Gamefishing Updates - Tutukaka - 17/18
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Topic: Gamefishing Updates - Tutukaka - 17/18
Posted By: Grunta
Subject: Gamefishing Updates - Tutukaka - 17/18
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2017 at 3:34pm
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Game-fishing reports, updates, and pics here. Good luck for the season.
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Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 11:25pm
Raining fish?  maybe not yet, but few nice ones caught. We even had a tickle day before the big blow off Bland Bay.... but most likely a spearfish.
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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 12:12pm
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Mate told me of a 216Kg blue weighed in at Tutukaka GC. ------------- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken |
Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 6:55pm
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Great weekend with great company at Toots. Landed a stripey on Thursday from 300 back of the V on a RG1 in lumo, absolutely wicked strike. Always a buzz to see a fish smashing gear. 1 for 1 on marlin for the weekend. Friday went 1 for 4 on shortbill spearfish T&R. Heaps of them around. Saturday zippo. Couple of Blues caught in 190-230m....seems the '300' had become '230' by Saturday so they are getting closer. Stripey also caught inside Knights Saturday early on. Third year in a row me and my crewmate Trev have nabbed one in first half days trolling so with a record like that think I will quit. |
Posted By: Schmity
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 9:21am
| Nice work, Heading up to Bland Bay for 9 days tomorrow . Boat is called Two Easy. Keep those reports coming |
Posted By: Xtoad
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 10:50am
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Go on, give up... See you at the one base this year? Stu |
Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 6:10pm
| Yeah Stu we will be there and also for small boats and most likely the skins |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 6:39pm
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Your marlin fishing is going well, although still early season. However your spearfish technique could well do with refining. Very lucky I was onboard to wind one in for you which didn't didn't get off. Otherwise would of been 4 nil. And novel opportunity for me to tag and release one of the best eating fish in the ocean. Thank you for a great couple days.
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Posted By: Tagit
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 6:43pm
| No one will ever beat Boulders Spearfish capture. Throw a now very skinny Spearfish back over the transom and hook it in the bill with your favourite lure as it disappears in the wake. If only we had whacked a tag in it after filleting it could have been the first tagged Spearfish re-caught in NZ. Didn't fight much the 2nd time though. |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 9:51pm
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Tagit wrote:Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 9:54pm
 We had a bite Saturday from susp Shortbill but did a sambosi |
Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 10:14pm
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Rough crowd here tonight Simon... ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2018 at 9:27pm
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ok... its quiet in here.. I'll kick it off.. tagged a stripy on Wed at the V. |
Posted By: RH580ikanui
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2018 at 6:27am
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Indeed it is quiet here PT I went out of Oakura Friday worked the V area and just north in 200M. Found a big area of work ups with all the ingredients but to no avail. Parked up in the area for a couple of hours with two eager to please Kahawai but no takers either.. no SST to report as sounder decided not to tel me that for some unknown reason. Water looks great but not convinced there are alot of fish in the area
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Posted By: reel crayze
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2018 at 8:04am
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Thanks for that info Supermodel. We start the long drive north tomorrow and the plan was to fish out of Oakura, not so sure now ?
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Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2018 at 10:49am
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Supermodel / reel crazye, Water temp was over 23 deg at times. Lots of bait down deep just before the V.. but we didnt see much bird life there. Super model.. was that you drifting with a big yellow float out behind your boat on Friday ? |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2018 at 1:40pm
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We had quiet day out off bland bay yesterday. Went north out to about 400 meters and in again to 100 meters before admitting defeat. Were few caught to south in asmus tournamentyestaday. Today is bit too windy for us. At least new centre rigger used first time yesterday went really well. But as wife said still didnt catch a fish. Hoping for change of luck next weekend for Nautigals |
Posted By: RH580ikanui
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2018 at 9:16am
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Sounds like the V is still holding fish then from what PT has reported. No big yellow float behind us PT only other boat that came near us was another trailer boat i guess about 220m ------------- "IKANUI" RH580 SUZUKI DF140 |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2018 at 9:29pm
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What was the telly for the Asmuss? I got Saturdays at 1 blue weight ? 2 tagged stripes 13 Mahimahi for 58 boats I think. We didn't do it as I hate SE
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Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2018 at 9:58pm
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ok. I didnt get too close.. it actually looked like a spear divers float out behind the boat.. my first guess was that they had teased a fish up for a spearo to jump in to shoot.. they were sitting there for half an hour. pt
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Posted By: Kcinekul90
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2018 at 10:16pm
| Fished from the knights south on Saturday. Water was upto 23.5. No luck, but did find a massive workup in 140 off oceans with, whales, dolphins and birds. Worked it for a while but they weren't interested in plastic when there was real food on offer. |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2018 at 9:23pm
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Crap looking forecast on nautiigals. Wife going very disappointed.... as in mad as a hater. I'm thinking that forecast is a no brainer stay home. Be interested if others con cur with assessment that the forecast is not consistent with most trailer boats having a nice time this weekend out behind the poor knights. I might be soft and prefer beer & rum cold and seas calm but think I might be happier home this weekend doing lawns and spending time with family. |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2018 at 9:27pm
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Posted By: RH580ikanui
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2018 at 9:48pm
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I’m working the weekend.....again so it will be beautiful You must be getting soft Shane..get out there ------------- "IKANUI" RH580 SUZUKI DF140 |
Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2018 at 12:20pm
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I'm soft so I use the simple question - if it wasnt a contest, would you even be contemplating going out? Either buy the "raffle" ticket and come up for a nice weekend away on shore (leave the boat at home) or dont buy th eticket and saty home, saving the money for better seas/bite... ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Te Namu
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2018 at 3:28pm
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have also pulled the pin on Nautigals. Getting the snot beaten out of us doesn't sound like a fun weekend. Hopefully weather comes right for a mid week trip.
