Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by A330driver

Kukuwai....squid bait?.... ...we use a variety of baits ,different poles just to see how the are biting and at what.... but squid,they all bite

Totally agree, a variety of baits is good and there is always squid on the boat.

We were using whole pillies on our straylines yesterday. Just gota remember to give them time to eat it properly before engaging the drag

Down here we have a very healthy gurnard fishery in the bay and they are a desirable, tasty bycatch when targeting snapper but not big squid eaters.

These days when we are dropping long lines they always have some trevelly or salted mac along with squid on them.

These are the hooks that pick up the gurnard.

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Totally agree, a variety of baits is good and there is always squid on the boat.

We were using whole pillies on our straylines yesterday. Just gota remember to give them time to eat it properly before engaging the drag

Down here we have a very healthy gurnard fishery in the bay and they are a desirable, tasty bycatch when targeting snapper but not big squid eaters.

These days when we are dropping long lines they always have some trevelly or salted mac along with squid on them.

These are the hooks that pick up the gurnard.

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I find the snapper seem to go off the squid after spawn too.
I never leave without pilchards.
Salted mackerel,squid,kahawai are my fave longline baits tho the sharks cannot resist squid

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I got out yesterday for some home schooling also.
A couple of other commitments ment we didnt get on the water and fishing till after 9am which wasnt ideal. 13m for shark city bugged out deeper to 24m going on some recent intel.....turned out shit....dunno why I listen to that git.

A few less sharks, Dad got a nice snapper around 15p on the strayline and we thought we were in with a chance but alas it was still pretty shit and the wind was picking up.
Finally I snagged a nice eater of around 10-12p on a slow jig @Shearer.



Then it really turned to shit and we headed in to pick up our longline full of spiky dogs and bitten off traces.

Ah well Dad got a feed and I did enjoy that fish on 10p gear tho the boy was a bit pissed he only caught sharks.

Probably go out in the morning with the kids and hopefully get onto some fish before the girl gets sea sick.


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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I got out yesterday for some home schooling also.
A couple of other commitments ment we didnt get on the water and fishing till after 9am which wasnt ideal. 13m for shark city bugged out deeper to 24m going on some recent intel.....turned out shit....dunno why I listen to that git.

A few less sharks, Dad got a nice snapper around 15p on the strayline and we thought we were in with a chance but alas it was still pretty shit and the wind was picking up.
Finally I snagged a nice eater of around 10-12p on a slow jig @Shearer.



Then it really turned to shit and we headed in to pick up our longline full of spiky dogs and bitten off traces.

Ah well Dad got a feed and I did enjoy that fish on 10p gear tho the boy was a bit pissed he only caught sharks.

Probably go out in the morning with the kids and hopefully get onto some fish before the girl gets sea sick.


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Nice fish VC, It is totally amazing they actually eat that metal stuff

I'm with you 100% - never leave home without pillies

Didn't have any bitten off traces yesterday but there was one of these !!!



Think I might need to replace a few hooks

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I got out yesterday for some home schooling also.
A couple of other commitments ment we didnt get on the water and fishing till after 9am which wasnt ideal. 13m for shark city bugged out deeper to 24m going on some recent intel.....turned out shit....dunno why I listen to that git.

A few less sharks, Dad got a nice snapper around 15p on the strayline and we thought we were in with a chance but alas it was still pretty shit and the wind was picking up.
Finally I snagged a nice eater of around 10-12p on a slow jig @Shearer.



Then it really turned to shit and we headed in to pick up our longline full of spiky dogs and bitten off traces.

Ah well Dad got a feed and I did enjoy that fish on 10p gear tho the boy was a bit pissed he only caught sharks.

Probably go out in the morning with the kids and hopefully get onto some fish before the girl gets sea sick.


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Might see you out there, My parents are up and want to go fishing so boat trailer registered and warranted and that clunking noise is my wallet after 120l fuel up
Hope fish play ball

Originally Posted by mikee

Might see you out there, My parents are up and want to go fishing so boat trailer registered and warranted and that clunking noise is my wallet after 120l fuel up
Hope fish play ball

Jeepers 120l I doubt I will see you unless I launch at French pass!

Il be dingy spot for not long but early, got the girl OB and she get sea sick...will have phone of course.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Jeepers 120l I doubt I will see you unless I launch at French pass!

