Hybrids are a thing but that's 95% sure a brown. Bows just don't get spots like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haggie
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Hybrids are a thing but that's 95% sure a brown. Bows just don't get spots like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haggie
That's a fantastic looking fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by viper
If you were planning to release fish in future there's a couple pointers that will give your fish a far greater chance of survival.
Please don't take this as a lecture, plenty of people just don't know and think they're doing a good thing releasing trout.
Don't let you fish touch the ground. Gravel, sand, rocks etc typical around NZ waterways. This removes the mucus layer protecting your fish. Without this they will have less chance of surviving due to increased risk of infection. Same with a dry net or hands. Dragging them up the bank is also a no-no for the same reasons.
Easy fix is buy a net. Wet it before you use it and cradle this fish in the net (in the water).
Cameras kill fish. Every second out of the water reduces the survival chance. If you want a photo they look just as good in the drink in the safety of your net.
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If you really have to get that photo do it quickly and support the fish. Don't do the Dundee death grip. Support the fish under the pectoral fins and wrist of the tail. Do it quick, you're pretty much waterboarding the fish while posing for your photo.
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I've no problem killing fish. Just don't kid yourself that your doing a fish a favour by releasing it poorly. A poor release and you'd have been better off to kill it and feed it to the neighbours cat.
A compromised fish will swim away and "look okay" initially. It's later on when the adrenaline wears off and the lactic acid kicks in is when they die. If they survive the initial shock they can also die of infection later on, the loss of their mucus layer is effectively like a burn to us. Easy to get infected.
BAD RELEASE = 3rd degree burns while waterboarding in a vice
GOOD RELEASE = Drunk on a ferris wheel at the circus where you got a piercing you can't remember and now have mild PTSD and a bad hangover.
Cheers for the release tips. I do move quickly and always make sure my hands are wet, also very careful with the cradling and handling.
They swim off strongly, guess a fighting chance is better than none. I will try the net thing as well.
Nice. Using a net gets easier the more you do it and it's a big plus for the fish. I like the McLean ones but anything is better than nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by viper
Swimming off strong is just instinct. You'd haul ass too if you'd just escaped some psycho who tried to murder you.
Weighted nymph dangling off a float bagged a brown first cast this arvo.
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That's a great post! It's even harder to get this stuff in to the thick skulls of saltwater anglers. Barotrauma is an additional issue for snapper which many choose to ignore. Heaps of social media posts daily showing gallant anglers releasing big snapper after they describe an epic fight from 50 metres. Seriously? I can often tell from a short video that the fish is destined to be shark food. Rant over. Sorry to go off topic.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Upgraded the rod to an 8’ 6’’ Daiwa strikeforce with a Daiwa RE LT real with 10 pound braid. Feels alot more responsive and should work for egg rolling too.
No luck on the float rigs today so chucked on a black and yellow tazzie devil and caught 3 fish in 3 casts. Ended up catching 3 browns and a rainbow. Let the first fish on the new rod go and kept the smaller of the brown trout to bake for lunch.
Fun lunch break trying the new rod.
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Rubbed with crushed garlic, ginger, soy, a little oil, pepper and chilli flakes and baked at 200 for 20 mins.
Hi Haggie, nice catch and cook, may I ask the line diameter of your 10 pound braid, it `s 0.6mm, or...?
Says 0.11mm on the box. It’s the berkley blue camo stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Rabbit
Tried out the new rig at twizel rolling some eggs and caught a few baby salmon. No monster trout unfortunately.
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Right. Recently, I brought some #0.4 braid line, the diameter is 0.105mm for long cast on my baitcaster reel. Thank you for let me know, this size of line is capable for trouts. I got lots of fishing lines in NZ but they all too thick, the thinnest I can remember is #3.0 braid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haggie
I have used Daiwa Tournament EVO + 8 Braid this year. Fantastic stuff. I have the .14 mm / 10.2 kg. Could go down one weight but no more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Rabbit
Very expensive here $79.99 for 135 metres. What price in China ?
@Moa HunterQuote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
Hi mate, just checked for you, the price for 135m is about $20-$30 dollars, as usual same product in NZ is 3 to 5 times expensive than you by from country of origin. I do `t use expensive lines or any fishing gears, because I think for me it should be all the same if it `s not defective products. How many meters do you want? As you know I am coming in soon, have `t finished my shopping list yet. But, keep it light all right, this time I only have one checked bag because there is no direct flight now to Christchurch. If you are strongly asking for Daiwa, I can bring you something else and you can help to check their quality.
The Daiwa EVO is very good, the coating on it seems to really make a difference in those thin / fine grades. I have some Chinese made braids, all heavier grades, I also have Spider wire and that multi coloured Daiwa braid all are good in heavier / thicker grades but the lighter grade / weights tend to 'fluff' after a bit of use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black Rabbit
More of the 10.5 kg would be good as it is fine enough to cast small softbaits but strong enough for a Salmon or Kahawai. The next weight down would be useful as well for trout.
