Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by kukuwai

Launched early at low tide, only others to have a crack at that skinny water was a couple with matching (his & hers) fish pro sea doos.

I thought of you both @MB & @Shearer they are pretty tricked out machines and made short work of the skinny water. We also saw them when they came back in and they too had done very well

Yeah, awesome fishing machines for sure. You're not supposed to run them in less than a metre of water as debris and rocks can get sucked in to the impeller. I'm happy to run mine at half that depth over sand.

Originally Posted by MB

Yeah, awesome fishing machines for sure. You're not supposed to run them in less than a metre of water as debris and rocks can get sucked in to the impeller. I'm happy to run mine at half that depth over sand.

Did you end up getting a boat?

Originally Posted by Shearer

Did you end up getting a boat?

It's still not arrived! Ordered May 2021, supposed to be due in March 2022. Last I heard, it's going to be end April 2022. Fine by me as I haven't saved enough pennies yet!

Beautiful morning out on the water with the boys today.

Loads of brim about, often they came in twos



Released heaps and kept a few tasty looking ones.



Massive schools of kahawai boiling up out there too. We had loads of fun nabbing a few of those on the way in.

The most interesting thing about that was what they were feeding on....white bait !!
Literally spewing them out when we brought them on board and there stomachs were absolutely chocka with them.



Its a good thing when the bait run out of season, at least they don't have to avoid all the sock nets Hopefully plenty of them make it up into the wetlands

Heaps of boats out so i caught up with all the usual suspects at the ramp. Those that went out wide 28-30m nothing but cuta. Seen some really nice snaps caught in 12-13m off the W,U's. We were fishing at 15m, streight out from mapua @veitnamcam hopefully your checking in, those depths are especially for you

Also if any of you nelson lads are interested in albacore.

There are a fair few about. Dad and his mates got 15 today 40m line off the able tazzy






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Had a big three days out fishing,
Day 1, setlines in Tasman bay and up to Golden bay. Good snaps on setlines and rods
Day 2, early start down the Westcoast. Straight in to the groper, had to move as we had enough...caught some tarakihi and snapper then turned around and headed up to durville island for the night.
Day 3, just played around the bottom of the island, snapper, gurnard and cod. then back to Nelson.

The entire tasman bay was flat as a pancake today and we have covered a good few km's.

Lets just say its been a big day but I've loved every second of it....so much so that I'm going to do it again tomorrow

Didn't take any photos out on the water, far to busy looking for tuna !!

I did take some pictures of the fruits of the day tho









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Originally Posted by kukuwai

The entire tasman bay was flat as a pancake today and we have covered a good few km's.

Lets just say its been a big day but I've loved every second of it....so much so that I'm going to do it again tomorrow

Didn't take any photos out on the water, far to busy looking for tuna !!

I did take some pictures of the fruits of the day tho









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Good shit...

Went for a surfcast off the local beach with my partners son on monday night. Was great fishing.
Hooked 3 eaglerays, had 2 on at same time. Not big but my one jumped a number of times and was around 30lb. Then we caught a 40cm snapper and a few that were just legal we threw back.

Had half a dozen kahawai and i lost one that was easy 4-5 lb when it jumped just before landing. But the highlight of the night was after it got dark i decided to throw a whole kahawai head
out on one of the rods.
10 mins later line started peeling off and my partners son took the rod and was on.
Was thinking it was a ray but it didnt fight like it was one then couldnt belive my eyes when he played in the biggest snapper ive seen local caught of the beach.
Around 11 lbers, 67cm and fat as .
Made the night so we were all happy.

Picked up a nice trev today and a few more snaps.



Ran 5 skirts for a bit but never spied any tuna, didn't travel as far as yesterday tho.

Another primo morning on the water. Bloody paradise




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nice looking knife....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

nice looking knife....

Cheers Micky, i brought the tang and put the handle on it myself. Not up to vipers standard but i was happy with the result.

Its great to use, the blade is awesome

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@kukuwai hey I thought you said the fishing was shit down here... Nice Trev, I like them as sashimi when fresh. The last few days have been magic down here, enjoying the no wind and warm weather.

Originally Posted by Fat belly Dog

@kukuwai hey I thought you said the fishing was shit down here... Nice Trev, I like them as sashimi when fresh. The last few days have been magic down here, enjoying the no wind and warm weather.

Glad your enjoying it round here

We ate the whole thing raw. Half as sashimi with soy. The other half in a poki sauce, that was a hit !! Very tasty under rated fish !!

Yep rubbish fishing, no trout for miles

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Took the dog for a walk out at the Glen today, massive schools of bait fish been smashed and birds working all the way, out about 200 to 500m. Kahwai I assume, some big fish in amounst them.