Snapper Ground - Cockburn Sound

Hey all,

 

Hoping to take my boat out on my maiden voyage on Sunday morning early.

Chose Cockburn sound because it's relatively sheltered for my first skippering and with using the boat properly for the first time

 

I've read about D9 and the gravel patch being the go-to places, and also Harding Rock and Sulphur Bay.

 

For this time of the year can someone recommend a spot (Can PM if you dont want it public)

If you can think of an area that might also have breaksea cod etc in the confines of the sound without venturing out past Garden Island i'd be grateful

 

Thanks for any advice, would love the first trip out to be productive =)


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pm sent cant gurrantee this

Tue, 2013-08-13 08:12

pm sent cant gurrantee this spot but has worked in the past for me

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I found the aus@nz navnonics

Tue, 2013-08-13 09:40

I found the aus@nz navnonics app for iPhone and ipad very handy.there are fishing spots and wrecks all marked on app as well as some people putting in there spots on app for all to try.

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 Which gravel patch? There's

Tue, 2013-08-13 12:25

 Which gravel patch? There's about 20 of them all up.

 

cheers

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just do some looking around at sunup and sunset

Tue, 2013-08-13 12:41

you will see the boats,and out around the channel markers at garden island,near the islands or a bit further out,good luck

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Hooorr, uncle, you pinger!

Tue, 2013-08-13 13:03

Hooorr, uncle, you pinger! Haha

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thats how we all

Tue, 2013-08-13 13:31

found our spots, or thru someones co ords

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good luck trade wind

Tue, 2013-08-13 13:25

 agree with uncle this time off year.going out tonight for solo run , my first bash for the year on pinks ,nice and windy 

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Thanks for the

Tue, 2013-08-13 14:48

Thanks for the feedback

Giving the outboard a service on Saturday, as long as I don't pooch it i'll be out on Sunday

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See y'all in the sound boys tonight :)

Tue, 2013-08-13 17:30

 See y'all out tonight boys in the sound :)

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 how did everyone go inside

Wed, 2013-08-14 08:41

 how did everyone go inside tonight?

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 I got some coordinates if

Wed, 2013-08-14 18:41

 I got some coordinates if you got room on your boat mate

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Love your enthusiasm Matt

Wed, 2013-08-14 18:54

Love your enthusiasm Matt =)

 

Alas there'll be four lads on the boat including myself

Seems you're everyone's best friend when you get one, until the repair bills come around ;)

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 Just grab a cockburn

Wed, 2013-08-14 18:58

 Just grab a cockburn nAutical chart study it n get out on the boat n do some ground searching . All these people asking where an when , most of the fun is driving around look at your sounder n have a go. Its called fishing and not catching for a reason . All my spots i worked an studied maps an my sounder etc. or just be like the rest of people an GO WHERE THE BOATS ARE. 

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 Haha worth a try, if I had a

Wed, 2013-08-14 19:17

 Haha worth a try, if I had a boat id take any keen fisher person out with me. Better fishing woth some company, still saving for the boat, hard with 2 kids, wife and mortgage

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Good in sound

Thu, 2013-08-15 05:10

 I did we'll in sound, fish r all over though moving rapidly ! Id rather not say any more :) 

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Photos? =)

Thu, 2013-08-15 08:20

Photos? =)

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 I caught 5 million

Thu, 2013-08-15 18:02

 I caught 5 million juveniles, no keepers lol. Kids had a blast and managed a few whiting for a feed