Another PB Mud Snapper

[foggy]

Left Pinkenba at 4.30am this morning for a plastic session. As soon as we got to the usual spot the fish were on straight away. 36cm then 38cm then all hell broke loose. Over the next 20 minutes we lost a big fish to the reef. Lost another big one, hooks pulled, then hooked up solid on a good one. The speed these fish take line in shallow water never ceases to amaze me. Anyway, after about 5 minutes, including chase down 100mtrs with the boat, my personal best snapper laid on its side beside the boat. The fish went 81cm and just under 6 kilos. We landed another 5 or 6 legal fish that were all returned, but we got busted up another 4 or 5 times by even bigger fish. By 7oclock the bait balls had thinned out and were back on the bottom, I guess due to boat traffic. Back home, fish cleaned and boat washed by 10.30am. Weather was good, fishing was awesome, back before getting sunburnt, what more could you ask for.

[flickflack]

Great fish mate.

[Steven78]

Well done Foggy... Did the gar get a touch?

[caloundra]

nice looking snapper there foggy

[jackash]

Thats a solid snapper... what bait were you using... and how deep was the water?
Cheers
Jackash

[Jiggit]

great fish dude mhat depth and rubble or reef ,time for another fish at mud

[aquarius]

Graham thats one awsome bronze snapper mate.
Gives me a task now to try and match or better it...lol
Usual location?
What line class?
I know where everbody will be heading next weekend weather permitting..lol
Wello is starting to produce bigger squire now but i doubt if they will reach the size of the MUD SNAPPER.
Cheers Brent

[Scalem]

Hi Brent,

We could start our own club almost!! Well done! Awesome fight at that size hey!!

[aquarius]

Graham (Foggy) has been trying for that pb around mud for some time now and its great to see he finally nailed that snapper.
A just reward for his efforts.
Hope they keep getting bigger from now on.
Scalem I can't join the club until i catch a snapper 5 kilo+..lol
Cheers Brent

[Wyoming]

Graham - y'gotta be happy with that!

After your text, I belted home and got the old chap into the boat - zoomed off to Wello, near where we fished Friday afternoon.

The Tupperwares barely hit the water and they were off! We had 4 good keepers (all squire) in the first 5 minutes of the first drift and the sounder was humming its head off! Right on low tide at around 5.40PM in 4.5m of reasonably slack water, the fish just stopped, like switching off a light switch and that is when Jim's SP got hit hard. He was lying back, relaxing, but still comatose, when the rod bent over double, so he gets out of his chair and starts winding. At last he was awake and in charge, so he starts to tell me how great it is, fishing with plastics! I think we have him converted - he is like a man who has just found Jesus and I'll bet that there will another $100 bucks worth of plastics on the boat next time we go.

Again, mate, great fish and congratulations (bastard)!!!!

[Scalem]

Slight correction,
Just back from Indy and the ears are still buzzing, so I misread the author of this post, it's foggy who nailed the Snapper, not Brent. Well done Foggy!! ( Keep trying Brent!!

[clarkski]

> Man i am new to this business and hell.......i am trying for these fishing and all i can manage is 30-35cm Snapper/Squire. Where are these big buggers!!

I have a 420 Dory and ain't scared to get amongst it.

I must say though, what a great day today!!

[Cheech]

I want one of those. Top fish Foggy. That is what I am after at Mud. A true Mud Island nobbie.

Cheech

[foggy]

Jackash, Jiggit

Fishing north west cnt of mud in 33ft water using 5" watermelon powerbait and 1/8 jig heads.

Brent,
S?$t he went hard. And as i said we lost bigger ones. Fishing 10lb out there yeserday, but heading to the shop today to go up to 14lb so I have more of a chance of stopping the big one.

steven78,
Good to catch up with you yesterday. The livies did not get touched. All fish on plastics and all bar one on 4 and 5" watermelon powerbaits

Wyoming,
What a day!! Good to see you getting into them

[snapattack]

Not again!!!! Your blessed! Well done again. Watch this space. 90cm next target is it?