Tauranga Softbait Colours
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
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Topic: Tauranga Softbait Colours
Posted By: churhoo
Subject: Tauranga Softbait Colours
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 12:02pm
| Does anyone know which Softbait are fishing well for snapper along Matakana and papamoa at the moment? Colour? Shape? Cheers |
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Posted By: Raptor 650
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 3:12pm
Gulp New Penny and Lime Tiger crazy legs are all you need. Here are this mornings victims.
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Posted By: The Tamure Kid
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 3:41pm
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And keeping it local with the Offshore rod. |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 3:59pm
Nice haul Geoff
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Posted By: churhoo
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 4:10pm
| Awesome, will give them a go. Thank you |
Posted By: Sole M8
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2018 at 9:32pm
| You been softbaiting lately Geoff??? |
Posted By: Raptor 650
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2018 at 12:19pm
 Yes and the deep water reefs have been firing all summer . This is a shot of a quick session just before the latest easterly blow .
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Posted By: Raptor 650
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2018 at 12:24pm
 Have also gone to the dark side( if tuatuas on Uncles Macflasher rigs qualify as stinky bait) with my yearly hunt for the elusive Pukehina Blue Moki with some by catch.
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Posted By: Betty Boop
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2018 at 12:14am
I'm thinking of Trolling for Skippies with softies this Sunday b4 my first surgery next week to use up fuel in underfloor tank, as I'll be out of action, for the rest of this season  ------------- Last week I joined an Anti-Social support group........They won't talk to me! Papamoa fi-Glass Viscount |
Posted By: Marligator
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2018 at 12:46pm
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Those are some nice blue moki there Geoff, if you don't mind me asking what depth are you fishing for them. Plus how big was that top one it looks about 5 kg is that about right if so awesome fish I bet that gave you a good scrap. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Raptor 650
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2018 at 5:32pm
| Depth was 25 meter only about 3-4 km off entrance.Those moki fight really hard the bid one was 14 lb and at first I thought I had hooked a king, Beautiful eating as well . Ive fished around the same spot for 35 yrs and its only the last 4 or 5 that the Ive started to pick up Moki especially around xmas time. . |
Posted By: Marligator
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2018 at 6:02pm
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Thanks for that, I caught my first Blue Moki in Fiordland in November last year and they really fight alright, nowhere near as big as that big one of yours, that is a ripper. I have friends up here who have caught them off Papamoa in 25m as well on the terakihi spots, but usually in winter, always nice sized fish as well. Prawns should work well as a bait for them as well and of course crayfish is best, they should take mussel as well. I will have to have a try for them this year. Seen quite a few diving over the years. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2018 at 7:41pm
| Cool blue moki was that on shellfish bait |