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Topic: Kayakfishing hall of fame.
Posted By: piwikiwi
Subject: Kayakfishing hall of fame.
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2008 at 8:39pm
Kayak caught fish pics worthy of note.



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Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2008 at 7:25am
Could be the seed for a monthly comp like our Aussie mates do on AKFF (Those comps were good fun until they had a tanty and banned KiwisLOL)

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Posted By: fishkiller
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2008 at 6:31pm
This 9kg fraight train was cought on a 7in lime tiger' 2nd hand 1 mind u on sunday 14th july at abou 4 pm.seen him on my new sounder while dragen a soft bait to another location.i slowed and started a circle letting my soft bait drop.as soon as it hit the bottom it was nailed and the fun was on .so far my best fish, ive only been kayaken for 3 months and soft baiting for 2 i will never go back to bait again lol


Posted By: piwikiwi
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2008 at 6:40pm
Youve been kayak fishing for 3 months and already have half a dozen snapper over 10 LB Clap. Whats the secret ?
Well done beaut fish.


Posted By: Phishpula
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2008 at 5:38am




Here's my best two. Top one my brother in law made in photoshop and stuck as our screensaver. Shame all his good work should be tucked away in my photoalbum


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Posted By: Badfish
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 5:07pm
Shyt how did I miss this thread. Not that I've got a lot to contribute but still, good idea Piwi.
Lovin that first pic Pete
Beauty fish too FKThumbs%20Up well done.
 
Come on you naki lot, you've all had some pretty hall of fame worthy catches.
 
I'm hell bent on getting me a pic with a tuna this year so I'll have to use this thread for more inspiration.


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Posted By: piwikiwi
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 6:23pm
Yeah dont be embarrassed to put up some of your past best fish. I know theres plenty of 20LB plus out there. Also different species for a change. Maybe even trout LOL to keep Rainbow and Charlie happy.
This is my eldest with a 10 LBer I
caught off Papamoa feb this year. Seemed like a good fish until the new X spot arrived.


Posted By: Prop Man
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 6:48pm
Oy piwikiwi, there's nowt wrong with trowt, I should know being ex-NavyWink
 
Cheers
Yak Fisher


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 9:31pm
Bugger...can't find my pics of my 19lber Snap.

Have to go and catch another one now LOL


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Posted By: Charlie F
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2008 at 1:46pm
OK Piwi, just to keep you happy. Here's my best 2 trout off the yak. Weighed around 3kg each. The only scales I had to weigh the snapp bottomed out at 10kg so I guess it was a little bigger than that.
 


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Posted By: piwikiwi
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2008 at 2:05pm

Great pics Charlie. the bottom trout looks a bit seasick though LOL. Whats the story with the colour ?



Posted By: Charlie F
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2008 at 2:18pm
I think its a sea run trout, apparently they get very fat and pink on a diet of red crabs and crayfishBig%20smile

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Posted By: grimace
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2008 at 3:29pm
Interesting pics Charlie. Where was the bottom one caught? Haven't seen a pic of a sea-run rainbow (unless your pulling our legs Embarrassed)

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Posted By: kj
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2008 at 3:54pm

Probably one of them fly fishing guru's will give us the low down on rainbows and searunners. Caught a  Jack salmon the colour of the lower rainbow trout pictured at Acheron slip in the Rakaia above the gorge and was told by the guy I was with that it was "colouring up" for spawning, aparently they end up charcoal black. The salmon had way less fat on it than the silverys down river so maybe thats whats up with 'bow.



Posted By: Rainbow
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2008 at 4:29pm

The pale white colour of the bottom trout is the result of that side having been in contact with whatever it was lying on,    When caught it would have been like a normal trout.   In this case as a jack it showed the red flanks prior to spawning.

Goo looking fish Charlie.

BTW if you want to learn the Tongariro Roll Cast there is a clinic on at the National Trout Center Sat. 23 Aug.

Rainbow

 



Posted By: Charlie F
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2008 at 4:40pm
I see what you mean, I thought Piwi was being humourous and reffering to the snapper, doh! No Rainbow is right it was lying in the yak well on that side. Definately not a searunner.
 
Rainbow I would be interested in the Tonga roll cast clinic, where do I book in?


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Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2008 at 5:22pm
Nice fish guys

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Posted By: Rainbow
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2008 at 9:13am

Hi Charlie

You can book at DOC Turangi Trout Center.   Contact the manager Ken Kimmings and tell him you have talked to me as the course may already be booked out.   Cost $75 which goes to the Trout Center Society.