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Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2018 at 5:52pm
| Its been postponed |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2018 at 9:23pm
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Yep good to see I was ahead of the game in wanting to pike out early. Can now have nice relaxing warm and dry long weekend re-rigging few lures and sleeping in. Might even go snapper fishing in inner Auckland harbour if calms down enough in there. |
Posted By: RH580ikanui
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2018 at 9:37pm
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I’ll keep a look out for you Shane and give you a beat up if I see ya ------------- "IKANUI" RH580 SUZUKI DF140 |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2018 at 10:15pm
| I'm sure our paths will cross at some stage Phil... |
Posted By: seawolf
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2018 at 8:17pm
brother bear 180k blue on 24 onboard pursuit off tutukaka today! southern raiders!
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Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2018 at 10:36pm
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Interesting pink lure Bear is holding in photo and caught nice blue on. Congrats Pursuit crew and Bear. Looking forward to Nautigals comp this weekend. Hoping for couple of nice days on water aboard our little stabi Obsession with my wife Tanya and my daughter Kate. Pressure will be on to raise something. |
Posted By: Billfish2
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 11:22am
I am led to believe it is a Joe Yee. maybe an Apollo.  |
Posted By: Tagit
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2018 at 12:32pm
| One of my self drive clients was up Tuts a few days ago for 3 days fishing. Saw one Stripy on the surface and caught their only strike (his first Marlin). That was it over 3 days and not a lot of radio action either he thought. Don't know if it is just the bad weather keeping people at home, but sounds like a pretty quiet season this year. Too much warm water is not always a good thing. |
Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2018 at 12:17pm
Board from a couple of days. Ago  ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: silver seas
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2018 at 5:16pm
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This is is probably more for the Barrier forum buthas anyone got any info on whether any fish have been seen or caught around the Mokes recently ? Thinking of heading out for a look tomorrow. ------------- [ http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2018 at 5:37pm
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Silver Seas - I saw a post on FB that a boat went 5-4-2 in 300m east of the 155 over the weekend |
Posted By: silver seas
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2018 at 8:27pm
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Thanks Sambosi. Will go and have a look . Cheers. ------------- [ http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2018 at 9:41am
| Was one caught just inside grouper in the weekend. |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2018 at 9:22pm
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Needs to be said: congrats to the crew of Reel Mania and legendary skipper (at least this weekend) Regan Cooper... showing bit of fishing genius and tagging two striped marlin- both caught on baits on a well known reef most others drive over on way to blue water. Fishing genius! Your ladies were well served,. |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2018 at 7:17pm
Wish this bloody weather would let me get out Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Even next weekend and the Marsden Classic looks like more Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Posted By: Bakes
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2018 at 10:16pm
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And the fish are there too...... Mon/Tue looks ok ------------- I love catching fish. But fishing isn't always about catching. |
Posted By: Xtoad
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 6:05pm
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So decided to ignore the weather forecast and entered Bonze's Skins tournament at the club last week. Only four trailer boats entered this year so we knew we were already being pretty intrepid. I did a bit of a recce Monday and Tuesday and had a great plan which the weather put paid to. First two days stayed close south of the Knights down to the Coppermine. Saw a few fish in pretty nasty conditions but couldn't buy a bite that didn't come from a toothy thing. Spent second day pulling livies out of makos' mouths before they could snap shut. Third day and while the forecast was the worst of the three days we decided to go for the doctor and get into blue marlin country. After a two hour slog we were at the K Patch and started zigging and zagging our way wider. Crew were wet and a little over the 3.5m walls of water when the green bottles took effect and we decided to keep fishing for the day. Decision paid off at 1300 when the D Shackle on the long rigger got hoovered (we had 3 D Shackles out as they were working best in the conditions). Figured it wasn't a marlin after the first short run. Figured it wasn't a shark after the second scorching but short run. Sure enough after a bit of deep circling up pops a nice 30kgish yellowfin. Crew were stoked with this, better than a stripey as far as they were concerned and I concurred. Huge effort from the crew who braved the **** for so long for this fish, Brian's first landed yellowfin and the biggest for the boat so far. Epic effort from all the boats who braved the conditions, especially the trailer boats. Amazing test for my boat too. Huge congrats to the WDSAC and the Bonze crew for an amazing tournament. . Stu  |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 8:52pm
| Son was out today off Oceans ways with LOTS of other boats too. RT very quiet. He said just the one Strippy and a BB called in today. Few skippies about but so too is the purse seiner, so wont naff left soon. They managed a distant release on a rather large fish with teeth. Never mind dad will buy another hook. |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2018 at 10:01pm
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Nice one xtoad .. that's a fantastic catch. Yellowfin more rare than marlin these days and that's a real nice one! Hats off. Krow get you're act together... us aucklanders are coming your way along with crews from far and wide as far as Hawkes bay... we are gunning for you locals as usual and a few weeks ago saw our first marlin this season ... free jumping inside the poor knights reserve. After days & days of trying to catch one off Coro, west coast, and your home coast ... so we are running cold to barely luke warm ... so due to hit the honey pot soon! None of us have caught fish apart from the flukey Sambosi crew who are 2 up. Get ready, will be there few days before one base looking to turn our season around. Looking forward to rough unfishable weather which my 16ft stabi revels in... not! |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 2:34pm
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The fish are about, just not feeding. We had 2 strikes yesterday. Saw them but just 1/2 interested and had another eyeball a lure for a while before fading off. Mate in same area had one knockdown and 3 others in the gear over the day just looking. 58+ boats and near 200 anglers fishing the Marlin classic out from Mardsen yesterday today and tomorrow. Weather isn't the best though. Looks like we could have fished today but with 15+ SE forecast on the Northerly swell And roughing it yesterday we pulled the pin last night. Yesterdays Total just 4 ( one boat got 2 of them) today I think just the one so far. Shane look at the weather. You might be up here a couple days early but best do some landlock activities. See you at the one base.
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Posted By: Bakes
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 4:36pm
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We had a similar experience on Tuesday Doug. Lots of fish about just totally locked in to the baitfish schools. ------------- I love catching fish. But fishing isn't always about catching. |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2018 at 9:28pm
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Krow you well may be right looking at swellmap, not so good. Oh well I am quite good at landbased activity ... but bit of a bugger really. At least will hopefully be in great company and who knows hopefully forecast is horribly wrong. Cheers shane. |
Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2018 at 7:53pm
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Nice yellowfin Stu Shane enjoy the few days before one base to catch up....have you painted your prop yet? |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2018 at 8:22pm
| Nope... gunna try livebaiting |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 8:22pm
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We were out again Yesterday to the knolls and back. Due to the lack of fish we took Bottom gear too and came back with a nice feed. Was a great weather day but only activity was a few pods and workups of dolphins, nothing else in with them (lures and bait deployed). Just the one solitary game fish on lures a skippy LOL Water went green as we went past 120 and then came right further out. Plenty bait about but the fish as the saying goes, have their heads down so far this season. I think the onebase weather might just be ok fingers crossed Shane. If not I'm going to work and wait forever for the very odd good days.
