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"only got one short" LOL
Yep, you weren't there.... could have been twoQuote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
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Huge thanks to you all, a great adventure, and a bit of success! Thanks for being the guys you are, made it an epic but freezing afternoon ...let’s do it again because its just a bloody good fun!
I do the same with tuatuas.. cockels just need a really good wash/scrub on the outside to get any grit off but it sure cant hurt to leave them overnight in some water as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by rugerman
ehh what???? driftwood fire on beach,bit of old corrigated iron and they pop open and get scoffed quicksmart....
mussels were placed in shallow pan and as soon as they all opened,out came the bread n butter....oh shite its been years since Ive had fresh mussel sammy..... Stewart Island in September....MUST REMEMBER to put in 3 loaves of thick white bread and 2lb of butter.....I can see me putting on weight over the week LOL.
Us peasants up here are not allowed to light fires on beaches or at home so have to settle with putting them in a pan on the hob with a spash of water a knob of butter and a spoonful of garlic paste .Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
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I spos you could chuck some sand in there for authentic texture if you wanted:thumbsup:
Ripped off mate they all look empty :D
Sounds pretty yum
Yea I'd scoffed em by the time I thought to take a photo:drool::yum:Quote:
Originally Posted by rugerman
now THAT would be an intersting one to see in a court room...a native KIWI eating kaimoana in a traditional manner on beach...... I remember being told of my late auntie,lovely Maori lady married to Dads brother, wonderful lady sadly missed,she was eating shellfish on beach and ranger came along and told her she couldnt....I can almost picture her looking down nose in cheeky manner and telling him politely to leave her alone.
reminds me of floundering with set nets at Kawhia as a kid...Ada had brought her own nets this day,Dad made comment to her he thought her net was a bit longer then usual or legal "Well Jim,actually both nets are longer than legal,and they are joined together" LOL She was wonderful character and all thier children were talented at catching sea fish,
I rememebr the adults heading out at night in the old clinker built whaler after snapper...one night they came back with some HUGE fish,would be in the 20lb class, the teenage boys had hands ripped to shreds,the adults would hook fish on handlines and the cousins would haul them in. happy memories of a simpler time,would have been mid to late 70s when we had family holidays at kerikeri.
With regard to cockles...All the sand is on the outside of the shell. Best thing to do is agitate them aggressively with your hands in the sink several times while changing the water.Quote:
Originally Posted by rugerman
That way when you steam them the outside of the shell is free of sand so you end up with very little grit. [emoji106]
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Unfortunatly Miky while I consider myself a native Kiwi the government and courts dont recognise my heritage as anything other than something to be taxed.
you can be NGATI KIWI bro.....any time you want to join .....Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
sitting beside me...they can go and take running jump,If I want a feed of shellfish,I shall jolly well have a feed of shellfish.pity they are a bit thin on the ground around here and water quality isnt so flash where there are some in reach.
Paying the taxes
That's some slashing. Any ideas what hit them
Coutta,big buggersQuote:
Originally Posted by rugerman
They seem hard to avoid this time of year.Quote:
Originally Posted by madjon_
Great to see you out fishin @madjon , even better to see a brim in the bin at this time of year..VC reckons there is now a resident population in Tasman bay. That one looks the same type of brim as ours last winter 2020, but a cm or 2 longer..which I really hope it is.
Folks got onto a school of the same , north of you ..kept a couple of little delicious brim then moved off to chase carrots.
Interesting that this is our hardest winter , frost wise that I seen in 10 years but the fishery is producing .
You chuck sparkly things , the southern sail fish will reap , rape , eat ,Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Ohhhhhh your a LURE purest ...please continue to feed and return carefully they are local species ...they are protected by the way , locally endangered , please release them carefully.....cheers CLM ...coutta lives matter,
Epic day today winter fishing off Durville Island. Landed some huge kingies. My thermals from @Sarvo worked a treat in sunny but crisp conditions
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You should go see a doc. I reckon you have a touch of yellow fever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Strummer
That's a bugger because they make great snapper bait.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by stingray
Yeah I caught one on the Kontiki a few years ago and used it as bait. Caught a few snapper with it. I had heard that one of the Barracuda types could have worms in the flesh ?
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Originally Posted by Shearer
Yeah. I hear they can do around the gut cavity although I have never seen it. Supposed to be good eating. Sold as Snoek in the supermarkets.Quote:
Originally Posted by rugerman
https://www.sanford.co.nz/our-seafoo.../barracouta-1/
The barracouta I've filleted for bait have been riddled with worms the size of thick noodles throughout the flesh. One day, we gutted one as soon as it came aboard, assuming the worms were in the gut and migrated out once the fish was dead. It didn't make any difference. I've seen similar worms in frost fish and sadly, slender tuna.
Only at certain times of year/areas/depths.Quote:
Originally Posted by berg243
Re the southern sail fish I will never forget one night/morning being woken by the factory manager to go set up the machines to fillet the sliver snakes.
