Well... here we go again... but.... this time no wind or gale warnings - Saaaweeeeet!
Kicked off out of Gulf Harbour about 4pm friday nite and enjoyed the ambience
on our way out to GB. Slipped into Nagels to check the mail
and collect some baits. Yeah.... these were the go....again and again and .....not a bloody sp in sight - bait fishing is where its at
polished off a few bowls of soup and hit the hay in eager anticipation of the morning shot...
Sunrise....
and on a flat sea it starts..hook up after hook up and a steady stream of our mates thumping tails on the deck..
zzzzzzzz click - ooooooooh....
tap tap tap zzzzzzzz - click......whack...feel the steel!
KOJAK and OF2FISH working the bricks too..... field testing eh boys
our mates....
and the bins begin to fill with fat snapps to 6 kg...
after a wee dry spell and a bit of snapper snooping we swing into a decent work up . Dolphins, whales and gannets doing the thing
and yip... ITS ON!
the boys were happy
even a thoughful look here and there
close those eyes! We dont want to see how red theys is
the day went on and the bins got filled but as the evening starts to set in up turns a frostfish in the melee. We got 2 of these..YUM!
Hows this for a sunset...wicked! Even better when you're there
Back to check the mail and fill up on baits and beer, hit the hay and up early for a prospect out in 75m.
Get out there and its dolphins everywhere but in small pods and sparodic work ups. Really fast moving and not really fishable so we move onto the "traffic jam reef" a quick hello to these dodgy mofos and then it's off to greener pastures after only a couple of 5 kg fish and not much else..
Los toros
Hit the brick with fresh slimies and macks and its on again..
Double hook ups...
triple hook ups....
solid line pulling snapps...with smashed livie hanging out of its gob! Did I mention that bait fishing is where it at
Snapper Candy!
Kick rse whacks in 60m...some had to stopped with the ole "hand drag knob" approach - clamp down on that mutha! Feel the burn!
this was a solid hook up too.....
a few tense moments....zzzzzzzzzzzz thump thump zzzzzzzzzzz oh yeah!
sweeeeet...another line weight fish.
a few other forum members getting on the drift line in shocking conditions.. Hookaman and Jugsta on the good ship Sea Esta
They got a few gooduns too but failed to produce evidence so yet another tall story and a few rounds to fork out
The day wore on and the bins filled.- mmm that is every bin we had filled with good snapps and the odd extra. Species list this trip:
Snapper
Rat Kings
Hapuka
Terahiki
Blue Cod
Frost fish
Parrot Fish
G Daddy Hapuka
and the plethora of reef fish like ya Wrasses, ******* Cod, Scorps etc etc
Nearly home time - we full.
You can't catch em in the office or from the couch - get ya butt out here its going off
I'll post a you tube clip if it ever lets me upload it...hell work up!
Damo - 021 2446346
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