Kahawai fishin #2
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Topic: Kahawai fishin #2
Posted By: smudge
Subject: Kahawai fishin #2
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2003 at 9:44pm
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It is freezing cold, its 9 40 pm, the fires going, Water Rats is on the telly ........ I'm going fishing for some kahawai.... got to practice for the Kahawai King ..... anyone want to put in a challenge????? |
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2003 at 1:23am
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I'm really just trying to beat Lethal for the latest at night posting. By 10:30 I had 3 nice kahawai in my bin all on my own flies. I tried bait (yellow eye mullet) and within 10 minutes I had another so I tried a smallish yellowtail ... an hour later I stuck on another yellow eye mullet and left the rod alone while I tried the flies again. I caught two more fish around the 4 lb mark. While I was cleaning the fish the set rod took off with what was easily the fish of the night .. looked 5lb plus ... it pulled out a good 40 metres of line on about a kilo of drag but it kept heading for cover and eventually wrapped around a pole and busted me off ... oh well... Certainly nothing tonight that would win a kahawai contest but 6 good fish all filleted or ready for the smoker isnt too bad for a night aye. It was soooo cold ....... why do I do it??? |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2003 at 1:26am
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hey ya Smudge, some nice size Kahawai alright for this time of year. |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2003 at 1:35am
| Yeah thanks Squid, I love catching the buggers. |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2003 at 6:54am
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smudge We will be there How about ganging up on Kerren ...he must not and will not win that one September here we come |
Posted By: Snapatak
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2003 at 7:54am
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Hi smudge, I've never fished with flies at night, sounds productive, are you fishing from the shore or boat? Yes very nice for the smoker. |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2003 at 4:41pm
| From the shore snapa. The area is well lit at night and that is why the fish congregate there. |
Posted By: Snapatak
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2003 at 8:50pm
| Bingo, I got the idea now. Must be very handee . |
Posted By: Slurry
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2003 at 6:30pm
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G.Day Smudge, I Tried Kahawai done as raw fish and it was good and they fight like hell so thats good too cheers |
just on for a few minutes some good humour as usual and plenty to learn catch you soon Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2003 at 7:32pm
| When is the K-King ? Anyone got a spot for an out of towner ? |
Posted By: Dio
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2003 at 7:42pm
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Bushpig Has yor boat sunk |
Posted By: Dio
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2003 at 7:52pm
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Bushpig I'll take you in The kahawai King if you take us for a fish up north.
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Posted By: Snapatak
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2003 at 4:47pm
Hi there Smudge, went out on the Manukau today, got a few Kahawai and a trev, they were bloody great in the smoker. Just washing them down with the odd home brew or 6.
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2003 at 5:02pm
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Good to hear form you slurry. Good old home brew aye, I keep a few bottles on the hop, that way if you dont get any fish you can always eat the bait after a few beers...... just kidding! Still trying to find a good consistent trev spot out there..... but it is hard to go past the winter gurnard.... I try to steer away from kahawai in the daytime as I can get my fill at night. |
Posted By: Snapatak
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2003 at 7:22pm
| Was that bait, I enjoy new tastes but never can recall the next morning, I tried mako point again but only one small Gurnard, I was alittle inpatient today and moved to many times. I tried off grahams beach today, on the banks in about 15 feet, that's where most of todays fish came from. I just had a look at the chart, looks like some good ground in that area. |
Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2003 at 7:24pm
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Dio I'm just to lazy to tow thew boat down to AKL to fish for kahawai. You are always welcome to come up and come out for a fish. anytime just give me a shout Bushie |
Posted By: Braveheart
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2003 at 1:25pm
Dio I have a report of the bank producing a large one of three plus kg. seaboss is the one. 
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Posted By: Dio
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2003 at 6:54pm
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Braveheart It weighed in at 3.25 kg not a bad kahawai for inner harbour. |
Posted By: Braveheart
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2003 at 8:01pm
| Dio do you want to take them all on in the kahawai king to show who rules on the mighty West coast. |
Posted By: Dio
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2003 at 8:19pm
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Nah but i,ll bet you ill kick your butt hehehe you wont beat me Dio |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2003 at 6:47am
| so Dio's the one to beat eh |
Posted By: Braveheart
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2003 at 5:22pm
| someone should ask dio how many he got last year. I know he has more fingers on his hand than fish caught. |
Posted By: Dio
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2003 at 6:35pm
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Braveheart At least I won two prizes, a rod & reel and also got 3rd equal in average weight in the Kahawhai King last year
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Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2003 at 6:46am
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oh oh Ive started something here wonder if this will take off like the Gurnard comp |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2003 at 1:05pm
| Just a word of warning from one bragger to another Dio..... careful! |
Posted By: Dio
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2003 at 5:31pm
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Don't worry Smudge, Braveheart's easy to beat, it's the rest of you that worry me !!
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Posted By: Braveheart
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2003 at 9:32am
| Dio do you really want to brag about spot prizes. You are a lucky bugger I'll give you that. A list of wares on one I said One or 1 single by it's self fish. You can't beat me Dio. |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2003 at 5:06pm
| I think I will go have a fish tonight...... must keep in practice ..... |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2003 at 10:17pm
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Well I headed off at 8:30 ... only a five minute drive or less to where I fish and the tide was a little further out than I expected and at dead low this spot doesnt fish well unless it is very late at night. So I wasnt too confident ... i checked the line, and the 6 Lb line was a little frayed .... but why change it if there arent any fish??? A couple of casts came up with nothing and as Wefaknis said in his report, the water was really clear for the Manukau, in the 7 years I have fished it I have never seen it so clean .... I could see the bottom and that was at night, mind you was only a metre or two deep. One last cast into the channel and I hooked on a nice kahawai around 4 lb ... bit of a worry with the frayed line so I treated it pretty carefully and landed it. I was really really really wishing I retied that knot and the suspense took maybe 10 more minutes off my life. All the talk in the forum about LBG for marlin is too much for me...I wouldnt handle the stress! I really hate losing any fish and with the amount I lose I should be over that by now... A lovely night to be out fishing, will have another crack at it on Thursday weather permitting. When is this kahawai king contest? Where do we get tickets? What size fish would normally take out first prize? So many questions ...anyone got any answers? I would imagine a winning fish would be 5 1/2 lb plus. Anyone beat the Huia Banks as a great kahawai spot? If the fishing starts at midnight I know where I will be starting from ....
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