Hi guys I wondered if any of you guys have ever
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[color=#006600]Ajay[/color] wrote:
Don't you think its such a great name!!! Thats what the Yanks call big Amberjacks, Reef Donkeys... I love it.....
But what the hell are you doing up at 4 AM china?!?!?! Say howzit to the family for me!
Don't you think its such a great name!!! Thats what the Yanks call big Amberjacks, Reef Donkeys... I love it.....
But what the hell are you doing up at 4 AM china?!?!?! Say howzit to the family for me!
How you Nepps. Hope youre still strong there pal.
Its a perfect name.Reef Donkeys.What a lag.As for 4 am ...between hunting for my daughters lost cat(successfully --woohooo) and a big pillowfull of insomnia , there was also the not so small matter of a trip to the Canyon on Vixen and a very early start....
Its a perfect name.Reef Donkeys.What a lag.As for 4 am ...between hunting for my daughters lost cat(successfully --woohooo) and a big pillowfull of insomnia , there was also the not so small matter of a trip to the Canyon on Vixen and a very early start....
[color=#006600]Ajay[/color] wrote:
Ah bru thats just plain unfair and rubbing slat deeply into the wound..... I was nearly sympathetic to your Kitten Hunting and insomnia, but those sympathies just flew right out the window!!!:temp:
How was the fishing then mate??!?!?
EDIT - Just saw the report in the Offshore thread.... sounds like another lekker day out there mate, stoked for you guys... was hoping Vixen was gonna be out there, glad to hear you got some good longies..... I'll call ya for a full report on the YFT overrun!!!
Ah bru thats just plain unfair and rubbing slat deeply into the wound..... I was nearly sympathetic to your Kitten Hunting and insomnia, but those sympathies just flew right out the window!!!:temp:
How was the fishing then mate??!?!?
EDIT - Just saw the report in the Offshore thread.... sounds like another lekker day out there mate, stoked for you guys... was hoping Vixen was gonna be out there, glad to hear you got some good longies..... I'll call ya for a full report on the YFT overrun!!!
Laying it on thick with the cat hey!! R cried herself to sleep coz he was gone so when I found him at round 4 am, it was worth it to wake her up and shove him under her duvet. From asleep to laughing in about 5 seconds!!
U must be a bit fried there.U heading up again tonight?? Going to have to get your jigs down soon.....almost full blast yellows season......and you cant get overwinds on a Stella either!
U must be a bit fried there.U heading up again tonight?? Going to have to get your jigs down soon.....almost full blast yellows season......and you cant get overwinds on a Stella either!
A - I can just see the smile on R's face when her kitty was returned!! I bet she ( and you ) were stoked!!!
I was up this past weekend... came back tuesday morning... too much work this weekend to head up again otherwise I would.... I'm chokk-a-block with graft till around the 18th of April.... hopefully there will still be some fish around and I will be able to get out there.... those jobs definintely need to get wet....and if there are good longies around like you guys got, would be a nice warm up for the YFT on jigs... alos means the lighter stick and the Stella 6K can get in on the action....
Hows' Shayamoja's left leg doing?
I was up this past weekend... came back tuesday morning... too much work this weekend to head up again otherwise I would.... I'm chokk-a-block with graft till around the 18th of April.... hopefully there will still be some fish around and I will be able to get out there.... those jobs definintely need to get wet....and if there are good longies around like you guys got, would be a nice warm up for the YFT on jigs... alos means the lighter stick and the Stella 6K can get in on the action....
Hows' Shayamoja's left leg doing?
Looks like youve timed the easing up of work to perfection then.Longies on the small Stella would be perfect in the mood they were in yesterday!
As for the tub its done but sitting in the garden. Going to try 2 morrow to get some bugs down at the Point if all goes according to plan.
As for the tub its done but sitting in the garden. Going to try 2 morrow to get some bugs down at the Point if all goes according to plan.
Oooof .....just having a little looksee what goes on in the waters off the Land of the Long White Cloud ( www.cascade-fishing.co.nz ) more specifically around 3 Kings and White Island .....and the prices are pretty scary!!! Exchange rate of R6.2 to NZ$1 and $450 per person per day plus around $2700 for the boat per day.Its a big tub at around 54 foot for the small one and the exchange rate puts that at about R6000 per man per day if 5 okes go.That makes a 3 or 4 day trip rather big bucks.Lets face it....flying halfway round the world for only 1 or 2 days fishing is doff.What a place to fish tho.Looks absolutely unbelievable. Better start saving some moola.....
