Tauranga Harbour was seething with Kingfish this morning. Me and some mates got onto 5 landed all up and a few escapees. Got a real sweet slash from a treble that pulled down my finger too just as a bonus :D
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Tauranga Harbour was seething with Kingfish this morning. Me and some mates got onto 5 landed all up and a few escapees. Got a real sweet slash from a treble that pulled down my finger too just as a bonus :D
I’m expecting a ring next time you go [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
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You would have thought aye mate[emoji4]Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudattack
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Or at least photos. ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny
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I was by my phone all morning just waiting
I got there at 4:30, you fullas would still be snoring :D
I guess that explains the lack of photos too Gibo....Too dark [emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
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My one from yesterday, let it go after it tuned me up with the treble hook :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
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Dudes first this morning, engulfed the lure. Small but legal so he took it for a feed. I lost one at my feet and also had a hit from a horse that left a huge hole but not hook up
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or just finishing work
Another smaller one landed this morning. Again pulled the hooks on a good one, oh well keeps ya going back
Better one this morning
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I like the built in drainage holesQuote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Beautiful conditionshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...692d9d8287.jpg
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I’ve caught heaps on the pink mack riptide Cam. Good lure and easy to swim �� good luck
Gave it a thrash with no follows but the water temps have dropped back with the last lot of rain so they may not be in residence ATM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Getting good distance on the cast but a few big barstard wind knots.....need to pull some line and retie leader so line is spilling off the top of the spool instead of the bottom.
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First time out in a while, nice fish came and smoked the lure, dropped him then he jumped straight back on ;) released to give someone else some fun :D
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Nice mate[emoji106] I’m out there tonight or first light tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Had a goody two days back but unfortunately mr Shark took his fair share. Still tasted good smoked up.
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Same lure @Gibo?
Cancel that I can now see the light...
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You been smashin it from shore lately :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Right time of year for top water here but just got too much shit on like making a boat trailer.
Hard work today, fishing over the low always is. Managed a midget. Still, havnt had a day without a catch for some time so thats a plus
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Bugger....I will be fishing the outgoing to low in the morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Was its name Phil, or Dundee ?Quote:
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Any luck Cam?Quote:
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Tim was his nameQuote:
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Lots of it but mostly bad :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Na got up early cooked B and E for breky then started loading up the ute which i wanted to do last night but the wife wanted to take it to her freinds place and too late by time she got home.....so Joe Arrived and we took his ute so swapped gear over and I ended up leaving the most important tackle box at home full of kingi stuff :oh noes:
Anyway spot was not quite what i remembered from when i was a kid and couldnt walk the coast till low tide anyway.
Will chalk that one up as experience:thumbsup:
Awesome sunrise tho.
This mornings effort. First ever king. Stickbaiting workups from a kayak.
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Well done!
Awesome! that would have towed you around a bit?
Looks like it made your toes curl full stop:o
Yeah got a decent tow!! Toes normally curl during extreme pleasures right???
If anyone looking for a setup i have a saltist demon blood and spheros 1400fb not being used
So you guys in the know which one should I go for. Both good deals.
This one has 80lb braid, 15kg drag but extra heavy / casting weight 150 - 300gm rod
https://www.smartmarine.co.nz/produc...-802xh-j-braid
This one has 50lb braid, 10kg drag & a lighter rated rod at 60 - 100gms
https://www.smartmarine.co.nz/produc...92h-sj-x4-50lb
I've going to the 3 Kings so leaning towards the heavier set, but am concerned the heavier rod will be a bit stiff to give stick baits the action they need.
I use a 6500 and PE8 rod, I don't target small kingis so I try to be prepared for a horse, targeting big ones and catching big ones is a different thing.
For the Kings, definitely the heavy set.
60-100gram sticks and poppers are the best size for kings imo anyway
Cheers, the big one it is then.
I have a diawa monstermesh rod and it seems to work lures around the 100 range really well.
what lures do you have or plan to get?
I've ordered a bunch, black magic stick baits and others. I'll post when they arrive. We re going on a charter but they don't supply top water tackle.
Mate.....The strangest lure I’ve seen is a fork....just outside the entrance to there Barrier(little)......2 weeks ago,we see about 3 boil-ups going on....my mate throws the fork (slightly bent ove the side with hook)....about 60 meters of line out,skirt the edge off the boil up then straight through it......3 try’s,3 kingi,s.......blew me away...a FORK!!
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So far I have:
https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/poppe...pro-lure-78094
https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/poppe...g-chrome-50000
https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/stick...blue-mac-78959
https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/stick...0mm-mahi-78960
https://www.smartmarine.co.nz/produc...m-111g-sardine
No forks as yet?
All good, havnt tried any of those. The old Nomad riptide are a good mid price lure.
