Best place to fish?

[rhys_p]

Hey all,

just came across this website, think ill be using it alot now, have just recently got the fishing bug pretty hard now and been doing alot of fishing at lakes entrance, eildon and mallacoota, i just have a few questions;

- I was looking at buying a tinnie, found a few for about 2k, is it worth outlaying the money when fishing for snapper or can you get the same results fishing from the shore?

and what the best place to go for snapper? I prefer to travel to country areas than having a crack in the metro area.

thanks heaps.

Rhys.

[Dr Drift]

Gidday Rhys,

IMHO, boating and snapper go hand in hand... yes you can get a snapper on a pier but in a boat it is so much more accessible...
Dont have to travel far to get them, just have to pick the right ramp according to wind in a small craft... Unfortunately I only know off metro areas, so ill let others help you out with country area....

Dont need a huge boat to get into the snapper, I caught plenty when I had my 11fter with a 20hp on the back, only difference was I could only fish dependent on weather...

Dr Drift...

[fishsticks]

i think the best idea is get a boat. you get to fish where you want, and find your own favourite places and only weather restricted. i just bought a 4 m tinny with 9 hp motor for 1350 and came with everything and was very much seaworthy. the boat has payed for its self already. you can get good deals out there

[Tomcat1]

i caught plenty of nice snapper off mordialloc pier last snapper season and a few after season with the last being about a month ago it was 46 cm. but still much better off going out in a boat as long as you find th right spots.

[cheaterparts]

I was looking at buying a tinnie, found a few for about 2k, is it worth outlaying the money when fishing for snapper or can you get the same results fishing from the shore?

and what the best place to go for snapper? I prefer to travel to country areas than having a crack in the metro area.

Rhys.

I prefur to sit on a skinny piece of tupperware ( fishing kayak ) no boat ramps to deal with

however if you get yourself a tinny it opens up a lot of areas for not only snapper but almost anything the bays have to offer

I dont target snapper a lot myself only realy for the tea tree comp , most of my snapper come as by catch while hunting down gummies in Westernport

theres only a month or so to go untill the a new batch of red carp start coming back into the bays
although there are still some good fish being taken right though the year


The above pic from WP 19/8/11 my first snapper of the last season 72cm
caught in 5 meters of water near Jam Jerrup


good luck with your boat

[Fish-Hunter]

I have owned several boats in the past & still do own one & i can say that you dont need a boat to catch Snapper , i have taken many good fish from landbased piers / shore throughout the years . catching 1 good Snapper landbased , is better than catching 20 from a boat . :victory: