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  1. 19-08-2013, 12:18 PM #1
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    Default Goat Island 18/08/2013

    We have been struggling to find any decent snapper in the last three weeks at Green, Peel or Goat Islands. During the week I picked up some cheap 60mm Kato Karnage lures from BCF at 5 for $25. Rigged them with single hooks and gave them a swim yesterday morning on a solo run to Goat on the high tide.

    The first one was monstered on the reef edge by what I suspect was a big cod that took my new lure into the reef...goooonnne!

    Soon after I bagged a 40cm snapper on a slow rolling retrieve. He fought hard despite only having half a tail! One more small snapper (35cm) and some vermin saw me home by 10.00am.

    Still looking for the bigger snaps...

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  2. 19-08-2013, 12:21 PM #2
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    Awesome. Did the cheap lures swim ok?
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  3. 19-08-2013, 12:30 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveC View Post
    Awesome. Did the cheap lures swim ok?
    Yeah Dave, they swam well but were a bit too buoyant for my liking. Snapper are suckers for suspended lures...
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  4. 19-08-2013, 01:25 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter4 View Post
    Yeah Dave, they swam well but were a bit too buoyant for my liking. Snapper are suckers for suspended lures...
    Should not take much playing around Pete - heavy duty (barra) ring on the belly hanger probably do the trick (and have it suspending at a nice angle too).
    Lovely fish on the bream gear.

    We got a couple inside Sydney on some shallow reef a few weeks back. Excellent fun on the light gear especially when they are unexpected (think you've got a rat king on the first run - then you start thinking nah must be a jew - then a legal snap comes on board and you just shake your head...)

    I hope they are here to stay.
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    BCF pay around $2.50 for them. Be nice if they worked like Rapallas lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gunna View Post
    BCF pay around $2.50 for them. Be nice if they worked like Rapallas lol.
    Yeah but you still have to 'mod' rapalas as well - and they cost a heap more!

    Love to find a consistent lure that you could use without dramas straight out of the packet!
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    "Goat Island" didn't see Brian there did you?
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    bhaaaaaaad man dids
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    pete you might have to get some sent over from states rapalas are only 6 bucks plus postage got 100mm for $7.20 tackle wharehouse over there have sale on small hard bodies at moment
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  10. 19-08-2013, 06:38 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Didley View Post
    "Goat Island" didn't see Brian there did you?
    I'm still lurking here you know...
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