The Great and Little Barriers this W/end
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Topic: The Great and Little Barriers this W/end
Posted By: Damo
Subject: The Great and Little Barriers this W/end
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 1:29pm
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Well... here we go again... but.... this time no wind or gale warnings - Saaaweeeeet! Kicked off out of Gulf Harbour about 4pm friday nite and enjoyed the ambience
 on our way out to GB. Slipped into Nagels to check the mail and collect some baits. Yeah.... these were the go....again and again and .....not a bloody sp in sight - bait fishing is where its at polished off a few bowls of soup and hit the hay in eager anticipation of the morning shot...
Sunrise....
 and on a flat sea it starts..hook up after hook up and a steady stream of our mates thumping tails on the deck..
 zzzzzzzz click - ooooooooh....
 tap tap tap zzzzzzzz - click......whack...feel the steel!
 KOJAK and OF2FISH working the bricks too..... field testing eh boys
 our mates....
 and the bins begin to fill with fat snapps to 6 kg...
 after a wee dry spell and a bit of snapper snooping we swing into a decent work up . Dolphins, whales and gannets doing the thing
  and yip... ITS ON!
 the boys were happy
  even a thoughful look here and there
 close those eyes! We dont want to see how red theys is the day went on and the bins got filled but as the evening starts to set in up turns a frostfish in the melee. We got 2 of these..YUM!
 Hows this for a sunset...wicked! Even better when you're there
 Back to check the mail and fill up on baits and beer, hit the hay and up early for a prospect out in 75m.
Get out there and its dolphins everywhere but in small pods and sparodic work ups. Really fast moving and not really fishable so we move onto the "traffic jam reef" a quick hello to these dodgy mofos and then it's off to greener pastures after only a couple of 5 kg fish and not much else..
Los toros
 Hit the brick with fresh slimies and macks and its on again..
Double hook ups...
 triple hook ups....
 solid line pulling snapps...with smashed livie hanging out of its gob! Did I mention that bait fishing is where it at
Snapper Candy! Kick rse whacks in 60m...some had to stopped with the ole "hand drag knob" approach - clamp down on that mutha! Feel the burn!
 this was a solid hook up too.....
 a few tense moments....zzzzzzzzzzzz thump thump zzzzzzzzzzz oh yeah!
 sweeeeet...another line weight fish.
 a few other forum members getting on the drift line in shocking conditions.. Hookaman and Jugsta on the good ship Sea Esta
They got a few gooduns too but failed to produce evidence so yet another tall story and a few rounds to fork out
 The day wore on and the bins filled.- mmm that is every bin we had filled with good snapps and the odd extra. Species list this trip:
Snapper
Rat Kings
Hapuka
Terahiki
Blue Cod
Frost fish
Parrot Fish
G Daddy Hapuka
and the plethora of reef fish like ya Wrasses, ******* Cod, Scorps etc etc
Nearly home time - we full.
 You can't catch em in the office or from the couch - get ya butt out here its going off
I'll post a you tube clip if it ever lets me upload it...hell work up!
Damo - 021 2446346
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Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 1:40pm
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Yeah - now that's a fishing report!
Live bait - hm, interesting concept
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Posted By: Tomsta06
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 1:42pm
Awesome Job Damo...... 
You realise a good skippers job isn't done until he's filleted all the catch though aye....?
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Posted By: wetdream
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 1:45pm
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I wana go again.................. as usual lots of smiles, looked like fisho heaven out there.
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Posted By: H00K
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 1:46pm
| Finally got out as you saw. Not the same quantity but good quality. Will try to post pick tonight so it will be your shout at tent. |
Posted By: Jordo
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 1:52pm
| Awesome stuff Damo, as usual. |
Posted By: deacs
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 1:53pm
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Gregg, i think its time to start planning another trip, count me in looks like we were a few weeks early for the fish to show up again! Damo how big were the puka? did you target them or by catch while snapper hunting?
