Snappa Geoff wrote: The odd time over the years when desperate for good Baitfish out there have filleted and skinned Grey Sharks, cut into long strips and caught good Snaps Straylining. Also if your targeting a big Snap and have Gurnard only in the bin try two fillets skin to skin on a two hook Strayline rig. Caught alot this method |
smudge wrote:
Don't tell anyone Geoff but we have used gurnard successfully as snapper bait too. Not tried shark ever but on the day any bait can work |
CrayZfish wrote:
Seems crazy given gurnard are superior to eat, smudge you surprised me. Shark into gurnard sounds awesome Geoff, gurnard into snapper seems like sacrilege. All I know is blue cod love eating their mates, and nothing apart from stingray eats snapper...Crayfish well |
MightyBoosh wrote: Personally, I wouldn't, but I'm not sure it's illegal? |
MATTOO wrote: Food is food to all who eat meat. Smudge and snap Geoff, A crying shame you would use a superior eating fish to catch an inferior one. And Smudge, shame shame. I suspect your large record gurnard catches were caught on gurnard. Your secrets out. Damn cannibal fish they'll eat anything. |
Fish Addict wrote:
Using undersize fish for bait is illegal. |
MightyBoosh wrote: JDs will eat baby snapper. I had a discussion with a buddy the other day about the legality of using undersize fish for bait. Personally, I wouldn't, but I'm not sure it's illegal? |
MightyBoosh wrote:
OK, thanks for clarification. |
bazza wrote: This begs the question of when as often happens a undersize snapper is hooked & is immediately swallowed by a JD before the snapper can be wound up & released. In such an instance can the JD be kept or should it be released due to having been caught with an undersize live bait albeit unintentionally ??
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