Coronet Bay - Snapper hunting 17/10/15
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Coronet Bay - Snapper hunting 17/10/15
Winchbitch and myself launched from Coronet Bay around 7 am this morning ( 17/10/15 ) We headed out near Kiwis sore arms mark ( south of Pelican Island ) and pushing into the wind that was past Mals sore arms mark or so he said - I must say the 4.5 km out seamed further than normal
Any way it was a little bumpy with the wind against tide I guessing the wind was around 8 kts South west on an out going tide the yaks sort of held on the tide
as the tide slowed then the yaks yawed around making much more uncomfortable
I just kept thinking this will settle a bit once the tide turns
early on I picked up a 56 + cm red
and a PJ shark but the baits were getting hit hard by small bait steelers around the turn of the tide the wind strengthened and by to the time we started to get an inward flow the wind was up around 15 knots and white caps were every where with some larger steeper bumps
with my light rod I had some fun with micro pinkys ( the bait thieves that had plagued us )
around midday some where we pulled the pin it was getting quite uncomfortable which was a shame as the tide was starting to run and I'm sure the bite would have come on
the trip back was a wet one with a lot of waves breaking over the side as it was a trip 90 degs to the oncoming white caps
Mel got bitten cleanly of by something that run hard - maybe a toothy of some sort but other than micro flatties and a pj I dont think he worried the scorers
Any way it was a little bumpy with the wind against tide I guessing the wind was around 8 kts South west on an out going tide the yaks sort of held on the tide
as the tide slowed then the yaks yawed around making much more uncomfortable
I just kept thinking this will settle a bit once the tide turns
early on I picked up a 56 + cm red
and a PJ shark but the baits were getting hit hard by small bait steelers around the turn of the tide the wind strengthened and by to the time we started to get an inward flow the wind was up around 15 knots and white caps were every where with some larger steeper bumps
with my light rod I had some fun with micro pinkys ( the bait thieves that had plagued us )
around midday some where we pulled the pin it was getting quite uncomfortable which was a shame as the tide was starting to run and I'm sure the bite would have come on
the trip back was a wet one with a lot of waves breaking over the side as it was a trip 90 degs to the oncoming white caps
Mel got bitten cleanly of by something that run hard - maybe a toothy of some sort but other than micro flatties and a pj I dont think he worried the scorers
My kayak PBs
Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Re: Coronet Bay - Snapper hunting 17/10/15
A good report and nice fish cheater, :thumbsup: well done in what sounds like difficult conditions, cheers davo
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Re: Coronet Bay - Snapper hunting 17/10/15
Nice fish.
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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Re: Coronet Bay - Snapper hunting 17/10/15
Love the name of your marks it suprises me what people call there marks
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Re: Coronet Bay - Snapper hunting 17/10/15
theres a little story to it - Tea Tree 2013 I fished with a couple of guys and Kiwi not fishing the comp was on the water before us from around 2 amNude up wrote:Love the name of your marks it suprises me what people call there marks
after ringing him and finding out where he was we paddled out from Coronet bay
As we arrived he asked how deep it was as he didn't have a sounder or a GPS . I gave him the depth and I asked if he had fish this spot before
His answer was No I just paddled till my arms got tired and droped the anchor , the mark has been known as Kiwis sore arms mark since and most of the kayaking guys I fish with know the mark as this
By the way we all got snapper on this mark on the day and gummies
My kayak PBs
Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm
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Re: Coronet Bay - Snapper hunting 17/10/15
Love the story I use fish type and month I should branch out and get creative
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Re: Coronet Bay - Snapper hunting 17/10/15
Good report. As already mentioned...creative naming of marks!
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