bigash

looks like we need to have a diawa vs shimano shootout

it was boxing day, very hard to drag spence from the cricket on the radio, he only emerged during the breaks

you won't get em on gulps Brooksey :stir:

howdycheck this out.any doubts about a 2-4kg t-curve should be squashed.2500 Fireblood 8lb braidwatch the lingocheersBigAshhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BOuYNbgZI4

fish :icon_lol: :icon_lol:sorry, couldn't help myself

Yeah matethats Big Gav looking on.cheersBigAsh

SuperThanit was over a metre, 102cm when laid out flat.we weiged a couple others we kept later when we got back in.85-90cms ranging from 7.5-9 kg which makes me think this 1 was over 12 maybe 13kg. i will never know for sure, looking at the footage it was fat & it fought pretty well.I'll smile when i crack 35lb on a plastic :icon_eek:

same fish on the brag mat

this is my PB Soft Plastic Snapperjust over a metre & 11-12 maybe 13kg(watch the footage & make uo youre own estimate)released to fight againcheersBigAshhttp://au.youtube.com/watch?v=QAta6OJ8gsA

Howdya bit of footage from the other daycheersBigAshhttp://au.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHf0wmnjWQ

$250 a day per head ='s Fishing, accomodation, lunch & evening meal in conjunction with Hotel Arno or I have access to shack for $120 per night flat rate, 2 storey front row, sleeps 6 or 7 & plenty room for swags if for more, shacks fully booked for jan09 already.cheersBigAshAlso have

MateFull day is $180 per person & need a minimum of 4I also do late Arvo/sunset trips which are virtually half day for $125 min of 5 people. I am doing quite a few xmas vouchers for $125 trips. cheersBigAsh

3 way funhttp://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TAd2afKwmuM

Jamie trying the New Squidgie Invisible Chicken Rangehttp://au.youtube.com/watch?v=fKR2mxpyCqg

Jay with a story about his 2 homemade friends Jeff & Barry(Jeff & Barry don't look so tuff now)http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=XwLU2w9XFiI

Howdyheres some footage from sunday 30th november1st casthttp://au.youtube.com/watch?v=M1W37yl7QQU

Howdywhen you find the squid a bit finicky smear you jig with some S-Factor which is the scent you get with soft plastic lures like Squidgies.It really works & if you don't tell the others youre with you'll be king squid catchergood luckBigAsh

i can tow you out into middle of spencer gulf let you do your thing then tow you back if keen :icon_eek:

Fishnfreaki can put you onto some pretty reliable spots around Arno Bay, all under 1km from shore, i have fished them for years & never seen Greg Norman.most have fish all year round, bigger fish during summer months.give me a yell if coming over this waycheersBigAsh

Ospraymines very similar 53cm & about 150mt from shore at redbanks 5km Nth of Arno Bay.took a full unweighted pillie meant for a snapper. the other one in the pic is wellover legal length 32cm i think, doesn't look like it though {SMILIES_PATH}/grin.gif {SMILIES_PATH}/grin.gif.cheersBigAsh

guys the squidgie fish 100mm killer tomato is my favourite for snapper at the moment.almost anything works during the day but lowlight conditions to after dark the killer tomato still works where others stop getting touches for some reason.i'm talking 90-100ft of water. yet to get a mullie on 1 though, we do get the odd mullie off one of the local wrecks we fish on bait.2nd favourite is squidgie shad 125mm white lightningcheersBigAsh

Howdymayhem of a 4 way hookup.2 fish landed smallest over 20lb, 1 lost boatside estimated mid 30's & the 4th said seeya & never got turned around & eventually bust off amungst the huge school belowcheersBigAshhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tEYKTKjnS0

It don't take a scientist to work out which of these snapper weighs the most.initial weight on bottom fish just over 16.5kgs on a set of scales that weigh 1kg light at 15kg.

the 20kg snapper that you may have heard of may have been this one.initially weighed at 19kg, we did a scales check with local butcher shop & it converted to a fraction over 20kg.(checked on 3 sets of scales)112cm long & fat from head to tail. we also got anothet in the mid 16kg bracket same day which was a nobber & a fraction longer 20mins earlier & lost another boatside in a 4 way hookupcaught by Stuart Sluggett from Mildura on Fuzzells Fishing Adventures out deep from Arno Bay.CheersBigAshps not trick photography here, Big fish being held by a Big Man.

yeah thanx Big Alforgot to mention for the challenge & fun of it all using soft plastics for snapperis by far more fun than using bait.lighter outfit, lighter line, no mess = more fun, more of a challenge & can outfish bait on those hard to get a bite days easily. gotta to be seen to be believedcheersBigAshhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-MPO8LShvU