It would be fun getting it up and down your driveway!
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Was today.
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100 % that makes total sense.
Interesting thing is if @Sarvo can't get em in the inner sounds what does that mean? Do they just not go there anymore? Id be interested in peoples thoughts.
@Nick-D you are gunna love that boat [emoji106]
Good purchase, not too dissimilar to mine.
Got a battery in it? You will need a sounder and nav lights. [emoji6]
Hanging front seat works well for me. Nothing flash, holds battery sounder etc.
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@Beaker Looks like good conditions out on the water up there. Good on ya.
I still maintain that a bad days fishing is better than a good day at work [emoji41]
I am sure you will all understand.
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It is an interesting question alright......
Has the inner sounds ever been a great snapper fishing area?...yes I know they have always been caught and traditionally some very large specimens are caught but even back in the 60s-70s Tasman bay was far more prolific than the sounds.
Some good fish were caught up til new year on Marlborough fishing groups but I havent followed much since.
A mate of mine was beach seining the sounds for snapper in the 80s...tho I think that was more outer sounds...will pick whats left of his brains when I next catch up with him.
8am. Cam and I got our two boys out this morning for an outing. It was an idyllic calm morning, one that looked to be the ideal day to be on the water, Cam had talked of heading out and chasing Snapper while the flounder net did its work, but the forecast told stories of wind and choppyness so after the flounder net was deployed we went for a cruise and elected to park up on a remote and deserted beach for a bit as the tide came in, the boys did what boys do dug holes threw stuff, ate stuff. The older boys watched the water and the stingrays coming and going near the shoreline while we gas bagged and waited for a bit of water to come in. Comments were made speculating about the flounder net getting hammered by the rays.
Cam had loaded his sea biscuit in the Tinny Punt and he spent an hour or so towing the boys around in the channel, we only had one body overboard off the biscuit, but what a way to spend the morning. We eventually loaded up and trundled back up the channel to recover the flounder net. One flounder, followed by a stingray, bugger. Then a few more flounder and a couple more stingrays filled the net so a quick retrieve and we were away. 8 eaters and 3-4 Rays so not a huge haul but more than enough for a couple of beaut feeds.
No fish photos but heaps of the boys playing on the sea biscuit.
Thanks for the trip out Cam.
Sounds like a great day out. Nets and longlines are great, it's like a lucky dip to see what you get when your hauling them in.
Whangateau mullet on the smoker.....bloody beautiful !!!!!
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Just an old electrical storage unit with racks added.... simple shit
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Yeah mate.. we have 3 of them... racks came with them....specialty stuff they tossed,... right place right time... the bottom rack has taken a beating,but we have 8 spares
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That’s cheating your fishing today:oh noes:
Had planned to take the ray out from Nelson this morning but with he had a serious case of man flu so I took up my uncles offer instead and joined him and my Dad and my Son in golden bay.
Beach launch didnt quite go to plan and I got wet feet and wet balls but alls well that ends well..
Bit of a swell but bugger all wind.
Fishing was very very good,so much so we were done by 9am and waiting for the tide to drop a bit for retrieval..... luckily we had some beers 😁
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Solid fish! Nothing like a young bloke hooked into a good snap!
Felt like a bag of bones today, sat in the sun and tried to get my life in order!! Need to go fishng
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Awful lot of lures in that photo @stingray???
It was too good not to go out again this morning despite yesterdays slaughter.
Flat calm no wind and nice and overcast we caught 9 in just over an hour and came back in to clean up.
Beautiful one day perfect the next.
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No longlines and no bycatch was an awesome weekend of fishing.
Ahem.... like I said I'm trying to sort my life out ...no more heavy metal! No more master/ soft baiting...no slow jigs ...back to what I know ...bait and a big fucking spear ...get the results you earn! @Shearer
Mum wanted to go fishing today, its her 69th birthday and Dad was committed to the second stage of a 4man golf comp so the responsibility fell to me.
Pretty average conditions with the north easter this morning so the snapper were off the bite as is often the case with the easterly.
There was no chance of the young fella going to daycare while fishing was happening so he came along and proved to be the days champ hooking two kingfish.
This was the first 74cm...so a quick hug and back over the side.
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Its a bloody big fish for a nearly 4 year old to let go i tell ya. It was followed quickly with one of the same length caught buy mum.
During the fight i cut my line as it became tangled in it and we wernt sure of the size at that point. So while re-tying my line i hear a "ziiiiiiing...dad help" and turn to see the young fellas little green rod bent double in the rod holder.
It was a slow patient fight. Ten or so minutes and mostly handled by me but there was no chance this one was getting let go.
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All were caught on baited flasher rigs.
Who says you need a flash rod for kingfish....
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Mum reckons she will never forget it [emoji106]
Now time for some hunting [emoji3]
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Excellent.
Bloody awesome!
That is a cracker fish, well done young fella. You gotta be proud of that Kukuwai
Not tomorrow, not today but last weeks One base. We got 2nd and 3rd place Tuna. man I need a purpose made sashimi knife!
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Look at you getting all chummy with that Sheila Gibo.
Yea - but look at the sign beside her :-)
Well done guys !!
Thats my sister in law uncle. Shes on the committee hence giving prizes and it was also her boat we were on in the comp... yeah rigged for sure ;)
Good stuff Gibo :thumbsup:
Question for ya.....Tuna great fresh and raw....not bad fresh and panfried with some stuff on the outside.
But what do you do with frozen fish or do you smoke all you cant eat fresh and freeze that?