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    Posted: 18 Aug 2016 at 9:13pm
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Yep .... as that is how bad the fishing was out & about around Tiri today, in fact it was the hardest day I can remember in over a decade.
 
OK it was a moderate SE & a full moon both of which do not auger well for fishing but even so does not account for an almost total lack of action plus there were hardly any fish showing on the sounder anywhere despite trying, shallow, deep, rocky etc.
 
Vinnie, Ish & self spent about 5 hours out there for a grand total of maybe 10 undersize snaps & a couple of decent size KY between us.
 
There was a period of excitement at one stage when we thought we had a mega  size snapper on ....... however it proved to be one decent size KY plus the anchor warp it had chosen to run around.
 
When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT
fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!!
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Ah well that's fishing I guess & we did not feel quite so bad hearing that others had found it to be likewise.
 
At least we did not blank entirely.
 
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fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!!
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I did a quick 2 hour sesh today bazza & had an even worse result.
Not a single bite, nada.
Hardly any sign on the sounder & what birds that were around were all sitting there scratching their freckles.
I can't remember when I last had a total blank day but today was it.
Last week, I put six in the bin & released a good one..
If I'd known they were going to play dirty this week maybe I wouldn't have been so kindLOL
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Full moons, evenings... glad to see others aren't superhuman, we had a poor day last sunday
Best gurnard fisherman in my street
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plenty of birds off arkles this afternoon, maybe a better bite late arvo/evening?
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Originally posted by Uncle Uncle wrote:

I did a quick 2 hour sesh today bazza & had an even worse result.
Not a single bite, nada.
Hardly any sign on the sounder & what birds that were around were all sitting there scratching their freckles.
I can't remember when I last had a total blank day but today was it.
Last week, I put six in the bin & released a good one..
If I'd known they were going to play dirty this week maybe I wouldn't have been so kindLOL
 
Yep Bill .... sounds almost identical to our experience.
 
It is perhaps understandable that the fish do not bite at times, but to almost disappear on the sounder defies reason & yes there would have been 20 or more gannets in the channel but as you say, simply resting up on the water ... did have brief interaction with a dolphin tho which was nice.
 
Have been busy booking a trip to Vietnam & Cambodia so unfortunately for the crew, due to constantly thinking about several related issues, I had barely had a wink of sleep during the night, so they had to endure a totally cranky minded skipper. 
When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT
fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!!
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Very bright light,S.E and full moon.Maybe later on change of light it would have happened. But those Kahawai Vinnie are holding are as big as they get. So not entirely a non productive day.
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s.e wind on saturday with a low tide around 2.00pm,going to try between noisies and waiheke Bazaa.She who must be obeyed feels the urge to go out.
Nothing wrong with big ky though Bazza.A day on the water beats a day in the office!
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Kaipara,s not fishing much better was up there on Sunday and fished from 7:30am till 11am probaly the hardest morning I have had for three years luckily managed to winkle a few gurnard out at the last minute and apart from 4 sharks it was tough going.

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Yes Bazza, I put the boat in Wednesday and tried around Wellingtons Rock across Tiri Channel, foul around Shag Rock, and then out to around 50 metres back of Tiri.

Lot's of dophins swimming around and slapping tails, but not that many seriously working, nor many birds amongst them. Gannets just sitting around bunches. 

After 4 hours on water had two nice snapper around 45 cm caught on squid and 3 horse size kahawai caught on soft bait. So a feed but action very slow. Great to be out there regardless though Smile
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