Thread: New boat

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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Try anchoring up with a bit of berly
That's what we do up here off Raglan. There's not much structure usually just sand. Usually go to 50 metres put some berly on the anchor chain and wait. Always get a feed.
Two hook ledger rig with a 4 oz sinker.

I'll give it a go next flat day, was keen to avoid cut baits or berley due sharks, there are endless spiny dogs off Hoki if you give them a chance.

Plan A is hunt workups, cast/jig around them; troll lures for tuna; drift with slow/slider jigs close in to the river mouth or back of the surf line for snapper - should be some structure around the river mouth, sand banks.

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.

Napier maybe

Definitely not Palmy @hillclima

Are snaps being caught off the beach at the moment?
I thought the coast snapper came on a bit later after spawn? Dads mate got reasonable numbers off the beach down bruces bay in the late roar last year with a kontiki.
Did you try closer in at all? I get good big gurnard right up in shallow in winter.
If you have no structure try looking for change of bottom type, even with a poor sounder you might be able to pick up changing bottom type in shallower waters.

Originally Posted by gimp

Napier maybe

Definitely not Palmy @hillclima

Better fishing than hoki...

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Are snaps being caught off the beach at the moment?
I thought the coast snapper came on a bit later after spawn? Dads mate got reasonable numbers off the beach down bruces bay in the late roar last year with a kontiki.
Did you try closer in at all? I get good big gurnard right up in shallow in winter.
If you have no structure try looking for change of bottom type, even with a poor sounder you might be able to pick up changing bottom type in shallower waters.

Yep - mate from work caught 3 snapper about 3 weeks ago off the beach, 6-10lb. I didn't really try closer in today, saw what looked like a big workup way out and burned out to it - but just dolphins cruising around and birds following them. Back of the surf line is probably productive I imagine for gurnard etc.


E: the west coast snapper run seems to be better every year that I'm here

Originally Posted by Wildman

Better fishing than hoki...

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Give me a few trips to suss out some marks and check back on that

e: 5 minutes from home to the ramp...

Originally Posted by gimp

Yep - mate from work caught 3 snapper about 3 weeks ago off the beach, 6-10lb. I didn't really try closer in today, saw what looked like a big workup way out and burned out to it - but just dolphins cruising around and birds following them. Back of the surf line is probably productive I imagine for gurnard etc.

Thats cool, the SI snapper fishery is really starting to recover well.
If he is getting them off the beach in good size like that I would be anchoring and burlying them in in close.....or at least that is what I would try untill I caught too many spiky dogs then I would try something else

I'll have to run a few KY frames through the grinder for berley and give it a crack

Today's best catch from a 67km mission and 11hr on the water, in pretty average conditions. The giant squidwings jig I bought didn't arrive so I just fished a big 2 hook dropper with squid baits, was hoping for a Bluenose but just got shit, red cod and spiny dogs. Water filthy off the coast after the rain over the weekend.

I did see tuna jumping at one point and trolled for an hour with 2 lures out but no luck, any of you ever caught an albacore just casting lures around tuna action?