I have made myself a decent spear and want to try for a Flounder or two.
Is there an optimum tide time to have a go, or is it trial and error?
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I have made myself a decent spear and want to try for a Flounder or two.
Is there an optimum tide time to have a go, or is it trial and error?
Incoming high tide after dark should work.
Really depends on the tidal area you are doing it in pengy.
beware getting cut off by incoming tide!
smaller tides are better here as big tides produce too much current and visibilitly is nil.
At the risk of sounding like a twat, I am a little surprised that a penguin would be asking for "fishing tips" although I guess since "spears" are not std operating penguin equipment then maybe some pointers may be required :)
just make sure the current runs head on so the sand and mud that stirs up flows away from you. We've been successful in both Tides here
Thanks all (maybe with exception of Mikee ).
I have choices of location. First is in the shallows of the main bay, about 80 metres from the front door
Second is in the sheltered estuary by marina, but this opens into the main boat channel which is obviously deep, and also subject to pretty fast flow, up to 8 knots.
Lastly, we have the man made waterways, which are tidal, and muddy, but also surrounded by flash houses.
No brainer really.
In front of the flash houses pengy there will be shitloads, none of those rich cunts are getting wet and muddy for a feed when they can buy it already clean and filleted.Quote:
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OK maybe this might be a little more useful. 20 years ago we used to row a small dingy (much like cams but fibreglass) round the rangitata and rakaia lagoons spearing flounders. We used a 55w driving light to which we applied silicone anywhere it looked where it might leak mounted 1-2 feet under the water facing fwd , obviously, worked way better under the water than spotlight shone from above.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
I guess now you can buy ones which are more technically advanced
Nice turn around mate.
I have one much as mikee described, The boss has one from HandF I think that is led batts last all night and it turns iself on when underwater (salt only) and off when out.
FFS be careful little penguin
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A nice flat tidal bay. Not muddy. On the incoming tide between shin and knee deep. Just flounder about slowly. As kids we used to use the old kero lamp but the underwater lights now are the shiz. Just because you haven't seen anyone out there doesn't mean there are no flounder just they are all happy tucked up and watching the box. And for fucks sake don't spear those little web feet of yours
I was going to get a pair of Orange Crocs specially for the job.
NOT!!!
"Crocs'....arrrrhhhhhh my eyes, my eyes.......!!!!!!!Quote:
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Do you recon 'Noodle' had taken a sickie??????Quote:
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Don't panic Scouser. I am not a complete fashion idiot. I would make sure to wear blue socks with my orange Crocs
Waders mate. Underwater lights, I dont like the LED ones myself. A mate has one and compared to my halegon lights I find it harder to pick up flouder with the led. I think its to do with being bright white and the colour of the river bed together.
Love spearing flounders been doing it for years.
I picked up a pair of neoprene chest waders from FCO for fifty bucks, so keen to get them wet. Tonight looks like it will be good conditions here
Look forward to the report.
Wind is picking up n/ne so may not be good enough vis.
You wont know sitting on your butt :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
Well high tide is in the wee wee hours up here at the moment, so I will pop out around 2am and find out.
Good keen man....have the orange/blue crocks/socks combo on standby matey....you never know!...Quote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
Will be waiting at 2.10am for a report
Nice one. We will leave that one up to you ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sako75
Not really a good keen man @Scouser. Just an insomniac at the moment.
You know the story when the little one just gets over a viral infection and stops coughing at night we all can get some sleep only to decide Tonsillitis is next :yuush: Now mum has itQuote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Stink
Must admit when I saw Pengy and thread titled "floundering" I thought it might be another Karen Kaye type exercise where he is floundering with the opposite sex again or finally coming out of the closet :P
Exactly, I will be nostril deep in the duvet.......and no that is NOT my wife's nickname!!!!!!...it's much cuter than that!!!!:ORLY:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
So no wind and a nice moonlit night saw me waddling around in my waders at 1.30am.
No flounder were seen, let alone captured for my brekky, but I did learn where all the paddle crabs hang out as well as where the sand is very soft and deep.
Thats great advice @hamsav mines got the 3 prongs.....i wear my chest high waders and dont go deeper than my stomach......:thumbsup:
Flounder feed on baby crabs so reasonably firm mud is where I would be looking, or at least that's where I would look here. Also the less tide the better, if it's high tide the fish are spread out over acres of mud flat but at low tide all the fish are concentrated in the channels.
I hear you VC. I checked the river out too, but no luck.
I reckon it would be possible to catch flounder on those Gulp softball crabs, with the right setup.
have had some success over at Cooks Pengy
whats the forecast over the weekend like Pengy
Yeah I hear Purangi is good for a few.Quote:
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Forecast is ok ish. 15 NE mostly, but no sign of that yet.
If you text the following number with just a single letter, any letter, it will reply with a current wind speed and direction.
021 177 3283
It doesn't cost
at what location?Quote:
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