Il be dingy spot for not long but early, got the girl OB and she get sea sick...will have phone of course.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Looking forward to a few days at Ohope beach with the family and the surf set. Might even have a go at a flounder up the Ohiwa and even a crack at a kingi off the rocks at the western end of the beach.

Hey @Gibo the family used to go to Ohope beach every year till 85 we then headed to the far north.
Used to get some good surf casting at that river mouth south of Ohope. Where I nearly stepped on a string ray the size of a mini while wading back and forward to cast. It left when the tired did Dad and I must have been missing it by feet.
We left because the trawlers used to come in at night and run up and down in front of the beach, in the morning there would be snapper carcasses all over the sand
But a great place for a family to Holiday hope you have a good time away. Tight lines

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Fantastic!

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bloody epic

Got the kids out for a quick fish this morning to check out my dingy spot.......shit it was slow....just no current at all....burly floating up to the boat.....Daughter caught a brim boy got some kahawai and I got a big red on the strayline....cod that is

Heaps of boats out which of course means some fuckwits too.

This guy is one of them.

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Getting ready for 1st sea trial/fishing trip



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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Got the kids out for a quick fish this morning to check out my dingy spot.......shit it was slow....just no current at all....burly floating up to the boat.....Daughter caught a brim boy got some kahawai and I got a big red on the strayline....cod that is

Heaps of boats out which of course means some fuckwits too.

This guy is one of them.

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We got up at not quite "stupid "oClock" and commenced the battle of the boat ramp, 12 boats lined up ahead of us to launch.
We had much the same further out. Longlines deployed and fished for couple hours. Caught 3 gurnard on the rods, then 3 baracoutta then I got 5ft shark (Greyboy) on a strayline, which I could have kept cause we like eating shark but he wasnt really doing any harm so we let him go with a small piece of new jewelery in his lip.
Picked up long lines and managed 10 or so small gurnard, 30cms or so (all went back too small for decent fillet) and a couple of chinamen, second line had a tangle of @stingray proportions weights dragged together and hooks all in a ball of poo, cuplret was a 40lb kingfish which is going in the smoker shortly.
Fishing was really hard but there were schools of krill everywhere so thick you could walk on them, barrcouta were full to bursting with them same for the 3 gurnard we kept and also the kingfish. I wonder if all the fish in the bay were just too full to bite ??
Took 1 hour queuing at the ramp to get boat on trailer, madness everywhere witness frayed tempers and such, very entertaining

Originally Posted by Smiddy

Getting ready for 1st sea trial/fishing trip



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Looks like the ideal weapon for the west coast @Smiddy. Good luck, make sure you let us all know how you get on.
@mikee sounds like a nice kingi, I hope your folks enjoyed their day on the water. Bugger about the snapper I was really hoping you would wack a few good ones.
@veitnamcam when i saw the state of the mot boat ramp this morning i was really thinking that instead of us posting pictures of nice snapper we should wack up shots of carpet sharks and barracuda.

In some ways I'm glad to hear you fellas say it was a slow day. Especially with all those boats out. Hopefully it might put a few of the not so dedicated ones off

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Looks like the ideal weapon for the west coast @Smiddy. Good luck, make sure you let us all know how you get on.
@mikee sounds like a nice kingi, I hope your folks enjoyed their day on the water. Bugger about the snapper I was really hoping you would wack a few good ones.
@veitnamcam when i saw the state of the mot boat ramp this morning i was really thinking that instead of us posting pictures of nice snapper we should wack up shots of carpet sharks and barracuda.

In some ways I'm glad to hear you fellas say it was a slow day. Especially with all those boats out. Hopefully it might put a few of the not so dedicated ones off

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quite honestly I'm fearing the XMAS mad rush when all the holiday makers turn up with their boats as well. Stupid O'clock is getting earlier and earlier just to be able to park your car within 500m of the ramp

Originally Posted by mikee

quite honestly I'm fearing the XMAS mad rush when all the holiday makers turn up with their boats as well. Stupid O'clock is getting earlier and earlier just to be able to park your car within 500m of the ramp

There is no doubt that we need more non tidal ramps in this bay. It honestly seems like every second person has a boat.

Unfortunately some of them also seem to have no manners!! All you can do is smile

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