GO on the Sporting Life website for all the details.

Cheers

Rainbow



Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2008 at 5:47pm
Just a couple of pic's from yesteryear just to hold up the Naki end.

Com'on you Naki boys - there are bigger Naki fish than these


17.5lb and 15.5lb



A good day



9.2kg kingi - 5kg tuna



21.5lb



23.3lb



23lb Released






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Posted By: Phishpula
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2008 at 6:21pm
Thumbs%20Up Awesome Naki man.  Simply Awesome!

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Posted By: wondaboy
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2008 at 4:49pm
Ahhhhhh..  I remember those days Naki man....... 

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Posted By: wondaboy
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2008 at 8:12pm
Ok,  This is my only claim to fame  (apart from doing the 'Turtle'...)
 
Mako Shark est. 60-70kg caught on livebait Albacore Tuna
 
 


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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2008 at 8:26pm
your lucky to still have your leg wondaboy ...makos are very unpredictable

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Posted By: MartyB
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2008 at 10:43am
That is way too close to your leg. Well done though


Posted By: johnny_A
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2008 at 3:52pm
Wow - that's a wicked shot - I originally thought you'd photo-shopped your avatar picture.  Must have been an exciting time.


Posted By: wondaboy
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2008 at 4:27pm

Naki man and I were both shattered that it was indeed a Mako shark and not a MarlinCry

Marty B,  close is when its sitting in your lap.......  it was by far they most boring mako Ive ever caught,  one good run and no jumpsDead


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10% of fisherman catch 90% of the fish.

Dam that 10%.....


Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2008 at 6:05pm
There was the odd bit of excitement




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The solution to any problem - work, money, love, whatever - is to go fishing - the worse the problem the longer the fishing trip should be.

"I have a lot of very large problems"


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2008 at 8:30pm
Bugger Makos from a yak - had two pups (as in ±30-40kg)go skywards at around 10m distance, that was too close to landing on me.

Nice fish though Thumbs%20Up


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Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2008 at 8:34pm
Naki, I'd be interested to hear your technique for the tuna...



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Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2008 at 8:47pm
HLD Generally we just troll a couple of lures. We seem to have luck with a small pink lure, however purple/black and green/yellow work as well.
Keep an ear to the VHF and listen where the boats are catching them - can save a bit of paddling. Like any game fish, keep the line over the bow. If you've had to tighten up the drag, loosen it off when you get them close to the yak.
Then if you want some real fun, put a big hook in it and throw it back over the sideLOL

NM


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The solution to any problem - work, money, love, whatever - is to go fishing - the worse the problem the longer the fishing trip should be.

"I have a lot of very large problems"


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2008 at 9:00pm
I was hoping you weren't going to say that and were going to tell me a nice easy way LOL. I generally also use a pink squid which works well but haven't had more than one skippy per trip yet... Roll on summer and the blue water Cool

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Posted By: TheSnapperWhisperer
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2008 at 10:38am
This would be one of my best yak dives and definitely worthy of a skite.  About 20 pounds, from near Opito. With a handspear whilst freediving.


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Posted By: piwikiwi
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2008 at 12:48pm
Nice work Naki men and Snapper Whisperer, some quality shots there. Thumbs%20Up


Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2008 at 9:45pm
Nice fish Snapper Whisperer

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The solution to any problem - work, money, love, whatever - is to go fishing - the worse the problem the longer the fishing trip should be.

"I have a lot of very large problems"


Posted By: nodrog
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2008 at 6:34pm
26lb, 8lb line, 1/0 hook... yeah I know its old (2004) but



Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2008 at 6:46pm
Very nice fish there Nodrog

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The solution to any problem - work, money, love, whatever - is to go fishing - the worse the problem the longer the fishing trip should be.

"I have a lot of very large problems"


Posted By: Raumatibeach
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2008 at 8:09pm
Funny Nodrog I was looking through a old fishing mag the other day and there was a photo of you holding that fish.


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2008 at 8:24pm
Haven't got many pics of fish as I've usually filleted them before I remember the cameraLOL
 These have been up before, but since we've got a specific thread for them now:


And when it's too rough to go to sea...smallest hen was 18"



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Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2008 at 8:47pm
Nice catch HLD

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The solution to any problem - work, money, love, whatever - is to go fishing - the worse the problem the longer the fishing trip should be.

"I have a lot of very large problems"


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2008 at 8:59pm
Thanks NM, but I'd rather have tuna on board anyday LOL

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Posted By: Charlie F
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2008 at 1:12pm
nice photos HLD, where did you get those trout up north?

