Gamefishing Updates - Mercs to Whangamata - 15/16
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Topic: Gamefishing Updates - Mercs to Whangamata - 15/16
Posted By: Grunta
Subject: Gamefishing Updates - Mercs to Whangamata - 15/16
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 12:29pm
Game-fishing reports, updates, pics here and good luck for the 2015-2016 season.
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Posted By: goatboyboz
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2015 at 10:57am
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Whens this water going to start warming up? Will we see the Yellow fin this year ? Will Santa bring me a new 80 wide ? All questions that need answers.....
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Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2015 at 12:36pm
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Big eye tuna will not be far away, 3-4 weeks time hopefully -------------  www.kavemantackle.co.nz
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Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2015 at 1:33pm
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What kind of clues do you look for when targeting Big Eye? Temps, depths etc????? From memory over the last couple years they have been caught fairly wide
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Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2015 at 3:43pm
Normally caught from 300m+ from memory of the ones caught off Whiti in the last couple of years.
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Gowest wrote:Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2015 at 3:52pm
Yeah thought the ones caught last couple years have been in 1000m plus pretty wide
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Posted By: Dave0308
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2015 at 3:55pm
An attempt to answer your questions: Tomorrow  Yes  Probably not and I guess only you will know why ha-ha  , that whole naughty / nice thing still gets a few  There answered and it wasn't that hard either Not long to wait now good luck for the season
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Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2015 at 8:16pm
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Alderman rise and Merc knolls are 2 great places to target. daybreak fishes best but bit hard when you have 30-40 nm to travel to get there. TK might help if he sees this post(commercial fisho who knows whats going on)  ------------- www.kavemantackle.co.nz
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Posted By: goatboyboz
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2015 at 10:41am
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We hope to head out wide to the Alderman rise this season.. i wont be telling the wife im 40nm offshore.. Who is this TK and how do we summon his powers?
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Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2015 at 10:53am
https://www.facebook.com/tkoffshorefish/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow - www.facebook.com/tkoffshorefish/?fref=ts |
Posted By: carlostairua
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2015 at 4:38pm
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Spoke to commercial fisho at Tairua wharf last week who says the Yellowfin are out wide already. Word is Marlin seen in 70m off the Mercs today too. |
Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2015 at 5:06pm
Bloody good! Is this the same Yellowfin that were being caught 80m off? |
Posted By: Dave0308
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2015 at 7:45pm
| Good news alright will be up for 3 weeks from the 30th just hope Mr El-Niño don't make it to tough for trailer boats. |
Posted By: wopass
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2015 at 10:10pm
thats it!!!...the out riggers are going on!! my hands are all itchy... better go check the lures again and sharpen all the hooks...again... |
Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 11:14am
Sounds promising..... how wide is wide haha? 60nm, 80nm?
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Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 3:06pm
| They were 80nm off last week |
Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 3:21pm
I need a bigger boat dam it 
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Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 3:52pm
Me too! Been tryna sell ours but its not easy and cant drop the price too much after spending nearly 70k repowering last year. Got a 8.5m lined up but probs not gonna happen now.
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Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 4:22pm
| That sucks mate was wondering if you had sold it yet. Someone will buy it one day just keep advertising. |
Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 9:16pm
Yea will do. Someone should come along...
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Posted By: PE Pete
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2015 at 9:34pm
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We were fishing the pins on the outside of Curvier on Sunday & saw flying fish & Saury getting smashed by Kings. Water temp was around 18.5. Our skipper reckons the only ingredient missing is skippies. Bring it on  ------------- Tight lines PE Pete |
Posted By: mmmm...
