Has anyone been out lately? Saturday looking ok weather wise.

Has anyone been out recently?

Juan night only wrote: Went out this morning, was a good swell at manu which made launching fun to watch, that wall is absolute rubbish! went to 30m as that was the latest intel I had from the day before. Dropped the pick and instant hookup into a couple of 10lb's...............and then that was it. The rest of the day went like this, shark shark shark shark shark GURRNARD shark shark shark shark MAKO kahawai.....you get the idea. Ended up with 2 snaps, 3 carrots, 7 kahawai. Fished 30 -40, brother inlaw was out too and he went from 30 - 50 and did about the same. Still a beauty day on the water.

Started at 42m due west for a couple of snap & gurnard. Heaps of big KY. Moved into 30 off Carters and onto gurnard. Ended up with 24 gurnard & 8 snapper. Could have loaded the boat with KY. Sounded like in closer 20-23m was where the snapper were

Skippies at 24m and marlin at 34m - typical west coast day. Out over a foggy bar at 8am. The sounder was cluttered with fish from the bar all the way out. Stopped at 24m as couldn't keep ignoring the sign on the finder. Not a bite grrr but noticed surface fish I picked for kawhais. Only had some tensile lures. Out they went and double skippie hook up landing one. 6kg models ! Nice. Decided to head out deeper as plenty of boats screaming past and picked up another skippie at 30m from a double hook up. Parked up at the 36m and got gurnard, smooth hound shark, and a few snapper. Then looking back to 34m at an explosion of white water and watched a very large marlin free jumping 6-8 times. Don't known if possible but it looked like a blue and it was smashing the skippie school we picked ours up from. No lures as planned a bottom bounce session. Buzzing from the show we continued fishing when we were surrounded by skippies. We continued bottom bouncing and started getting bites again when my mate pointed to a large shape screaming past the boat. This was a strippy and within seconds the skippie school vanished. Landed a double skippie hook up and past Dolphins on way back to bar as we buzzed on the day we had Boat on trailer at 1pm. Beer in hand watch cricket with sesame rolled and seared tuna and kawhai sushi. Life is good.

Must of been a black!!!

Went out of Manu bay today. Shot straight out West to 40m and caught absolutely nothing. Shot out a bit further to 50m and caught 7 fat pannies from 32 to 44cm, and 4 fat gurnard. Also got a couple of huge kawahai. Was a good day but a bit rough further out. Where has everyone else been getting snapper?

Out yesterday north of Carter's in 10-12m ,lots of sign thought we would try softbaiting drifting out with the easterly wind.
Gave it a good go but came up empty so dropped the pick and got a burley going.
Was slow to start with but snaps came on with the tide and was a good few hours with fish up to 69cm amongst a hand full of carrots and KY.
Not too much issues with sharks and the sea got nicer as the day went on and made for a nice bar crossing just after low tide..A great day😀

I was out Friday last week,1st day of the fish city comp, 10ms off mussel rock on the sand burley in bak towards the bar on the in coming.3 hours 30 snaps over 35cm biggest 8lb heaps around 3 ,4 lb,no comp winners ha ha

Popped out yesterday over a snotty ongoing bar. Tried close and nothing. Moved 30m and slowly picked up 7 snapper and a couple of gurnard. Boat at the ramp fished 30m also and did ok with a nice 68cm snap. Weather glassed out and nice run back in. Great day in the water.