TK01 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Hi all Had a great start to the day today chasing snapper on soft plastics. Really nice conditions this morning that only got calmer during my short 2.5 hour session. I went to a spot that I have visited a couple of times before with no luck but today there was a bit more action on the sounder. I was drifting over an area about 20m deep casting ahead of my drift and also had a second line out with a plastic just sitting in the rod holder. 5 minutes into my first drift I came up tight on my PB snapper of 75cm! Stoked with that, even though the rod holder gets the credit for getting the bite🤣. On my second drift I got lucky again with a 58cm model, again credit goes to the rod holder. While I had him on the deck getting my phone out for a pic the other rod went off and I fought the fish for a little while but the hook pulled. I can't remember now if it was the same drift, or the next drift, but finally I managed to hook a fish with the rod in my hand and landed a 70cm snapper which also would have been a PB if I hadn't already caught the 75cm fish earlier. I think my old PB was 65cm. I had a couple more hookups that didn't stick and landed some red rock cod before deciding it was time to go home. Off the water by 8.45. Boat is clean, fish filleted and I'm now looking forward to a game of soccer this afternoon. A win will top the day off nicely 🙂 The bigger fish came in on my little 2500 freams with a 3-7kg spin rod 1/4 oz jighead and a blue/white 5" bait junky. The other 2 fish were on slightly heavier gear with a certate 3012 and 1/4 oz jighead, and a 6.5" powerbait nemesis in bloodworm. A bit more effort into this report than usual as I know a lot of you guys are stuck in lockdown at the moment and could use the distraction. I hope you enjoy this little report, I certainly enjoyed gathering the content! Tim 16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corro Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Great report and top quality fish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHorse Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Great job TK01, couple of great fish there! Sounds like a top way to start the morning👍 Good luck at your soccer game! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Great haul. Well done. Some nice Reddies there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant fish Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Congrats there some bloody nice fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Awesome fish mate thanks for sharing. BTW what’s that shiny clear blue stuff all around you? I vaguely remember it. cheers Zoran 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Quality fish, good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummers Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Good report mate. What do you do with the rod in the holder? Drop it straight down and let it float with the drift? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlvbw Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 That is sooooo good. Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Great work rod holders work try drifting a livey behind you next time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Rummers said: Good report mate. What do you do with the rod in the holder? Drop it straight down and let it float with the drift? Yeah pretty much, I just cast out to the side and stick the rod in the holder. I imagine the lure was probably sitting about 2/3 of the way down to the bottom but I honestly don't pay much attention to it. Rodney Rod Holder has bagged me quite a few snapper this year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 4 hours ago, zmk1962 said: Awesome fish mate thanks for sharing. BTW what’s that shiny clear blue stuff all around you? I vaguely remember it. cheers Zoran Yeah I feel for you guys. Most of my family are in lockdown too and it's no laughing matter for so many people. Feeling very fortunate to still have my freedom up here and will enjoy it while we still have it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Well done, you must have hit on a very productive patch there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Great work Tim. That sounds like an awesome session. How much fun is catching snapper on plastics 💪💪💪 Congrats on the PB too 🙌🙌 cheers scratchie!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jp2 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Solid. Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 Not as many fish around today but I got another beauty! Had a couple of other guys with me today, they got a couple of good ones too but no pics on my phone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Well done. Nothing better than a nice Reddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Hey mate high 5 and a first pump. on the Pb 75 and the others. Great session and yes we are greatful for your post. Stay safe Stay Healthy R&B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 They are some seriously nice Snapper. Never caught one on SP's, not caught any big ones on bait either. Must try and put an SP out next time I go after Snapper. Can I ask what general area you were fishing? Not after the GPS coordinates unless it is off the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you want to share🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 8 hours ago, GordoRetired said: They are some seriously nice Snapper. Never caught one on SP's, not caught any big ones on bait either. Must try and put an SP out next time I go after Snapper. Can I ask what general area you were fishing? Not after the GPS coordinates unless it is off the Northern Beaches of Sydney and you want to share🙂 Thanks Gordo I’m fishing out from port Macquarie. Mostly been fishing in about 20m depths and drifting over reefs that are holding bait. There’s no doubt it’s a bit easier up here though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 The perfect report Tim! Thank you for taking the extra time to compile it. Description of location, conditions, method, tackle, results, and time frame all included in the report. Congratulations on your PB (for now) ... some quality fish brought aboard. ps. hope you enjoyed your soccer game and won. Cheers,bn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishingwazza2019 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Great report and very nice snapper ... must be happy about that PB .. well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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