johnny440 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 can snapper be used for bait/berley for beach fishing for mullies or generally not done and why? have spoken to various ppl and get different opinions, would like to put this one to bed :dry: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,553 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 Can't see why it wouldn't work.. but in saying that, it's not really an oily fish. And with the shape of the fish it would be a pain to rig up correctly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Ralph 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 personally not.......if I had a snapper,it would be legal size........38cm + and eaten ...........anything above the bag limit,or what I could use,would be returned to the water to catch later.......not sure of your motives here :dry: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 That would be one BIG mully to take a 38+ Rugger :woohoo: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smokeykebab 175 Report post Posted March 3, 2012 would consider using fillets but not a whole snapper. guts, head, bones for berley. but i'd rather eat a snapper then a mully, amount of mully i've eaten i'm sick of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highfly 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2012 I've used a bream almost 38 cm for bait and nailed a 50lb mullie. Lotta little snaps around one of my mullie spots too cant see why it would'nt work 1 afishyfish reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Report post Posted March 3, 2012 I've used a bream almost 38 cm for bait and nailed a 50lb mullie.Big Bait =s Big Fish Theory ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny440 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2012 cheers all, should be more specific. i got a 76 cm and filleted it then cut fillets into chunks and skined was top shelf, but had some chunky bits around fins and frame for berley but i've herd the scent of the snapsnap can turn off other fish, theory being if the fish can smell snapper blood possible shark... wives tail or not?? anything under legal size goes BACK! fish4future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Willy 3 Report post Posted March 5, 2012 I would say a wives tail....Not sure whether it would be any good.... have seen a just legal rugger used as a live bait! Unsucessfully though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan C 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2012 I've heard the same particularly with Snapper. My mate insists on waiting until we are a loooong way from our snapper drops before we gut them and throw it over. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Report post Posted March 6, 2012 I've heard the same particularly with Snapper. My mate insists on waiting until we are a loooong way from our snapper drops before we gut them and throw it over.Ive gutted plenty on the ground before and caught fish there later, so to me it's an old wives tale.Seems to me its more likely the fish would go off the bite if you were fishing for them while cleaning ones already caught and disposing of it at the time 1 Dan C reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
