Banks Peninsula
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Category: Diving
Forum Name: Spearo's Corner
Forum Description: Free-divers & spearos chat about their sport
URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47841
Printed Date: 10 Jun 2026 at 12:50am
Topic: Banks Peninsula
Posted By: DaveSnake
Subject: Banks Peninsula
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 7:36am
| Hey, I'm thinking of heading out Banks Peninsula ways this weekend. Anyone got any advice on where to start. I was thinking of having a look at or near Le Bons Bay. |
Replies:
Posted By: R Jack
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 8:07am
| boat or shorey? |
Posted By: bluefox_13
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 9:27am
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Get some practice in at home before you go out.... But on a blindfold, load your gun and wander round your house. should be pretty similar to the conditions your likely to experience.... ------------- Yes its cold... no I dont care that you feel the cold easily... no we can't get out.... |
Posted By: DaveSnake
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 5:10pm
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Yeah just a shore dive R Jack. I'm being optimistic about vis bluefox
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Posted By: R Jack
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 5:17pm
| vis might be right on sunday. will be better early on next week. Paul B might have some good shore dive spots for you, I'm normally in my tin machine (15HP of pure mayhem). |
Posted By: Besty.
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 5:50pm
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Dave you snake, you've got a few easterly winds this weekend so you're prob not all that flash for lebons. I've shore dived hickory, easy walk down to the beach, maybe about 5 minutes, perhaps 10. Dived the right side and bumped into butters and paua. Odd big moki and plenty of small ones around. Haven't crayed that right side but have via boat on the left. Ideally you are hanging out for those W or NW winds that should be hitting chch nowish. |
Posted By: felixx
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 5:53pm
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Dave, I will slip thet knife in the letterbox for you..
Do you want a sheath too?
G ------------- Originally posted by TG LMAO felixx, you a sick puppy! hehe |
Posted By: Besty.
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 5:53pm
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keep a body board in the car - just go with water ever is happening would be a decent plan. |
Posted By: DaveSnake
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 6:02pm
Been checking out the swell map. Expecting a NW on Saturday, will probably be looking at heading out on Sunday. Cheers for the advice!
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Paul B wrote:Posted By: R Jack
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 6:10pm
| yeah mate sunday should be good. I'm going out then as well, if the dive buddy pikes on me there might be a spot in the tin machine :) he's umming and ahing at the moment, will let you know if he bails. |
Posted By: DaveSnake
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 7:08pm
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Sounds good. Keep me posted
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Posted By: R Jack
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2009 at 10:10am
| sorry, he seems keen. I'm mildly gutted because last time he came out we spent AGES trying to get him equalising and so on. another time! |
Posted By: DaveSnake
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2009 at 11:16am
| No worries mate. Might try Hickory on Sunday then. |
Posted By: felixx
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2009 at 9:15pm
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good luck Dave...
That knife is still in the letterbox for you ------------- Originally posted by TG LMAO felixx, you a sick puppy! hehe |
Posted By: DaveSnake
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 6:57pm
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SIGH!! After putting a reasonable dent in my whiskey collection last night it was a late start. Convinced myself it was all part of my master plan! Packed the car with my dive gear and strapped in the missus and the dog for good measure and it was off to Hickory Bay. decending the gravel rd to the bay I was excited to see the sunshining on some dark blue water. Got to the car park and wtf? Dogs not allowed on this beach signs all over the place. Damn. After a bit of swearing decided I'd drive around to the next bay and have a look at that. So down to Le Bons Bay. No anti K9 signs so suited up and jumped in.... Shoulda stayed at home. If I squinted real hard I could just make out the flopper on the end of my spear. Oh well maybe I could get a feed of paua. There are thousands of paua at Le Bons bay, too bad they are ALL undersize! The biggest one I found was about 3mm under and I was tempted, but after a brief wrestle with my conscience decided to let them lie and learn my lesson. The question I have is how fast do paua grow?
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Posted By: R Jack
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 10:36pm
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my biologist mate says they grow slower and not as big around banks, something in the water? I asked him if he was talking **** and he said no, seriously. not sure how reliable that is though... I went in from peraki, got some good crays. vis a milky 3 at the start of the day, 4-5 at the end. loads of big blue moki cruising around for some reason, but I didn't bother shooting any. loads of dolphins around as well, didn't shoot them either. |