Snapperless

Port Jacksons Everywhere in the bay, I caught 12 on Sunday night.

Great write up. Could not of done my Suzuki 85 impeller without this. I had to adjust my shifter. I loosened a 8 mm nut in the cable ending in cowling, removed the plastic lug from the linkage pin and turn the lug to adjust the neutral position, then re tightened but. This adjustment stopped the grinding noise noticed when changing the gear selector.

The Bay is full of Jacko's during these colder months.

Yes not used any more, could only handle 5 oz weights with 2 turns around nipple. One turn would slip when casting.

Used the casting cannon when I first bought the rod (Assassin beach Master), took a bit to get used to. Need two wraps of line around the nipple to hold the 5 oz weight. Now I find the index finger gives me more control.

The flash on the phone enhances the fish colour. The reel is a shimano ultegra 14000. The braid is Sunline super pe.

Now that the fish has been consumed, I am snapperless again and must go fishing

The quest to catch a decent snapper from the rocks was acheived on Thursday evening. A 51 cm snapper was landed at Maroubra. I fish the bottom using squid for bait. I run 30 lb braid and 40 lb black magic leader. A long cast past the reef and onto the sandy bottom produced my fish.

Hi Raiders, Fished North Maroubra off the rocks. The whole area had this black moss, weed growing everywhere. Rock plates a must. Using squid for bait, caught two undersized snapper, which were quickly sent back. Next cast, resulted in a solid run and a great fight. The ground swell assisted in washing this shark onto the rocks. He was hooked in the jaw and could not bite the line. Not sure what type of shark, weight about 8-10 kg.

Hi All, Beat my mates on the golf course, decided to celebrate with a fish. Fished North Maroubra off the bottom, using fresh squid for bait. A strong SW was assisting the 1st cast around 4:50 pm. At 5:50 with fading light (last cast) I was lucky to pull in this squire. It was 40 cm long and weighed 0.82 kg cleaned. No complaints here.

PatW, Fishing the sandy bottom past the reef . Need a cast of about 80 m. The spot is called The Stake, south of Mahon pool. The stake in the rock is long gone. A popular blackfish spot.

Hi Shole01, When I eat my fish, I become snapperless and need to go fishing again. I am still trying to catch a snapper (must have a hump on its head or over 6 lb) from the rocks. Regards

Seized an opportunity this afternoon to wet a line at Maroubra. A solid ground swell and high tide forced me to higher ground. On sunset, using squid for bait, I caught a 42 cm squire, and a salmon around 2 kg. By 6:10 pm, I pulled up stumps due to no light.

Fished North Maroubra off the rocks, this afternoon. Used mack tuna strips for bait. Caught 1 squire 33cm and 1 salmon. General question, when does a squire become a snapper? Over 2 kg? Or does it need to have a hump on its head?