What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

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What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

Post by Kestrel » Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:25 pm

Hi folks
I had some good success on the SPs for snapper last season and want to give the hardbodies a good go this year.
What are your best performers?
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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

Post by Sebb » Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:34 am

Never really tried hardbody for snapper/pinkie. But I used rapala rippin' rap ages ago and caught punkies and flatties. They often down on the bottom, not many diving floating hardbody lures can go super deep
I remember I read an article about trolling hardbody lures for snapper though. In shallows.
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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

Post by Reeling » Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:32 am

I typically troll a HB from my kayak when I'm out of Altona or Williamstown up to 6m.

I've had most success on the Berkley Frenzy minnow with purple. Not managed a big red on one yet so don't know whether their construction will hold up to the chopping power - plenty of 40-50cm.

Also had some success on a rapala scatter rap.

both of these like the slow troll though, so if in a boat, not sure how you'd go...i'm talking a speed of 3-4kph.

I have tried a couple of Sebile's also which perform ok - but my go to has been the frenzy's

These have all been in the shallows - less than 10m though. So if's you're deeper you'd prob need a downrigger or similar

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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

Post by purple5ive » Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:37 am

I've never tried it yet, but always wanted to.

The rapala is the go. I cant remeber what model.now but I have one that dives to 5m.
Deeper water you will need a downrigger.

Another option is to try big vibes, blades or sinking stickbaits

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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

Post by croe04 » Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:42 am

I've caught a pinky on a halco poltergeist 50mm before, don't think I could catch a snap though because they're only a 3m diving lure.
Like p5 said big vibes or blades would probably be more effective.

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Post by Kestrel » Fri Oct 18, 2019 9:31 am

Interesting. Yes, the challenge of getting them down deep enough is certainly there. I recall watching a video with Lee Raynor using a downrigger successfully. I've used my Canon rigger with SPs previously with reasonable success so guess that it would work pretty well with the Hardbodies too.

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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

Post by 4liters » Fri Oct 18, 2019 9:46 am

Stumpjumpers work fairly well
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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

Post by Sebb » Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:20 am

Halco poltergeist and Stumpjumper for snapper?
Now that's new to me.

I'm assuming they need to be 1-2m off the bottom and super slow troll.
So using 3m dive for fishing in 5m water should be okay.
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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

Post by piscateur » Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:02 pm

The key with what I've found is speed and depth, and its sloooooow and getting lure close to bottom, Ie I would troll in my yak a sebile koolie minnow that dives to around 3 m and fish 3-3.5 m depth.

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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?

Post by ben475 » Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:44 pm

there's a deeper diving version of the halco poltergeist, dives to about 8m, also there's a 50mm AC invader that dives to 10m.

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