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 7:50pm
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2 years ago we fished behind the aldermans around Xmas time in 120 - 250 mtrs caught truck loads of skippies and albies. same last year on the west coast auckland ------------- buying usless exspensive fishing gear is my second favourite hobby. |
Posted By: Norm
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 7:17am
 They have arrived . |
Posted By: Norm
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 7:19am
Played this marlin for 20 minutes -caught on dead bait - noticed it had snapped it's bill off at some point in time but had healed up perfectly. |
Posted By: goatboyboz
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 9:13am
| looks kinda like a shark ate your marlin as it approached the boat! did you check in its stomach ? |
Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 9:48am
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black for sure ------------- Beautiful is better than ugly, Explicit is better than implicit, Simple is better than complex, Complex is better than complicated. http://oceanmobilemap.blogspot.co.nz/ |
Posted By: RH580ikanui
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 10:42am
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Hate to be the bearer of bad news Norm.. but they are not Marlin you have been catching... ------------- "IKANUI" RH580 SUZUKI DF140 |
Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 12:45pm
Its too early in the season for that sort of controversy, Paul! ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: testosterone
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 2:11pm
| Boat Kawailani has a big eye tuna on board eta 4pm Whitianga wharf fish caught by club member |
Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 4:23pm
| 41 kilo |
Posted By: Dave0308
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 4:41pm
| That Ill do you'd be happy with that any pics ?? |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 4:46pm
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Local fishaholic John Booker with a beautiful 41.62kg BigEye Tuna today caught in "Profloors" https://www.facebook.com/fishgrid/" rel="nofollow - Fishgrid . John absolutely loves his Gamefishing and puts in a solid effort each year so it was fitting that he gets things kicked off for our 2015-16 Gamefishing season at the https://www.facebook.com/MercuryBayGFC/" rel="nofollow - Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club .   |
Posted By: testosterone
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 4:49pm
| Pic on Mercury Game Fishing Club face book page |
Posted By: Dave0308
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 4:52pm
| Congrats John nice fish |
Posted By: widerange
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 6:02pm
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Congrats to that man What a fatty,from the pic it looks to be in prime condition. Jealous much Mmmmm chocolate |
Posted By: Toe Knee
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2015 at 8:43pm
| 2 Y/fin for Tairua crew today and not a word here...interesting |
Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2015 at 9:01pm
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A bit sad isnt it. Facebook taking over. |
Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2015 at 10:04pm
Yes it is... im busy sorting gear as i type ... https://www.facebook.com/tairua.fishingclub/?fref=photo
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Posted By: -prozac-
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2015 at 10:36pm
| Couple of nice looking fish too, well done those guys. Can't wait to get down over Xmas new year and get a few days in |
Posted By: kingfishers
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 1:28am
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First YFT.. nation wide..! ------------- "My mind has gone fishing, ask all questions tomorrow" |
Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 6:55am
| Nicky Sinden got one just under 80kg about three weeks ago uo north, Pursuit got 9 YFT last week and Cascade got one 55kg last week also so plenty being caught already |
Posted By: ELEVAR
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 7:08am
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Cascades was an old fish I'm prty sure, and Nickys wasn't in nz waters and anyone got info on the pursuit ones? |
Posted By: anarchy
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 7:23am
| Good to hear some around |
Posted By: Graemep
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 7:36am
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correct, Cascades was from a previous year and Nicky's was from a fair bit behind the Three Kings I understand. Haven't seen anything about Pursuit catching any, and nothing on the Pursuit FB page.
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Posted By: Toe Knee
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 8:23am
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Posted By: ELEVAR
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 10:09am
| Most probably 300 odd miles "behind the kings" I'd imagine |
Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 10:17am
Rick doesnt talk about catching any in his FB reports. Just indicates the comms are getting them off barrier. http://www.facebook.com/PursuitFishingCharters/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/PursuitFishingCharters/?fref=ts
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Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 10:19am
lol... Bout as much as you can say without naming the area
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Posted By: carlostairua
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 10:58am
| word is yesterdays yf tuna were caught 85miles from tairua. ne of the barrier. |
Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 12:19pm
Oh really. Thought the "Skyline Charters" grid on the board may have just been a little bit of advertising....
