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Stickbaiting Tauranga Harbour

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Topic: Stickbaiting Tauranga Harbour
Posted By: Wallopit
Subject: Stickbaiting Tauranga Harbour
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 8:20am
Hi all, I'm pretty new to stick baiting and Tauranga but have been trying around chapel St railway bridge and also the railway bridge in town with not a lot of luck. I've had a couple of rats chasing but no takers as of yet.  

Just after any advise on spots times and tides etc

cheers 


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Posted By: ginga
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2014 at 9:26am
Flick us a pm wallopit I be happy to help you out

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Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2014 at 1:09pm
I'm sure Ginga will see you right Wallopit.

There are plenty of fishing opportunities in and around the harbour, with a bit of time and effort you will get into some great sport.
They are great sport in skinny water.

Same as anywhere tide (water movement),structure or contour (sand banks/rocks/foul) and bait + persistence!

One place that comes to mind that has all of those and is very easily accessed is the entrance casting from the beach past the "warrior" on the mt

Have a look at a chart for those features if your not sure


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as dead as dead is

Posted By: strx7
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2014 at 3:52pm
at the moments rats seem to be all that is about, haven't heard any reports of anything over the 85-90cm mark being taken in the harbour.  I haven't even seen any green torpedos around this season yet, so have decided to give it a few more weeks before trying again.

Posted By: bop strayliner
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2014 at 5:50pm
Hey Mark. Keen for some info too. :)

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Just one more cast!!!

Posted By: Wallopit
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2014 at 10:12pm
With a bit of info from Jonocoogee managed to finally get one yesterday arvo @ about 70ish cm so just a pup but still cool to see. Then got another one of the same mold straight after then switch hit and nothing. 

Seemed as though the water went really murky straight after my second one. Is this common or coincidence?

Ginga ill take you up on that offer and flick you a pm tomorrow arvo when ive put together soem questions cheers. 


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