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Joined: 14 Nov 2002
Location: Russell
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Date - Jan 06

Angler - BH

Location - Little Barrier

Water - 55m

Boat - Hotspot

Crew - Boarie, Boz19 and Ski

Species - Yellowtail Kingfish

Weight - hmm, say 25lbs

Kit - Avet sx, Maxima Tournament Silver 8kilo, 40lb Black Magic Soft Leader,       some 20 year old mister twister style lure on an equally old leadhead         - all strung over some rod i got at Smarties...

Fight Time - well may arms were sore, so it must have been a few minutes
     
No disintegrations!
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Joined: 15 Feb 2005
Location: Bahamas
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Points: 6596
DATE: October 06

ANGLER: Mozz

RIG: Okuma vs55 2-4kg Backbone rod with 8lb fireline. Nitro head and 5"jerkshad
Depth: 2-3m
Weight: around 4kg I would say
Location: Cavallis
Fighttime: 5 mins+
Boat: Mudskipa
Crew:
Myself and Drew 
 
 
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Joined: 15 Feb 2005
Location: Bahamas
Status: Offline
Points: 6596
DATE: Jan06
ANGLER: Mozz

RIG: Shimano sidestab 4000 2-4kg Backbone rod with 4lb fireline. Nitro head and 5"jerkshad
Depth: 15m
Weight: 6kg
Location: Cape Karekare
Fighttime: 5 mins+
Boat: Mudskipa
Crew:
smokey and the artist
 
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Joined: 21 May 2003
Location: Auckland
Status: Offline
Points: 3384
DATE: May 2007

ANGLER: Snap

RIG: Berkley 5kg Dropshot, Abu Cardinal, 40lb Vanish trace, Berkley Jighead Hook, light coloured big squid

Depth: 5ms

Weight: 4-5kg each (twins were caught)

Location: Phatitoto (Rangi)

Fighttime: 3min approx

Boat: Marco 460

Crew: Just me - no takers as it was NE 25knts


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Joined: 21 May 2003
Location: Auckland
Status: Offline
Points: 3384
DATE: November 2006

ANGLER: Snap

RIG: Berkley 5kg Dropshot, 4kg Firewire, ABU Ambassador Mulinello 6600, 40lb Vanish trace, Gami 5/0 worm hook, Big Nuclear Chooks 7cm

Depth:
3ms

Weight: 2kg

Location: Takapuna cliffs

Fighttime: 1min approx

Boat: Marco 460

Crew: Whacko


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Location: Red beach
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FISH  Kingi
 
WEIGHT  9kgs
 
BAIT  lime tiger
 
LOCATION  little barrier
 
 
DEPTH 9MTRS
 
 
BOAT OF2FSH
 
 
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Location: Red beach
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Cheers photobucket now my pics have side bars...Thumbs%20Down

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Originally posted by of2fsh of2fsh wrote:

FISH  Kingi
 
WEIGHT  9kgs
 
BAIT  lime tiger
 
LOCATION  little barrier
 
 
DEPTH 9MTRS
 
 
BOAT OF2FSH
 
 
 
Geeeez of2fsh, did you ever meet / know a  guy by the name of Steve Sneddon?
I'll have a dig around to see if I can find a pic that explains.
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I remember steve sneddon, he was one or two or geoff thomas's vids wasnt he? Kingfish secrets if I remember rightly and he had the old speedmaster reel!
 
cant see the pic as banned photbucket at work but i take it uncle you are saying that these 2 could be brothers?? LOL
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Nah ive got no brothers called steve sneddon..when me mum married her brother she swore on only one kid ...thats me with my 12 fingers and 4 thumbs uncle....but this steve sneddon better be bloody hansome or im coming to visit ya on me way to whakatane next week...
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Joined: 21 May 2003
Location: Auckland
Status: Offline
Points: 3384

DATE: Sept 2006

ANGLER: Ben (My Son)

RIG: Berkley 5kg Dropshot, Abu Cardinal, 40lb Vanish trace, 5KG Firewire, Dropper rig with 2 gami 3/0 worm hooks, light coloured peeler crabs

Depth: 9ms

Weight: 1-2kg

Location: Grahams Beach

Fighttime: 2min approx

Boat: Marco 460

Crew: Snap, Ben, his mate Rumi and Paul

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Joined: 21 May 2003
Location: Auckland
Status: Offline
Points: 3384
DATE: June 2006

ANGLER:
Ben and Snap

RIG: Berkley 5kg Dropshot, Abu Cardinal, 40lb Vanish trace, 5KG Firewire,2 hook Dropper rig with 2 gami 3/0 worm hooks, red worm and crab sp's

Depth: 16ms

Weight: ???

Location: Huia Bank

Fighttime: 1 min approx

Boat: Marco 460

Crew: Snap and Ben



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Joined: 04 Dec 2005
Location: Westside Hard
Status: Offline
Points: 14740
DATE: 11 January 2007

ANGLER: Peter Da Squid III

RIG: Shimano Symetre 2500, Shimano Backbone, 12lb Rapala Titanium, VMC Worm Hook, Slug-Go 6" Akansas Shiner

Species: Snapper

Depth: 55ms

Weight: A BIG ONE

Fight time: 12mins

Boat: Rainmaker

Location: somewhere north of the Rangi Wormbeds?

Crew: AC + Kezza


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Joined: 04 Dec 2005
Location: Westside Hard
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Points: 14740
DATE: 11th Jan 2007

ANGLER: Kezza

RIG: Shimano Twinpower 4000, Shimano T-Curve Bluewater, 15lb Rapala Titanium, VMC worm Hook, 6" Slug-go - Arkansas Shiner

Depth: 40ms

Species: Golden Snapper

Weight: 2.5kg

Location: Little Barrier

Fight time: 2min aprox

Boat: Rainmaker

Crew: AC + Squid


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Thats a mean snapper Squid. Beaten with the ugly stick a wee bit tho
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Good skills Squid!
God loves a tryer but he sure as f*#! hates a looser!!
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Hell yeah Squid that snapper is a big munta!!! Come on kezz, share the weight!
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On YA Squid.

Fondly remembered by many many friends on these forums & the man who started the Synit story.....
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Nice one Squid , that is truely the ugliest fish I've ever seen.

Why does the answer to all government problems involve taking more of my money ?
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Originally posted by Kezza Kezza wrote:

DATE: 11th Jan 2007

ANGLER: Kezza

RIG: Shimano Twinpower 4000, Shimano T-Curve Bluewater, 15lb Rapala Titanium, VMC worm Hook, 6" Slug-go - Arkansas Shiner

Depth: 40ms

Species: Golden Snapper

Weight: 2.5kg

Location: Little Barrier

Fight time: 2min aprox

Boat: Rainmaker

Crew: AC + Squid


 
Reckon that buggar could do with a blast of "clear eyes"--hahahahaLOL
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