more larger snapper around and no wrasse

Is it just me or are there more larger snapper around at the moment.

We were fishing out on our usual mark on the five fathom at the weekend and there seemed to be quite a few good size snapper which i havent seen before, yes the odd small to medium size one, but bigger snapper around the 750mm size. we took our two limit within the hour, then carried on fishing through heaps of trevally, great fun....... also there were no wrasse caught, whats going on??? anyone have any ideas??


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Snapper are eating wrasse and

Sun, 2013-06-16 20:24

Snapper are eating wrasse and getting bigger from it!

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Thanks tim-o i was hoping for

Sun, 2013-06-16 20:39

Thanks tim-o i was hoping for more............ we used to catch between 20 and 30 wrasse each time we went out and now nothing!!!!

 

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Method

Sun, 2013-06-16 21:49

Maybe your catch and release method isn't working.

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The wrasse were most probably

Mon, 2013-06-17 09:07

The wrasse were most probably too busy following our boat around ..

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Not the case down this way

Mon, 2013-06-17 11:44

Not the case down this way still plenty of hawrassment when we go out.

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amazing what happens when you change the rules a little

Mon, 2013-06-17 12:12

no more pro boats smashing hundreds of pinks off safety bay every day after cray fishing  and then the closure during spawning season! thats got to put a crap load less pressure on the pinks, hence why there seems to be alot more around

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