How To Tie a Snapper Rig For Port Phillip Bay with Video

The Best Port Philip Bay snapper rig.  Below is a video I made to help new fisho’s in season 2020 After the footy finishes in September / October when the Bay will come alive as the Snapper enter looking to spawn.  I find The best type of rig to fish in Port Phillip is a Twin hook Snell rig along with an Ultra Rig (Paternoster). When fishing the bay  I will include in my 4 rods my spread. The Following  3 Snell twin hooks & 1 Ultra Rig as it’s a good idea to mix it up. use a combination of baits, such as Pilchard, silver whiting is a MUST have on my Boat. If you can get your hand’s on fresh squid fish is awesome too.

How To Tie The Best Snapper Rig For Port Phillip Bay New Anglers Help

A good quality fishing hook is a must when fishing for Reds.  Reedy’s 187 Sucide Hooks Size 4/0 5/0 or 6/0 Click Here . I have had great success with these Hooks & have provided a link below to buy these Quality Hooks.

The Fishing Hook I Fish For Twin Hook Rig

It is So important to fish a Quality Fishing Hook on the Twin Rigs These are 187 suicide By Reedy’s. Click Here to Buy Pack’s of Single Hooks

Ultra Rig Paternoster with Uv & Quality Circle hooks

The Other Rig I fish in Port Phillip Bay is an Ultra Rig Hand-tied. Quality is the Best on the Market Hands Down.  There are Four Colour’s & on its day will be the only rig snapper will take  Click Here 

The Twin Hook Rig I Show Below how to Tie

This is the rig I Have on 3 of my Rods Below is a Step by Step video Showing you how to Tie this Rig

In the Video I made Some Years Ago, a Few Things Have Changed  Such as i Now use 40lb (18.14 kg) Leader & 187 Suicide I fished this Hook For the Entire 2018 Season and Found it to be the best Hook I have Ever Used. All the Rig Tying is the Same. 

Ultra Rigs The Best Paternoster Rig On the Market.

Snapper fishing in the Bay is pretty easy once you have a few things ticked off. Let’s run through what you need to get started fishing. The best time to fish the bay is from September through to Xmas From January to Easter & you stand a great chance of catching a red in those time frames.

Fishing Tackle Needed 

A good rod & reel combo is needed & if you’re going to be serious about catching a snapper you going to need 4 of them, I use a 6-8 kg combo, but if you’re a new Angler maybe try an 8-10 kg heavy rod & 5000 reels set up. Also, a good sounder is required & snapper racks (Rod Holders) along with an anchor winch its not cheap Operation I use a LoneStar. Also, a Burly pot & Bait,

Let’s be honest not every snapper you catch in Port Phillip Bay is a big one, you more likely to catch a fish in the 2-3 kg mark. So it’s Important I feel to fish a 5/0 or 4/0 hook. This is just one of the many keys to being able to catch a range of fish, not just big ones’s and from my experience, you will catch big snapper on a smaller hook, but you will not catch small red’s on a big Sized Hook. To Get you Started.

Here is Some GPS Marks I will Be updating though the Season On this Site

GPS PORT PHILLIP BAY SNAPPER