Shooting fish in a barrel its a shame they don't close the sound to ALL snapper fishing ALL year,if they were series about preserving the fish stocks that is.

No point, they only aggregate for spawning yearly.

What I think is a shame is to hear someone on a public website advocate that people should go out quickly before the ban comes in and nail some spawning pinks .

Agreed swoffer, especially when the fish are on the surface doing their business.

im curious to know tho, the guys catching these pinkys, are they males or females???

Ive heard that the females during spawning generally wont hit baits??

If anyone is getting females, are they carrying roe??

I caught a couple 50cm snapper a couple weeks ago about 20 mile out and they had roe in them. Was pretty supprised to see a fish of that size full of eggs.

Signs of spawning about 4 weeks ago, 2 weeks ago heavily laden females and males spoofing all over you. Thats when i pulled the pin.

Nice to see someone say it.

Go hit the inshore reefs instead! theres always heaps around out there just gota find them.............which aint that hard. Leave the spawing schools to do there work! and target the ones that arnt a 300 fish school wide and all rev'd up.

Im pretty amused with the post, basically you should have written........."snapper going off get out there and rape it" cheers spess.