Got to okiwi with VC, down to pass early jigged stickbaited, nothing! Few other boats doing the same didn't see any action either! Pass started running hard making jigging near imposssible, so set hook lines one off a handy beach other on the sand bar.
Tried for cod and watch a commercial cod potter do the same, we lucked out just shorts and more shorts from shallow to deep, back to the pass jigged some more , still nothing! Pulled hook lines bit of luck with a pannie and reasonable 7 lb fish.
Headed up coast dived VC's new hot spot fished out a handful of very nice crays, still a couple of softies about along with some still to shead. Tried for cod again same same shorts. Hit carrot patch snagged a couple tide ran out sharks turned up and chew the hell of my burley pot. Tide pushed sharks stayed ..home time!
Bit of a side note, saw well over 100 gannets feeding and resting up the coast, the would have covered over a k of water, ran up and marked a huge school of bait about 15 foot deep and 100 of meters around, nothing pushing them to the surface but the were holding below the surface even whist being bombed by the gannets. Drifted over it no kaiwhai kings couta hitting lines no snapper below either! Maybe everyone was stuffed full ? Interesting to see all the same!
Thanks again VC for the humour and yarns and sharing ideas and knowledge big ups mate!
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