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Pocket sled kite fishing

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Printed Date: 09 Jun 2026 at 5:13pm


Topic: Pocket sled kite fishing
Posted By: lips/hooked
Subject: Pocket sled kite fishing
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2019 at 6:47pm
Well today was the first time I have actually caught a fish using the small pocket sled kite!
One snapper 40cm and a gurnard similar size, must have set at least 10 times with just 2traces on and got them both on the first set and then nothing else. But still learning the correct weights etc for the area and tide. Was at the bluff north of dargaville.

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Posted By: Steps
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2019 at 7:19pm
 So what in the hang is a pocket sled kite?
OK so I google  pocket sled kite

And by coincidence, yesterday our eldest grandson asked me to tie his new kite onto the reels..as they where heading out to Kariotahi beach for the day at the same time showing him a Uni knot
 Now Im wondering what he was/ is using the kite for....???

Posted By: lips/hooked
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 9:36am
It certainly can be frustratingly difficult at times but it gets you out there and have now seen it work. haha

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Posted By: Steps
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 10:40am
Havnt seen them in action at all..
 Im not a land based fisherman...
Thu this has pricked my interest in the little kite/ fishing concept
Lets see more of it.. infor etc.

Posted By: lips/hooked
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 1:28pm
I just have from memory when I bought it a 24kg rollertip rod with a Penn gti2 with 22kg braid and can get 350-400mtrs off the reel so actual distance would depend on rips and weights used.

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Posted By: lips/hooked
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 1:41pm
I checked and it's a 330 gt2

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Posted By: My Bait
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2021 at 10:05pm
Recently had another shot at the pocket sled large kite, and two sets of 2hooks , both sets came back with legal snapper and then the smallest shark over ever seen.


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