Caterpillar 1 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Hi all, I have decided that this weekend I will try for Snapper and I was wondering what bait people have found to be the most conducive to bites?I have a baby octopus I caught the other week at the ready as I have heard they are rather partial to it, is this true? Any suggestions welcome. This will be my first Snapper endeavour, which is probably silly to try by myself (most likely I will end up in the drink). All in good fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckemback 0 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 im no snapper expert but are you fishing land based or off a boat ? the more info you give the more accurate replies to that style of fishing you will get.if your doing it landbased will it be off a jetty . rocks or beach? i generally use squid for targeting snapps , but on boats fish work better most times ive tried.dont know if id try baby occy land based , the occy lures seem to work on boats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 I hope its not alive with flashing blue rings !If it is you've got nore to worry about than falling outta the boat !Small occies would be a great bait I'd say, just give them a bit of action perhaps though Let us know how u go ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caterpillar 1 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Hi guysI'm planning to go off Wallaroo jetty down the far end or as far along as I can get. I have seen people cathing Snapper there every time I've been. For those who don't know the jetty it is a shipping port and the jetty does go out a long way with the water being fairly deep at the far end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caterpillar 1 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Apparently the jetty goes 869 metres out into the water with the waer being on average 10 meters deep, depending on high/low tides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 48 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Apparently the jetty goes 869 metres out into the water with the waer being on average 10 meters deep' date=' depending on high/low tides.[/quote']Being a pretty ordinary sorta fisherman myself, I wont even try to give you tips which will put you into the same "fishless and hungry" category as myself!I am pleased to see you have been doing your homework though, coz that is the sorta stuff which will put the picture together to produce results for you!GOOD HUNTING! Caterpillar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caterpillar 1 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 LOL why thankyou. I do like to do my research "fishless and hungry"[/b] category as myself! I suppose now is as good a time as any to reveal I don't eat seafood...I can't stand the stuff in pretty much any way shape or form. I have plenty of people however who are more than happy to eat that which I wrinkle my nose in disdain at, so I shan't find myself hungry even if I don't catch anything. I am a great paradox of a person really. call it passive-aggressivity- by day I'm a Animal carer and in my spare time I widow and orphan our piscatorial friends... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 48 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 by day I'm a Animal carer and in my spare time I widow and orphan our piscatorial friends...Hmmm, seems we have quite a bit in common, albeit I have a ravenous penchant for tasty seabourne critters!Personally, I woulda eaten the octupus! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peelin 0 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 hey mate the snapper love the occy off that jetty, you want to get down past about half way or further so you need no ship in, bait up then toss you occy back under the jetty (or at worst chuck it straight down), look out for the pylons and the chains and hold on Hopefully the trumpeters don't instantly home in on your bait and destroy it, at least being tough it will last a little while, hopefully long enough for you to catch your first snapper.good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caterpillar 1 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 I'm glad to hear that. I have seen the technique of flicking the line back so it's in the shadow of the jetty. I went fishing there just over a year ago with a guy who thought he had a shot at me (to put it bluntly), and one of the locals down there was showing him what to do (to get snapper, just to clarify) so I've got a fair idea. He was a fairly slightly built fellow and I recall thinking what would he do if he got an angry snapper on the end of the line. I have experienced the wrath of the trumpeter...don't get me started.What are they good for? In fact...Apart from them being called "shi**ies" I don't know a great deal about them except that they like dough. or pretty much anything else. Is there a size, bag limit or anything for them and does anything like eating them (other than cats)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Snapper like them too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caterpillar 1 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Snapper like them too Cats or trumpeters? LMAO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peelin 0 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 snapper only eat them if they are really on or if there is nothing else, if you've got something else for bait use it, seriously, I have yet to see trumpeter "outfish" any other bait, not saying it wont work but..... well you see my point.You can eat them, problem is processing them is really time consuming, you really need to fillet them, cut out the gut cavity skin them and then mince them for fish cakes due to the bones which leaves you with very little meat per fish, the good news is there is no size or bag limit and they actually taste alright if you could be bothered going to all that trouble. Caterpillar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caterpillar 1 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Cheers for all that info. My cats certainly think they're tasty, but I'll stick with the octopus for the red fellas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 0 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 hey mate just wondering were and how you caught that occy as you mentioned,cheer`s:huh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Snapper like them too Cats or trumpeters? LMAOCats give them furballs :S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savage 297 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 What are they good for?Good for crab bait also Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caterpillar 1 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Snapper like them too Cats or trumpeters? LMAOCats give them furballs :S Good one:laugh: hey mate just wondering were and how you caught that occy as you mentioned' date='cheer`s [/quote']I was on the arm that points out on the left hand side of the jetty. About halfway down and using a squid jag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 0 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 thanks man i`ll give it a try next time iam over that way,sorry for delaied responceB) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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