The King of Snapper is Back! Great going Scotty!... great come back after your mornings mishaps🤙

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

I really shouldn’t of gone out in that state of mind. Cheers Dom. Still an open invite when you want to come for a run. Not sure about the king plenty better at it than me

@FishTuckerMan

Жыл бұрын

@Saltfix Fishing lol..I know the feeling mate. For sure mate keen as! We'll keep in touch👍

Hey Scotty don't you bleed your fish... great content buddy... enjoy your channel immensely regards Jim

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Yes I spike it and bleed in the live well before it goes on ice. Cheers for the suppkrt

how rude of that big bully of a snapper interrupting our morning chat haha!! epic fish man what a way to kick off the season!!!!

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Yeah inconsiderate pink boy

Good episode. Thank you for bringing it to our living rooms. I know it's time consuming and the efforts it takes to setup the cameras, take the different shots and then post editing, which is huge but hidden to the audience. I hope these don't ruin your real passion that is fishing and being in nature, and then one day give up on the channel altogether. So thanks again for the efforts.

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for the support Trung. I’ve considered giving it all up a few times because it is a bit of effort , but it’s a great excuse to go fishing more and drives me to always do better

Well done mate. Cracking start to the season. Shame about the rough start.

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Mate I was off kilter , forgot the bung, dropped my phone in the drink then slipped over and banged my knee and dropped my fender overboard . Had to reverse out and get it . Almost went back to the ramp and went home cause I was not feeling it. Had planned on a trip further a field but decided to stay on the three instead , paid off in the end

@michaelwest188

Жыл бұрын

I’m a firm believer in routine….it’s amazing how one small change can throw things all out. Your late night was probably it. At least you didn’t damage the boat.

Not sure if my eyes playing tricks or was there a hit at 1:37 😂 Awesome video as always man, stoked the snapper eps are back 🤙

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

I’ll check it out. But the mutton birds and skippy were giving my baits a working

@je2545

Жыл бұрын

I came here just to say that exact same thing!!

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Surprised no one’s mentioned me talking jibberish at the beginning took a mug of coffee for me to get my shit straight this morn, late night had me struggling to think

I’m with you in the new rules..I think the mentality behind the new rule is because when people were catching undersized ones they weren’t being released properly and dying anyway (even a percentage of the ones released properly might not make it).. so the idea behind it is as soon as you catch your limit, any size, you’re encouraged to stop targeting them…not saying I agree is going to work but that sounds like the mentality behind it

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Yep I get the idea , but unfortunately I have no faith in people to do the righty as soon as a bigger one gets caught the small one will get upgraded. Plus now the inshore tinny guys who might have got a small one and put it back will be able to keep the small ones Feels like we are killing big breeders and the little future generations too now

@cameronupton8367

Жыл бұрын

@@Saltfix 100% agree mate.. good to see role models such as yourself on social media setting a good example.. keep it up buddy!!

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

@@cameronupton8367 thanks mate I’m sure plenty will disagree and I try not to be political and start stuff, I’ll just do what I think is right , can’t control what others do and if fisheries say it’s ok then it’s all good

Im amazed the bloke didnt stop to see what you were hooked up on, or pull up close to you and start fishing. Happens to me all the time

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Yeah happens to me too. or the old pull over and start sounding around right next to you then ping the spot and drive off without making any eye contact

,You are 100% spot on about them big snapper not tasting nice and they are tough as well however it's fantastic that you put it back because they are the breeders. Cheers buds

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate.

One of my bigggest pet peeves on the water is that I can be in the middle of the ocean, on my own and have some dropkick anchor 20-30m away.

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

I had three boats pass within 200 m all heading out wide at speed , makes no sense why you would need to pass so close . Yeah the old anchor next door gets me too. Or the pull up next to you , ping your spot and and drive off . , people with no imagination

@barrieprice7073

Жыл бұрын

Mate they probably say the same about you when they go to their favourite spot and some dropkick is on it

Great start to the season Scott, and totally agree with your approach to sizes and numbers. What about something like “electronic tags” to stop upgrading. It is not perfect but for example - you’re required to send a photo of your fish into fisheries within say an hour of catching with some distinguishable mark/tag in the fish. If fisheries check when you come in and the fish isn’t there, pretty clear you’ve upgraded. Would be hard to police the timing of sending in the electronic tag, but is a starting point.

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

If people would just do the right thing 🤷🏻‍♂️

good on ya for putting back the big snapper. probably 20 yrs old👍

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Big breeders should go back

Good sesh! 100% agree mate! 6 month ban but we can take twice the dhufish. Stupid! The snapper will be one of the few winners by 2030. Boat limit of 4 and a 6 month ban will have them hardly fished. Unfortunately I feel the dhufish will be decimated

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

yeah the Dhu fish will be hammered. unfortunately

Good on ya

Mint morning man. Good work on the release 🤙 big boy

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Lachie. We over due for a session

@Lachiewhit

Жыл бұрын

@Saltfix I would agree there matey. Let's tee one up next few weeks 😎

Hope you enjoyed eating your coffee mate! Cracking vid.

