Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

I have caught them on soft baits before too but you are right, live baits are the go. It's just a bit more dicking around. Especially if you are drift fishing like I normally do.

Same I drift fish most of time too. At long last got a boat with an anchor winch but I am paranoid about hooking up to the bottom on rocky areas, so hardly used it lol

Originally Posted by AMac

Same I drift fish most of time too. At long last got a boat with an anchor winch but I am paranoid about hooking up to the bottom on rocky areas, so hardly used it lol

Get a little grapnel

Originally Posted by Gibo

Get a little grapnel

Yes that works- when I lived in Wellington I learnt the hard way when fishing the south coast where the combination of wind and tide has your anchor rope so taught u could walk down it.

The beauty of the grapnel is if it gets stuck u just loop the rope round a cleat at the stern drive forward and up she comes! Then all u do is straighten out the bent prong - needs to be made from reo bar though.

Originally Posted by AMac

Same I drift fish most of time too. At long last got a boat with an anchor winch but I am paranoid about hooking up to the bottom on rocky areas, so hardly used it lol

This works for me, shackle the main line or chain to the bottom of the anchor, tie a breakaway to the mainline or chain to the top of your anchor. When the anchor snags the breakaway does its job and you pull the anchor out easy.

Originally Posted by sharps no 1

This works for me, shackle the main line or chain to the bottom of the anchor, tie a breakaway to the mainline or chain to the top of your anchor. When the anchor snags the breakaway does its job and you pull the anchor out easy.

Thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by Shearer

They sure are. This one went back in the ocean to get a bit bigger.

He didn't make it....



Just kidding, I found this huge one out at Okiwi a couple of months back

like this one sharps???

Someday I’m gonna go fishing a lot in these beautiful waters that surround us!! I’m getting close to actually going for a fish here soon. I do I’d love to go on a kingi jigging trip, like a legit hunt, multi day or whatever the usual big trip is, have gas $ and jigs and stories and lies galore. I like the idea of reading structure and birds and surface and flows and seams and currents and all that stuff. I guarantee that I’m about the worst jigger in the country but that only leaves room for improvement
I do have a lot of jigs though, I’m super keen to try these “Tuna Killer” jigs as they have an off edge on em that makes them dart randomly…hell if I know but it could work.

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Someday I’m gonna go fishing a lot in these beautiful waters that surround us!! I’m getting close to actually going for a fish here soon. I do I’d love to go on a kingi jigging trip, like a legit hunt, multi day or whatever the usual big trip is, have gas $ and jigs and stories and lies galore. I like the idea of reading structure and birds and surface and flows and seams and currents and all that stuff. I guarantee that I’m about the worst jigger in the country but that only leaves room for improvement
I do have a lot of jigs though, I’m super keen to try these “Tuna Killer” jigs as they have an off edge on em that makes them dart randomly…hell if I know but it could work.
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A few of those would look good at the bottom of french pass or wrapped around some mussel lines

Barracouta will love them too

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

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Holy smoke bro that is a haul and a half

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Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Someday I’m gonna go fishing a lot in these beautiful waters that surround us!! I’m getting close to actually going for a fish here soon. I do I’d love to go on a kingi jigging trip, like a legit hunt, multi day or whatever the usual big trip is, have gas $ and jigs and stories and lies galore. I like the idea of reading structure and birds and surface and flows and seams and currents and all that stuff. I guarantee that I’m about the worst jigger in the country but that only leaves room for improvement
I do have a lot of jigs though, I’m super keen to try these “Tuna Killer” jigs as they have an off edge on em that makes them dart randomly…hell if I know but it could work.
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Those jigs will work just fine, at least in the upper north island (I can't speak for other areas of the country). You'll be able to catch more or less everything you'd want to catch with them. As for barracouta, a short kevlar or wire leader will prevent excessive jig losses and I doubt it would reduce your catch rate of desirable species too much.

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Someday I’m gonna go fishing a lot in these beautiful waters that surround us!! I’m getting close to actually going for a fish here soon. I do I’d love to go on a kingi jigging trip, like a legit hunt, multi day or whatever the usual big trip is, have gas $ and jigs and stories and lies galore. I like the idea of reading structure and birds and surface and flows and seams and currents and all that stuff. I guarantee that I’m about the worst jigger in the country but that only leaves room for improvement
I do have a lot of jigs though, I’m super keen to try these “Tuna Killer” jigs as they have an off edge on em that makes them dart randomly…hell if I know but it could work.
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Crikey a lot of tackle shops don’t have that many in stock !
Cod cuda gurnard snaps and kahawai will love them.
Maybe kingies too - I haven’t caught a legal kingi yet so can’t say yay or nay on that front

My word Jo, do you have a good therapist for that jig addiction of yours? Bloody hell fellahs take this man and score him a King Fish.