Jurien snapper in close?
Submitted by Family guy on Tue, 2013-08-20 13:03
Work has fortunately landed Me in Jurien for a while and the fishing has been good. All of my trips have been in close fishing 10 to 20m and regulary produce good size dhuies and breaksea. But for some reason I can't seem to catch any size snapper the rigs im using is a paternoster with snelled 5o's and floater baits out back. If anyone can help with tips on what I'm doing right or wrong it would be much appreciated thanks (bait is mulies and squid and just started experimenting with plastic)
thedw
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floater baits? why dun u try
floater baits?
why dun u try sinkers?
its possible to get snappers to rise in shallow water but u gotta have a good berkley trail going!
Family guy
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Floater baits just a term I
Floater baits just a term I use probably should have said unweighted baits
Leemo
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run a size 5 bean sinker
run a size 5 bean sinker running down to a snell of 6/0s. works better for me than unweighted.
bludgin' since 94'
black gen
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what your doin
what your doin wrong?
targeting snapper for a start
only good as bait.stick with the dhuies big fella
AlwaysFishin
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Well I completely 100%
Well I completely 100% disagree with that statement. Snapper are a great target species and very good on the plate as well. I wouldn't like to be on the boat watching someone cut one up for bait that's for sure. Pretty retarded comment really.
TorquenFish
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+1 Snapper wayyyyy better
+1
Snapper wayyyyy better than Dhu on the chew.
AlwaysFishin
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Mate I use two snelled 4/0
Mate I use two snelled 4/0 octopus hooks with a very small ball sinker between the hooks. If you can, try to catch some fresh bait of the jetty there - yellowtail, whiting, scalies or slimies are all good and will increase your chances ten fold.
Quobbarockhopper
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What people choose to do
What people choose to do with size fish is their perogative... If they want to cut it up for strip bait, they don't have to explain themselves or deserve to be called childish names bud...that like saying someone who catches squid and then uses it for bait to catch pinkies is a clown also... I'd be more than happy to send down a pink strip and pull up a red, do it regularly... Pull ur head in mate, if all u get is pinks and that's the best table fish u got, worst luck for u
AlwaysFishin
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No mate that's not how it
No mate that's not how it is. Old mate asks for some help catching pinks and he gets told not to waste his time on them. I didn't call anyone childish names, just said I disagreed with a retarded comment. Now you're making them as well...
black gen
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mate the bloke said hes been
mate the bloke said hes been dominating on good dhus and wants to catch pinks
so i said dont waste ur time
u can catch pinks on bare hooks.
its like shootin fish in a barrel
Markie
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well there ya go theres what
well there ya go theres what ya doin wrong champ.... bare hooks n u got yaself some snapper haha
BOOMER
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You drive over them every
You drive over them every time you leave the marina
Go slow!! watch the sounder!!!
Big hook,
Big bait,
BIG FISH !!!!!
Shark1
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bloody hell - thats what i
bloody hell - thats what i was doing wrong on the d9
so these bare hooks , black , red or silver? any specific size/ pattern
TorquenFish
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I think any colour bare
I think any colour bare hooks work. The secret is just throw a little bit of mullie or squid on the pointy end ;)
Markie
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bahahahhahaa good old
bahahahhahaa good old fishwreckedddd.
crasny1
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Just a normal fishwrecked
Just a normal fishwrecked day!
"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact!!" _ Elon Musk
Beggers
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I have had some success
I have had some success lately on the pinky's, and all caught with a mulie on a gang with a small bean sinker. And they have been pretty decent fish too, the biggest being 92cm and 82cm. The 82cm i didn't freeze and ate fresh, and i can tell you it was the best fish i have eaten.....
good luck