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    Posted: 05 Oct 2016 at 12:34am
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Hi guys hoping to find some rock fishing spots for ballooning livebaits and using pillies for snapper and hopefully most of all kingies. Hopefully i can find some walking tracks around the corumandel to catch a kingy.thanks
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Hi mate

Suggest you buy either the spot x maps or books as they detail a heap of easily accessible landbased spots around the coromandel region

Good luck!
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Thanks for the help, would you be able to point me in the direction of any seaside places to stay as ill be coming form australia and looking to beable to walk from the accomodation early in the mornings to the spots.
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It depends on which way the wind is blowing as to which place go.
The west side around Papa Aroha or Anglers Lodge can normally take you out and drop you off on an Island which would probably be a better bet. Just need plenty of burley.
When are you coming over
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Heading over on the 10th of december and staying for just over 10 days however ill be going to probably 3 different places including if i can find one a place that is close to a trout stream, but the main focus is getting my first kingy as ive invested in the gear and i have even had a failed trip to lord howe island earlier this year that blew constant 40 knots
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pity, Im there from the 24th so may have been able to take you out
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Damn looks like there is so much coastline to fish, anywhere there is rocks and reef there could be kingys
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I have more success of points where the current is closer

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Check out some older seasons of our TV programme Big Angry Fish online - in several episodes they fish in innocuous looking spots all along that coast for kingies, in just 3-4m. They say the secret is berley (lots of it) to bring in the baitfish, and finding a sheltered spot inside a point with clear, calm water. Fish livies along the weed lines and the kingies cruise by.

Check out the video on the popper and stickbait thread on this site, a stick bait exponent hooking two horse kingies off the very tip of Coromandel peninsula. Rugged place, big fish. If the westerlies are blowing, drive over to the other side as one of the earlier posters said, and it's sheltered.
Enjoy planning your visit.


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Great show big angry fish definitely my favourite fishing show haha, back home where the current is the fish are.ill definitely keep that in mind thanks. Now a bit off topic would you guys be able to tell me anything about a good charter for kings for a day trip might do two charters aswell
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I would suggest you spend a few days at Anglers Lodge in Amodeo Bay and make use of their rockhopper taxi service out to the near by islands. 2 or 3 days of this should give you a good chance of a landbased king and at least a few snapper.

If you want to go on a charter, you could try Epic over in Tairua on the east coast. There are a couple of landbased spots near there you could walk too with the chance of the king but not the best.

Will you have a hire car??
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Epic also has a charter boat running out of Anglers lodge. They can take you up around Coro coastline to target Kings. I think they also offer landbased trips as well.
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1 thing that is for sure, you will find fishing up the coromandel a touch different to fishing in PPB!
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Thats for sure, similair fish but very f
Different fishing styles especially for snapper which i am very keen to fish wash rocks for snapper. Ill look into anglers lodge aswell
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Hi Liam, not sure if you saw my comment but will you have a hire car or anything?

Depending on dates I may be able to join you for a rock session. A few years back when a member Kurt was over from Oz we planned a day and it worked out real well with him landing a nice landbased king and I picked up a decent snap of about 6kg too during the session. 


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Well thats where it gets tricky as im still only 16 and and actually going to nz with mum because dad is going to the three kings in march so yes im pretty sure well have a car however i doubt ill get lifts at 4 am in the morning.
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if you stay at Anglers lodge, its only a 150 meter walk to a good spot and about 2 kms to a great spot.
Keep in touch as I can tell you more about them closer to the time. You will need to start booking though.
Papa Aroha has a good Island hopping service as well
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Sounds good ive previously stayed at a light house on the nsw east coast that had a lbg ledge just under 4km from where i was staying so no problem in walking a few kilometres if it put you onto a nice rock platform. Over in victoria often the best time for land based fishing is when strong onshore winds are blowing bait in, does that apply to nz? Or do you reccomend the big angry fish method of sheltered quiet coves for best results.
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Also ive got two 15kg setups aswell as some light gear for fun but would a shimano tld 25 filled with 24kg mono and mounted on a 24kg short OH rod be heavy enough for livebaiting kings on the rocks?
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Yes in general that will do you fine gear wise. 

Re the winds, doesnt seem to apply here, well not that I've noticed. Key is really current lines and tides and of course having a line in the water.  South and south east winds (which are cooler) can make things a bit hard but still caught decent fish in these conditions up there. Just not as much fun!
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