First time with plastics

Well I've heard and read all the hype about soft plastics so I thought I'd better give it a go. Did some research and checked you tube so figured I could manage it. Headed out on Wednesday morning to the West side of 5 fathom. Put on a 6.5" Gulp Nemesis White Glow on a 1/2 oz lead head and cast it out. Would you believe it, first cast and I'm on to my PB Snapper. What a great start. Ended up being the only I landed as I lost 3 others. 1 snapped off and the other 2 were due to my poor knots. ( I need to practice). Still, a great morning. I'm now hooked on plastics. I was fished scaleys and squid but neither of these were touched.

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 Solid fish and good job on

Wed, 2014-04-09 11:12

 Solid fish and good job on the placcies. Always good to have success on new methods

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Well done..

Wed, 2014-04-09 11:37

 great way to pop your cherry..... going to give it my first try next week end- I hope I get the same luck

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Ripper snapa! Nice work,

Wed, 2014-04-09 13:08

Ripper snapa! Nice work, converted now

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Starting to come around to

Wed, 2014-04-09 14:01

Starting to come around to plastics myself, what a result!

What time did you start fishing if you don't mind me asking?

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Cheers

Wed, 2014-04-09 15:58

Thanks guys. Definitely converted to plastics now. Hi Tradewind. I probably started fishing about midday. I think high tide as just after 3 ish.

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Wow, was really expecting a

Wed, 2014-04-09 15:59

Wow, was really expecting a response of Sunrise for Snapper on the FFB, that's when i've had the most success

 

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Well Done

Wed, 2014-04-09 16:09

Great fish mate well done! The old snapper is nice on the chew as well.

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Cracking fish! The only

Thu, 2014-04-10 00:36

Cracking fish! The only pinkies I'm able to catch at the moment are about the size of your beast's tail!

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Cracker there

Thu, 2014-04-10 13:57

Well done. Have the placies sussed up north, so far not down here. But still giving it a go when out there.

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very nice fish

Thu, 2014-04-10 15:30

I'll have to try harder, so they were around, would you have caught more on bait?????

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Bait

Thu, 2014-04-10 15:42

Not a nibble on bait. Tired squid and scalies.

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nice

Mon, 2014-04-14 08:14

nice   decent snapper