Pretty much a game fish in SA and chased on light mono quite often. Lots of open space in Whyalla without structure and relatively shallow which makes it a bit easier.
Heres the ANSA SA records. The 1kg record would take some beating.
I have dreamt about doing another trip to chase steel city snapper in the Spencer Gulf.....did a charter on K&R last year....(stayed at the pub and they picked us up)we got fish around the man made structure to 9kg....no stallions like the picture posted or the many others you can find if you google Steel city snapper.....
Believe it or not the shallow flats of the spencer has big tides.....water has to travel a long way so there is heaps of current to deal with....the tyre reefs worked for us....heaps of KG as well which I think most local fishers there preferred to eat?????
There is a big annual snapper comp on the easter weekend....I always thought it would be a great trip to organise with a few people to go do.....just for fun....and to see another fishing HOTSPOT
Moota is a very cool place on the other side....nice place to stay with the family...old cornish coal town
Did you have a swim with the cuttlys while you were there Andrew. Major spawning grounds for them around Whyalla and out around the Lighthouse at Point Lowly.
was over there for work....slipped a day trip in....
The locals talked about the big kings they get at the powerstation ....the big snapper are targeted on the opening of their pinkie season......like in a month
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FARK!
FARK! 25kg?
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that was just over 20kg from
that was just over 20kg from memory caught in SA????
Bloody hugeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee pinkie
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Darn large ha ha h
that is the largest pinky i have ever seen
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fullysik
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yea,that looks like the one
yea,that looks like the one caught out of wyhalla earlier in the year,good fish
cheers ray
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old fish Tackle Dangler
old fish
Tackle Dangler
feral1975
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You'd know if you hooked
You'd know if you hooked that in shallow water , great fish
I wish I had an emo lawn so it would cut it self
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Yeah its from S.A
Best pinkie ive seen 42lb
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from memory these guys
from memory these guys normally only use like 4 and 6kg mono for these fish too,awesome effort for sure
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Tim
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Yep
Pretty much a game fish in SA and chased on light mono quite often. Lots of open space in Whyalla without structure and relatively shallow which makes it a bit easier.
Heres the ANSA SA records. The 1kg record would take some beating.
SPECIES LINE MASS ANGLER LOCATION DATE
Snapper 1 10.95 J.Ware Whyalla 18-May-86
2 14.00 S.McKenzie Whyalla 19-May-91
3 14.01 P.Grzona Whyalla 13-May-89
4 16.40 A.Hall Whyalla 05-Dec-90
6 15.90 Geoff Verrall Outer Harbour 03-Sep-97
8 14.35 A.Hall Whyalla 18-Nov-90
10 16.20 M.Noble Whyalla 24-Nov-90
shabba
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that is HUGE
that is HUGE
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Easter Snapper weekend -Steel City 2009
I have dreamt about doing another trip to chase steel city snapper in the Spencer Gulf.....did a charter on K&R last year....(stayed at the pub and they picked us up)we got fish around the man made structure to 9kg....no stallions like the picture posted or the many others you can find if you google Steel city snapper.....
Believe it or not the shallow flats of the spencer has big tides.....water has to travel a long way so there is heaps of current to deal with....the tyre reefs worked for us....heaps of KG as well which I think most local fishers there preferred to eat?????
There is a big annual snapper comp on the easter weekend....I always thought it would be a great trip to organise with a few people to go do.....just for fun....and to see another fishing HOTSPOT
Moota is a very cool place on the other side....nice place to stay with the family...old cornish coal town
anyway enough dribble....big snapper dijl
Tim
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Cuttlys
Did you have a swim with the cuttlys while you were there Andrew. Major spawning grounds for them around Whyalla and out around the Lighthouse at Point Lowly.
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Salmo
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nope tim
was over there for work....slipped a day trip in....
The locals talked about the big kings they get at the powerstation ....the big snapper are targeted on the opening of their pinkie season......like in a month
Tim
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Adelaide
Used to live in Adelaide and to the trip up. Is a nice spot for a fish. 30kg Kings at Pt Augusta power station.
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nicmaddogg
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Great Catch
OMG wat a catch
that would feed a family for days
haha
good catch
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Lots of meat
OMG wat a catch
that would feed a family for days
haha
good catch
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nice pinkie
thats huge mate nice catch it must of put up a bluddy good fight
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I didnt catch it
Photo was sent to me