Sounds Spring Snapper.

Posted by ThomasW on 22/10/2011, 9:04 am

I gotten bored looking at Gary's nice Snapper, so last night I decided to try and restore the South Islands reputation by catching a equally nice fish. This one was first to volunteer itself. A smaller Snapper then volunteered, but it did not reach the size criteria to deserve a photo. Then a big, fat strong fighting Sounds snapper volunteered itself to represent the South Island's snapper fishery. It posed for a few photos before swimming away. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Re: Sounds Spring Snapper.

Posted by Chad on 22/10/2011, 9:17 am, in reply to "Sounds Spring Snapper. "

Nice fish thomas. Whats the size of the bugger. Cool Wairoa Hawkesbay Take Nothing For Granted

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Posted by ThomasW on 22/10/2011, 9:23 am, in reply to "Re: Sounds Spring Snapper. "

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Posted by GaryK on 22/10/2011, 11:39 am, in reply to "Re: Sounds Spring Snapper. "

Nice catch Thomas! A real humpy head. The Sounds fame is safe. The snapper don't know where the car park is! Sometimes it is better to travel than to arrive.

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Posted by ThomasW on 22/10/2011, 12:32 pm, in reply to "Re: Sounds Spring Snapper. "

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Re: Sounds Autumn Snapper.

Posted by ThomasW on 29/3/2012, 3:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Sounds Spring Snapper. "

I was unable to catch any Sounds Summer Snapper this year (only pannies), but this little fellow become the first of my Autumn Snapper for the year. He was approx 60cm long, and very fat. So I am guessing he was 10lb. It looks so young and tender compared with the battle worn veterans I caught in the spring.

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Posted by GaryK on 30/3/2012, 9:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Sounds Autumn Snapper. "

Come on Charlie, you live in Snapper City. Get out and nail them. The snapper don't know where the car park is! Sometimes it is better to travel than to arrive.

Re: Sounds Autumn Snapper.

Posted by ThomasW on 1/4/2012, 11:30 am, in reply to "Re: Sounds Autumn Snapper. "

I have looked at the waterproof compacts such as the ones from Olympus, but I would rather the better image quality and performance which is offered by a ILC or SLR type of camera. (Coming from someone who been using a terrible mobile phone camera ) All of the main manufacturers have released new waterproof compacts this year, so would keep a eye on them. I liked the previous generation sony, but it used a touchscreen (like my phone) which are difficult to use when wet.

Cameras for fishing

Posted by racepics on 1/4/2012, 11:49 am, in reply to "Re: Sounds Autumn Snapper. "

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Posted by GaryK on 1/4/2012, 4:26 pm, in reply to "Cameras for fishing"

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Posted by ThomasW on 1/4/2012, 7:00 pm, in reply to "Cameras for fishing"

Another Autumn Snapper

Posted by ThomasW on 15/4/2012, 10:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

With even worst photo quality this time . Probably should of taken a few more shots with the hope of getting a sharper image but I wanted to get the fish unhooked and back into the water ASAP. By militaris at Caught around 9pm, only fish of the night. I estimated its length to be 64cm and weight of 11-12lbs.

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Posted by Naki-Fisher on 16/4/2012, 12:43 am, in reply to "Another Autumn Snapper"

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Re: Cameras for fishing

Posted by Mark Roberts on 16/4/2012, 9:19 am, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

My Olympus E3 has stood up to pouring rain (below). It's important to have sealed lenses as well. I believe the new Olympus EM-5 will offer sealing on both body and the kit lens, and as a fishing camera it will be more portable than an SLR. I haven't seen one to check out the electronic viewfinder, but I understand that it's a step up in both size and resolution compared to the average compact. I'd buy one if I had a few spare dollars. From Hastings Harrier Club

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Posted by ThomasW on 16/4/2012, 12:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Another Autumn Snapper"

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Posted by ThomasW on 16/4/2012, 12:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

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Posted by ThomasW on 8/5/2012, 11:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

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Posted by racepics on 9/5/2012, 7:37 am, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

Built in GPS coordinates embedded in the photo data. Buy it and post some photos of big fish, we can find out exactly where you were fishing http://www.paniasurfcasting.org http://www.surfcaster.co.nz

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Posted by Mark Roberts on 9/5/2012, 7:57 am, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

It's true that a fast lens is good for shooting in low light, but ideal lighting rather than equipment is the key to a good shot. Too much light such as intense midday sun or a flash is likely to create blown highlights on a snapper. Too little light and the colours will be drab. This shot was taken in late sun, which is the best light of all. I took a few moments to angle the fish to the sun. Sun directly on the white belly of a snapper is never good. At night, a flash can be used take a shot of a fish on the beach or on rocks. The further you are from the fish the more diffuse the light from the flash will become, which is good. You need a medium-long focal length and a reasonably powerful flash for this. The further you back off, the more difficult it is to get the right angle on the fish on a flat beach, so you might want to prop it up on a slope or a rock. Seeing the fish at night in the viewfinder is another problem.

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Posted by ThomasW on 9/5/2012, 12:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

" Seeing the fish at night in the viewfinder is another problem." Find the fish with the headlamp beam on, lock the desired focus. Turn the light off then take the photo " Built in GPS coordinates embedded in the photo data." I been waiting a long time for someone to forget to turn off the GPS feature on a big fish photo

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Posted by racepics on 9/5/2012, 1:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

Very few camera's have GPS capabilities at the moment. DSLR's don't as yet but more of the compact 'outdoors' cameras are starting to use it. which is great. Very handy for plotting exactly where you've been when you overlay your images in Google Earth A map and a photo is much better than "50m past the 3rd cabbage tree on the left" when you want to tell someone how to get to a spot. http://www.paniasurfcasting.org http://www.surfcaster.co.nz

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Posted by ThomasW on 9/5/2012, 3:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

Spring Snapper 2012

Posted by ThomasW on 22/9/2012, 10:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Cameras for fishing"

Also got a new camera. I assume you guys would be happier with the quality of the photo. Was taken at night with a flash, hence the blown highlights. My first Snapper of the year, did spend a week up northland trying but only caught Rays. First trip back into the Sounds and got this one. Snapper3 [1280x768] by Thomas J. Walsh, on Flickr I sometimes wonder why I even bother to go up north for the fishing.

Re: Spring Snapper 2012

Posted by Phill on 22/9/2012, 10:53 pm, in reply to "Spring Snapper 2012"
Tackle Tactics

Nice fish ,nice photo, but you have your measure upside down just like your rod stands backwards facing . What's the go,

Re: Spring Snapper 2012

Posted by ThomasW on 22/9/2012, 11:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Spring Snapper 2012"

Measure was right way, but the fish was upside down. So I rotated the image to make the fish up the right way, which then made the measure upside down . Fish was released so had to minimize time out of water. Rod stand is around the right way also. With the gap of the V facing the sea.

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Posted by ThomasW on 23/9/2012, 10:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Spring Snapper 2012"

Here are a few Snapper1 [1024x768] by Thomas J. Walsh, on Flickr