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Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2008 at 3:11pm
Sorry for the late reply CharlieF, Been tied up in other threads.

The trout were from Lake Manuwai, just out of Kerikeri - typical size are 1lb sprats, but lots of em. Biggest I've heard of out of the lake was just on 3lb.


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Posted By: Shamus@VK
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2008 at 1:43pm
There are some great shots there guys!!!!
 
Can you send them to me c/o  mailto:[email protected] - [email protected]  and we will put you in the draw for the $99 worth of Mister Twister Exude softies!!!!!
 
Make sure you put your name and any other relevant info you may want printed.
 
Look forward to getting them from you asap.


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Posted By: SLaine
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 6:57pm

Its not a big fish but it was caught by me this week at the Kaiaua mussel farm on a 7" lime tiger



Posted By: piwikiwi
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2008 at 7:37pm
Nice fat juicy snapper there Slaine, well done.


Posted By: handlethejadel
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 10:13am
Days work on the east Auckland coastal bays. (ps the smallest isn't mine)



Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 10:36am
I like the huge hatch on that yak of yours Handle, I also like the built in Yak Trolley on that model  LOL

Some nice snaps there.


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Posted By: LEVCAT
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 10:55am
my best catch from the kayak... all on softplastics and 4lb braid



Posted By: Prop Man
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 11:56am
Only got to 8kg this Sunday so down 2kg on my best snapps of 10kg caught the previous Sunday (I'm not complaining thoughBig%20smile). Mr Lucanus did not work for me that well but it did get some grunty bites. Limitless landed a nice one around 10.6kg and baits were the favourite on the menu today.
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Badfish
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 3:12pm

More pics with land marks please Wink
Good fish PBs or notThumbs%20Up



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Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 3:39pm
Originally posted by Badfish Badfish wrote:

More pics with land marks please Wink
Good fish PBs or notThumbs%20Up

 
Here you go Badfish, you can read the GPS co-ordinates... LOL
 


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 4:37pm
S'alright BF, I know where it is - Cross my palm with enough alkyhol and I will tell all....<HIC!>

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Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 6:03pm
Originally posted by Hairy Little Dwarf Hairy Little Dwarf wrote:

S'alright BF, I know where it is - Cross my palm with enough alkyhol and I will tell all....<HIC!>
 
Oh no - I've been warned about you HLD, have to stop Yak fisher posting shots with backgrounds Shocked... just so you know, we relocated 1,000km to take the shot and give you the wrong location LOLLOL


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 6:09pm
Yeah - I know about that one tooBig%20smile

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Posted By: LEVCAT
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 7:26pm

jeeze i need to come fishing with you yak fisher... that's a pretty darn good success rate.Clap

 
seriously..... can i come fishing with you.Wink
 


Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 7:54pm
Well done guys - some nice fish being caughtClap

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The solution to any problem - work, money, love, whatever - is to go fishing - the worse the problem the longer the fishing trip should be.

"I have a lot of very large problems"


Posted By: Prop Man
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 8:07pm
Originally posted by LEVCAT LEVCAT wrote:

jeeze i need to come fishing with you yak fisher... that's a pretty darn good success rate.Clap

 
seriously..... can i come fishing with you.Wink
 
 
LEVCAT mate, half the battle is hooking up and landing it! The biggest half is getting on the spot in the first place! I cannot take the credit this time (yesterday) for the X spot as Limitless guided me there and I just fished up wind from him (not because of his farts, just out of respect for his patch). However I can say that when I caught my 10kg one the previous week end, the bugger came over to me and dropped his tackle very close to me(fishin gear guys and dollsShocked) but alas my PB hooked up within a couple of minutes of his arrival!
This guy has clocked up many good locations over the years and out of respect I did not even mark any spots as waypoints (bugger!)
Seeing him with his new toy (side imaging/scan sonar) is like watching an SAR helicopter pilot hover over a scene and keeping postion on the target area to secure the load!
I'm learning so much at the moment and it is great. I love seeing my baits sinking to the bottom on the FF and even better when Mr fishy pops over to it and has a chomp!
Cheers
Yak Fisher


Posted By: alz
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2008 at 7:33pm

Remember this



Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2008 at 9:38pm
Not a biggy, but quite chuffed with it - Nabbed during an emergency fish after work.

