A RATHER STRANGE TRIP!
IT was mid-July, cold and the snapper had been biting well on the Gold Coast reefs over the preceding weeks. We headed out with the intention of catching a tasty feed of these delicious fish, and the conditions were almost perfect. When I arrived out on the 36 fathom reefs there were a few scattered boats but it was a Friday and we avoided the week end crowds. We soon found patches of fish scattered all along the reef and started a long drift from west to east across this long patch of broken rock and weed. Surprisingly, the fishing was
