Mornington Snapper
- FishnMiss
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Mornington Snapper
30 Kt Westerly, fairly blowy with waves breaking over the rails & walls.
loaded my 12Ft Rod with a big squid bait and chucked as hard as I could against wind waves etc .
My first rods in the water less than 10 mins and just as a wave breaks over the wall & wind pushes the rod sideways I grab the Rod to stabilise it.
Darn it’s Fowled on weeds or rocks. I move away from where it’s snagged & move towards a less sheltered spot dodging the waves coming over.
It still doesn’t seem to budge but hang on there’s a thump thump going on ???
I point the rod away from the rocks towards the end of the pier and Yes it’s on a - fish.
I manage to bring it back towards the section of rock wall timing the wave action to get it closer until I get it between the Rock wall and newer section of the pier there’s a gap. I wait for the next big wave to come crashing over the rail towards me and use the waves momentum to bring the fish up and over the ledge. I was just hoping the leader or knot wasn’t going to Snap.
No Snap - Yesss Yesss and I don’t care about being half drenched and on the board is a nice 47cm Pinky.
I tried for about another half an hour but in my excitement and rush to go fishing, I had forgotten my rain pants, so my jeans & boots were drenched from the waves.
The waves & wind keep pushing my line sideways into rocks & weeds, so after losing 2 sets of hook n sinker I decided I’m heading home quite happy with my results & back home before 10pm.
" For Evil to triumph, all that Good people have to do is - Nothing "
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Re: Mornington Snapper
well done mate, a westerley at mornington is prime for landbased snapper..
thanks for sharing.
cheers
thanks for sharing.
cheers
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Re: Mornington Snapper
Wow, awarded for the effort. Well done!
Dayumn, am I the only one in this forum that haven't caught a red??
That's it, I'm going out fishing Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon and every other afternoon.
I need a red cure!
Dayumn, am I the only one in this forum that haven't caught a red??
That's it, I'm going out fishing Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon and every other afternoon.
I need a red cure!
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A fish is a fish
No fish is worth a life, stay safe
A fish is a fish
No fish is worth a life, stay safe
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Re: Mornington Snapper
Well Done FishnMiss
You definitely Fished and Didn't Missed on this occasion
You definitely Fished and Didn't Missed on this occasion
The answer is No!!! .. You have my company and our long lost pal called Al ... oooppsss Jason i meant
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