Thread: Snapper rig and advice for Kenepuru area

We caught a few panny's from shore. Nothing flash but better than pulling my pud.
A lot of rays around and they trash a bit of gear.
Back on the coast now. Sick of fishing, time too do some hunting.
While feeling sorry for myself up there I got a pxt from a cobber in Haast with a 6.7kg snap he caught around New Plymouth just to rub it in.
So while I didn't have the mechanical problems you had D I made up for it with incompetence Ha Ha


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If it makes ya feel any better we did 110nm looking for Tuna all around Tasman Bay on Sat for 5 Barries and 1 rat king. Left Nelson 0400 Right up to top Western Edge Durville then Straight across to Able Tasman and Back to Nelson and various places in between. Long day for Nought

Last weekend I got my limit but then hooked this anchor with mine...



this weekend we had larger tides and the swirl made it hard to sit where we wanted, my son was getting cold and hungry before the tide was right we just got a kahawai, was starting to loose baits but I pulled the pin to keep Michael happy.... then spent the next 30 min + getting the anchor up

Caught another anchor again (as mentioned earlier)



bigger and more rope



so I have plenty of spares now... Just wish those that lost there anchors new how to pull them when stuck and there is no way there should have been that much rope down there, You want the rope as short as possible before try to motor it out....

I don't know if I want to anchor there again....

Originally Posted by mikee

If it makes ya feel any better we did 110nm looking for Tuna all around Tasman Bay on Sat for 5 Barries and 1 rat king. Left Nelson 0400 Right up to top Western Edge Durville then Straight across to Able Tasman and Back to Nelson and various places in between. Long day for Nought

Done plenty of tuna with a mate in Haast. Somedays it seemed everyone else was nailing them and we couldn't catch a cold.
It would be safe to say Mike that I wouldn't stand up to your ankles as a fisherman but I love getting out there with the kids.
They haven't stopped talking about the fish they caught to anyone that will listen.

D you will have to start selling them anchors..... Lol


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I would much rather take kids fishing and make sure they enjoy themselves, than fish myself.
We don't have any nor planning too (I'm too old to be a dad now) so I have to make do with Nephews, Nieces, neighbours kids etc
Lot of kids today never get the chances we did to get outdoors and so I like to do my bit and pay it forward.

My boy getting his first snap was worth the trip tbh.
He will be unbearable when he tips over a deer Ha Ha


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That sounds like a shitload of fuel Mikee !

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

That sounds like a shitload of fuel Mikee !

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Nah not too bad, Only about 110-120l, Best economy at cruise is 1.6km to litre. I suppose it seams a lot but I like to fish and oars don't appeal to me!!! Split between the 3 of us was not too painful.
Not my boat this time, I would have used more cause 4 smokes are lots less thirsty at trolling speeds than my old school 2 smoke. We both have the same fuel economy at 30mph cruise but not at 7 knots trolling where my boat/motor uses about twice the fuel
Just waiting for water to clear along BBank now then watch out kingi's

What did he catch it on

Originally Posted by mikee

If it makes ya feel any better we did 110nm looking for Tuna all around Tasman Bay on Sat for 5 Barries and 1 rat king. Left Nelson 0400 Right up to top Western Edge Durville then Straight across to Able Tasman and Back to Nelson and various places in between. Long day for Nought

bloody hell thats a huge day.. how close in was the blue water?

Gonna be a while before its close in again with this downpour we are having

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