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Big Snaps Lurking! Mokau...

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Topic: Big Snaps Lurking! Mokau...
Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Subject: Big Snaps Lurking! Mokau...
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2018 at 10:45am
Hi All, Finally an opening yesterday so Aaron and I took full advantage of it! Bar a bit bigger than we hoped, copped a couple over the front, got a bit wet as you do in a centre console crossing a bar but glad to be out. We fished a bit deeper than normal first two hours as the water out there was cleaner. Only a few Gurnhard and Kahawai along with heaps of Sharks we decided to go in closer. Important if catching alot of Sharks Straylining check trace line after each one for nicks and damage. If so retie or replace as you never know when a decent Snap's going to hit! Seen it many a time people loose a big Snap on a Trace Break. About the four hour mark Aaron was over the Sharks and wanted to move, i said stay not worth it for the hour of fishing we had left.  No sooner as i said stay Aaron had a huge Drag screaming Run! It was a Snap finally. Many big runs he finally played it to boat and gaffed it. I got a run shortly after and played in an 8kg Snap but dwarfed by Aarons 11.5 in the Photo's. Aaron with his and myself holding both. That was our day 50 odd Sharks 10 Gurnhard and two Snaps destined for the Smoker. Cheers 




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Posted By: REIVER
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2018 at 11:13am
Nice fish, a couple of beauties. 50 sharks!!!


Posted By: jackel
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2018 at 12:38pm
Hi Geoff, great catch there...well done!!

How does the next month or two fish for you down there? 


Posted By: feeder
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2018 at 5:08pm
Nice fish Thumbs Up 
Cheers

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Posted By: smelli
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2018 at 5:45pm
Well done, those 50 odd sharks paid off Wink

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Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2018 at 7:42pm
Thumbs Up


Posted By: salty69
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2018 at 8:17pm
Nice work mate. Did the miles, got the smiles.


Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2018 at 11:47pm
Originally posted by jackel jackel wrote:

Hi Geoff, great catch there...well done!!

How does the next month or two fish for you down there? 
Hi Jackel, August much the same as now but mid September on fishing improves as the sharks start buggering off. 


Posted By: vr4king
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2018 at 7:08am
Wow serious snaps there.......How deep were you?


Posted By: CrayZfish
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2018 at 10:11am
I was just thinking i had not seen a 20lb winter snapper yet.
Thanks for motivation to the boat fixed Geoff, i needed that on these cold wet winter days.


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Why choose either diving or fishing when you can do both. Besides crayfish tail is very good bait!!


Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2018 at 3:53pm
Originally posted by vr4king vr4king wrote:

Wow serious snaps there.......How deep were you?
18 metres vr4king.


Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2018 at 4:00pm
Originally posted by CrayZfish CrayZfish wrote:

I was just thinking i had not seen a 20lb winter snapper yet.
Thanks for motivation to the boat fixed Geoff, i needed that on these cold wet winter days.
Hi CrayZfish, wots wrong with boat? Have to tow it down here one of these days for a crack at some Mokau Snaps!Beer 


Posted By: skunk
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2018 at 6:06pm
50 is nice even number😀.
Great snaps Geoff and Aaron 👍

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Posted By: tonga-tui
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2018 at 10:19pm
Awesome work Geoff


Posted By: CrayZfish
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2018 at 7:09am
Originally posted by Snappa Geoff Snappa Geoff wrote:

Originally posted by CrayZfish CrayZfish wrote:


I was just thinking i had not seen a 20lb winter snapper yet.
Thanks for motivation to the boat fixed Geoff, i needed that on these cold wet winter days.
Hi CrayZfish, wots wrong with boat? Have to tow it down here one of these days for a crack at some Mokau Snaps!Beer 

Engine won't rev more than 3000rpm not even enough to get on the plane. Have changed leads and plugs but no change. suspect its a blocked carb. Just needed some motivation to fix it. Thanks Mate

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Posted By: Sole M8
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2018 at 8:23am
Awesome fish Geoff. Looking forward to getting back down n the very near future.


Posted By: Muzzfishing
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2018 at 8:13pm
Well done Geoff a couple of Beautys.Thumbs Up

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Posted By: Naki-Fisher
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2018 at 5:47pm
The sharks are such a pain, well done guys

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The 20lb+ Snapper club No Longer Eludes me Broken with a 12kg new PB
Goal for the next 12 months: catch another 20lb+ Snap and watch it swim away
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