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Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 9:48pm
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Weather was crap we fished 3 of 4 days. And it was challenging in small 5m boat. We never saw a marlin but weren't alone. Congrats to Malure and Wild Bill who took out one base tournament, both with two tagged, Tony Martin on Wild Bill won on a draw this time for second year in a row. Fantastic fishing by that team in very difficult conditions. Good to see trailer boats winning in what was weather made for 50 footers. |
Posted By: Bakes
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 10:01pm
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Yep, was a tough 4 days. Got a y/fin on day 2, saw his mates busting up for a while and then a freejumper about 40mins later and that was all our action over for the comp. Sounds like fish fairly well spread out from Mumu down. Hopefully a bit more action with some nice weather over easter weekend. ------------- I love catching fish. But fishing isn't always about catching. |
Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2018 at 11:59am
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Yep, long weekend is looking good.So, if its not too rude Bakes, what depth was the tuna in roughly please? ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Bakes
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2018 at 6:16pm
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Hi Dave 350m Kumara Patch / eastern edge of 'V' sort of area. No bait around just a few gannets and marlin birds sitting on water. Good luck if you manage to get out there. Ill be closer to home snapper fishing with the kids. ------------- I love catching fish. But fishing isn't always about catching. |
Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2018 at 7:34pm
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Ditto...snapper fishing is where it is at after a rough few days at one base. Bring on the small boats |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2018 at 1:35pm
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Ok some intel from a boat heading north, report was about 1pm. The V area quiet but patches of bait, water colour average. South of Q'boy average water... Nth of Q'boy, approx directly off redhead in 157m - 21.5 deg, several fish seen, trailer boat hooked up and fighting on one side of them and a launch on the other fighting another fish...
 ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2018 at 1:51pm
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More intel for Pinnacles, south of knights and Lachlan reef area; Lachland lots of skippies. Pins area lots of saury. Off Ngunguru bay area lots of baitfish. ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 7:33am
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.... and off Oceans, someone had a shot in 111m, reports of good water and plenty of bait over 100m. ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Dun Logging
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 9:08pm
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Got one today 158 off moo moo 👍 ------------- Live for today because tomorrow might not come |
Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 10:34pm
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Nice work... live bait or lure... We did a drop at the hole. . Zero... And I think zeto for others there. Heard a few caught of ocean be area today though.. |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2018 at 10:36pm
Well done Eric ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Dun Logging
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2018 at 8:17am
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Got it on a lure for a change fruit salad colour. ------------- Live for today because tomorrow might not come |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2018 at 10:20pm
I heard plenty of action on VHF off Oceans, 100m But also up the coast as well, in the usual areas. Lets see if Mr Krow will reign in with his deep drop results.  ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: KB
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 2:20pm
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Out to Oceans on Sunday from Mangawhai with my bro Nipper, a bit choppy on the way out but dropped away by lunch time. Lures in at 85 mtrs out to 105 mtrs, some big bait schools up to 25mtrs deep, came back in to 85 and picked up a couple of kawahai for the tuna tubes, half hour later pump dies and so do the live bait. 12.30 it all started, Marlin feeding in packs of 3 to 4 at a time, white water eruptions all around us with the Gannets going mental. Gannets were chasing the bait on the surface acting like mutin birds not having to dive for a feed. The Gannets were following the marlin 3 or 4 birds only, so just looked for a few birds and the fish were their. We chased and followed the explosions for 2 hrs but they were not interested in the lures and with no live bait it was a hopeless task. We estimated that between 100 & 80 mtrs we saw at least 15 marlin, don't think they were the same fish as the groups of fish were smashing the bait schools at the same time with 100 mtrs between them. Water temp 22.4 and Blue. A great day will be back next weekend. |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 8:43pm
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fizzing |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 9:39pm
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Yonkers - Kyle tagged a lovely stripey off oceans on a solo mish ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 9:56pm
That's what we like to hear... |
Posted By: Marligator
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 10:28pm
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I have heard there was a big stripey caught at Toots by a junior, anyone know what it weighed. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 11:01pm
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I heard 180kg but don't quote me, I don't know further,, I also heard a snippet of 190kg from somewhere also...??? ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 11:17am
Yeah,there face book page said is is excess of 180 kegs .Well done to that Junior . Like to know what the actual weight is though .?
