Cool morning and a snapper PB...

[Peter4]

Kyle and I hit Goat Island pre-dawn on Saturday morning. Things got off to a bad start when Kyle hooked-up to a big snapper only to loose contact after my lure got tangled in his line and that gave the fish enough slack to throw the lure.

Fortunately (for me!) he hooked-up again soon after and began a long tussle with a fish that just put its head down and ran for deeper water. With a long ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Kyle thought he was going to get spooled so I chased on the electric until Kyle felt that the fish was tiring.

Eventually he got line back and gradually worked the fish to the boat. A few minutes later I got in a great netshot and Kyle's new PB of 59cm of snapper came aboard. We let out a few woohoos - one aimed directly at some moron that motored 10m past us with his two banger while we were in stealth mode in 2m of water! Caught on 4lb Fins PRT braid with 12lb Black Magic fluorocarbon leader. Lure was a silver Luckycraft Bevy Shad 60mm suspender...

The rest of the morning was hard work for a few more undersize snaps for both of us, a small bream to Kyle and two tailor to me. A tough but rewarding morning on glorious Moreton Bay...

All fished released to catch another day.

Cheers

Pete

[Ducksta]

That's a cracking fish on the 4lb.

[Pete62]

Nice work boys.

Pete

[SuburbanFishoCairns]

Notch another one up for the good guys!
Any post with 4lb and ZZZZZZZ.... in it gets the thumbs up.
Top work.

[Peter4]

Any post with 4lb and ZZZZZZZ.... in it gets the thumbs up.

Thanks Alex,

We live in the same space as Lukeboy83 - go light to get the bite!

Our results have improved outta sight since we downsized line, leader and lures. Sure, we get dusted regularly but when you get a good fish like Kyle's on Saturday, the satisfaction is enormous!

Cheers

Pete

[ActiveAngler]

Fantastic effort Pete..Kudos for Kyle too..great fish on light gear..

[SuburbanFishoCairns]

Pete you'd be preaching to the converted.... If only I didn't ruminate over the loss of even the cheapest lure!
Bail arm swung over a $6 Tsunami HB the other day. I watched it's gleeful parabola continue towards the far bank unimpeded, having broken the constrictions of its 6lb leader.
Promptly retied a 10lb!

I can imagine Kyle's satisfaction though. Give him a 'nicely done' from me.

[al49]

great effort men ,your results are getting better and better ,great fish in shallows too on the light gear

[BR65]

Very good indeedy, better than Noel and my dismal efforts this morn

[DEANO68]

Nice fish lads ,im all for catch and release but i recon that baby would have been crumbed.! ..
Deano..