Scratchie Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 G'day raiders, Well, headed out this morning with my good mate "Dom the snapper whisperer". The forecast was moderate seas and predicted winds of 15-20 knots. That was going to stop us but thought it might be a bit bumpy. As we rounded the heads we were greeted to relatively calm conditions and pushed on to Broughton island all the while being mindful of the migrating whales. Hit the the sisters up first and first cast I was on to our target but was a throw back! We did a few drifts and I managed a nice pannie and a few more returns. As the sun rose the bite went with it but we were determined to find the fish! A few different drifts and Dom managed one for the bag! Time was getting on and we finally found a stack of bait and the casts begin. I feel a small tap and loaded up to what I thought was a small fish but then the run that followed was nothing short of awesome and we new we'd found them. Praying to stay connected we had to chase this bugger but I finally one and onboard comes a big fat healthy 80cm snaps!!! Yewwwwww We reset the drift only a little wider and bang, I'm on again but this one hit it that hard my confidence was low on landing it as I could feel the teeth grinding the jig head. I played it out and Dom managed to net another one for me for a change. This one went 77cm and a nice healthy specimen. On removal of the jig it decinergrated and it had straighten the hook slightly! After that we managed a few more casts but after chasing a couple I think we spooked them! It was great to see my mate Dom taking photos of me for a change. Lol. Champion bloke, beautiful morning, gotta love Port Stephens! Tide: first hour of run out Time: 11:00am Location: Broughton Island Gear: shimano stradic 4000 20/20 Jig: 1/4 -3/0 with 5inch zman in coconut ice Thanks for reading, cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blackfish Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Nice fish mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 nice one scratchie glad you found a few....plenty of whales last weekend..bloody nuisance..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 Thanks fellas, looking forward to dinner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Nothing quite chassing big reds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Those are some great fish Scratchie well done !!! One of the perks of living in fishing heaven 365 days a year right !!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 good stuff mate solid fish well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 15 minutes ago, GoingFishing said: Those are some great fish Scratchie well done !!! One of the perks of living in fishing heaven 365 days a year right !!? Yeah Sam, the only thing your at the mercy at is the weather! Gotta love snapper season!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PST115hp Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Cracking fish Scratchie, lucky to get 1 of them in by looks of the jig head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 13 minutes ago, PST115hp said: Cracking fish Scratchie, lucky to get 1 of them in by looks of the jig head. Mate, the tt jigheads are the best you can get. He hit it that hard I'm surprised it didn't shatter on impact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Cracker snapper Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 wow theres a nice bag of snapper caught on softplastics perfect conditions top work scratchie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Great report Scratchie and Dom, excellent pictures thrown in. Certainly made a big mess of that SP, eh? BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, big Neil said: Great report Scratchie and Dom, excellent pictures thrown in. Certainly made a big mess of that SP, eh? BN Thanks BN. Yep, was lucky to hang on to that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribs Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Quality fish there Jeff , they would of hit like hopefully Jeff horn! plenty of whales about down here too, squid and some stray Kings.... But definetly no snaps like that! Gotta get up to broughton again, special place! keep em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caple666 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 solid snapper mate well done!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Some beautiful snapper mate! Top effort to land one on a destroyed jighead! Cheers, Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Top stuff Scratchie. Amazing you landed that one with the busted jighead. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Scratchie Great pics of the fish - nothing like the colour of a big reddie straight out of the water. And even better to be 'catching' rather than 'netting'!! I had a similar experience with the biggest red I've caught down the south coast (5kg) it was on fairly light line (20lb) so I had to take my time and it was a long fight. By the time he was in the boat the jig head had been crunched several times (tooth dents in the lead) and the hook looked like barbed wire, so I was lucky to land him. The plastics I use are similar to yours - Gulp 6" grub pattern in Pink Shine. The snapper seem to like them. Congrats on some top fish Fil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapo Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Great fish scratchie and some nice photos. I'd like to see the dinner photo as well. Interested in how you cook them. Cheers steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Thanks all....it certainly a couple of fish I've been looking for! @LuckyFil- I only ever fish for snapper using 20lb braid and 20lb leader. If not lighter! In winter I find them a bit lethargic so I slow everything done! Long loops, lighter jigs and slower action! @Stapo sorry mate, didn't take a photo of last nights dinner but here's a fish burger I made today with the left overs. There was plenty of fillets to share between both families! Anyway, family fave is freshly crumbed snapper, chips and stir fry veg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Nice fish, Jeff! Well done! I'm currently on annual leave and have been attending to numerous jobs around the new house. I've finally managed to make inroads into the clutter in the garage and have finally been granted a leave pass to go fishing! Woo hoo! Hope to get out from Wednesday. Hit me up if youre keen! Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 9 hours ago, Berleyguts said: Nice fish, Jeff! Well done! I'm currently on annual leave and have been attending to numerous jobs around the new house. I've finally managed to make inroads into the clutter in the garage and have finally been granted a leave pass to go fishing! Woo hoo! Hope to get out from Wednesday. Hit me up if youre keen! Baz Cheers baz! Wednesday sounds good, I'm off work! pm sent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapo Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Thanks Jeff. I've been crumbing my flathead and blackfish fillets as well. It's a bit of a change from the batter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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