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Just for fun. While my interest in fishing has temporarily waned in small way, thought I'd just enjoy a day out on the water, taking in the sights and eating fresh fish.
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Mojo lacking at the moment for some reason. Working too hard at actual work I think. Wife persuaded me to go out tomorrow which is a first. Boat locked and loaded. No real plan. Catch a feed. A...

You got a jetski, cool! I had one for 7 years and it was an awesome way to fish.

Even the Northeast going to get fucked at the weekend. Five families have just cancelled our camping/boating trip to Urupukapuka. It's turning in to a tradition, that's three years in a row!

Brilliant, cheers!

Flounder for dinner, very good!

Couple of questions for you experts.

1. Is it necessary to remove the scales? I did because the internet told me to do it, but hardly seemed worth the effort as...

One off the bucket list!

https://i.ibb.co/7nv8Mm2/Fishing-Flounder1.jpg

No bait allowed on my boat unless you are under 12 years old :D

Yes, inchiku.

Took my neighbour, Mike out for a fish yesterday. We had a good day on the snapper, but it was topped off by a good trevally for him. Even better, being a bit old school, he doesn't eat them, so...

Don't discount blue mackerel for eating. Takes seconds to knock the fillets off, then in a hot pan with butter and salt, skin side down. Yum!

Those jigs will work just fine, at least in the upper north island (I can't speak for other areas of the country). You'll be able to catch more or less everything you'd want to catch with them. As...

Probably feeding on krill or something even smaller. They are very hard to catch in this circumstance and bait won't help you. A tiny soft bait or a fly is your best bet, or if you weren't a...

Another nice land based trevally on a soft bait. $80K on a boat was wasted!

https://i.ibb.co/WWxfksn/Fishing-Trevally1.jpg

You, me and every man, woman and child on these island. Good luck!

When you're supposed to be working from home, but birds are diving right in front of your house :D

https://i.ibb.co/HpPWWZM/IMG-8274-2.jpg

Another decent trevally from the beach. 2.7kg, 57cm. Would have been stoked if I'd caught it from the boat.

https://i.ibb.co/xq8dPs5/Fishing-Trevally2.jpg

Octopus on a softbait. Duly barbecued. Better eating than anything with fins.

https://i.ibb.co/3RmgQrN/Fishing-Octopus1.jpg

I made the mistake of gutting right away rather than filleting. When you gut the fish, the black line remains. Either way, the texture wasn't too pleasing. A little mushy. Fun to catch, they fight...

That's interesting. I tried one once. Speared in open ocean. Breaded and fired. Wife and son ate it, I couldn't!

Catching a few now. Started off by accident. Turns out they are not vegetarian, but they are not fish-eaters either. They like eating crustaceans and will hit small "creature" softbaits. Just in case...

Rod 2-4kg
Reel 1000
Braid 6lb
Leader 6 - 10lb

Started off as a sort of combined agi and trout setup, then attempted to catch flounder with it. Failed at that, but picked up other species such...

Yeah, fight like demons on light gear and my household is happy to see them on the dinner plate. Usually raw or cooked in lemon juice. Pan fried when fresh is good too. I would rather catch trevally...

Nice one Shearer. I've been getting a few from the rocks with ultralight lure fishing gear.

https://i.ibb.co/wMtTPyz/Fishing-Trevally1.jpg

It's just good to be out isn't it?! My story from yesterday...

My mate had an issue with his sounder, so he canned the trip and took the boat in to town to get it fixed. He called me a little bit...