mutton birds
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:33 pm
Hi All,
Just got back from another snapper trip on the bay, again out off Carrum. Was supposed to be 15 - 20 knots but more like 20 - 25 IMO, anyhow fishing was very difficult because there seems to be a plague of mutton birds ATM and they hang around the back of the boat and as soon as a line goes in the water they attack the bait, ended up using snapper snatchers with big sinkers to get past them, which only partially solved the issue. Finally after cutting my line for about the sixth time to release another tangled bird I gave up, got 1 x 70 cm snapper in very trying conditions. Was unable to burly as normal as it would be just feeding the birds. Has anyone else had these issues and what do you do?
Just got back from another snapper trip on the bay, again out off Carrum. Was supposed to be 15 - 20 knots but more like 20 - 25 IMO, anyhow fishing was very difficult because there seems to be a plague of mutton birds ATM and they hang around the back of the boat and as soon as a line goes in the water they attack the bait, ended up using snapper snatchers with big sinkers to get past them, which only partially solved the issue. Finally after cutting my line for about the sixth time to release another tangled bird I gave up, got 1 x 70 cm snapper in very trying conditions. Was unable to burly as normal as it would be just feeding the birds. Has anyone else had these issues and what do you do?