Kingis in the dinghy

Got home last night from 9 nights up at French Pass. Main goal was to target kingfish around the pass from the 3.1 RIB. Had heaps of success jigging despite having to use my lighter gear (Saltiga 15HL on a PE3 rod with PE3 braid) after breaking my heavier jigging reel (Seigler SGN) on day 2 after half a dozen fish. Got 2 mates onto their first kings and regularly outfished the bigger boats in the pass with smart use of the sounder. Absolutely loads of Bronzies around, got a set of teeth marks in the Suzuki to keep, and maybe lost 6-8 fish to them. Landed a 2m shark to the boat on a Calcutta 401 baitcaster... Took 2 kingis home for the freezer. Epic trip.

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Nice work, that would have been epic in the dinghy.

Great trip, keep away from them Sharks.

Nice one. :cool:
Those Bronzies make it frustrating alright.

That top ones a goodie gimp

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It was the best of the trip, cut my hands grabbing the leader and yanking it into the boat ahead of a shark...

Wicked, fun times

I've been into a few but cant upload pics anymore, phone or pc, get size error....will rip up a youtube vid once the seasons done so no-one gets into my spot :D

Good stuff Gimp.
Surpised we didn't see you.
Did you see the whales there new years day?
Max drag and winch them straight up is the only way to beat the sharks.... could be a bit more difficult without a gunnel to brace against tho I guess.

New Years Day we went up to the Rangitotos in the morning cos it was flat calm, so missed the whales. Fished the pass in the evening and got a couple of rats and a head... we were trying to winch them in pretty quick once we lost a few and that seemed to mostly beat the sharks, but it takes a lot of the fun out of it.

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Got home last night from 9 nights up at French Pass. Main goal was to target kingfish around the pass from the 3.1 RIB. Had heaps of success jigging despite having to use my lighter gear (Saltiga 15HL on a PE3 rod with PE3 braid) after breaking my heavier jigging reel (Seigler SGN) on day 2 after half a dozen fish. Got 2 mates onto their first kings and regularly outfished the bigger boats in the pass with smart use of the sounder. Absolutely loads of Bronzies around, got a set of teeth marks in the Suzuki to keep, and maybe lost 6-8 fish to them. Landed a 2m shark to the boat on a Calcutta 401 baitcaster... Took 2 kingis home for the freezer. Epic trip.

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Good stuff. Amazing place eh.
The sharks can be a good battle too if you target them. Especially from the shore.

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bite marks on out board photo seems to have been mislaid.....

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ouch......that would almost make a fella carry rifle fishin.....

Nice work, got me inspired

Another big day out on the water. Got 4 Albacore in an hour and then had to come in to get over the bar at high tide. Biggest 85cm and maybe 10kg, great fun on the light gear.
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I'm going to use this as a general thread for reporting on me doing dumb stuff catching fish in a boat that most people would say is far too small to be sensible.

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You know what they say "Its not the size that matters, but how you use it"

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What sort of jig do you use?? I too have a dinghy and the desire to flex in silly locations

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What a RIPPER photo [emoji106]

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What are the details on your boat setup there? Looks pretty handy

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Fuck what a horse

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What are the details on your boat setup there? Looks pretty handy

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Check out wavebreak boats, this is my second one. 4.9 center with 60hp. I rate them! Attachment 159660

Another big day out off Hokitika yesterday, 12 hours on the water to catch high tide on the bar both ways. Had a bit of an explore of some new bottom and came home with a few large blue cod and terakihi, also caught a million spiny dogs, sea perch and a 1.5m school shark. Glassed right off and spent 4 or 5 hours trolling for tuna to no luck. Any ideas on how to target them a bit more specifically? No visible boundary to the blue water at the moment as we've had such a long dry spell, so it's right close in and there's a gradual change from clear green water right off the bar just dropping off to clear blue as you go out. Still chasing the elusive first hapuka, bass, bluenose and trumpeter from the dinghy too.

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Another big day out off Hokitika yesterday, 12 hours on the water to catch high tide on the bar both ways. Had a bit of an explore of some new bottom and came home with a few large blue cod and terakihi, also caught a million spiny dogs, sea perch and a 1.5m school shark. Glassed right off and spent 4 or 5 hours trolling for tuna to no luck. Any ideas on how to target them a bit more specifically? No visible boundary to the blue water at the moment as we've had such a long dry spell, so it's right close in and there's a gradual change from clear green water right off the bar just dropping off to clear blue as you go out. Still chasing the elusive first hapuka, bass, bluenose and trumpeter from the dinghy too.

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Fantastic looking day out there.
I am no Tuna expert but when I fished for them up north we used binos and were constantly looking for any sign of birds working, or in weather like that, any disturbance on the surface.

Beaut photo.
You need a bigger boat.