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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 winThumbs Up 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 filletsBig smile. 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 offWink 
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  Beer



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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 5:30pm
Brilliant Geoff ClapClap

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"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
Good score and impressive fish as always

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Good fishing trip nothing breaks, great trip catch fish.


Posted By: CrayZfish
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2021 at 5:54pm
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.

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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
They were some impressive looking fish Geoff, awesome effort!

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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
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
Originally posted by Catchelot Catchelot wrote:

Brilliant Geoff ClapClap
Thanks Al Beer


Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 8:53am
Originally posted by MacSkipper MacSkipper wrote:

Good score and impressive fish as always
Hi John, good to here from you. We were pleased to get them in a Comp. Beer


Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 8:56am
Originally posted by CrayZfish CrayZfish wrote:

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.
Hi Stephen one of these days I will meet you! Didn't hang around after prizegiving due to long drive back to the Naki.


Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 9:06am
Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

They were some impressive looking fish Geoff, awesome effort!
Thanks Smudge, I said to Mick before catching the 20's we had a couple around 7-8 kg I thought were not good enough to make the long drive to prize giving. Our patients paid off in the end, so up we came. Beer


Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 9:07am
Originally posted by krow krow wrote:

Epic trip again Geoff Congrats. Nice read.
Cheers Doug...


Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 9:13am
Originally posted by kitno kitno wrote:

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
   
Hi Craig, yep faultless conditions for winter fishing and the fish played ball as well! Look forward to you bringing the knew Mac boat down soon!Beer


Posted By: Jaapie
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:04am
Nice report mate and good on you for sharing the fish too Thumbs Up


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"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
Nice work there Geoff, well done on the comp Thumbs Up

Cheers


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