Perfect Conditions, Big Snaps! Mokau...
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Printed Date: 05 Jul 2026 at 7:53pm
Topic: Perfect Conditions, Big Snaps! Mokau...
Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Subject: Perfect Conditions, Big Snaps! Mokau...
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 4:32pm
    Hi All, with Wiffy away for the weekend I hatched a plan with brother Mick to fish the Counties Manakau Icebreaker Comp, with the objective to try and catch a decent Snap each to hopefully make the top three in the Snap section and defend my last years win With 8's showing all day on Saturday on Swellmap we got an early start but a cold one! First up we fished for bait for an hour like normal and secured about fifteen Kahawai-see photo, then of to our spot. Very slow going first three hours, small ones only then as the incoming tide started getting good current, wasn't long before a good one sniffed out one of my big fillets . I called it a 20lb da to Mick as playing it in and went 9.20 kg. This is when we start cutting up the Kahawai bodies into big hunks that will sink in the current to were your straylines sit to keep them around boat. It worked a treat again and in the next two hours we battled about a dozen good Snaps. anything under 9.20 went back and over we kept. We managed one each in the 9.40's. We have a big barbless hook I quickly insert in snapper jaw dehook strayline hook all while still in water then scales through barbless eye lift out look at weight if going back a quick flick of the barbless and they rocket off So off we went to Smudges Playground on Sunday for weighin. Called in here and there seeing mates on the way and arrived with our best Snaps and Kahawai's. I just managed to hold Mick out for 1st in the Snap section! with third place going to one of the Manakau Boys with a nice 8.8kg fish. picked up a 3rd with kahawai as well. We were rapt, The Mokau boys produced the goods again in the little Mac Boat! Good to catch up again Smudge & co. Upon leaving Auckland We had arranged with an Island family we know to pick the fish up from the Karaka turn off. You should of seen how excited they were when they saw the size of them! Made there Day. A few photo's
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 5:30pm
Brilliant Geoff 
------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: MacSkipper
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 5:51pm
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Good score and impressive fish as always
------------- Good fishing trip nothing breaks, great trip catch fish. |
Posted By: CrayZfish
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 5:54pm
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Well done again Geoff. I hung around the weigh in on Sunday with the kids too wish I'd known you were up I would have sniffed you out. ------------- Why choose either diving or fishing when you can do both. Besides crayfish tail is very good bait!! |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 7:59pm
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They were some impressive looking fish Geoff, awesome effort!
------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 8:22pm
| Epic trip again Geoff Congrats. Nice read. |
Posted By: kitno
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 8:48pm
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Great effort Geoff and Mick. Looks like the weather was perfect everywhere. Congrats on taking the win and your definitely the man to beat. Catch up for a fish, not too far away |
Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 8:49am
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Catchelot wrote:Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 8:53am
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Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 8:56am
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Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 9:06am
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Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 9:07am
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Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 9:13am
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Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:04am
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Nice report mate and good on you for sharing the fish too ------------- "Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught,will we realize that we cannot eat money" - 19th Century Indian Creed |
Posted By: feeder
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2021 at 12:14pm
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Nice work there Geoff, well done on the comp
Cheers ------------- The only bar to frequent is the Kawhia Bar |