Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Due to a canceled gathering at the Pengys , we were forced to head for okiwi to hunt kings in French pass.

So with VC on the shore swing and my boss away next week whitebaiting, I took a bit of a bulge and sneaked off early …VC arrived with tucker and beer and yarns, we stowed the gear in the mighty Nissan and buggered off to okiwi.

With the southeast puffing we settled down to yarning , visiting folks to gather intel and enjoying a ale or two!

VC out did himself in the kitchen as we salted / peppered and seared and baked a fallow back strap it was to die for…



Up not early and away to F / pass …saw dolphins ,gannets , terns it looked very very promising, got to the pass it wasn’t crazy pumping so I was sure we were on the money, being the only boat there took our time setting up our drift and looking for fish…we had the perfect drift again and again …nothing not a nibble no sign of a bait school or kingi on the sounder …it was a bust! ..

Next plan chuck me over the side and hunt crays off to super secret spot …so secret the crays didn’t know they were supposed to be in the cave..off to never fail spot …you guessed it…shit vis couldn’t find a good rock let alone the crack that holds the bugs…

Back in the boat VC has sorted tea couple of fat blues 40cm plus then adds a couple of carrots and I’m just a bloody spectator!

Home to fill the tank…sea flattens off looks like a perfect day tomorrow! Marked up a few rocks for investigation…Photos to follow Sunday evening…beer o’clock

Originally Posted by stingray

Due to a canceled gathering at the Pengys , we were forced to head for okiwi to hunt kings in French pass.

So with VC on the shore swing and my boss away next week whitebaiting, I took a bit of a bulge and sneaked off early …VC arrived with tucker and beer and yarns, we stowed the gear in the mighty Nissan and buggered off to okiwi.

With the southeast puffing we settled down to yarning , visiting folks to gather intel and enjoying a ale or two!

VC out did himself in the kitchen as we salted / peppered and seared and baked a fallow back strap it was to die for…
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Up not early and away to F / pass …saw dolphins ,gannets , terns it looked very very promising, got to the pass it wasn’t crazy pumping so I was sure we were on the money, being the only boat there took our time setting up our drift and looking for fish…we had the perfect drift again and again …nothing not a nibble no sign of a bait school or kingi on the sounder …it was a bust! ..

Next plan chuck me over the side and hunt crays off to super secret spot …so secret the crays didn’t know they were supposed to be in the cave..off to never fail spot …you guessed it…shit vis couldn’t find a good rock let alone the crack that holds the bugs…

Back in the boat VC has sorted tea couple of fat blues 40cm plus then adds a couple of carrots and I’m just a bloody spectator!

Home to fill the tank…sea flattens off looks like a perfect day tomorrow! Marked up a few rocks for investigation…Photos to follow Sunday evening…beer o’clock

Make the most of Okiwi while you can still get out there.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Make the most of Okiwi while you can still get out there.

Yes.. but I am sure our local ray will get out with a little help from some some friends