Another awesome trip for your clients again
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Posted By: Finatic
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:00pm
Awesome result Damo. The smiles on the faces say it all. ------------- What's the cheapest type of meat? Dear balls. They're under a buck. |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:02pm
shot bruva love...shot!!
just imagine if he'd used the softbait that claims to be 400x better than live bait.....by my calcultions Damo would need space for around 2394 more Icey-Teks...  |
Espresso wrote:Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:06pm
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Where are the Gurnard? Gurnard fishing is where its at
------------- I would rather laugh with the Sinners, than cry with the Saints |
Posted By: Capnnod
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:06pm
| I've gotta get north again and into the'big fish' territory. Thanks for the motivation, well done! |
Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:14pm
Man, way to make a guy feel stink  ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:14pm
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Deacs - puka were small - we targetted them but got more snapps than puka- probably wont bother gain till october..
400X more BS .....bait fishing is where its at
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Posted By: jugsta
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:26pm
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evidence cumin Damo.prepare to shout in the tent
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Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:29pm
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6kg to beat ya henchman!
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Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:38pm
He needs more content ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:46pm
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Happy to help out in any way. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> www.charterconnection.co.nz Facebook: Diversity-Fishing |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 2:53pm
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As am I ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">  http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 3:00pm
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More happy punters, onya Damo |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 3:02pm
| wardrobe, make up, fluffers......cast and crew on set! |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 3:11pm
On ya Damo more quality action...salivating down here in Wellywood looking at all that action you guys have been into this weekend 
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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 4:32pm
Fluffers
wont find many volunteers on here..Good work Damo,told ya bait fishing is where its at
...looks like the crew were on a piss trip,beers in hand at 7.30am...thats a dedicated crew from a local bar for ya...... keep up the awesome reports and please have the livie tank full and waiting for me on friday avo ...bait fishings where its at next weekend |
Posted By: billfish
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 8:04pm
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Ah ha!. Another brother fights his way back from the Dark Side. Welcome back to the 'BLOOD' Damo. Thought I'd lost you there for a while to the satanic forces of the soft plastics - I guess you would say you never left.
The aptly named 'Evil' will prove a hard nut to crack with his little shop of horrors and wall of shame. As will Beelzebub Boulder with dinky little bass reel setup. I feel it my duty to take them hunting for bear where there's no place for their misbegotten ways.
Damo, just how close-in round the back can we get that tub of yours. I feel a special deprogramming session is required\ to free our bainwashed sp crazed brothers from their present obsession.
I kid of course. SPs have there place ---- in hell. |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 8:09pm
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hehehe good sh*t Bill you just gotta laugh! another good lot of freight Damo and Crew, some of those broom sticks have come up solid saw you guys coming home south of flat yeaterday |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 8:20pm
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classic stuff Bill..........count me in on such a trip if you are remotely serious.
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Posted By: "H"
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 8:29pm
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Good stuff again Damo........ That bait stuff realy does it ha,
Beware of Hookamans fish, saw the scale
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Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 9:00pm
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bugger .....6.01 was it - shssshh dont tell him!
mmm so where where we.. oh thats right bait
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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 9:14pm
Got 20kgs pillies and 10 of squid under $100 bucks...for got how cheap that stuff was compared to s/bs......roll on friday
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Posted By: browndog
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 9:24pm
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looks like u hit spot x again damo great looking fish
I dont know if you can trust those 2 on sea esta they look pretty dodgy
have decided that working on the weekends sucks so if you need a decky back count me in
will catch up with u at the tent ;might have to be a nuetral judge[for a small fee]. ------------- "Every Dog has its day" |
Posted By: browndog
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 9:28pm
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ps blood and guts rule
------------- "Every Dog has its day" |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 9:33pm
Lovely piece of creative writing wongnozleNow remind me just how many did you get on the blood on Sunday------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz"> http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: Ski
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 10:01pm
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onya damo ,didnt bump into ya out there but then ya wouldnt have wanted to see my white ass goin up and downski!ps did ya find the jacks worked better than the slimeys? ------------- yamaha reliability senator stability shimano superiority the rest is up to the fish! |
Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 7:15am
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slime did the crime rootski
Im all ears Billybloodbrutha.......
small fee brown dog...?! I know your fees mate .......23 packs of fags and 2 crates of big botts...still that means we get a seat each
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Posted By: billfish
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 7:59am
| Got to be midweek right Damo? No weekend holes between now and kingdomcome right? |
Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 8:07am
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late october at least
midweek is best anyhoo - place to ourselves ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> www.charterconnection.co.nz Facebook: Diversity-Fishing |
Posted By: snap
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 8:43am
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Awsome as usual damo.
