i want to know where to catch these boys in the north shore or near the shore!!
Craig Worthington did an article in NZFN a while ago recommending frozen mixed vegetables as bait. Apparently the spotties and other ooglies leave these baits alone, but the parore love them.
Ahab wrote: Craig Worthington did an article in NZFN a while ago recommending frozen mixed vegetables as bait. Apparently the spotties and other ooglies leave these baits alone, but the parore love them. The one time I've targetted them with bait I used mussels from the supermarket, and they lost their sht over it. This was at Matiatia wharf at Waiheke, but as Tagit remembers, there are no shortage of them in the main Auckland ferry terminal area.
If you want to eat them, fillet them quickly, or gut them carefully, making sure you don't pierce the stomach, as the iodine in the gut can taint the flesh. The fillets are delicious if treated right.
Funny name, "black snapper", as they're not (a) black, or (b) snapper. I've heard them called "luderick", "blackfish" and "old maid", as well as "shtfish". |
Ahab wrote: [yep, they are called Luderick or Blackfish over here, pipi's and cabbage or ribbon weed are the gun baits. they take lures more often than you would expect too, with vibes being what seems to take them the most |
makka wrote:
Interesting that they take blades, Makka. A mate got a monstrous one on a softie the other day, we thought it was a fluke. Blades are on the point of taking off over here, still a bit new and hard to find in the sports shops. |
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