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Jeez Stingray, is that spears snapper some code speak or what? Nice fish by the way Dorkus, I’ll look to the letter box for a fillet.
What did you catch it on @stingray?
Large chunk of Kawahia...30 ft deep right up in the gut of Taipare bay ..this is the second one I've got in this bay ...not spot. Never seen one diving here in 20 years ..but here they are , along with some very solid terakhie ..when we got the JD we did live bait a small fish to no avail..as well as ...dear I say it set a soft bait drifting just off the bottom...small cod tore the soft bait to bits the spottie in question remained untouched
80l of 91, quite a few hours, and 2 keeper snaps..(300'ish small ones....).... great day, but not judged on take home fish.
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I did think that snapper in the supermarkets was expensive, I now do not.....
Probably cheaper to drag the waka over to Coromandel. Snapper are going off over there
Not at work is always a plus
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Nice!
Merc 150 3L 4 stroke?
I am just about to embark on a project, I have a 150 4stroke Merc at home and just bought the below to put in front of it...
Then it is after kingies out of Nelson... woohoo.
have not picked it up yet and Son in law is sending me photos of the Tuna Lures he bought today...:D
They are good... mine is 2015 and has been great.... at the moment it has a jet unit and tiller steering and has only had fresh water use.... but luckily I still have the gear case.
Have you posted any photos of your boat... any idea how heavy it may be?...(To help with my fuel estimations) .... with a 10mm plate bottom, this one will not be a light weight boat... but then it now is a few hundred Kgs less than original without the inboard Chev.
Bit of different territory this morning just for a change [emoji3]
Cold hands at low tide but no shortage of enthusiasm !!
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Here's a tip for you fellas... over the years i have heard a few different theories on how to make the cockles spit out sand.
Truth is no amount of soaking will make them 'spit' !! [emoji41] There is no sand on the inside of a cockle it all comes off the outside of the shell when you cook it.
Best method is...rub them vigorously in a sink for a while under running water.
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You should be able to get them pretty clean before steaming them open.
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RESULT...Bloody tasty [emoji106]
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Father & son rod time off Foxton last Friday.
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22 odd Gurns and 3 snaps. Plus few Kawhai and a mullet.
Threw back about 40 spiny dogs and other sharks.
Spent a few hours catching piper in the Tauranga harbor this afternoon. I hear there are a few kingies about too @Gibo?
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Yeah mate, sling one of them out live
Ducked out for a quick arvo dive on Sunday. Some prick was anchored up in my spot so I carried on out to the Hen. Vis was beautiful and water was warm. Managed a snapper on my first dive and a cray on the second.
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I wrote a big long reply but my browser stalled and lost it. Here is the abridged version...
These guys (as with most snapper I shoot) were in less than 10m of water. How deep I dive depends on the target species and methods of the day. For snapper, in shallow with lots of good guts and boulders is the best option - Ideal scenario is 0-10m deep with sun behind and current in face. If burleying, access to deep water and a bit of current is a must, as is a concealed approach.
If targeting weedline fish (tarakihi, john dory, boarfish etc.) then where the weed meets sand in 15-18m is a good depth. I can do that all day... I can work a 25m weed edge but it is hard work and has to be fishy with good vis to be worth the effort.
In the tropics it is not uncommon to do 30m+ when hunting reef species and pelagics (dogtooth tuna mainly) but you can get by in shallower depending on how much fishing pressure there is.
My deepest freedive (purely in pursuit of depth, not for spearfishing) is 55m, but due to the nature of spearfishing you need to build in a considerable safety margin. Also please note I don't do anything over about 15m without a competent buddy watching my back (15m is very conservative for me but please work to your own numbers as what is safe for me will likely kill someone else). Shallow water blackout is a dangerous phenomenon which kills spearos regularly.
I agree with VC....Awesome!!
Maybe you could start a spearos thread on here.
I for one (and im sure many others) would be super keen on reading about peoples experiences, stories, missions etc.
What is 'tight lines' to a spearo... wishing you 'solid hits'[emoji106]
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Lots of rain over the last week and a bit of snow and the estuary is very fresh!
So of course river flounder!.
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What a cold barstard wind there was tonight.... serves me right for T-Shirt and Polar fleece with no windproof layer....been spoilt with the mild weather the last couple of months.
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Icey cold this morning.... lots of weed leaves and plastic in the net.
Average size quite a bit smaller now than the big fellas I was getting a month or two ago but got another 13.
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Cold as a witches tit here this morning.
Go the mighty flounder mutt :)
Fishing was too good yesterday morning. Launched at 0630, fishing by 0700. First three drops with inchiku resulted in three good snapper, maybe 10lb, then a 40cm fish came aboard. Caught in 50 metres and blown, so in the chilly bin they went. Stopped snapper fishing as anything further would have been surplus. Had a jig for kingfish, no takers. Packed up at 0830, back at ramp by 0900. Hate winter, but can't complain about the fishing!
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