Where can i get snapper from adeliade without a boat?

[Hallows 0]

Hi,Is there anywhere i can go from Adelaide onshore to get a snapper? i don't mind what size or anything. I have heard that outer harbour might have some snapper, is this right? I have my eye on a small box of snapper gear in K-mart, is it worth getting this or does anybody have any better tips? cheers :f

[Del 245]

"box of snapper gear" would consist of assortment fo swivels and hooks and sinkers.. depending on your rod/rigs change a bit in size. you can buy some basics such as 4/0, 6/0 hooks, large swivels and some 3-4oz sinkers depending on your casting weight of line/rod.and yes outter harbour has snapper off the rocks.. as does a few of the jettys in the right conditions..

[brenton 637]

If you went to glenelg jetty tonight and cast as far as you can into the teeth of the wind you would stand a chance but you would have to know your onions and have the right gear as well as a good deal of patience. cheers brenton

[smokeykebab 175]

trek to the end of oh breakwater plenty of snapper there and they do take plastics. i do it kayak based and have caught a few legal ones amongst the countless undersized ones.

[fishbait 0]

You could try Angelakis Bros, I got one there for easter feast.

[fishbait 0]

Also heard there where a couple landed off the end of the port noarlunga jetty after the last Blow just before easter.

[Hallows 0]

Thanks, what weather/time would be good to fish?

[Hallows 0]

oh, and is snapper season on now?

[Del 245]

jettys and in close... rougher the better... snapper ban from november to december.. but traditionally.. snapper are a warmer weather targetted fish. so a summer target. but still plenty of snaps around in the cooler weather

[Hallows 0]

cool, what rigs would i use off Outer Harbour rocks? Paternoster?

[wishing2Bfishing 0]

yea man, or a running sinker. or unweighted. whatever. go and do it, try things and see what works. if u try hard enuf for long enuf u will get one eventually.

[smokeykebab 175]

cool' date=' what rigs would i use off Outer Harbour rocks? Paternoster?[/quote']go unweighted. circle hooks. and fresh bait. can catch st, tommy and squid on your walk out there.

[nickmav 0]

What smokey means to say is, unweighted when the tide is slack, you can't fish unweighted when the current is ripping.So at high or low , unweighted, in between use the weight you need to hold the bait out there.If you use circles you need to keep the reel in gear so make sure it's wedged safely in a Rock or you might lose it.

[Hallows 0]

what size hooks would be best to use? would i put a whole tommy on the one hook?

[Del 245]

half a tommy.. depending on size of the Tommy. i prefer 4/0s as a good all rounder.. 6/0 circles are pretty good too.. will also depend on the fish.. with pannies.. a 2x 2/0 snelled rig is pretty effective..

[Hallows 0]

Thanks, do i hook it through the nose? what is likely to show interest in my bait?

[anestimav 0]

A BIG BLACK RAY!!!

[Hallows 0]

thanks, i think i will buy a snapper box from k-mart and take it to OH rocks. Do i go right to the end of the rocks or should i go to the small fishing platform?

[pauly s 426]

thanks' date=' i think i will buy a snapper box from k-mart and take it to OH rocks. Do i go right to the end of the rocks or should i go to the small fishing platform?[/quote']If you got it in ya go right to the end but anything from 1/3 down the rocks youll be in with the best chance i rekon

[wishing2Bfishing 0]

i use two 8/0's snelled bout 100mm apart for all my snapper fishing, pannies have no trouble getting them down their gobs and unless the fish is bigger than, say, 6kg, they dont generally swallow it so u dont need circles.

[Hallows 0]

thanks, how big are the snapper do you get from outer harbour at this time of year?

[brownie 0]

Hanson Rd perhaps? :woohoo:

[Nhan` 0]

i know pannies can be caught there however people on this forum have caught some monsters off there. I haven't caught anything legal myself Although one of my mates has caught pannies from those rocks.One thing you need to consider is safety. If you haven't done the trek before you need to be very careful as one slip can break bones and it isn't a stroll in the park. So i would suggest you let someone know you are going and what time you intend to be back in case something does happen they know where you are.