The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Kahawai tips https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:11:10 +0000 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:28:27 +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=38746 <![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[Kahawai tips : Ok thanks but im into my lightgear...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546410&title=kahawai-tips#546410 Author: Youngfisherman
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Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 9:28pm

Ok thanks but im into my lightgear unless i borrow my dads.....thanks for the help.will post a report on how i do when i next head out...any one know best time to go for yellow eye mullet?]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:28:27 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546410&title=kahawai-tips#546410 <![CDATA[Kahawai tips : http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546383&title=kahawai-tips#546383 Author: smudge
Subject: 38746
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 8:49pm

http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=20322&KW=&PID=269109#269109 for part one.
 
Part two is here ...
http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=20343&KW=&PID=269327#269327
 
And part three is here:
http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=20356&KW=&PID=269530#269530
 
I don't have anything to say about wharves but I would use maybe 10kg mainline if the fish are big and you need to hoist them out of the water. Wharves arent the place for lively fish and light gear. A straylined pilchard with a couple of 6/0 hooks stuck into it would be a hard bait to beat. With mainline that heavy you shouldn't need a trace.
 
I hope that is helpful to you.
 
]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:49:11 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546383&title=kahawai-tips#546383 <![CDATA[Kahawai tips : Hmmm I wrote a bit of a thing...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546316&title=kahawai-tips#546316 Author: smudge
Subject: 38746
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 7:11pm

Hmmm I wrote a bit of a thing about catching kahawai a while back. I can't help with the location but the techniques should still work. Kahawai are a fish that can be caught on almost anything at times but the deadliest of all baits is a small livey, a yellow eye mullet, piper or such like fished under a small float will do the damage but will also get attention from barracoutta, which are great fun on light gear till they snip you off.]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:11:39 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546316&title=kahawai-tips#546316 <![CDATA[Kahawai tips : lol....we cant catch snapper where...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546253&title=kahawai-tips#546253 Author: Youngfisherman
Subject: 38746
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 5:00pm

lol....we cant catch snapper where i go....uts like winning lotto if you know what i mean]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:00:23 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546253&title=kahawai-tips#546253 <![CDATA[Kahawai tips : Here&#039;s a tip that works really...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546252&title=kahawai-tips#546252 Author: BFIST
Subject: 38746
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 4:58pm

Here's a tip that works really well for me sometimes.

If you target snapper, you will catch no snapper and will only catch kahawai.]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:58:13 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546252&title=kahawai-tips#546252 <![CDATA[Kahawai tips : I went this morning at 6:30 using...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546223&title=kahawai-tips#546223 Author: Youngfisherman
Subject: 38746
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 4:32pm

I went this morning at 6:30 using the rubber lure no luck apart  from a dang barracoutta...i thought it was a kahawai at first i was so sad hahaha

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:32:11 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546223&title=kahawai-tips#546223 <![CDATA[Kahawai tips : Hi YoungFisherman, I find that...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546198&title=kahawai-tips#546198 Author: sooshee
Subject: 38746
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 4:15pm

Hi YoungFisherman, I find that kahawai seems to be the most prolific at the wharves very early in the morning. I suspect they are there chasing the baitfish. Often don't even need to use burley at this time. One of my favourite techniques is to hook an unweighted pilchard and cast out - it doesn't need to go far. Occasionally retrieve slowly and repeat.
During the day, I like to use the hex wobbler and retrieve quickly like what Smudge said.
KYs will take rubber lures but you can't cast as far with them.
]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:15:34 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546198&title=kahawai-tips#546198 <![CDATA[Kahawai tips : to catch small ky, i use a small...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546189&title=kahawai-tips#546189 Author: Toad2
Subject: 38746
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 4:04pm

to catch small ky, i use a small piece of bonito. berlying up helps]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:04:27 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546189&title=kahawai-tips#546189 <![CDATA[Kahawai tips : I find the bright green flasher...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546183&title=kahawai-tips#546183 Author: OTK Lure fishing NZ
Subject: 38746
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 3:48pm

I find the bright green flasher rigs work well on KY on the west coast of auckland, with pilchard for bait.

Maybe give these a blast too buddy!  Lures are good if the KY are in a plenty, but if you want a bait to sit out while the schools move through then a bright green flasher is the way to go mate!
 
The Fish
]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:48:00 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546183&title=kahawai-tips#546183 <![CDATA[Kahawai tips : YFM: The soft rubber ones that...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38746&PID=546160&title=kahawai-tips#546160 Author: Hairy Little Dwarf
Subject: 38746
Posted: 10 Mar 2009 at 3:04pm

YFM:  The soft rubber ones that you described hold up reasonably well, as the hook takes the load, and KY don't have teeth as such.  Eventually the hooks start to pull out of the body, that's when I cut the hook off and tease the cat on the lawn whilst practising my spot casting Big%20smile

As far as using the solid metal lures, bring it in fast - You'll never outwind a KY.

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