b"SPEARING SNAPPERAny outcrop or weed edge with a bit ofThe key to successful current will have snapper holding on it. snapper snooping is to keep quiet and stay as hidden as possible. This takes concentration and a bit of practice. You never know when you're going to come across a fish, so you have to always be on your game.to slowly submerge yourself under the surface, spitting out your snorkel and letting it fill with water so that it doesn't create bubbles. Once you have sunk to Speaking of trigger fingers, most spearosany noise. It is good practice to dive withthe bottom slowly, move along with the will use a shorter gun between 90 anda float and line however, so to solve thecurrent and the swell. Use the conditions 120 cm. My favourite gun to use is thenoise and entanglement issue simply addto your advantage, avoid kicking too much Mares 90cm Bandit paired with a reel.a drop weight or a small sinker to yourand quietly pull yourself along the bottom.It is the ultimate stealth weapon whensystem and when you feel you are in aMuch like snapper straylining from diving in dirty water. When the visibilityfishy area drop the float line and dive ina boat, the best place to snoop is any is great and I can't get up as close to mysilence again. broken coastline. I have the most success targets, I use the Mares Viper 120cmAs you now know, the key to spearingin areas with plenty of rocky outcrops, with reel. Using a reel eliminates thea snapper is diving in stealth mode. Slow,a light current and deep water nearby. need for a float line, saving you fromsmooth movements are required whenIt's best not to rush your snoop, so set getting tangled up in the rocks at theapproaching these fish. Rather thanaside a few hours and quietly cruise along worst possible moment and minimisingduck diving and creating a splash, trythe coast.Snooping usually yields a mixed bag, as Cam proved scoring John dory and snapper.36FISHING IN GODZONE MAR/APR 2021"