Thread: New boat

Originally Posted by gimp

Popped off early from work and took the RIB out over the Hoki bar today. Went 10k out to the 40m+ contour just having a look really, dropped down a 100gm Lucanus for a drift but no luck, quite a fast drift. No worries getting over the bar today and it was like glass out on the ocean.

If anyone has any marks or suggestions for how to fish the area off Hokitika I'd be extremely grateful, without a big powerful sounder I'm pretty much fishing blind out there - if there even is any structure to speak of

You have to go way further out unless chasing pelagic fish mate. 400m+ near the Hoki trench.
I do know of some kingis and albys that were caught not too far out tho.

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Originally Posted by R93

You have to go way further out unless chasing pelagic fish mate. 400m+ near the Hoki trench.
I do know of some kingis and albys that were caught not too far out tho.

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Yeah - I know I'd have to go at least 20k out for bluenose etc. Keen on albies + kingfish though...

I sort of figure that with the snapper being caught off the beach they must be poking around out there somewhere, be nice to find a bit of structure that concentrates them - or any of the other smaller table fish, terakihi, cod etc.

Originally Posted by gimp

Yeah - I know I'd have to go at least 20k out for bluenose etc. Keen on albies + kingfish though...

I sort of figure that with the snapper being caught off the beach they must be poking around out there somewhere, be nice to find a bit of structure that concentrates them - or any of the other smaller table fish, terakihi, cod etc.

Big storm coming tomorrow nite again otherwise I would boot out for a look myself.
I dont know if there is much fowl near us at all.

Your rib would be ideal for spots north of Greymouth with a lot of good foul.


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Originally Posted by R93

Big storm coming tomorrow nite again otherwise I would boot out for a look myself.
I dont know if there is much fowl near us at all.

Your rib would be ideal for spots north of Greymouth with a lot of good foul.


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Cyclone is a bit shit eh

I'm keen for a mission up around the coast north of Greymouth, just need the weather.

Originally Posted by gimp

Cyclone is a bit shit eh

I'm keen for a mission up around the coast north of Greymouth, just need the weather.

Haha. You'll be moving to Northland soon. Or East Cape if you still want some good hunting.