The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Thornton Beach BOP https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:20:55 +0000 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:14:42 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=26840 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Thornton Beach BOP : Cheers Boys, the wind was blowing...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26840&PID=370028&title=thornton-beach-bop#370028 Author: Voodoo1
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Posted: 11 Feb 2008 at 11:14am

Cheers Boys, the wind was blowing in from the nor west so it was pretty windy during the day but the Kahawai ran about 1pm on Sat arvo and we got a couple on the spinners, plus we drank a sh*t load of bear and rum so all in all a good weekend.
 
thanks for the info
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Posted: 08 Feb 2008 at 11:48pm

There always seemed to be a fair few people spining at athe river mth.
If you have a 4x4 theres a good track along the top of the dunes.
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Posted: 08 Feb 2008 at 8:19pm

Not by the river mouth for snapper, maybe up the beach a little............... Silver hex lure works well]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:19:53 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26840&PID=369159&title=thornton-beach-bop#369159 <![CDATA[Thornton Beach BOP : Ive heard of guys spinning at...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26840&PID=369150&title=thornton-beach-bop#369150 Author: Milkey
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Posted: 08 Feb 2008 at 8:05pm

Ive heard of guys spinning at the river mouth with a silver lure. Is this the most productive method? Would be mean to get a couple of KY and then chuck out some KY bait later on for snaps. ]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:05:56 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26840&PID=369150&title=thornton-beach-bop#369150 <![CDATA[Thornton Beach BOP : Stayed there a week ago! lots...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26840&PID=368739&title=thornton-beach-bop#368739 Author: Kiwicaster
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Posted: 07 Feb 2008 at 8:52pm

Stayed there a week ago! lots of kahawai in the area but mainly small sized ones there were a few snaps caught of the beach by surfcasters and a few more by kite / kontiki fishers.
The standard rig seems to be a running rig but I was using a clipped down pully rig and that worked.
During the day kahawai will be the main catch but its worth getting one our two for snapper baits at night.
Mainly sand out there but check that cross current is not howling as it was a few nights we were there could only just get a 6oz to hold sometimes.
 
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Posted: 07 Feb 2008 at 1:10pm

have to get the winds right for the kites...of course. but spinning for kahawai down at the river mouth is the go... mostly sand out there, no snags]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:10:44 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26840&PID=368563&title=thornton-beach-bop#368563 <![CDATA[Thornton Beach BOP : How far down is Thornton Beach...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26840&PID=368556&title=thornton-beach-bop#368556 Author: KingiSlayer
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Posted: 07 Feb 2008 at 12:55pm

How far down is Thornton Beach bro? If it's anywhere near Waihau Bay you should spend a few hours in the pub, drinking a beer, watching the boats come in and chatting with a few of the locals. There's also a fishing club not too much further down the road in the bay. I've only fished from rocks in the area so I can't really help personally.
 
Good luck bro
 
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Posted: 07 Feb 2008 at 12:47pm

Hi all,

I am off to the BOP plenty Friday morning for a couple of nights staying at the Thornton Motor Camp, I am planning on doing some Surfcasting and putting the fishing Kite out has anyone had any experience in this area any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

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