Moreton Bay Snapper

[Trent_Butler]

Threw some plastics around the bay last week and nailed this guy first up in the morning. Very lucky to land this one on the 10lb braid and 14lb leader, with the TT jighead lodged in its throat. The fish measured 93cm and weighed 18lb's. Lost another one as big that I just couldn't stop.

One very happy camper indeed.

Enjoy

Trent

[T1]

That is one top fish Trent! Where in the bay did you nail him and what SP did the damage?

Take Care T

[Benny_78]

That is brilliant mate. Green with envy

[richieboy]

Solid snapper on the light line. This has been another case of large bay snapper caught on the light gear. Proves that it can be done. Well done Trent. Top pics champ. You might be getting a few PM's now I reckon.

Richie ;)

[Smailesy]

that is a great fish

[Biff]

http://bestsmileys.com/thumbs/5.gif #Top snap. #Bet there would have been a bit of this http://bestsmileys.com/expressions/3.gif # going on during that fight.

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Well done Biff

[Fisher4life]

That is one hell of a fish on the light line!! Top effort

[Blackened]

G'day
CHAMPION EFFORT
I thought they'd be gone with the warmer water now

Dave

[lattic]

Well done trent, 1 is still better than none. Where did you get him, Mud Island?

Muz

[zach]

great fish mate
cheers
zach

[Big_Ren]

Wow, what a great fish. Congratulations.

Cheers
Paul

[Pitsta]

Thats what im taking about HUGE SNAPPER !!! Well done .. ;)

Mark

[sharkbaithoohaha]

Excellent catch on the light gear.How much room did you have between you and the bottom to fight him?

[marty+jojo]

nice one Trento.
just when i thought i have not seen your ugly mug on every second page of any fishing mag i pick up, you yurn up on ausfish ::).
I am still allowed to go fishing, despite what Tony might tell you ;D.
cheers mate
Marty.

[Slient]

Stunning bay snapper and congrat's you're in bay 5 kg snapper club... 8-)

Happy fishing
Silent

[george_lang]

great fish on light line it is all about fun ;D ;D

[george_lang]

great fish on light line it is all about fun ;D ;D

[84mick]

Now thats a good looking fish! :o Well done!

Mick.

[pegasus]

trent,

congratulations- that is an awesome fish :)

[Steven78]

WELLDONE MATE :)
Good to see that the big fish are still around.

[Wyoming]

Not a word from Captain Foggy!

[foggy]

Thats cause some of us started work this morning at 4am and have only just walked in the door.


Nice fish mate. Looks like a Moreton fish to me.

Foggy

[Scalem]

I like your style, you must do this often?? ::) ::) ::)

Most of us would write a long mini novel similar to what you would read in a magazine like QFM or bush "N Beach, a few zzzzzzzzzzzz and more ZZZZZZZZ!! ;D ;D #But there you are mate, in all your snapper glory - a simple read but the photo tells a thousand words!!. #Top fish and nice photo!!

Scalem

[Jewfisher55]

:o Awesome catch for in the bay, congrats

[freddyfish]

Ripper mate

Brad

[Great_White]

That's right up there with the best, well done Trent :D :D :D

What depth in the bay were you fishing to get that monster :o :o :o and loose another like it.

Peter :)

[charleville]

Well done, mate! They don't come much better than that. :)

[matt_fraser]

Hey Trent,

Mate that's an awesome looking snapper! Well done.

Matt

[castlemaine]

Great catch ... was that your personal best? My wife wants to know why I don't come home with fish like that or any fish really ;D ;D ;D.

[TIM-DONSELAAR]

excellent snapper there...Well Done [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

cheers tim :D

[KIT]

Got to be happy with that. Maybe I'll give the plastics one more try. Well done Trent.

Cheers Kit. ;)

[Trent_Butler]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the comments.

Blackended: The warmer months have always be quite productive for me in the bay. Most of the spots get a right royal hammering during the official snapper time. Nothing puts a big snapper off the bite more than the noise created from the gathering of boats you get around the popular spots these days.

Silent: I think its about the eighth snapper over 6kg that we have caught in the bay on plastics.

Great White. This fish came from around 60ft inside Moreton Island. Doesn't really matter where you fish the close Islands, Mud, Peel etc or further out in the bay the best way to get a bite from the larger snapper is to fish light line, light leader, fish away from other boats and fish the first hour of light! Nearly all our big fish come before the sun has hit the water.

Marty, Marty, Marty.... I hear you are well and truly p#ssy wooped!!

Caught up with Tony a couple of months ago at the ramp as he pulled the new boat out!

Will have to catch up soon.

Cheers

Trent

[Dirty]

Hey there! :D

WOW -- thats one nice trophy fish! :-[ Maybe one day others will share your fortune!

Tip top effort!

George.

[lunatic]

G'day Trent,
Ripper fish there mate!

That is very interesting what you said about Snapper being around in the warmer months, as I thought they took off after winter. Earlier on this year was the first time I targeted Squire/ Snapper off Mud using baits and we got a couple ::)
When I was showing my mate the pics of what we got he almost backhanded me when he found out I did not give the plastics a go! I will have to have a crack at them next time I am at mud.

Cheers,
Lunatic

[snapperm8]

thats a nice bay snapper great work

cheers dave

[stalker]

well done .cheers paul....

[moondancer]

Awesome fish - keeps on proving the point that the big ones ARE in the bay!!

Lawry