What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?
- Kestrel
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What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?
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?
Cheers
Kestrel
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?
Cheers
Kestrel
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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?
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.
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?
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
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?
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
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?
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.
Like p5 said big vibes or blades would probably be more effective.
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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?
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?
Stumpjumpers work fairly well
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Re: What's your favourite Snapper Hardbody?
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.
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?
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?
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.