Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by mikee

seen ya go past You had a nice day for it

So did we, first drag produced a beast! So we hunted deeper towards the Boulder bank . More horse mussels tearing up the net, so after a frustrating couple of drags with the old chap from next door being buried in his gum boots .

We bailed headed up the channel with windows in the drag ….lwhat wasn’t a hole was weed, my pride severely dented I was ready to pack it in, the import and my lad called for one more drag…up the channel all going well then it got heavy but not angry ..pulled to shore and there lay old stinker the ray.. im now convinced this ray loves us catching and realeasing s/him ..

So after once again flopping old stinker out of the net and shaking out more weed than grows in a freshly laid lawn we stumbled across another delicious flounder.

The crew called for another go, well the net lacked physical catching ability, and the old chap from next door was down to a smile and a slow plod.
I pulled the pin, we packed up , a warm spring sun on our back..and wandered back to the truck.

Brought some replacement mesh a long with some cordage, putting the net away ..hockey semis and hopefully finals…next couple of weekends ..then bugger it I might go swimming ….a lot .

Lessons learnt , days are stretching out, a new game plan is underway!

Picked up a deep water set net today. Has wind damage, blew off a shed roof! but cost me nothing, so another project for this week!

Wind was up more than forecast but no swell so all good .... nice steady fishing with a couple of JDs on the bottom liveys, saw a couple of horse sized kingis cruising but weren’t interested in maccys ( My kingdom for a Kahawai......) pulled pin when ran out of mullet ... only took 4, was home and filleting in the daylight made easier by dropping off a couple of snapper on way home, rum poured boat clean ready for JD fillets for dinner

Show us your JD rig please, we are looking to go out wide and hunt them..

Originally Posted by stingray

Show us your JD rig please, we are looking to go out wide and hunt them..

I wanna see the new boat!!!**

Originally Posted by 2Quack

Wind was up more than forecast but no swell so all good .... nice steady fishing with a couple of JDs on the bottom liveys, saw a couple of horse sized kingis cruising but weren’t interested in maccys ( My kingdom for a Kahawai......) pulled pin when ran out of mullet ... only took 4, was home and filleting in the daylight made easier by dropping off a couple of snapper on way home, rum poured boat clean ready for JD fillets for dinner Attachment 178434

Nice. Was that in the Firth?

Yep in the Firth .... Rig is nothing special ....Surtees 575 workmate with a few extras and the JD rig is Sinker at the bottom up to a 3 way swivel and I use a good size circle hook on about a 1.5m trace out from the 3 way swivel. Use enough gun rod wise as big snaps and kingis eat em too.

Guess which fantasy I’m going to try now @Shearer…piss off out of it.

Originally Posted by stingray

Guess which fantasy I’m going to try now @Shearer…piss off out of it.
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Originally Posted by stingray

Guess which fantasy I’m going to try now @Shearer…piss off out of it.
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Only work on North island mate

Planning on hooking a flattie per chance

Originally Posted by stingray

Guess which fantasy I’m going to try now @Shearer…piss off out of it.
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Originally Posted by rugerman

Planning on hooking a flattie per chance

Yea that.....I had a few goes....but I didn't have the selection of little softys you do there.
I got hits but not hookups.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yea that.....I had a few goes....but I didn't have the selection of little softys you do there.
I got hits but not hookups.

Then we have to take your intel with my ……”purchases” ..go and find out the truth.

So plan is …fish the last hour of out going …perhaps first hour of in coming ..then drag the buggers


Then I had a thought , summer day clear water ..sight fishing just like trout, a shallow flat we have dropping to a deep pool crab central …drop a bait into the holding water and tease one out!..fun times ahead

Though you would be using bait for the flatties?
I have used peas and corn before and caught a couple on the corn. Caught a Stargazer too. I once made up a flattie longline with 80lb mainline and crimped off light traces baited with corn. I didn't have any joy with it but then I only set it once.