If you had all options available on a particular day - what would be your ideal/preferred live or dead Snapper baits (not Soft Baits)?

Peter da Squid wrote: just like this or not long departed

Couldnt agree more. Absolute number 1 big snapper bait. Just add a couple of 10/0 hooks and release back to the sea

the bad man with 8 arms everytime......

the buggars can't help themselves...but not only snapper....I'd say nearly every predatory fish that swims likes a bit of ink in their eyez.

I think it has something to do with the lack of bones to digest and the high energy return...fresherer the betterer!

butterflied or a side of trevally has to be up there too,or butterflied jackmac .i presume your meaning moocha baits espresso....those fresh squids do get monstered tho!

A squid turned into a 16+ armed octopus.

There were 3 or was it 4 fishermen sitting in a boat at Pakiri. One spotted a squid swiming around the boat. Another caught this squid and was kind enough to pass it to the 3rd angler.

The party of intrepid anglers made a quick move to another spot and the angler with the fresh live squid straylined in down. Within 2 minutes this was the result



One 20 pound snapper

Then there was a party of five at the barrier one time. The ugliest of the five put a live Squid in the water and 30 seconds later became connected to and landed this

nice one Pig....but then on the very next bait (another Squid) or perhaps it was the one before that kingi  (memory slightly hazy from that morning you understand) and before you monkeys could get a firm grasp Operation Squid Inc. I expertly snaffled one of the other live squid, cast it out and booooyaaa.....no more than 10seconds soak time!

What happened with mine then ?

yeah man......was certainly a surreal experience and one I wont forget in a hurry....how cool would that have been to capture the action from below the water on film.....balled up squid getting dealt to in 5ms of water!!

pretty bloody churrrrr!

Bender wrote: Bushpig wrote: There were 3 or was it 4 fishermen sitting in a boat at Pakiri. One spotted a squid swiming around the boat. Another caught this squid and was kind enough to pass it to the 3rd angler.   Isn't it funny how perceptions of one event differ between people? I seem to recall that, once relocated, one of the party dived headlong across the boat whilst manhandling the others out of the way with his lashing elbows and kicking feet, grabbing the squid and shouting "f off that's mine," before retiring to the corner, snarling and pawing the deck while he baited up..."   He then stuck the rod in the rod holder and turned, adopting a fearsome pose, lest anyone make an attempt to touch said fishing rod when it inevitably bent double.   But that's just how I recall the occasion.

I think you have a distorted memory. Old age on your behalf?