We were getting slimies on Sat off Nth Rangi (hundreds of the buggers under the boat).
No big snaps to gobble them down tho!
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Posted By: Accident Prone
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 9:34am
| Awesome stuff Damo, is bait where its at? |
Posted By: H00K
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 9:37am
see you in tent Damo
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Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 9:46am
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yeah so you can buy dodgy bludy longliner
stop following us round
Jugsta said last night that he told you it was 6 just to make you fee
l good after having to go home to do the ironing
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Posted By: H00K
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 9:58am
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headless pillies were doing the job out there
have to say Jugsta dropped a bigger one as he left his Kojak in your garage bet he will be collecting this week.
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Posted By: jugsta
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 10:14am
| tents lookin good .oh ye of little faith damo.Even had to gill and gut it for him .he couldnt see past his grin and lion red can |
Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 10:41am
you 2 are 
Tuck his raincoat into his leggings for him would ya
So its official....
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 10:49am
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well done Damo, certainly know how to put the punters onto a fish or two. we must do another one of those forum evenings again. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 10:59am
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bugger the evenings - lets do a big day out ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> www.charterconnection.co.nz Facebook: Diversity-Fishing |
Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 11:18am
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Which reminds me....Shoreboys Elitist *cough cough* I mean Xmas do needs to be booked ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 11:22am
Its only August  PS Dont forget me ------------- I would rather laugh with the Sinners, than cry with the Saints |
Posted By: KeenAs
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 11:40am
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.. ands it's only the end of Bushie. .. where are the months going. . .
Wasn't Mozz meant to organise one. . . .
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Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 11:55am
What are you on about now, stupid? Lay off the drugs and you may make more sense ------------- I would rather laugh with the Sinners, than cry with the Saints |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 11:58am
| yes he was |
Posted By: KeenAs
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 12:12pm
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ahhhh. . . "wasn't Mozz meant to organise one?"
I'm sorry Bushie, i really am. .. i guess i just didn't realise that so few words could confuse you... ...
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Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2007 at 12:13pm
Only when they come from a blithering idiot ------------- I would rather laugh with the Sinners, than cry with the Saints |
Posted By: jugsta
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2007 at 7:27am
| big bottles for life damo . piss n sits |
Posted By: browndog
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2007 at 7:26pm
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i allready have the creates fill of big botts for us to sit on in my garage just havto get the smokes [could get them off boulder] are we right for sunday damo looking forward to it ;
need to dunk the feet in salty water again[ been at least two weeks  ------------- "Every Dog has its day" |
Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2007 at 7:36pm
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on like donkey pong ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> www.charterconnection.co.nz Facebook: Diversity-Fishing |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2007 at 7:46pm
| you smile in those photos now dog |
Posted By: Damo
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2007 at 7:49pm
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and shuck my scollies on the way in ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> www.charterconnection.co.nz Facebook: Diversity-Fishing |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2007 at 7:55pm
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20's on sat morning would be good damo
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Posted By: browndog
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2007 at 5:35am
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will try io rember to smile squid next time
have you been useing your fab bearly from the nite before on any of your reasent trips squid or are you saving it up for when you are out with us again
good luck with the boys on fri and sat damo donot let them leed you astray ------------- "Every Dog has its day" |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2007 at 9:33am
saving up, next hurl should be a goody 
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Posted By: courtfishing
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2007 at 4:39pm
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nice fish hookaman well done my son will get ya a short at the tent
grate action shoots damo thats fishing at its best well done
sharpin ya hooks
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Posted By: courtfishing
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2007 at 12:25pm
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