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Posted By: Juan night only
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 2:22pm
18.2kg and 14kg |
Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 4:17pm
| Damn those look yum. Gona get me one of those this year |
Posted By: wopass
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 9:12pm
same! target species for me this year is one of them!... among other things
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Posted By: 1 salty
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 9:15pm
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Nickeys tuna were caught at the Wanganglla banks and will be shown on her next series . |
Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 9:32pm
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So where did these boys hook up? ------------- Still cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0! |
Posted By: mark c
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 9:51pm
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Posted By: Scuba Skip
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2015 at 8:26am
| Lol I was on pursuit last week and somehow don't remember any yft?? |
Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2015 at 12:04pm
the double of yft were caught east of Cuvier Island, just north of the "Hook" which is on the 200m line ------------- www.kavemantackle.co.nz
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Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2015 at 1:15pm
Carl said 85nm from Tairua, off barrier somewhere. It wouldn't be unusual for a club sponsor to just say they were caught in their own grid for a bit of advertising.
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Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2015 at 4:01pm
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Hi Alex, the actual grids are quite big in fishgrid, the grid extends from north of Gt Barrier to south of Cuvier encompassing the 200-300m line http://www.fishgrid.com/grids/Tairua%20Pauanui%20Sports%20Fishing%20Club" rel="nofollow - http://www.fishgrid.com/grids/Tairua%20Pauanui%20Sports%20Fishing%20Club You will see the fish entered in Skyline Charters ------------- www.kavemantackle.co.nz
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Posted By: Mercy
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2015 at 4:56pm
| They may also have been off the grid and just named the nearest grid. We have done that before as well. |
Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2015 at 8:08pm
| Look at last december ,january on this thread.700METER Line was a little scorcher .Worth a look this december |
Posted By: Fletch
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2015 at 6:46am
I saw warren yesterday Alex, and sky isn't the sort who needs to push advertising 😂😂. He's doing ok. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2015 at 8:10am
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I was out there last year I think at this time it was full of makos and there were some interesting ares, I realise now after looking at that run that I should of pushed out to the footprint then. ------------- Still cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0! |
Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2015 at 10:55am
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Mattoo the mako magnet ------------- Beautiful is better than ugly, Explicit is better than implicit, Simple is better than complex, Complex is better than complicated. http://oceanmobilemap.blogspot.co.nz/ |
Posted By: Capn_jack_sparrow
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2015 at 8:33pm
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Haha crack up I don't remember that either bro ! Musta had too many bombers ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Jedijay
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2015 at 8:20am
| Went out yesterday and did some trolling for skippies and albies around the 100m line. Hugh work up with gannets and dolphins down south heading to Aldermans. No bites from the tuna. And it looks like the better water is down south by Aldermans, nice blue colour and bit warmer at 18. |
Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2015 at 9:21pm
Good to hear they were within range of us trailer boats!
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Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 8:00am
| Went for a look out wide on Saturday past Aldies. Big Alberts to 12kg taking marlin lures at 1200m and another patch at 500m. Work ups in 500m gannets, dolphins, Orcas and a manta seen also. A good shake down trip in some pretty challenging conditions |
Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 8:36am
Good stuff. Cant wait for boxing day!
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Posted By: *stu*
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 10:00am
| What sort of water temp out there gowest? Must be not too bad if there was a manta. |
Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 10:24am
| best 18.8........ tuna in a 0.3degree temp break 18.8-18.5 water still tinge of green |
Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 11:03am
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Thanks for the update Chad. ------------- Online... |
Posted By: redone967
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 5:40pm
| Water temps were definitely average on Sat but 20 knots from the southern sector alwAys blends the top couple feet of water to a pretty constant temp with minimal breaks. Saw a few mean temp breaks on the sounder, but only when I was leaning against the transom having a slash. Thirsty work being decky in those conditions. |
Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 8:10pm
good intel Chad, mates went to Rangatiras and got 19.8 deg in morning and 20.8 in arvo. fishing was poor, 5 x albies to 6kg and nothing on droppers  ------------- www.kavemantackle.co.nz
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Posted By: Dave0308
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2015 at 12:22pm
| Yep it will be good to see another year of YFT looks promising |
Posted By: Fletch
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2015 at 8:22am
Those gannets and that flying fish tho 😂😂😂😂 ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: jamesh
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2015 at 1:49pm
| was out behind aldies on sunday big workups of saury heaps of gannets and dolphins 500m-1500m temp got up to 21 stay there for about 4 hours |
Posted By: mmmm...
