Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Unfortunatly Miky while I consider myself a native Kiwi the government and courts dont recognise my heritage as anything other than something to be taxed.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Unfortunatly Miky while I consider myself a native Kiwi the government and courts dont recognise my heritage as anything other than something to be taxed.

you can be NGATI KIWI bro.....any time you want to join .....
sitting beside me...they can go and take running jump,If I want a feed of shellfish,I shall jolly well have a feed of shellfish.pity they are a bit thin on the ground around here and water quality isnt so flash where there are some in reach.

Paying the taxes

That's some slashing. Any ideas what hit them

Originally Posted by rugerman

That's some slashing. Any ideas what hit them

Coutta,big buggers

Originally Posted by madjon_

Paying the taxes

They seem hard to avoid this time of year.

Great to see you out fishin @madjon , even better to see a brim in the bin at this time of year..VC reckons there is now a resident population in Tasman bay. That one looks the same type of brim as ours last winter 2020, but a cm or 2 longer..which I really hope it is.

Folks got onto a school of the same , north of you ..kept a couple of little delicious brim then moved off to chase carrots.

Interesting that this is our hardest winter , frost wise that I seen in 10 years but the fishery is producing .

Originally Posted by Shearer

They seem hard to avoid this time of year.

You chuck sparkly things , the southern sail fish will reap , rape , eat ,

Ohhhhhh your a LURE purest ...please continue to feed and return carefully they are local species ...they are protected by the way , locally endangered , please release them carefully.....cheers CLM ...coutta lives matter,

Epic day today winter fishing off Durville Island. Landed some huge kingies. My thermals from @Sarvo worked a treat in sunny but crisp conditions

Originally Posted by Strummer

Epic day today winter fishing off Durville Island. Landed some huge kingies. My thermals from @Sarvo worked a treat in sunny but crisp conditions
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You should go see a doc. I reckon you have a touch of yellow fever.

Originally Posted by stingray

You chuck sparkly things , the southern sail fish will reap , rape , eat ,

Ohhhhhh your a LURE purest ...please continue to feed and return carefully they are local species ...they are protected by the way , locally endangered , please release them carefully.....cheers CLM ...coutta lives matter,

That's a bugger because they make great snapper bait.

Yeah I caught one on the Kontiki a few years ago and used it as bait. Caught a few snapper with it. I had heard that one of the Barracuda types could have worms in the flesh ?

Originally Posted by Shearer

That's a bugger because they make great snapper bait.

Originally Posted by rugerman

Yeah I caught one on the Kontiki a few years ago and used it as bait. Caught a few snapper with it. I had heard that one of the Barracuda types could have worms in the flesh ?

Yeah. I hear they can do around the gut cavity although I have never seen it. Supposed to be good eating. Sold as Snoek in the supermarkets.
https://www.sanford.co.nz/our-seafoo.../barracouta-1/

The barracouta I've filleted for bait have been riddled with worms the size of thick noodles throughout the flesh. One day, we gutted one as soon as it came aboard, assuming the worms were in the gut and migrated out once the fish was dead. It didn't make any difference. I've seen similar worms in frost fish and sadly, slender tuna.

Originally Posted by berg243

ling also has the parasites but you dont see them once its cooked.

Only at certain times of year/areas/depths.

Re the southern sail fish I will never forget one night/morning being woken by the factory manager to go set up the machines to fillet the sliver snakes.
At the time on that vessel there was quite a practical joke culture onboard so I figured he was taking the piss and tried to go back to sleep....a few mins later skipper in my ear on the intercom in my cabin ....no not a joke got 30 tonne of it and the aussie fish and chip market love it.

An hour or two in the factory tuning and the silver serpents are flying threw the machines....fresh clean fillets on white belts under artificial light show up the parasite like you wouldn't believe......most of this bag appear to be more worm than flesh!!!!
This is/was the first time the company has ever filleted them at sea.....cudos to the skipper and company for not dumping to fishmeal and finding a market but I would have to be literally starving to eat that shit.