giant snapper on a stick bait
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Topic: giant snapper on a stick bait
Posted By: ginga
Subject: giant snapper on a stick bait
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 7:43am
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I knew one day it we would get a snapper on a stick bait but I was still shocked when one popped up next to the boat with a stick bait hanging out of its gob. Lure was a new lure coming just on the market from Angel Tackle and of course it was on a Carpenter rod.
Fish was weighed and then released, went good old fashioned 20 pounds.
The Angler was none other than regualr on here Bunzo over visiting from Australia
 ------------- www.extremesportfishing.co.nz. Agent for Carpenter, Orion and ASWB products |
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Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 7:45am
| Nice one Mark. |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 7:45am
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that is sweet as....did you see the bite? over deep foul or in the shallows mate? ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 7:57am
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That is awesome.
As per Kezza, interested in what sort of depth / terrain you were fishing? ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: ginga
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 8:02am
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I didnt see the bite, we were in 20 metres when it hit but we were right next to a rock that come up to 5 metres, guessing the fish was cruising the dropoff.
After we got the fish some soft baits went out and we then got smoked by something big ------------- www.extremesportfishing.co.nz. Agent for Carpenter, Orion and ASWB products |
Posted By: scottej
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 8:12am
very cool!  anythings possible
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Posted By: Greg_W
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 8:41am
| That's very sweet. |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 9:06am
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Crikey , very very cool
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Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 9:21am
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yeah bunny!
we got some nice snapper trolling a few months ago at astro-penuin-rock,they were coming up from 20-60m or atleast feeding high in that water colum.I said the first one was a fluke but we got 4 more.
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Posted By: Finatic
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 10:11am
Nice! Seems to have been a couple of nice snaps taken on surface lures lately.------------- What's the cheapest type of meat? Dear balls. They're under a buck. |
Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 10:18am
| Mean as might be worth trolling big paddletails around the reefs atm they are aggressive. |
Posted By: seansurfy
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 10:43am
| that's cool |
Posted By: Captn Phil
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 5:45pm
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We had one come up on a stickbait a couple of months ago, I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
------------- Taking sportfishing charters to the next level. Blue Water Adventures Ltd Whangaroa / Bay of Islands |
Posted By: fatjimmy
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 6:19pm
| amazing. didnt know they came right up the water column. |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 6:39pm
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We've got tow cam footage of a horde of the buggars that came up on a Rapala being towed at 5knts....no bite but was interesting all the same... ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 6:47pm
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we have caught snapper in amongst kingfish on the surface so they ant shy when it comes to taking surface schooling bait fish.... that is a excellent fish though on a surface lure... well done guys... 
------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: PDSquid
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 7:12pm
| yep thats a car door, very Cool! |
Posted By: herby
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 7:15pm
| I've seen them on the surface sucking back krill. |
Posted By: bush billy
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 8:26pm
COOL, i am going snapper sticking 
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Posted By: Muzzfishing
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 8:31pm
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One of the great things about fishing. Any thing can happen any time as long as you have got a line in the water. Wicked ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> A Good Skipper Keeps the water on the outside of the boat.
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Posted By: markallan
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 10:11am
| I love it. Can't wait for the April 9th trip ginga! |