Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Fishing today was unplanned. Breakfast, while leaving Mrs in bed, the boy says the weather looks good and water is flat - we should go fishing/boating. I say that's a good idea, and let's eat breakfast.
Fast forward, shopping and now boat in water. Kids drive, all really good.
Daughter caught a few (3+) snapper but no keepers. Wife caught a eel - first for me up here.


Anyway, a great afternoon on the water with the kids and Mrs. (My 5 yo can drive the boat better than the Mrs, it pisses the Mrs hugely, and is a proud point for me! )

Originally Posted by Beaker

Fishing today was unplanned. Breakfast, while leaving Mrs in bed, the boy says the weather looks good and water is flat - we should go fishing/boating. I say that's a good idea, and let's eat breakfast.
Fast forward, shopping and now boat in water. Kids drive, all really good.
Daughter caught a few (3+) snapper but no keepers. Wife caught a eel - first for me up here.


Anyway, a great afternoon on the water with the kids and Mrs. (My 5 yo can drive the boat better than the Mrs, it pisses the Mrs hugely, and is a proud point for me! )

Funny. I watched a young girl (probably 10 or 11 ish) driving her dad around French pass while he was jigging for kingfish in a 12 knot current. He had trained her very well.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Funny. I watched a young girl (probably 10 or 11 ish) driving her dad around French pass while he was jigging for kingfish in a 12 knot current. He had trained her very well.

I hear that man - my daughter wants to drop the anchor at any fish on the screen......

Originally Posted by Shearer

Funny. I watched a young girl (probably 10 or 11 ish) driving her dad around French pass while he was jigging for kingfish in a 12 knot current. He had trained her very well.

My boy can drive both boats ok but he is not big enough to pull start the 8hp yet,knows "kick it ahead" and "Back it up" while I deploy a long-line but isn't at the drive it on the trailer stage yet....maybe in a year or so when he can see over the screen.

I think it is important to train up your kids to be able to drive a boat and find there way back/call for help as early as possible should SHTF.

Got out of okiwi, large swell but cod were on the bite. Chased the carrots but the spikies were hard on the bite, so home early.

Excellent @stingray. Good to hear you've had a break from hockey.

Took the dingy to work so I could set the net straight after work....2.5 hours later and picked it up for 8 nice flounders.



It was bloody cold on the wet hands fangin back in by gps and headlamp.

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Took the Short Arse Smart Barstard...out for a fish today! He must have enjoyed the clam seas, because instead of burbing, farting and losing conscious then chucking legal fish over the side! He was giving me shit from the start to the finish! Calling my (light weightbelt) a FBSD (fat barstard sinking device), catching fish bigger than me and crowing about it! Then scorning me when he asked what kind of shark I had caught when I replied not a spikie mate it was a sharkie shark! He saved up this info and when we got home consulted the fish chart and annoucies gleefully "mate they don't have sharkie sharks on here ...you've discovered a new species"

I should have let the sharkie shark bite the SASB and then he would know what kind of bloody shaaaaark it was! Anyway a great day out heaps of laughs, bugger all fish, shit vis!

Few random photos ..these ones are of the lagoon that has being closed off to the sea for as long as I can rember now after the storms a few months back it's got a inlet channel so we went for a poke about!




Had a great day out

Originally Posted by stingray

Took the Short Arse Smart Barstard...out for a fish today! He must have enjoyed the clam seas, because instead of burbing, farting and losing conscious then chucking legal fish over the side! He was giving me shit from the start to the finish! Calling my (light weightbelt) a FBSD (fat barstard sinking device), catching fish bigger than me and crowing about it! Then scorning me when he asked what kind of shark I had caught when I replied not a spikie mate it was a sharkie shark! He saved up this info and when we got home consulted the fish chart and annoucies gleefully "mate they don't have sharkie sharks on here ...you've discovered a new species"

I should have let the sharkie shark bite the SASB and then he would know what kind of bloody shaaaaark it was! Anyway a great day out heaps of laughs, bugger all fish, shit vis!

Few random photos ..these ones are of the lagoon that has being closed off to the sea for as long as I can rember now after the storms a few months back it's got a inlet channel so we went for a poke about!
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Had a great day out

Should be a good spot for a flounder in there.

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Here and now.....

Livies caught, now picking up crew (bloody late start people.....)

Originally Posted by Beaker

Here and now.....Attachment 90763

Livies caught, now picking up crew (bloody late start people.....)

Good luck.
Forcast shit here


But a little boat waits.



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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Good luck.
Forcast shit here


But a little boat waits.



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It was OK up to about 1 then started to chop up.
I must admit, the hard top makes it much more enjoyable.

Hard fishing though. Plus had a fishing virgin... managed to get him a few and he's stoked.

Originally Posted by Beaker

It was OK up to about 1 then started to chop up.
I must admit, the hard top makes it much more enjoyable.

Hard fishing though. Plus had a fishing virgin... managed to get him a few and he's stoked.

I didnt do very well and I put that down to a 60m net being set blocking 3/4 of the channel in front of my legaly set 40m net blocking less than 1/4 channel as per rules......this will not be allowed to continue......

Anyway...

These two flounder are two different species.






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