Thread: Kaikoura snorkel / spearfish trip

Hope you left some for us !

Crays are pretty shallow at the moment and plenty around you should do alright in close 4-6 meters.

Hope the weather plays ball .

Screw this, can't wait any longer... im doing a reconasince mission tommorrow!

Should i bring a rifle or na.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Should i bring a rifle or na.

yip!! if weather turns shit for diving we can climb hills. we can hunt in wind that would make diving unpleasent or damn near impossible.

Hell you may hate diving and prefer to wander the hills.

Hmm I have already been warned not once but twice to not"Bugger off and leave me looking after the kids all weekend"
Perhaps you guys bring yours and we will play it by ear

Sat at kaikoura, review... took us 3 hours of free diving to secure our limit of crays... Dived only one spot for our limit, the problem being all our go to rocks were loaded up with undersize stuff (was great eye candy but no good for filling ya guts). We ended finding the keepers by themselves in amongst the weed, the females have dicthed their eggs and most of the bucks have shed, unfortunatley it seems the bigger bucks are still in the process of sheading). A week may well help.

Don't be put off by the colour of the Clarenece as the tides are taking the murk north away from the fishing grounds. Water temp is still at the refreshing temp but paua were at knee deep at low tide and the crays were from 1.5 meters to as deep as we could dive. You didn't have to go to the bottom as the crays were holding on the side of the rocks. Vis was very good saw Moki but no butters but differnt spots hold better numbers of butters.

All in all things are looking promising for the weekned cray and paua wise, will have to see what the weather does.

Who's coming ? Sounds like it's going to be good conditions pm me so I no how much white bait to bring ?

I won't eat much white bait a couple of kilos will do me

dive gear ... check

heaps more dive gear ... check

mincer ... check

salt pepper onion butter..... check

beer ... check

would you guys think I'm a soft cock if I pack a towel?

got a spare seat if anyone wants a lift.

edit .... leaving Nelson Friday morning so could pick up from Blenhiem or anywhere on the way.

Catch you guys down there i'll be the bald chubby fella with the camo green wet suit drying on the line about 430 - 5pm other wise if the the weather forecast is correct I will be in the tide.Tan nissan terrano most likely parked up with a grey ford ute.

Travel safe. Joe

See ya there.

Looking forward to it !

Have a good trip guys
I'd love to be there and was intending to be, but have about 3 months of stuff to do before the wedding and it's next weekend!!!!!
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