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha I was waiting for it😂 I really wasn’t functioning too well for a while there . Felt much more awake after I ate my coffee

The logic makes sense: stop chucking back dead fish to catch another one. Responsible fisho's should treat it like the old rules, 50cm and 1 fish, unless you barotrauma a small one to death, then you gotta keep it. If it's healthy, put it back! We need guys with a big following, like yourself, promoting it. It's a culture change that has to be driven by calling out people who are doing the wrong thing. Keep it up Scotty.

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Ill release because im mostly in shallow water, but agree if you pull up a small one and its popped its eyes or bladder, thats your fish. even if its small.

know lots of people who would eat those massive snaps and those little dhus good on u for promoting release of them

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

It’s what concerns me, people seem to get in a blood frenzy and feel like they haven’t achieved if they don’t “bag out” If I get a feed for the family I’ll eat a fresh fish . Don’t like the fill the freezer mentality but it seems the majority are all about it. Can’t look at all the boats going out daily and all the bag out photos on line and think Rec s don’t play their part in this

@walterclayton5936

Жыл бұрын

@@Saltfix absolutely couldn't agree more, and i really don't see how increasing bag limits is promoting sustainability

Sick snapper mate👍

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

You should be commended for your take on ethical fishing……onya 👏

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

It’s just my view I’m sure plenty will disagree but I feel we can’t just keep killing everything and expect there to be a future

What are the new rules that would allow people to keep a dhu that small? Someone please explain

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Dhu fish don’t release well from deeper water where they are mostly found , small fish that couldn’t be kept would generally float off so fisheries said i they can now be kept, alright in theory but relays on people to accept that’s their fish and not upgrade when a bigger one pops up. My problem is we can now take the big breeding fish plus keep the next generation of breeding fish, it’s don’t seem sustainable in my eyes, plus we now have a six month closed season but they have upped the bag from one to two dhu fish again hard to see the logic. I fish shallow where most fish release well so I will putting back the baby’s

Eat my coffee he says..

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Was a little discombobulated early took me a bit to wake up

Would love to know how deep you are. How far off the bottom you're fishing. Are you fishing structure? (ie are you fishing a reef or a dropoff?) Cheers

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Hi mate I was 14m deep right on the back edge of a reef where it meets the sand. unweighted single hook through half a pilchard

@bradleywhite1479

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. I’m from BC, Canada and pretty much all I do is troll for salmon. We do jig up rock cod and Ling cod but there’s no fight in them. Usually in 20 - 100m of water. I’ll be in New Zealand in a couple weeks and reckon there’s a snapper or two with my name on them. A friend has a boat so I’ll be pestering him to take me out. I’d been wondering how far out we’d have to go. I don’t think he’s got a fish finder. Anyway, good to know you have to be too deep. Thank you.

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

@@bradleywhite1479 Gday in Canada. New Zealand has heaps of good snapper and monster Kingfish. from videos I watch it seems they can even be caught from shore in places. im in Perth West Australia. snapper come in pretty close here too at times. Just burley up heaps im sure they will come to you.Good luck.

@bradleywhite1479

Жыл бұрын

@@Saltfix Thank you. I forgot to mention when we troll for salmon we’re always working structure. Reefs, under sea mounts and ledges and around islands. Currents tend to dictate which side of a point might be holding fish. I gather using a burley pot is much like chumming. About the only thing we use that for is halibut. We fill 100mm pvc pipes with holes cut into them with salmon belly, heads and frames. We lower that to the bottom on the downrigger so it will leave a scent trail for the halibut to follow. The trouble is it also attracts mud sharks and rays.

I got a little dhuie today about that size, back it went. I didn't upsize - it was the only one I caught. Oh well. Just hope it survived OK

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Good work

The real disaster is that some people will keep those smaller Dhufish but will toss them overboard dead if they catch a bigger one I’m sticking to the old size limit also 👍

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Yep up grading has always been rife. If it comes to the surface in a cloud of bubbles from 40m it’s dead. The release weight will drop it to the bottom and makevyou feel better but will probs float up later where you can’t see. It’s why I don’t go off shore, in 15-20 m as long as you don’t skull drag most dhu will still be active and swim off fine

🙋‍♂️

The size limit change is because recs release to many and dhueys dont release well, most of the time they die well before they get to the bottom, the little fella you released is now dead. Thats why they want you to keep him, so he dies for a reason and wasnt a waste, you effectively killed that fish for no reason

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

I understand why the introduced the no size limit. Dhu fish do not release well from deeper water, and if it’s eyes are hanging out swim bladder blown or floats up in a cloud of bubbles I agree it’s dead. When they come up still kicking in shallow water like this one I’ll be putting it back. It’s chance of survival is way better in the water than on a bbq. I personally have been involved in a fish tagging program and see recapture data regularly that is solid evidence fish treated correctly from shallow water (and some deep) do in fact survive and even can be recaptured several times .

Im with you on releasing those big snaps and smaller fish.

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Good stuff

obviously you have never baked a snapper

Disgusting pastime for inadequates

@Saltfix

Жыл бұрын

Always put the cheese on before the other toppings