Legacy wrote: Had a hard day on the Manukau. Lots of undersized snapper and only four keepers, down the harbour at kauri point. Lots of boats out there . |
Legacy wrote: Had a hard day on the Manukau. Lots of undersized snapper and only four keepers, down the harbour at kauri point. Lots of boats out there . |
Kevin.S wrote:
You did much better than we did, nearly 5 hours on the harbour today and scarcely even a nibble between us. I was worried we didn't have enough bait for the day when we set out, but you don't really need bait when nothing is eating it. |
CrayZfish wrote: We also struggled and our go to spots were dead. Managed to weigh a kahawai and trev in the kids competition and got two smallish snapper. But main feature of the day was huge sharks and stingrays. sushimi trev hit the spot though. |
BananaBoat wrote: what was the water temp in the harbour was going to go for a paddle in my kayak out of laingholm... sounds like its still too early |
Steps wrote: Waited foer the sunday wuindow and headed out over the Waikato bar. Think have figured out the min tide to get down the creeks..got to the ramp few minutes early Fog Thick fog...So put up the last track on navionics and crawled down...depth getting to 400mm..all good. Heard a bot coming up behind , pulled to the side.. well thnik it was the side as couldnt even make out the side of the creek. About a 6m stabi, full plane goes pst.. experienced local boat , so take off after them.. That was all good, but soon lost their prop marks. Get to the port town and simply came out of a wall of fog to absolute clear sun...bit of a weird feeling. Down to the bar, cell phone in.. head over.. dead flat... and no chop on the outside Perfect. Then head out towards the 35m mark and prospect a spot on the way. Drop anchor and crew nailed a nice high 40+ even before I got my pre rigged rod baited.. Other crew brought in a few nice pannies and another 60s a PB Me nothing..eventually landing a couple nice pannies. Things went quiet Then a bloody great shark.. held for a few minutes another pannies and moved to intended 35m spot. Coming up on full tide, anchor dropped, other crew nails a low 60s snap a PB... 2 crew 2 pbs.. Fished for a while ended up 2x 60s , 2 x mid 50s 2 x mid 40s and 12 or 14 good pannies to hand around the neighbours , and a couple gurnard.. nothing spectacular. Going over the top of the tide things just went dead, another good sized shark .. maybe a spottie as had lots spots Then headed back to the bar...fastest cruise ever done out there 32 mph and I dont cruise at speeds to have the hull bang. Being 2hrs after high , high tides there where a few pressure waves building inside the bar.. but all good. Back at the ramp and Coxie pulls inbehind as backing down with the trailer...think he may put up a video in next few days 1st time seen his new J/ski...even tough its been out for the day, it and the trailer just glows .. "I have been very well looked after " Another great day.. all new crew.. excellent company...and excellent feed for all and neighbours. PS window goes thru to today till 10am.. tide/ window dont match. Next window wed arvo thru to around 5pm Thrus.. havnt checked if matches tides yet. And next Sat dawn thru to around monday dawn.. looking to keep an eye on. Keep in mind I only look for a 5.5m boat, and NO breaks across the bar AT ALL. What I call 'granny crossing no chop' and at most a 'granny crossing' with a little chop at most. |
Kaplin14 wrote: Hey guys, Planning my first trip out from mangere bridge this weekend and am looking for some help on where to start. Was thinking of heading between Te Tau bank and wairopa channel? |
MacSkipper wrote:
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