kitno wrote: Hi Coastbusters, I've drawn a quick diagram of how I chose an anchorage a few weeks ago in the harbour. I arrived at low tide at this exposed sand bar. Got 1 snapper before tide started to flow and they came on stronger as the flow picked up. Boat was sitting in 1m at low position 1. If I was to fish there on an outgoing I'd get much closer to the sand bar, position 2. Hope this helps. |
barafat wrote: I may as well sell the boat the way things are going |
barafat wrote: Spent a morning along the outside of Karewa for not even a bite. Sea was magic but the action was zilch. I have done very poorly along there over the last 3 years. It used to be a good place to catch a feed but it just seems barren now. I may as well sell the boat the way things are going |
MrWildabeast wrote: Hey Coastbusters, good stuff on getting yourself a feed. What did you snag them on? Cheers MrW |
MrWildabeast wrote:
What were you fishing with barafat? I struggled in front of Matakana last week but have had success with SP's and sliders over summer, like Uncle said there are fish there 🤞 |
Coastbusters wrote:
I was running squid on one rod and pilchards on another. The pilchards weren't touched. Both were setup as stray lines with a clip on 4oz weight on the line once they had drifted out the back. The hooks were fairly small, maybe a 2/0 or 5/0. The winners were small squid "rings" with the hook just pinned through the top once so it didn't helicopter. Whole baby squid were ignored. |
barafat wrote:
I was fishing squid on one line, pilchers on a floater, and had a slider bouncing around on the side. There just doesn't seem to be anything on the sounder. I was in 13 meters with a burley bomb going too. It was around 10:00am to 12:30, I don't know whether the time of the day is affecting my efforts |
MrWildabeast wrote:
I will PM you some hopeful goodness |
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