At the time on that vessel there was quite a practical joke culture onboard so I figured he was taking the piss and tried to go back to sleep....a few mins later skipper in my ear on the intercom in my cabin ....no not a joke got 30 tonne of it and the aussie fish and chip market love it.
An hour or two in the factory tuning and the silver serpents are flying threw the machines....fresh clean fillets on white belts under artificial light show up the parasite like you wouldn't believe......most of this bag appear to be more worm than flesh!!!!
This is/was the first time the company has ever filleted them at sea.....cudos to the skipper and company for not dumping to fishmeal and finding a market but I would have to be literally starving to eat that shit.
Barometer rising! Daughter ringing! Windty saying pack your gear...
All the signs are saying fishing time !
My late father-in-law laws Barometer..a lovely gift from him upon his passing! Going fishing Pete!
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I can finally post in this thread, booked a charter, leaving at 07.00 from Mana tomorrow with 14 family and friends, it looks like it’s going to be a cracker.
Hopefully I’ll have some pictures worth posting tomorrow night.
James
Good luck @2post
We have the kids comp tomorrow so hoping for some luck for the youngsters too
Big tides always my favorite.
Go well everyone on the full moon.
I'll be working but hope to make up for it later in the year.
Looks like another hard day in the mines Stingray :)
Can't do much better than snaps and carrots :thumbsup:
Sorry story and photos just don’t work...
out at gentleman hours trying avoid slack water and no current, seems winter tides even with the full moon pull, run late but hard through the middle of the ebb, so we looked at heading to the Island but a very slow but deep roll, along side watching the boats ahead of us punching saw me choosing to go with short run down the coast to a carrot patch, with no current and the sun on our backs we kept the burley on board. Keels (my daughter) set to bashing a few cod out on a flat bottom, whilst I enjoyed the pleasure of sorting through the spikey dog population.....so went with a trusted forum member info and tied on shiny stuff , well after feeding 2 dozen beers worth of lures to the local snake population ( I cursed @Shearer again) and returned to bait.
A hint of current and some pellets chucked over ..bang a very fisity carrot , no wait it’s a BRIM , keels cannot believe it and calls foul play, so down with the burley and out with the pilchards ...shark bloody city!
After re rigging and dealing with a dozen or so spikes I admit defeat, went to the northern entrance sandy and shallow ...more bloody small cod! Moved again to the old scallop bed round down , gutted fish and had lunch..keels set to slaying a handful of carrots ...bless her!
She didn’t crow about it much at all.
Home to catch the tide and clean the boat and fish in the sun and warmth. Every trip is a learning ..( don’t buy $20 lures ). Looked around for flounder dragging spots at the low , honestly not as many as I thought but crew keen for a summer bash!
Interestingly no Ray's or mullet at the wharf ..dropped frames waited and waited no one home ..got fuel at the shop ..good brim being caught in the bay before the last weather pattern ..nice you hear , cod and sharks full of squat lobster , carrots in the sand all stuffed full of small paddle crabs
@2post how did you guys go ?
Was a great day for the kids!
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We had a great day. 5 groper, dozen Terakihi, one blue cod.Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
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When those groper heads are cooked I might post in the dinner thread but that's dinner for us tonight.
We used Rolfe from Wellington Charters. I'll be asking him again��
Ah @stingray. Yee of little faith.Quote:
Originally Posted by stingray
Went for a little explore out Queen Charlotte today to christen a mates new boat (470 Senator). On his insistence we bought some bait before we headed out from Waikawa into the heavy fog. The continual tooting of the Ferries fog horns was a bit disconcerting when you couldn't actually see them (or any of the other numerous boats out there) so we ended up finding some structure we could drift over out of their way to see what was there. First 4 drops and three different species and although not big fish, that spot kept us entertained until the fog finally lifted and we headed further out the Sound. The little boat sucked up the rough stuff pleasing the owner no end. So much so that he seemed to search out the most turbulent water he could find.
The initial plan was to go after a Puka but due conditions we stayed a bit closer in and ended up bobbing around off Cape Jackson. We got a few good fish (one particularly large cod) and had a ball with the large Kahawai hunting the area.
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A good day out and a successful first run for the boat.
As a foot note. The packet of bait was not opened:)
Wicked ...a great day for all .. @Gibo , the smile says it all , may you enjoy many more years of those...keels is 25 and still smiles just like that lifting a fish on board.
She will tie her own hooks on in a emergency...like when the fish are biting...... But likes dad to do it because .....he’s dad.
That’s big water out that way , if you would have opened the bait packet you would still be filleting fish , guess you guys are purists. Saving the fish one lure at a time . All respect and admiration to ya!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
Bugger that driving around in the fog ...done it once, and after the incident at okiwi no thank you...great cod great to see you fishing.
@Gibo great to see young kids catching something. My nephew cought the first fish and being a groper was something he won't forget. Last time we went out he caught a good size kingfish, he reminds his dad everytime he comes back from fishing that they aren't as big as the one I cought eh dad.
