Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Interestingly a bloke and a 10y old boy were picked up out of the water by the local coastguard last night off the boulder bank. Both almost hypothermic and the dad only managed to dial 111 and raise the alarm on his cell (which was in his pocket) because it was a waterproof model!!! Talk about a lucky happy ending

Originally Posted by mikee

Interestingly a bloke and a 10y old boy were picked up out of the water by the local coastguard last night off the boulder bank. Both almost hypothermic and the dad only managed to dial 111 and raise the alarm on his cell (which was in his pocket) because it was a waterproof model!!! Talk about a lucky happy ending

Very lucky! How did they end up in the water?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Very lucky! How did they end up in the water?

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Boat sank
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/...ks-near-nelson

Originally Posted by mikee

Boat sank
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/...ks-near-nelson

Shit. Wasnt there a sinking last week as well?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Shit. Wasnt there a sinking last week as well?

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Yes and interestingly the chap I was talking to from the coastguard says they very rarely rescue or get called out by their members.
Cost for non -threatening visits are charged at $280 per hour + GST to non-members ie if you need a tow etc.

I have been a member for a few years never needed their help and hardly use my boat but like AA membership its better to have it should you need it than not

Originally Posted by mikee

Yes and interestingly the chap I was talking to from the coastguard says they very rarely rescue or get called out by their members.
Cost for non -threatening visits are charged at $280 per hour + GST to non-members ie if you need a tow etc.

I have been a member for a few years never needed their help and hardly use my boat but like AA membership its better to have it should you need it than not

I wonder what the actual cause of these last two sinkings right at the start of silly season were?
Generally something major has to happen for a seaworthy vessel to suddenly just sink as these two recent ones appear to have, like running aground or striking a semi submerged object but from my understanding(and I will happily be corrected) these sunk or at least the first did while fishing not underway.

Which makes me think drain bung undone.........most trailer boat bungs are designed to float back into the hole if not done up to limit water ingress but obviously wont seal.....boat wont sink in the few mins it takes your mate to park the truck and trailer then you are off at 3(6-7)knots and 5(10-15) knots for a couple mins where the boat will be siphoning out water and then on the plane to destination ,fark round pick spot deploy ankor and burly fishing gear etc...meanwhile underfloor is filling with water,by the time somebody notices it sitting low in the water or water lapping around the tote tanks down aft shes already got well over a tonne of water onboard so in a panic lines are pulled in and the skip puts the hammer down to get on the plane and all that water rushes to the stern swamping the boat.

Probably not what happened but a scenario that comes to mind for me.....yes have launched with bung out once....many distractions but no excuse just fucked up and launched without tightening it,fortunately as soon as underway I thought "fuck! the bung! did I tighten it?" flicked on the bilge pump and nup I hadent......got out of 5 knots, up on the plane then beached on a nice sandy beach (the closest one) in full veiw of all the local residents and stripped to my waist (mid winter) and got in and did up the bung then went fishing.
Now I take the bung fully out when the boat leaves the water and put it in before the boat leaves the shed and double check at the ramp.

Went for a dive the other day and got a decent feed. Took an octopus which I don't normally do, but damn are they good to eat. I'd rate them above any fish you can name and scallops, but not above crayfish. Nothing beats a crayfish

Your welcome to the occy, we have being without a feed of scallops for two seasons now and no sign of that changing I bloody love scallops.
Nice crays , are they packhorses?

Originally Posted by stingray

Your welcome to the occy, we have being without a feed of scallops for two seasons now and no sign of that changing I bloody love scallops.
Nice crays , are they packhorses?

They are packies, tails measure 22 and 24 cm in case anyone was wondering. They look smaller folder up. Minimum size is 21.6cm.

The oldest boy caught this early morning....a lovely coho.....beautiful fish

T-point snapper last week,made for a great feed.....fish sandwiches

Caught my first kingy yesterday, just a wee one but pretty happy with myself

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More snapper

Just finished cleaning all the gear back from a great boys weekend away many thanks to @stingray and @Pengy.
Pretty tired and cant be arsed with typing a yarn but heres some photos.


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The view in the front of my 1410 thismorning was looking primo.
Only one fish but the average weight was good
26.5 Lb