@Moa Hunter have you used any 6lb 0.06mm braid x8 or x12? I normally go for kairiki in 8lb but temped to put 6lb on a new 1000 Stella fk I've managed to get hold of. Except I'm having a hard time finding any so maybe I should stick with 8lb.
I use 6lb Berkley Fireline. Plenty strong enough for fresh water.
Copy that. See you when I got back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
I tried some very light braid but not of the quality of the Daiwa. What I found was that any wind knot was almost impossible to undo. Also in my experience braid looses strength through abrasion much faster than mono so I allow for a bit of strength loss as a safety margin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hahn
My advice would be to Ph Malcomb Bell at The Complete Angler in CHCh and ask for a recommendation. Malc is at the top of the softbait game and has even had 1000 specialist 9'8" rods made up to his own design and spec. These allow the casting of super light 1/16 oz softbaits out 80 + metres over the weed beds in lakes. You might end up buying a new rod
Getting back into fresh water fishing for the first time since being a kid this guys YouTube videos were also a fabulous resource.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
Weather is terrible in the southern lakes district today but snuck out and had a cast during a very short break in the wind and rain bagging a brown on the first throw. No picture as it was pissing down by the time I got my third cast off. Just about to pop it in the oven.
I'm hopefully heading down that way so might be a good excuse to call in.
I used to smoke most of my trout but this is fast and simple in a pan. Tastes real good for those fat lake rainbows. Haven't tried it on any muddy tasting browns yet though.
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This evenings effort, nice Brown that gave a stubborn fight.
Released
My wife showed interest in trying trout fishing and got a winter licnese. So far a couple of lures, softbaits and a fly lost for0 fish. Hoping to change that tomorrow afternoon lol.
A little 3lb hen from the Tongariro this arvo. Wasnt planning on keeping it but was bleeding from the gills when I got her out of the net - not sure what caused it as she was hooked in the lip:cave:
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Popped out yesterday between the rains and the wife caught her first trout after a couple hookups and lost fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haggie
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Baked it in the oven with garlic ,ginger, soy and chilli flakes.
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Beautiful place, and nice catch. I really like to light up a fire on the bank, and cook it right away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haggie
My wife like fishing too, just have no much ideas and knowledge of fishing but sometimes she caught more fishes than me :ORLY: Particularly when we went for salt water fishing, almost certain whenever I was away for toilet, she got fish.
Haven’t done much soft baiting before so thought I would give it a go. Caught this lil rainbow after a few casts working my way up the current. Not very big but had taken the hook through the eye and was bleeding quite alot so took it home and popped it in the smoker.
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Had to work hard for a couple more from the Tongariro today. Need some rain to get them running again.
A nice 4lb hen that was kept
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And a 2.5lb silver bullet that was released to grow bigger
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What flys are they talking?Quote:
Originally Posted by wsm junkie
Got both on small #14 pheasant tailsQuote:
Originally Posted by Haggie
This is in SI, right? If so, please do `t tell where, just like to which region. ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Haggie
I think the lost fish could be because of the small treble hook on the Tillins lure. If the lure has the wire and hook pulled out and replaced with a length of mono trace and a lure hook fewer fish will be lost - better hook and the lure body slides away from the fish when it shakes its headQuote:
Originally Posted by Haggie
Oh yea, what size hook would you recommend? Do you think it would be worth attaching the hook to a split ring and running the trace to this through the body of the lure?Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
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Originally Posted by Black Rabbit
Good LuckQuote:
Originally Posted by Haggie
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Thank you. Maybe my wife is lucky, she do`t know much about fishing, just like it very much, and she never lost a fish as I can remember. In my humble opinion, when to set the hook and how to set the hook maybe is matter. Anyway, you and your wife have lots of fun over there, that `s really matter.
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3 fish landed, this was the biggest. The hound thinking he was a fish finder wading around trying to find them after being released was a good laugh.
My hound brings them back after released!Quote:
Originally Posted by silentscope
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Early winter high country bow, nicely coloured up. Released for another time.
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So I have no fish photo on this post. However I did do a Tekapo canals trip and it was one to remember.
The fishing was hard but I did help another angler and net a stunning 15lb Rainbow.
I got two small Salmon but released them.
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This is a wire deer fence, looks like Trellis.
Freezing fog, no sun all day and after 7 hours fishing it was still just the same and frozen
If someday we get chance to go for a ice fishing somewhere else not in NZ....then you can feel the cold. -12 is not that cold since you still got bites. I have been there before in winter, now I really do `t believe what thermometer or weather report say about temperature. Thank you for sharing this, I bought a winter fishing pack just for this weather in there :)Quote:
Originally Posted by viper
