Thread: Kaikoura snorkel / spearfish trip

I'm away for a week white baiting on the coast 4th to 11 October . Pretty sure that's it for me as in commitments . Can do it after then give me time to catch a feed of bait for the troops . Stingrays got his finger on the pulse on crayfish activity so maybe he can make the call on when can be good ?

2 weeks ago a new marine reserve was gazetted off kaikoura. And according to those in "the know all "recrecreational rock lobsters" must have their tails clipped. Commercial guys say this has come about to stop them being sold to restaurants ( it makes them easy to spot). Not clipped = instant fine
Fishing regulations: Kaik
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http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/con...hing-rules.pdf

Ah I see the old no quota commercial fisherman trick.

yeah apparently local resturants were none to happy about the change neither.
You can read between the line there I guess

Thanks Mikee , those regs have changed abit . Sea perch now a limit and size also only 6 paua and the cray tail thingie ! .

Originally Posted by Munsey

Thanks Mikee , those regs have changed abit . Sea perch now a limit and size also only 6 paua and the cray tail thingie ! .

yep, better to not find out the hard way eh.
I had a wee tiki tour round south bay on Tuesday testing a 3D bottom profiling sounder (fish finder) after installation. Even the commercial boys were amazed what some of the rocks they thought they new well actually looked like. I will try to get some pics, some were real close to the South Bay boat ramp too

Originally Posted by mikee

yep, better to not find out the hard way eh.
I had a wee tiki tour round south bay on Tuesday testing a 3D bottom profiling sounder (fish finder) after installation. Even the commercial boys were amazed what some of the rocks they thought they new well actually looked like. I will try to get some pics, some were real close to the South Bay boat ramp too

Is that similar to piscatis?

Originally Posted by Gibo

Is that similar to piscatis?

Tis cats piss backwards

Originally Posted by Gibo

Is that similar to piscatis?

Nearly, Maxsea and Piscartus require multipule passes over and area to build up a picture, WASSP (my employer developed this) can show you a lot of detail in a single pass


to give you some idea and I would love to get a demo one on my boat

Originally Posted by mikee

yep, better to not find out the hard way eh.
I had a wee tiki tour round south bay on Tuesday testing a 3D bottom profiling sounder (fish finder) after installation. Even the commercial boys were amazed what some of the rocks they thought they new well actually looked like. I will try to get some pics, some were real close to the South Bay boat ramp too

That sounds pretty cool , would love to see the photos .

Question , will the centre fin grow back if removed then put back in the ocean ?

I think it may when they "shed"
If your forum trip comes off I will try my contacts to see where the fish are at. Never saw you there on Monday I guess you weren't launching beside whalewatch.

Originally Posted by mikee

I think it may when they "shed"
If your forum trip comes off I will try my contacts to see where the fish are at. Never saw you there on Monday I guess you weren't launching beside whalewatch.

I was thinking that recreational fishers could remove fins on small bugs , and the commercial boys could not take them . I'm not going to do it but I'm sure some would
Just stingray at kaiks Monday , I've got a real job !