Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Taking a mate out friday after work....he is under strict instructions not to catch a bigger snapper than me!

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That would be a foregone conclusion if it was me coming with you They don't call me Jona for no reason

Originally Posted by Pengy

That would be a foregone conclusion if it was me coming with you They don't call me Jona for no reason

You just release the keepers is your problem

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Weather awesome fishing shit....not were they were thats for sure.

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She was pretty hard to get up this morning when the alarm went off thats for sure.
Boy woken boat stuff loaded and out of the shed and we were off.....A little late for ideal launching but we made do.

First spot of the boys choice we sat for 40 min or an hour with the hell burly trail and no bites....up gear and off closer to the area and depth I planned to fish.
How about here he piped up.....was as good as anywhere I figured so a ledger and strayline each were deployed along with shit tonnes of burly.....think Matt Watson with the chipper but all pre chipped

Well shit after over an hour of epic burly trail and no bites at all I was wondering what I had done to deserve this when finally the sealice went to bed and we got a short bite time.

Boy first with a solid snapper on a Terraki rig....he wanted me to get it in as it kept taking any line he got in but I told him it will get tired first just wind it in when you can and after 5 min or so he had a new pb



Next up he had a fish on and his strayline took off as well so I had to grab it honest!



Another nice snap on my softbait rod/reel set as a strayline.

Some gurnards,dropped Kahawai and in a matter of minutes the chilly bin looked not bad at all.




Then just like that the bite stopped and we sat in the rain for a while waiting for tide....well I did my son made a nest up under what little bow my boat has and waited it out till home time....1pm I had had enough and we headed for home.


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Howd you get on today @kukuwai ?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Howd you get on today @kukuwai ?

Sounds very similar to you. We left in the dark, fished 1st spot (28m) couldn't get a bite despite 4 flashers and 2 straylines out with heaps of burly.

Moved to 35m. SW wasn't awesome out there however the fishing improved but it started with grey boys and sea monsters .

Then a couple of nice snaps 12 and 9 pd. Heaps of cod we ended up with our limit on those + a couple of gurnard. Back in at 1pm.

I looked at tascam this arvo at about 3 and there was only 1knt out there so would have been flat this arvo. Reckon we might get wet in the morning tho.

Never saw a kahawai.

Well done to your young fella with his new pb. Plenty of adults would be happy with that fish.



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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Sounds very similar to you. We left in the dark, fished 1st spot (28m) couldn't get a bite despite 4 flashers and 2 straylines out with heaps of burly.

Moved to 35m. SW wasn't awesome out there however the fishing improved but it started with grey boys and sea monsters .

Then a couple of nice snaps 12 and 9 pd. Heaps of cod we ended up with our limit on those + a couple of gurnard. Back in at 1pm.

I looked at tascam this arvo at about 3 and there was only 1knt out there so would have been flat this arvo. Reckon we might get wet in the morning tho.

Never saw a kahawai.

Well done to your young fella with his new pb. Plenty of adults would be happy with that fish.



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Yea odd catching blue cod out in 35-40m over mud bottom lately eh?!
Got a heap of undersized blue cod last night right on the 35m chartline wtf

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yea odd catching blue cod out in 35-40m over mud bottom lately eh?!
Got a heap of undersized blue cod last night right on the 35m chartline wtf

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Yea i cant remember ever getting that many out there b4 but they make for a bloody tasty dinner.

We got heaps of undersize ones too but reckon only 1/2 them probably make it back to the bottom.

They have to get past all those undersize kingis !!!

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Yea i cant remember ever getting that many out there b4 but they make for a bloody tasty dinner.

We got heaps of undersize ones too but reckon only 1/2 them probably make it back to the bottom.

They have to get past all those undersize kingis !!!

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Should make the Kingies big and fat.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Should make the Kingies big and fat.

They bloody need it !!!
No matter how hard I try lately can't seem to stretch any of them to over 75cm.

Well the boy has something to talk about in the playground at school now.



Some cheap kings went at auction one good size bugger went for 10 or 15 bucks!



Also was nice to meet @kukuwai and family

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Likewise VC great to meet you guys also. Not surprised to hear those creeks were up on your way home, its still pissing down over here !!

Dinner was delicious !!

Think its the first time we have ever had john dory and groper ( courtesy of dad, brought at the fish auction for $25 ) on the BBQ at the same time.
@Gibo we have decided your theory about the john dory may be right as there was a small but whole mackeral in its throat when we filleted it.




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Likewise VC great to meet you guys also. Not surprised to hear those creeks were up on your way home, its still pissing down over here !!

Dinner was delicious !!

Think its the first time we have ever had john dory and groper ( courtesy of dad, brought at the fish auction for $25 ) on the BBQ at the same time.
@Gibo we have decided your theory about the john dory may be right as there was a small but whole mackeral in its throat when we filleted it.




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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Likewise VC great to meet you guys also. Not surprised to hear those creeks were up on your way home, its still pissing down over here !!

Dinner was delicious !!

Think its the first time we have ever had john dory and groper ( courtesy of dad, brought at the fish auction for $25 ) on the BBQ at the same time.
@Gibo we have decided your theory about the john dory may be right as there was a small but whole mackeral in its throat when we filleted it.




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"The" best fish in chips I've had, was John dory in tempura batter. Absolutely stunning.

I think John dory and flat fish, blue cod, king fish, snapper - would be my ranking of fin fish for eating.

Im full frothing for a weekend of marlin and BIG kingis!! Mayor, to Rangas, to White, to Waihau and back