Early Season Snapper 2019

[Kimtown]

Do they ever really leave? I see blokes like reedys rigs and the like catching massive ones all year round

Don't mention "Reedys Rigs" on here, there will be an uproar! (great rigs though)

Just saw this hahaha.. Whats been all the previous commotion with this guy? He makes it look so damn easy on his vids.

He vids were a infomercial

He danced a fine line between genuine fishing reports and flogging his gear....not as blatant as others have done, but got crucified just the same.
If you like flasher rigs & you're too lazy to tie your own, these rigs are pretty good quality compared to most (the colours don't fade and the hooks stay sharper for longer).
*I have no affiliation with this gentleman and his products

Yeah ok Matt Reed

[Bugatti]

.... Gotta love listening to boaties whining about how hard it is...

Come with me land-based and experience real dissapointment and despair. :rofl:

#freebugatti. :banana:

Yeah I agree Mr Ranger

Mate Don and I do it tough when Land-based Snapper fishing , , , , real tough

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What, oh man , , , , no thermostat on the heater. Now it's toooo hot

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What do you mean you only have normal Mustard , , , , I said American Mustard

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The thing I actually love about Land-based Reds is that sense of satisfaction and achievement , , , , and the frozen nose , , , , nope back to the heater



Don showing off his Snapper and enjoying the attention

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Yep, one Long Spotted Snapper , , , , hey, they are tourists , , , , we say it's a Snapper

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Cheers, Bugz

[Lightningx]

Ah Mr bug you just reminded me of what a great setup you have!!!
If only me and my mate had a setup like that on many of the very cold nights we have had in the past!
That’s just fantastic mate. Love it
Cheers :thumbsup:

[Jasonfish1234]

Anyone have any predictions on this years snapper season? (anyone willing to take a guess when & where they'll show up in numbers 1st?)

Frankston and mout Marta or the mouth of ppd.

[Bugatti]

.... Gotta love listening to boaties whining about how hard it is...

Come with me land-based and experience real dissapointment and despair. :rofl:

#freebugatti. :banana:

If you know where to go you can catch some real thumpers landbased mate.
Last year I was fishing with my mate until around midnight and had to leave and had a very strong feeling he would land a beauty after I leave.
At 4 am got a text with a photo of a 90cm big red. Was caught locally. About a 20 minute drive from where we live

Ah Mr bug you just reminded me of what a great setup you have!!!
If only me and my mate had a setup like that on many of the very cold nights we have had in the past!
That’s just fantastic mate. Love it
Cheers :thumbsup:

The setup is nice and it is really more us just going over the top, like noobs BUT

BUT , , , , it does make the wait comfortable and a bit like your mate who stayed, it allows you to put in the time instead of calling it a night.

Mind you, it helps Don and other's (some regulars we hang with) as they are the ones who pick up the trophy fish and I'm the Barista making the coffees. Mind you a Stonka Gummie came my way one night.


Cheers, Bugalatte (it was that or Bugaccino , , , ,)

ooow , , , , ooow


Bugspresso , , , , yeah, let's go with that

[Redhunter]

Don't mention "Reedys Rigs" on here, there will be an uproar! (great rigs though)

Just saw this hahaha.. Whats been all the previous commotion with this guy? He makes it look so damn easy on his vids.

He vids were a infomercial

He danced a fine line between genuine fishing reports and flogging his gear....not as blatant as others have done, but got crucified just the same.
If you like flasher rigs & you're too lazy to tie your own, these rigs are pretty good quality compared to most (the colours don't fade and the hooks stay sharper for longer).
*I have no affiliation with this gentleman and his products

Yeah ok Matt Reed

Anglers tie their own rigs. Danglers buy pre-made and clip them on.

As usual, WP will fire before PPB, due to their migration path. Shallower areas will be warmer and will fish better first up. Deeper areas may hold fish, but they will be shut down and not feeding. Chase the warmer water. Fresh as fresh bait, tide changes, and first and last light, will be the typical key influences. Same same as previous seasons...

[Bugatti]

Anglers tie their own rigs. Danglers buy pre-made and clip them on.

As usual, WP will fire before PPB, due to their migration path. Shallower areas will be warmer and will fish better first up. Deeper areas may hold fish, but they will be shut down and not feeding. Chase the warmer water. Fresh as fresh bait, tide changes, and first and last light, will be the typical key influences. Same same as previous seasons...

Red, Ditto on the tying of the rigs

Obviously a generic knowledge of Snapper and Snapper Fishing, ie, rigs, gear, bait, berley etc is a good starting point for targeting Snapper anywhere.

BUT

Your rundown on WP & PPB is a great starting point for anyone who hasn't fished there or has had limited success to have a crack. Include, a bit of research, a bit of scouting, a bit of nous and the best thing of "getting out and having a try/a go" and learn, is what Fishermen do , , , , and they shall conquer.

I'm from SA but with your WP & PPB basics, I wold give it a go , , , , confidently.

Cheers, Bug

(ps. do you think anyone got the message to be a Fisherman , , , , because Dangler's like ready made rigs , , , , and also handout GPS marks)

[purple5ive]

Just saw this hahaha.. Whats been all the previous commotion with this guy? He makes it look so damn easy on his vids.

He vids were a infomercial

He danced a fine line between genuine fishing reports and flogging his gear....not as blatant as others have done, but got crucified just the same.
If you like flasher rigs & you're too lazy to tie your own, these rigs are pretty good quality compared to most (the colours don't fade and the hooks stay sharper for longer).
*I have no affiliation with this gentleman and his products

Yeah ok Matt Reed

Anglers tie their own rigs. Danglers buy pre-made and clip them on.

As usual, WP will fire before PPB, due to their migration path. Shallower areas will be warmer and will fish better first up. Deeper areas may hold fish, but they will be shut down and not feeding. Chase the warmer water. Fresh as fresh bait, tide changes, and first and last light, will be the typical key influences. Same same as previous seasons...

do you or anyone here prefer a method of checking/finding where the warmer water is, apart from the obvious shallow water areas and driving around the bay and checking the sounder, which again is only surface temp. besides also just knowing from years of experience fishing the ports?
There has been a mention of two different schools of fish that are caught in victoria, one that follows the EAC, and the other that comes from the Great Australian Bight. so how does both of them only have one migratory pattern to enter the bay via WPB first?

[Bugatti]

Weather here in SA is quite bad like in Victoria.

But there seems to be a break in the weather on Monday & Tuesday. Allowing the water to settle from dirty on Monday to a nice Snapper murky on Tuesday. Tuesday here might be worth a go.

Checked Willyweather for West Beach here in SA and it shows solid fish arches on Tuesday

Only if it was that simple

Cheers, Bug

[rb85]

That’s a start Bug. Hopefully will get a chance to fish in the next few weeks like Redhunter was saying about warmer patches there’s places you can look on a good day where Big red will be feeding. As the bay gradually increases in temp the bite improves