Sydney Harbour Snapper

[imnotafish]

How good is the harbour fishing now the pros are no longer..... Des Toms of hookem cookem charters was out taking some customers fishing @ the spit late last week hopin for kings. Things were a little slow, so he decided it might pay off if a squid head got sent out the back to the bottom. Maybe there was a jew around?
Anyway it wasnt down there long when the zzzzz's started. the customer grabbed it, but line was peeling off the reel at great pace so a buoy was clipped on the anchor rope and the anchor was thrown. Time to chase this fish... a good 20 minutes later after a spirited fight on light line, a flash of silver seems to confirm Des's jewy hopes, but then the fish rolls on its side, and its red........
An 80+cm Spit Bridge Old Man Snapper...
How good is that

[MaraudingMado]

Nice to know there are fish like that around. Wonder if he had any mates with him??. Nice surprise!!!:congrats:

[squidking]

how good is that, fishing in general is on it's way up since the pro netters ban.

[James]

wow thats awesome defintely a pleasant suprise...


good stuff guys

[squidking]

It's Snapper season down in Port Phillip Bay now too, maybe in a few more years Craig McGill wil be running Snapper charters instead of just Kingfish Charters in the warmer months....wishfull thinking

[sclark3]

Great Red :hellyeah: surprised that the kingie gear wasn't enough to stop it:ranting2:

[imnotafish]

It's Snapper season down in Port Phillip Bay now too, maybe in a few more years Craig McGill wil be running Snapper charters instead of just Kingfish Charters in the warmer months....wishfull thinking

We can only hope...
i've seen pics of the old timers at the spit in the 50's and 60's with 10+ kilo snapper caught from shore, so theres a good chance!!

[imnotafish]

Great Red :hellyeah: surprised that the kingie gear wasn't enough to stop it:ranting2:

It was on the light rod. 10lb braid w' 20lb leader. All the kingy gear was set up in mid water

[HSV]

Man the harbour is going to be great this year ..thats one hell of a Snapper..:hellyeah:

[lAMBO 3]

good to see the pros r gone and the fish r back,good effort by the skipper to a charter well remembered and a fishing experience never forgotton.:beerchug:

[Pukunui]

Wow thats awesome.
I bet it was a bit of a surprise.

[Dog Catcher]

Now thats a nice fish & where there is one there is more

[dkfisher]

G'day stef
mate see the big old snapper aint that hard to find in and around sydney
great fish guys

dk...

[fishinf]

man thats a top snapper in the harbour

[mulloway mayhem]

awsome stuff..........:headbang: :hellyeah:

[TomMc]

great fish!
i bet the angler was very happy.

[xtosea]

WTF!
Thats what we want to see!
What a ripper of a fish!
Congrats to him!
Kamil

[mikefaraj]

awww mate that snappers a beautyy ill love to hava tug on that

[netic]

That is one impressive fish.....

Great stuff

[sclark3]

How good would life be catching Reds like that all the timwe in the harbour????????? No need to worry about swell out on the reefs...If only:hump:

[BONECRUSHER]

thats great, but i still hate the spit, have fished it with out luck to many times. except of squid and bait. just go's to show that im a idiot

[zip2155]

thats crazy, and very amazed i am. whatta snappa!!!!