Very kind words mate, just wanted to share the technique so we all can save time and catch some fish. I have spent only a few years throwing plastics at reds but have that addiction. Our few sessions last month around Port stephens was good practice!! Even if you did stick a prawn on the jig head!! See you soon mate for some more Cheers Dom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt27 Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Nice report guys, I fish the tournament every year but didn't enter this year as we had to come home on the Saturday night back to Sydney. Also had a ball but didn't get the big numbers you guys did. We found some quality fish in 25m-35m, 65cm through to 88cm and lost some bigger models. Fished down south towards bundagen , fish were scattered around and not schooled together. Flick bait evil minnow did most of the damage. Dom I take it you guys fished up north as I didn't see you boys down south. Brandon Hey Brandon, yeah fished north cause we knew the nor Easter was predicted to go large in the arvo. The afternoon storm stirred them up!! Great comp and awesome fun for everyone. Great to see the Kids fishing up there catching heaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Well done mate & congrats on the win 2 years in a row ! I only a fortnight ago got into some decent snapper ( never really targeted them)... But now I'm hooked on them ... Good on you SCRATCHIE for giving him the recognition he deserves ! P.S where's your report Scratchie , he he he .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Well done mate & congrats on the win 2 years in a row ! I only a fortnight ago got into some decent snapper ( never really targeted them)... But now I'm hooked on them ... Good on you SCRATCHIE for giving him the recognition he deserves ! P.S where's your report Scratchie , he he he .... I gave you one last week and hopefully again after this weekend! For the record, when nothing else works, I taught dom the secret of broughton island snapper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Sorry , I thought you were at Coffs fishing the tournament as well .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Sorry , I thought you were at Coffs fishing the tournament as well .... No mate! I'm not good enough to get an invite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt27 Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 No mate! I'm not good enough to get an invite! Lure fishing only mate, not sure if you could get away with your deadly technique!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little scratchie jnr Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) well done Dom congrats cheers Brando? Edited August 30, 2015 by little scratchie jnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUDude Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 No mate! I'm not good enough to get an invite! Wanna fish it next year ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Wanna fish it next year ? Mate, me and you already have a date next year but we might have to add this one to the list. We'll just follow dom everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt27 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 well done Dom congrats Thanks Champion, see you soon mate and we'll go get some reds whilst your dad bakes the bread!! cheers Brando? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUDude Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Hey Dom, Nice fish and congrats !!! Did the improvement to the boat ramp fix the problem with the surging ? Cheers, GUDude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt27 Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hey GUdude, Thanks heaps, yeah the ramp wasn't too bad but I left my boat at the marina for a few days so I only had to put the boat in and out once for the four days I was there. They have dug out some more of the wall to assist which seemed to work when I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frantic Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Yep there are plenty up there my younger brother and mate have into them all on plastics as well as the others he's even got a pearl perch, shark , Samson, parrots all on plastics that's all he uses now think largest over October ,sept is 96 with a heap in the 80''s they are fishing bit further south about 20 min drive , he likes those elavator jigs Edited September 26, 2015 by Frantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappo Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Well done Dom. Congrats on winning the comp. Just got back from Coffs and the reds are still biting. The biggest in our comp went just under 93cm. Caught apparently on a floated butterflied yakka pinned on a snel rig! Also in shallow water. Chappo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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