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2015 at 6:24pm
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That sounds good jamesh. If there's bait there's bigger fish. Need to get me a blue silver white saury lure. Big tuna feeding on them maybe? ------------- buying usless exspensive fishing gear is my second favourite hobby. |
Posted By: AlexFyssher
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2015 at 1:04pm
| Whos out tomorrow? |
Posted By: jamesh
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2015 at 6:17pm
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yeah mate ill be out all next week from tomorrow onwards towing good luck boys
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Posted By: whitigroper
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2015 at 6:36pm
| Me |
Posted By: Mercy
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2015 at 9:00pm
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I will have a crack on the 27th or 28th. Yeeha! Its go time!
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Posted By: Fletch
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2015 at 9:32pm
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Yup, out and having a look. Terakihi is where it's at tho 😂 ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: salty69
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2015 at 10:21pm
You know it brother. However comes a time to pack away the 2/0's and break out the riggers and big boys toys. |
Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2015 at 10:37am
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Report of Big eye est 40kg just landed. Outside Aldie pins. ------------- Online... |
Posted By: Raging Bull
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2015 at 11:30am
| Nice, Ruckus will be on the water the next few days if the weather forecast stays good. |
Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2015 at 6:46pm
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Two big eye weighed and two stripeys tagged and released in Whitianga. BET's out 500m or deeper and water nice down towards the Aldies with temps to 21.8 reported. Onaother BET weighed in Tairua. The two stripeys were caught in the same area somewhere between middle ground and hook I think - one was Segador so maybe he;'' fill in the detail. Looking good.... ------------- Online... |
Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2015 at 11:17am
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Team YEEHAA https://www.facebook.com/troy.burnett.754" rel="nofollow - Troy Burnett and his crew on Tory's boat Seagador scored their first Marlin for this season. Lure: Bonze the heat Hooks: Bonze light gauge hook 8/0  -------------   WWW.YEEHAA.CO.NZ (09)5705058 30 Jellicoe Road Panmure |
Posted By: FlawOne
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2015 at 1:04pm
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Yeehah for Team Segador aboard 'Noahs Ark' Good work Troy, Looks like your back in good form! ------------- Inner City Slayers. |
Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2015 at 3:18pm
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Thanks for the update team Yeehaa. Seems a slower day out there today. ------------- Online... |
Posted By: Sea2Sky
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2015 at 7:17pm
| First hit out for the season for us today... Left Tairua harbour at 5:30 for a real sloppy ride out E of Aldies. Picked up a couple of small albies in 130m early, 19.2 degrees. Headed out to the rise / square due E of Aldies and had a double hook up mid morning. Dropped one and landed the other, big eye, weighed 38kg back home, less all its internals. Good day out after a rolly start. Sashimi for tea... |
Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2015 at 7:46pm
| Yeah 400 meter line south of the ammo dump seen 5 other fish sunning themselves mate caught another rite in front of me 21.5 degree nice blue water |
Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 9:07am
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Thanks for the updates guys. ------------- Online... |
Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 10:11am
Congrats on the early marlin bro  way to kick the season offWere you marking any bait or hitting any decent temp breaks at all during the day?
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Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 11:25am
| Na bro just good water all the fish we seen were sunning themselves could only get one to bite but even he was in the gear for ages before he ate a lure |
Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2015 at 12:41pm
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So Segador, your seasons off to a cracker. Were you seeing any bait sign out there. ------------- Still cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0! |
Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2015 at 1:18am
| My sounders a peice of crap I don't trust it usually fish structure or bird life that day was just right place right time my mate stayed late and seen a fish chasing Sauri so bait in area I guess |
Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2015 at 9:24pm
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One stripey caught in about 140 behind the Aldies and another hooked and lost. Two big eye caught. Our man Raging Bull put in a solid effort up towards the Hook for not a lot - temps around 19.5 to 19.8 up that way. ------------- Online... |
Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2015 at 10:40pm
| Got 3 big eye today not big but good fun and good eating |