Top of the south forum fishing trip.

[BRADS]

A weeks a long time in NZ weather

Given what I saw last weekend I hope you guys gets fucking pissed on.

[Sarvo]

No - looks like some are going to be happy and the rest of us stay nervous
This "what looked like a weather bomb" is flip flopping all over the shop

It's now looking like top of the South will literally - be missed completely
Very odd Year (past 2 years)
Usually something with an origin of such significance as this- keeps its foretasted track.
But its been a strange Summer - strange 18 month actually

Sorry to rain on your thread guys - but weather is not politics - I think :-)
Chase some more around the corner for us
Should be with you - but just can't leave here at moment.

[veitnamcam]

Could do with the rain and it wouldn't worry me for fishing and long as its not flood conditions....which wouldn't take much considering all the ground is dry and hard as concrete.
Its the wind thats the bugger.....still too early to tell but I am as always quietly optimistic.

[stingray]

Home from Okiwi, fishing was ok but you had to target fish...started chasing cod ..hopeless ...tried deep shallow inbetween ...got a couple then an hour later they were on the bite big ,then huge fish! Snagged anchor of my hook line broke back bone ..went other end got 15 hooks back before we snapped the thing again, chased kingi marks on sounder tried hard no joy ! ...personally I think we tried to do to much and keep the guests happy ...so would recommend to choose your passion ..me I'm doing crays and kings ..fuck the snapper the fickle barstards!

I will let you all know what I expect the weather to do by Wednesday ...no point in burning gas and leave if weather is going to be shit ..I will be there what ever the weather because I love being there and don't mind fishing off the rocks in the wind and rain!

Few goats about if anyone wanted to hunt DOC land ..the very odd deer.

[gadgetman]

Home from Okiwi, fishing was ok but you had to target fish...started chasing cod ..hopeless ...tried deep shallow inbetween ...got a couple then an hour later they were on the bite big ,then huge fish! Snagged anchor of my hook line broke back bone ..went other end got 15 hooks back before we snapped the thing again, chased kingi marks on sounder tried hard no joy ! ...personally I think we tried to do to much and keep the guests happy ...so would recommend to choose your passion ..me I'm doing crays and kings ..fuck the snapper the fickle barstards!

I will let you all know what I expect the weather to do by Wednesday ...no point in burning gas and leave if weather is going to be shit ..I will be there what ever the weather because I love being there and don't mind fishing off the rocks in the wind and rain!

Few goats about if anyone wanted to hunt DOC land ..the very odd deer.

Damn it man, goat and deer are both on my to do list.

[Ryan_Songhurst]

So do them..

[gadgetman]

So do them..

When I can trust my legs. Not so much at the moment. Can usually manage the shops and back, about 2km on the flat, about every 3rd day. Was the best it had been in 18 odd years for a couple of weeks from the Saturday of the last Toby shoot.

[gadgetman]

When I can trust my legs. Not so much at the moment. Can usually manage the shops and back, about 2km on the flat, about every 3rd day. Was the best it had been in 18 odd years for a couple of weeks from the Saturday of the last Toby shoot.

If you want some light reading my doc reckons I have this.

https://www.disabled-world.com/disab...chnoiditis.php

Along with being left with a ruptured disc since 2000, also a cause. I have all of the broad symptoms and, according to medical studies from the Christchurch Medical School, the majority of the usual causes.

[gadgetman]

You have my sympathy. I have two collapsed discs in my lower spine , from when I was young and unbreakable. 40 years later it comes back to haunt you , and you realise what a dumb fuck you were back then......

Yeah, I buggered mine second year at high school. By the time the doc was convinced (5 years on) there was a problem there were 5 damaged discs and I could barely walk.

Good thing is that when I can do things I do do things that I can. Vibration from knobbly tyres on the wagon seems to ease things a bit. Boats, powered or paddled, don't require too much movement, and if one leg in particular gives up I can just lean against the side (great way to hide it ). I can brace against the sides to lower the stress on the back too so can haul in a line OK. Arms still work.

[Sarvo]

As I said here - its a strange one - still undecided with 3-4 days out
Unusual not to be more accurate on these
12 hours ago it was all on for TOTS - now showing its all off ????
Must have a female name - ah or maybe it's an undecided Gender with a "secret agenda" there lies the problem

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12204929

[stingray]

At present ..like right now windy is saying Saturday SE 4knots...10 ks and then swinging tho the north 5knots about 2 pm which would suit a haul through to the pass and fish kingi's and cod in the pass or head up the eastern side of Durville ...

NOW I'm sure this will change !! So I would really like those who are going to invest serious $$$ in fuel and time to get here to to be sure that they know this weekend is a lottery! It could go epic and we get a window of weather or it could go shithouse and we have road closures and slips etc after this dry spell. Which may well mean we are stuck at okiwi or your bunking at mine in Nelson!

Just be sure you know what your getting into please! We can always do an April weekend or just next year ...I just don't want anyone to be dissapointed or put out ....We will be doing this again next year so if you uming and erring save your pennies and come next time would be my advice!

[gadgetman]

At present ..like right now windy is saying Saturday SE 4knots...10 ks and then swinging tho the north 5knots about 2 pm which would suit a haul through to the pass and fish kingi's and cod in the pass or head up the eastern side of Durville ...

NOW I'm sure this will change !! So I would really like those who are going to invest serious $$$ in fuel and time to get here to to be sure that they know this weekend is a lottery! It could go epic and we get a window of weather or it could go shithouse and we have road closures and slips etc after this dry spell. Which may well mean we are stuck at okiwi or your bunking at mine in Nelson!

Just be sure you know what your getting into please! We can always do an April weekend or just next year ...I just don't want anyone to be dissapointed or put out ....We will be doing this again next year so if you uming and erring save your pennies and come next time would be my advice!

Keep us posted nearer the day. Wouldn't be leaving till mid afternoon on Friday due to someone being at school. If you can guarantee an electrical storm thrown in we won't even use petroleum based fuel to get there, a harness hooked up between the wagon and TR would be all that is required.

[Sarvo]

At present ..like right now windy is saying Saturday SE 4knots...10 ks and then swinging tho the north 5knots about 2 pm which would suit a haul through to the pass and fish kingi's and cod in the pass or head up the eastern side of Durville ...

NOW I'm sure this will change !! So I would really like those who are going to invest serious $$$ in fuel and time to get here to to be sure that they know this weekend is a lottery! It could go epic and we get a window of weather or it could go shithouse and we have road closures and slips etc after this dry spell. Which may well mean we are stuck at okiwi or your bunking at mine in Nelson!

Just be sure you know what your getting into please! We can always do an April weekend or just next year ...I just don't want anyone to be dissapointed or put out ....We will be doing this again next year so if you uming and erring save your pennies and come next time would be my advice!

I had to chuckle after posting that NZ Hearld article this morning
Saw another link to the approaching Cyclone just after after that one
"we will have better accuracy to its intended path end of week" like - when it arrives we will tell you or if it goes into Aussie will let you know its missed us

[kukuwai]

......or it could go shithouse and we have road closures and slips etc after this dry spell. Which may well mean we are stuck at okiwi

Gotta love a blocked road....keeps the riffraff out.

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[stingray]

Will do GM!