Little Mac Slays a 30! Mokau.

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    Posted: 30 Sep 2014 at 10:47pm
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Hi all Been a few weeks of rotten weather on the westcoast here in Mokau.

With daylight saving started i can be home from work at 4 pm and all lines out by 4.30 pm. Looked good at lunchtime so geared up, zoomed home after work, quick feed, chucked 20 thawed out Kahawhai fillets in the icy tec and i was away! Wasn't a flash launch off beach, took one wave making my big installed skuppers work overtime! Was a little bit of a swell running so fished one of my close in spots.

First hour nothing then ever so slightly a drag starting clicking until it increased to line peeling off! Gave it the brakes and hooked up on a good snapper. Played it to net a nice fat fish close to 20 lbs. Another hour or so passed and as there wasn't much action freshened up baits to whole fillet and a half just hanging from bottom hook. Lay accross boat on me tiny seats with legs hanging over side just watching straylines as i often do.

Within five minutes of bait change, A freight train hit!!! My term for a real big snap! The line was flying off the reel. I sprung up from lying down grabbed rod still screaming out and struck! over it went big bend time for action. About an 8-10 minute play to net. I was picking it for a mid 20 lb fish, but when i saw it coming up knew it was alot bigger!! high fived myself, adrenaline pumping took a few minutes to organise the boat. Rods everywhere big snap going ape in net. i only have about a metre between seats to do everything.

After it was dead got the measurer out for photo's! its a beauty 89 cm long. Showed a few people on way home and by the time i got photo's light was fading and they are not that flash. Iv'e got budgie scales, have included a few shots showing weight as well as me holding fish. If they up over fourteen, fifteen kg weigh em on calibrated scales as ive caught a few now that weight. No mount for the fish just sharing it round after getting cold smoked.





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Nice fish. Wounder how many of these big boys are left its a shame not to see more going back
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I was looking out the window this morning at work in NP Geoff, and I actually had the thought - the weathers damn good, wonder how many 20lbers Geoff from Mokau will catch today... Well done, awesome fish
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Originally posted by dirty hooker dirty hooker wrote:

Nice fish. Wounder how many of these big boys are left its a shame not to see more going back
Dirty Hooker, Most of my fishing i do solo and trying to photo a big fish on measurer is almost impossible to do successfully for them to survive on your own. When theres two in me boat i release alot back most over 20 lbs as a lot of my previous posts show. I have even released a thirty pounder when fishing with my brother a few years ago. The Naki is a special place for big snaps, believe me there are alot. Before snapper Quota was introduced a friend of mine was skipper on a trawler. He use to do shots off mokau and fill the net with huge snaps, Dozens over 30 lbs. 
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Nice fish and well done, could be a winning fish too... Good to see you put most of them big buggers back. Clap
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WOW what a horse of a fish, I'm still chasing my 20lb+ fish......this summer
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Mokau and Geoff does it all again..!!!
Well done
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nice one mate! good report too.
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Relentlessly awesome. Beautiful fish!
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Your living the dream, go get some more!!!
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Fat as that one, great fish!
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Well done Geoff.  I've been known to lie down on the benches of my 12 footer.  Tis a grand way to keep an eye on the rods and gather strength for the coming fight.  Thanked.
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Originally posted by dirty hooker dirty hooker wrote:

Nice fish. Wounder how many of these big boys are left its a shame not to see more going back


Probably a lot more than there are people who can catch them I'd say.

Great fish Geoff, doing it again!
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Geoff this time I have wet myself - wow! Like the high side Mac you have.
I have been keeping an eye out on Manukau Bar but window supposedly today did not eventuate - pretty average out there you did well getting out. Biggest I have caught is a 20 pounder in July.
Good fishing trip nothing breaks, great trip catch fish.
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Nice fish!
 
It's ok to keep your pb I think.
 
My boat rule is when someone catches a pb over 20lb they can keep it one time.
 
After that everything big they catch must go back even if it's bigger and that is for any trip with me for life unless the fish is killed on the hook.
 
People buy into it just fine so far.
 
 
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Well done Geoff. That's an epic fish
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Awesome fish Geoff well doneClap
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Well done Geoff
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Nice fish, only time till you beat that 88.5cm target in the comp.

My only rule is if you keep it you must use it.
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