RED ALERT
I watched the rhythmic sway of the rods in the holders over a lazy glass-like ocean. A message on the phone broke the ambience and I looked away to check it. However the unmistakable sound of creaking graphite and braid sizzling through the guides quickly had me scrambling to wrestle a bent rod from its holder with a serious fish connected to the other end.
These early moments of a battle with a big red will keep you coming back time and again. Landing the prize only breeds an addiction that’s hard to shake. The aesthetic appeal of a solid “red” as I prefer to call them is impressive, as I’m sure most would agree.
A snapper’s attributes have made them a perennial favourite along the eastern seaboard for many generations. They inhabit coastal estuaries and harbours, right out to the continental shelf, making them top target for boat or land based fishing. Did I mention they’re also pretty good on the table?
Snapper fishing has a few tacts of play depending on the purpose and goal for your fishing trip. There’s the numbers game, chasing a