I know this is an old topic but thought I'd comment. I'm in the South Island of NZ around the Christchurch area, good surf/land based fishing over the summer months. Lots of Cow Sharks, School Sharks and Short-Tailed Stingrays can be around in big numbers in certain areas and grow to around 200kg. Threshers and Blue sharks are also caught from shore over summer months, some on small baits off a wharf in water less than 4 meters, or by livebait under a balloon.
I would say for better all around fishing the north island is more productive though.
Still planning on a move to NZ?
I would say for better all around fishing the north island is more productive though.
Still planning on a move to NZ?
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Hi Fellas, I lived in Wellington for 2 years. It has a huge natural harbour on the east and is surrounded with ocean on all sides except north. No kiwi lives further than 80km from the sea...They are blessed.
These guys are huge on chum. You buy it at every garage in rolls like polony. For them the rule is chum before you fish. The picks you see are great and these are out there. There was a charter that ran out of Wellies for $90 a shot. This will take you into the straight between the islands into waters around 200m with some spectacular drop offs. You would bait up a squaddy and a huge weight and drop the line to the bottom. When it is down you would lift it about 10m. Not long and you'll be on with a bass or hapuka (well it looks like a bass, but weighs from 10kg up...very good eating). Hard work. They come up with open mouths and it is like lifting a trash can from those depths. Take 2 or 3 of these a day and you will know about it the next. I saw a kiwi bird real up a double hookup. Took her 45 minutes, but she did it.
I would agree with Nepptune, get a allum (kiwis are big on allum) boat with a small motor and get out. Ensure you have a good fish finder and GPS. The coast line is not friendly and running ashore or striking rocks could be fatal.
They have a fish called the Kawai (Not sure about the spelling). It is like our shad without teeth, but behaves the same. Quite aggresive, my word, what a fighter. It is airborne most of the time. On light gear, you will not find a bigger thrill than catching these guys. Alcocks in PE makes a spoon for shad that I tried there and the Kawai could not resist the action. Another species that is great are the snappers. They are deeper built with a orange/red color. Watch those teeth. They are bank and reef fish and are exceptional eating - almost like crayfish. The trout fishing is out of this world. You can work any stream and you'll take a trout. The rules are the rules...they are not suggestions. Do not break them and you'll have boundless pleasurefull fishing hours.
I envy you - good luck, mate.
These guys are huge on chum. You buy it at every garage in rolls like polony. For them the rule is chum before you fish. The picks you see are great and these are out there. There was a charter that ran out of Wellies for $90 a shot. This will take you into the straight between the islands into waters around 200m with some spectacular drop offs. You would bait up a squaddy and a huge weight and drop the line to the bottom. When it is down you would lift it about 10m. Not long and you'll be on with a bass or hapuka (well it looks like a bass, but weighs from 10kg up...very good eating). Hard work. They come up with open mouths and it is like lifting a trash can from those depths. Take 2 or 3 of these a day and you will know about it the next. I saw a kiwi bird real up a double hookup. Took her 45 minutes, but she did it.
I would agree with Nepptune, get a allum (kiwis are big on allum) boat with a small motor and get out. Ensure you have a good fish finder and GPS. The coast line is not friendly and running ashore or striking rocks could be fatal.
They have a fish called the Kawai (Not sure about the spelling). It is like our shad without teeth, but behaves the same. Quite aggresive, my word, what a fighter. It is airborne most of the time. On light gear, you will not find a bigger thrill than catching these guys. Alcocks in PE makes a spoon for shad that I tried there and the Kawai could not resist the action. Another species that is great are the snappers. They are deeper built with a orange/red color. Watch those teeth. They are bank and reef fish and are exceptional eating - almost like crayfish. The trout fishing is out of this world. You can work any stream and you'll take a trout. The rules are the rules...they are not suggestions. Do not break them and you'll have boundless pleasurefull fishing hours.
I envy you - good luck, mate.