Had a session on saturday with the old man up close to the number 4 marker in the Papakura channel . Headed out from Matakawau just before 11 to fish the outgoing tide and had the first snap in the bin within 10 mins of dropping the pick .
The fish were feeding hard and taking everything that was presented to them with double headers on the ledger rigs very common .
We threw back more fish than we kept , but we did keep 15 snaps 300 mm and bigger (biggest 420 mm )
The only other fish we caught were 1/2 doz macks and a single kahawai , not a shark to be seen which was good .
Trip home was a bit bumpy with the nor-wester , but once we got back into the Waiuku channel and in the lee of the peninsular it was full steam ahead for some coldies .
Sunday was spent slaving over a hot oven

Nice Effort Skoti...

Great work skoti manukau fires again!

nice work skoti

Nice!

Well the small tide rolled around again , but with the wind smashing in from the East I didn't think I'd get out in that muck .
Woke up Sunday at the hour of nine to find the harbour flat as and no wind . A strong coffee and a rub of the eyes proved that I wasn't suffering from post alcohol hallucinations so the boat was loaded up  and out I shot on a solo mission  back to the # 4  in the Papakura channel  for the out going tide  .
Well the action was non stop and allthough I threwback a heap of small snaps , it was fun on light gear ( big ups to whoever invented circle hooks , they are awesome for ensuring returned fish survive  )
Kept 8 snapper in the 1 - 1.5 kilo range and 2 solid carrots .
The westerly was up and down and threatening to put a stop to it all but didn't quite get to the " I better get outa here " stage .
All in all a good day out on the big muddy , hope it's this good or better for mum fishing in the Counties Fish'n'Chicks comp this weekend .

Noy a bad result Skoti, well done for having a go, and solo too!

nice one Skoti, did i see you at that boat launching?..

Nice machine.

Skoti, you seem to be onto something there with the small tide low tide thing.

That boat is a beauty alright, a 38' Gulfstream with a Cat 400hp inside. The guy spent 5 years sticking it together - good on him. I would imagine he will have a few things to sort out, but then he will be into the fish.

Skoti, good luck on the Ladies Day, unfortunately we wont be fishing due to a wedding..... your mum won a weekend away in Vanuatu a few years back if my memory serves me well, wish her luck once again! The Fish'nChicks is a real popular event and could potential eclipse the One Base as our premier event if we don't keep tabs on it. It sure is a load of fun. 270 lady anglers already signed up!