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Posted By: muppetshow
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 12:31pm
| Dq as angler was young and couldn't put enough on fish. Father took over |
Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 8:29pm
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Bring on the Smallboats, sounds a lot better than recently |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 8:49pm
Now you have a decent crew... you might fare slightly better... or least have even more fun. Aye aye skipper. |
Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 6:31am
My nephew Dwayne Sweeney got the 190.4kg stripey from Whitiangler. Had a couple of Japanese mates with him, there first day ever fishing and one gets to land a 50yr old record for Whitianga. Live bait in 100m on a 4.5m FC boat -------------  www.kavemantackle.co.nz
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 7:02am
Wow it doesn't get much better than that, what was the fight time Kev? ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 9:28pm
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201.4kg Striped Marlin caught today on a livey off Ocean's. Livey in at 9am... 5mins later Boom! Angler Sean McCully on 37kg, boat Obsession. > Insert pic... Heaviest stripey weighed this season. ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 9:32pm
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Bring on the small boats (tomorrow). It's going to be a carpark off Oceans. Oh the RT will be fun. I'm out Sunday and Monday if my crew can harden the ,,,, up. |
Posted By: RH580ikanui
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 9:53pm
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Was out oceans today around the 105 mark...live baiting all day. Nothing for me until I had packed everything away for the run in, released my family of three kahawai...I did think that is going to make something happen on the way in ditching my livies....sure enough 83 M few gannets going in and at least three marlin happily feeding. Pull up right beside feeding marlin completely unphased about the boat...but wait....luckily I had one blue maomao in the tank that I was going to let go back at the ramp...a quick bit of body piecing and over he went...got about 10ft below the boat before the reel starting singing..got about 15 min of fun and games before the hook pulled...wasn’t that upset as it was 1720 when I hooked up and solo with no night lights set up wasn’t going to fun. Funny how 15 mins can change your day...made my day. ------------- "IKANUI" RH580 SUZUKI DF140 |
Posted By: reel crayze
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 8:36am
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Murphies law right there. Good read.
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Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 10:48am
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Pretty quiet so far today. . Although one hookup just reported in. Plenty of bait down deep.. but haven't seen any work ups as yet. Hope it kicks off this afternoon. |
Posted By: Tagit
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 12:04pm
| Be interesting to see if anyone stays out late to test the low tide bite. |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 7:08pm
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Hard luck Phil My son and myself did wonder why a blue maomao. LOL. Sounds like just the one fish from down Oceans today despite all the fleet being there. Oh well hope it's not as blowy as the map says tomorrow when I join them.
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Posted By: RH580ikanui
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 7:20pm
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Yeah I was trying to get some macs from smugglers cove but the Maomao is all I could get.. so I took it!! Now we know Marlin love maomao
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Posted By: Schmity
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 9:03am
| Hey can some one tell me what " area off oceans refers to. Ocean beach?. Havnt fished this area but planning a trip next weekend. Cheers. |
Posted By: RH580ikanui
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 9:11am
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The long sandy beach north of Whangarei heads ------------- "IKANUI" RH580 SUZUKI DF140 |
Posted By: Schmity
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 12:25pm
| Thanks |
Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 3:59pm
------------- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 7:59pm
| Few marlin around off oceans today, we had a school about 20 maybe schooled up smashing bait on surface, riding the bow waves of Sambosi and occasionally venturing across the gear but not at all interested in plastic. Biggest school of marlin think I've ever seen. |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 8:11pm
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Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 8:19pm
| Yep 2 very frustrating days for us off Oceans. Saw them. baited them. Heard and saw others with more "luck" than us. Managed to loose one on a bait yesterday. Nothing on lures. Helped Sumo lift his on board. Drove off and straight into a workup of Dolphins and Marlin feeding together and no birds. Crazy stuff. Dropped a Premo jack right into them and it wasn't touched. Did everything right and came up empty. |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 8:27pm
Hard luck Krow. We tried piper livies on saturday... not sure if they work? Interested to know if others have any luck on em we bridled thru eyes and sent them down. Were still alive just when bought em in. Would have used this morning but they became saturdays night's entree. Here's another picture. These were all round boat for half an hour.
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Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 8:29pm
| Stickbait them |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 8:34pm
| Yes dan probably right shame stickbait and stickbait rod was sitting safely at home. These marlin seem to be getting quite a lot smarter hanging with dolphins... possibly interbred ones... we even had one riding along the bow wave just like a dolphin. |
Posted By: TM.
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 10:55pm
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Yep, it's pretty special at oceans at the moment...had marlin feeding almost at arms reach Saw a bunch of bait fish speed past just behind the outboard with a marlin right up their backsides.......werent small bait fish either, at least 12 inch long and pretty wide....i suspect large jacks |
Posted By: Ocean Adikt
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 6:49am
| Wheres all the spearos?? thought there'd be some out there |
Posted By: Xtoad
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 9:02am
| Sounds like fun lads. Bloody work... |
Posted By: Snuffit.
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 4:19pm
You'll be thinking fly rod eh Stu? ------------- You cant eat my toast fish |
Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 6:23pm
Been thinking about that all day...there were two sets in the cabin! |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 7:26pm
| Had mine on board too but I would have thought dropping a livebait into them would work. Has in the past and others got them that way. Kinda hard to run up with lures and cast a stickbait though the spread. Need to do that from the bow. A bit tricky but have to try next time I guess. Tough with just 2POB too. |