Grunter Hunter 2019

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    Posted: 27 Apr 2019 at 6:19pm
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Coming soon to a place far far away - Te Toro to be precise. June 9. Details to follow. This is the highlight of my fishing year. Despite winning countless prizes at our club's fishing  comps - especially for gurnard, I think I've only had one or two top ten finishes and as far as I recall I've never been in the top ten.

I'm supposed to be the gurnard guy right? 

This year Smudge, this year. Like The Warriors Big smile

In the past I've offered to take people fishing to teach them some gurnard tricks. In 2017 I took forum member Popeye out to my favourite spots, he came 2nd and I didn't catch a single fish. Wayno came out in the early years and won it, I showed him the spots. It is stories like that that make this such a special comp for me - plus the fact that I run it - along with a couple of good keen Counties men of course.

I have even offered a $1000 to a lucky draw if I win it. Still luck hasn't come my way on the day.

This year I'm not offering anything but a pledge. If I win this year I'll be spending part of the $3000 1st prize on a tattoo, my first one. It will be a gurnard tatt of course!

I'll post some rules and entry detail;s soon, once I've dreamed them up.

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June 6 was D Day
June 9.that going to be your G day Smudge?
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Might be the day Smudge finally finds the G spot eh ๐Ÿ˜…
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Don't get to excited about the tattoo smudge, I have a feeling the money will be going into the Tauranga economy.
Top 10 finish
2024 Grunter Hunter.
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Originally posted by kitno kitno wrote:

Don't get to excited about the tattoo smudge, I have a feeling the money will be going into the Tauranga economy.

Ohh is Wayno fishing again? LOL
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Iโ€™ve wanted to fish this for a long time but have had about as much luck getting there as smudge has winning the thing! Maybe this year we will both tick it off!
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$3000 for a stinky old gurnard Dave!
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Good news "Smudge" have the nephew all lined up as the boat just around the corner from the Te Toro,so chances are looking like good, June the 9th??
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Yep June 9
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Will there be a snapper category this year ?
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Originally posted by Skoti Skoti wrote:

Will there be a snapper category this year ?

No Skoti.
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The Tat ?
Will it be the same size as the fish you catch to win?
And where?

Just thinking it may be worth while if no one else entered a carrot on the dayWink
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Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Originally posted by Skoti Skoti wrote:

Will there be a snapper category this year ?

No Skoti.
Oh OK Cry
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Originally posted by Skoti Skoti wrote:

Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Originally posted by Skoti Skoti wrote:

Will there be a snapper category this year ?

No Skoti.
Oh OK Cry

Just for the record, last year Skoti and his dad gave up trying to catch gurnrd so the went snapper fishing. They caught an 18 and a 20lb fish
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Hope you are organising great weather as usual smudge.?
Oh and Skoti ...anyone can catch 18 and 20lbers on the Manukau in June ๐Ÿ˜‹ but remember it is a Gurnard comp mate.

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Originally posted by skunk skunk wrote:

Hope you are organising great weather as usual smudge.?
Oh and Skoti ...anyone can catch 18 and 20lbers on the Manukau in June ๐Ÿ˜‹ but remember it is a Gurnard comp mate.

Shuddup and give me my rum LOL
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Roger that๐Ÿ˜
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Originally posted by skunk skunk wrote:

Roger that๐Ÿ˜

All gurnard fishermen are the same Big smile
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Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Originally posted by kitno kitno wrote:

Don't get to excited about the tattoo smudge, I have a feeling the money will be going into the Tauranga economy.

Ohh is Wayno fishing again? LOL
Yep Big smile
Was just thinking today that the comp is coming up soon, I'll be there for another try Smile


edit - and it's Whakatane all the way Tongue

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Originally posted by wayno wayno wrote:

Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Originally posted by kitno kitno wrote:

Don't get to excited about the tattoo smudge, I have a feeling the money will be going into the Tauranga economy.

Ohh is Wayno fishing again? LOL
Yep Big smile
Was just thinking today that the comp is coming up soon, I'll be there for another try Smile


edit - and it's Whakatane all the way Tongue

South of the Bombay's, WhaKatane ... Tauranga ... all the same.

Be good to see you there again Wayno and Kitno of course. Shame for you boys to travel all that way for 2nd & 3rd LOL. I'm going to win this year, ohhhh yeah! Big smile
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