Top of the south forum fishing trip.

[veitnamcam]

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[Shearer]

I knew you'd bloody post that photo Now @stingray will give me more shit about fishing with lures.
Here's one of @Munsey his best from Saturday.
PS. Blowing like hell at French Pass today but I'll be back.

[veitnamcam]

I knew you'd bloody post that photo Now @stingray will give me more shit about fishing with lures.
Here's one of @Munsey his best from Saturday.
PS. Blowing like hell at French Pass today but I'll be back.
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Cracker fish cracker photo

[Munsey]

Special thanks To "mrs Stingray " aka Lisa, for the new tyre she got fitted to my rim .

[longrange308]

When’s the next trip?

[stingray]

We'll similar time next.year. a bit sooner if the scallop season happens

[gadgetman]

We'll similar time next.year. a bit sooner if the scallop season happens

gadgette#3 is not here at the moment, but she says she's in.

Was great catching some new species too, things we don't have with the fishing I've done down here. Snaps, Trevs, and even a couple of berley pots.

[Gapped axe]

Finally got to OKIWI AND WHERE IS EVERYBODY. Good day on the water for me as well, bin full of Snapper/Terakihi/ Trevally and a couple of Pink Maomao for Iki Mata. A lot of very big and aggressive Bronzies around today.

[gadgetman]

Finally got to OKIWI AND WHERE IS EVERYBODY. Good day on the water for me as well, bin full of Snapper/Terakihi/ Trevally and a couple of Pink Maomao for Iki Mata. A lot of very big and aggressive Bronzies around today.

Yeah, we saw you out on your SUP as we were leaving. I call fowl though. I don't think there were any fish left for you.

[gadgetman]

Big thanks to @stingray for organising this event and @veitnamcam for getting us onto some fish. An absolutely epic weekend. I must say that stingray must have some friends in very high places to have such amazing weather, sea, fishing and people organised for this event. Having taken note of these connections I was on my very best most polite behaviour.

While we were driving up from Chch on Friday Stingray was on mine sweeping duties ridding the place of sharks and any rubbish fish. He did a fantastic job because the following day when we were soaking sinkers we didn't pull up one rubbish fish.

We followed VC and gadgette#3 out in the morning.



Stingray got right into the fishing with a couple of nice snappers and a rare for this area trev.



VC got gadgette#3 onto her first snapper, along with other species. I'm not sure if VC's ears have recovered yet, but we were buggering off in the other direction and could still hear the excitement over the hum of Mr Yamaha from 200m away, so buzzed on over for a looksie.




I would have taken more photos but we were too busy hauling fish on board until the cooler was full.

Massive thanks to everyone. Good to meet new faces like @Shearer, and his good lady and @madjon_, and catch up with @Munsey again.

[Pengy]

What is there to say, except well done to all . Big effort from the ChCh contingent driving so far while keeping fingers crossed for good weather etc.
Take a bow @stingray
Shearer obviously gets the dunny seat award for the awesome spotty catch.
Next time....I WILL be there to jinx you all

[Pengy]

What is there to say, except well done to all . Big effort from the ChCh contingent driving so far while keeping fingers crossed for good weather etc.
Take a bow @stingray
Shearer obviously gets the dunny seat award for the awesome spotty catch.
Next time....I WILL be there to jinx you all

[Pengy]

That last pic with VC, hands on hips. I can only imagine what he is saying to gadgetman

[gadgetman]

That last pic with VC, hands on hips. I can only imagine what he is saying to gadgetman

He's got that "I wonder what's happening over there gaze."

[Gapped axe]

Who would thought the weather would have been so nice given the start of the week. Awesome