Good fish in the firth
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Printed Date: 25 Jan 2025 at 1:26pm
Topic: Good fish in the firth
Posted By: Kandrew
Subject: Good fish in the firth
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 1:51pm
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Picked up a nice 14.5 pounder this morning out on the firth in 8 mtrs of water. I was dragging a baitjunkie curly tail motor oil colour. Picked up another 4 snapper around 350mm and a nice sized gurnard on an orange Kaveman micro jig. Nice day on the water. 
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Posted By: Pcj
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 3:16pm
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Well done Kandrew,seems both sides of Firth fishing well.just waiting on Nephews report on Deadmans Pt. ------------- "Times up" |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 3:28pm
| Yep seems to be good fishing all over at the moment, Whangaparaoa fishing well too. |
Posted By: Pcj
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 6:20pm
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Unfortunatly wont able to get out till easter Saturday/Sunday. ------------- "Times up" |
Posted By: Snappa Geoff
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 7:26pm
| Nice Fish Kandrew! Cheers for report... |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 9:00pm
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Snappa Geoff wrote:Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 9:06pm
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Nice fish Kandrew ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 9:16pm
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Posted By: Tonto2
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2024 at 11:06pm
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👍 ------------- slowly going where everyone else has already been |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2024 at 11:51am
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Posted By: The Tamure Kid
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2024 at 8:20pm
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Great stuff, Kerry. A very meritorious catch in an area where big fish are relatively uncommon - it's amazing how often Rodney Holder brings home the bacon - my theory is the action of the boat and chop gives lures a jerkiness that we can't replicate in the hand. Curly tails seem to be deadly in that situation. Looks like a stunning spot you have down that way - there are so many classic Kiwi settlements along the Kaiaua coastline - great community vibe.
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Posted By: Alan L
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2024 at 8:35pm
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" it's amazing how often Rodney Holder brings home the bacon - my theory is the action of the boat and chop gives lures a jerkiness that we can't replicate in the hand." totally agree. I took a couple of near novices out y/day. I didn't fish - 2 rods down was enough. The first hr or so was slow. They wanted to hold the rods. Dropped fish, small fish, no fish. Finally I got them to place the rods in the holders - let out just enough line and wait....Bam. The catch rate shot up. They came home very happy. 90% of the useful fish were caught this way. This was with bait. but small squidly type skirts on the rig. Alan ------------- Legasea Legend member |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2024 at 8:54pm
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Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2024 at 9:01pm
Great days fishing with our old mate Bazza |
Posted By: The Tamure Kid
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2024 at 9:04pm
Aha, I thought that lump in the background was the Coro ranges, but I guess it's the Hunuas or similar looking back the other way. Lovely part of the world - especially on those days where the sea is glassy and the hazy edge of the sea meets the pale sky - it seems to be a phenomenon along that coast, I've seen it a few times driving along there. Is the bottom mud, or shelly gravel?
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Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2024 at 9:23pm
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