Thought I'd drop in here as a "Speed-Fishing Challenge"Wink
53cm(to fork) divided by 5 minutes = Score of 10.6

Hit the water at 5:30, on the mark at 5:50, fish on 5:55, landed 6:20
As usual, it took the lightest rig (my trout spinning rod, a wee Shimano FX4000 reel spooled with 4lb mono and a 1/4oz nuke chook),  Clocked in at 21" and 6lb. Excellent condition and chilling down now Big%20smile


The rest of the evening was filled with winding in and chucking back thousands of goldfish in the 30cm rangeConfused


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Posted By: piwikiwi
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2008 at 6:34am
Emergency, emergency, must go fishing or will go crazy............. Nice work HLD, nice fish but ugly legs LOL


Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2008 at 8:06am
That's wide angle for ya Dead

Don't joke about emergency fishing.  It's a serious condition that needs to be addressed whenever deadlines loom.




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Posted By: kai yak fisher
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2008 at 10:18pm
stray lining within 200 metres of whakatane heads. 11.6kg on last bait before home. some times it pays to put out just 1 more bait!


Posted By: Prop Man
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2008 at 10:31pm
Awesoem catch there Kai Yak Fisher-well bloody done mate!
Cheers
YakFisher


Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2008 at 10:34pm
Well done Kai yak fisher

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The solution to any problem - work, money, love, whatever - is to go fishing - the worse the problem the longer the fishing trip should be.

"I have a lot of very large problems"


Posted By: fat belly frog
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2008 at 10:59pm
mate well done alright,
 
I will be over there at xmass so looks like straylining out around the heads... 


Posted By: kai yak fisher
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2008 at 11:52pm
hi there fat belly frog. i will be home and fishing the heads till the 28 dec then staying at matata domain camp ground .for the ease of 2mins to the sea . be great to get together for a stray! most my mates to wimpy to yak fish so do most of my trips alone.

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Posted By: Chip'n
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2008 at 8:06am

that's a beauty fish, are you staying in the camp right in Matata or the Pikowai reserve camp on the straights after Murphy's camp. My mate stayed at Pikowai reserve a couple of weeks ago with his Kontiki & got on average 9-12 snaps on each set & got 20 on one set.



Posted By: kai yak fisher
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2008 at 9:36am
im staying rite in matata. got sum great fish there last year. keen to hook up with any yak fishos. prob still do the odd trip to whakatane heads as thats my fav fish zone

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Posted By: fat belly frog
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2008 at 6:01pm
Originally posted by kai yak fisher kai yak fisher wrote:

hi there fat belly frog. i will be home and fishing the heads till the 28 dec then staying at matata domain camp ground .for the ease of 2mins to the sea . be great to get together for a stray! most my mates to wimpy to yak fish so do most of my trips alone.
 
Cool will be keen to get out for a fish or two, will give you a call when we get over to whakatane.  Spent many a good fishing trip with dad and grandad out around the whale and along that coast
 
cheers


Posted By: kai yak fisher
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2008 at 7:32pm
orsum fatbelly frog. you not keen on a trip to lotten point the month after are you. trying to get a group together to chase tuna. in the briny bar, ( big fish from a yak) got 1 other and a stand by boat so far.


Posted By: biggear
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2008 at 8:54am
You do most of ya trips alone cause you smell funny and are deaf as a post so you are crap at holding a conversation. Nice fish by the way mate.


Posted By: Welsh Wizard
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2008 at 9:26pm
22lbs snapper caught out of Pukerua Bay on Wellingtons west coast in 15m over sand.


Posted By: biggear
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2008 at 6:35am
Nice one WW.


Posted By: johnny_A
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2008 at 9:08am
Superb


Posted By: kai yak fisher
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2008 at 5:20pm
now that is a mean fish. bout the same conditions i got mine in. well done. i cant wait for my next big 1. im well and truely hooked now , hope you too. tight lines work hard play hard!

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Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2008 at 11:52am
Fish:             John Dory (Zeus faber)
Weight:         7lb 2oz / 3.2kg  (New PB Thumbs%20Up)
Length:         52cm (with mouth shut)  54cm extended - but that's cheatingLOL
Bait:             Wee Kahawai livie fished on bottom with 8/0 circle
Date/Time:    1800Hrs 6/12/08
Location:       Whangaroa Harbour
 
 I had been plagued by 30cm snaps all afternoon and was in the process of unhooking number 45,332 when the livie gave a quick whizz on the drag then stopped and just sat with an unmoving curve in the rod.
 
That was about the extent of the battle, he came up with no fuss - My new PB Dory
 
...And the livie was still kicking, so I reached into its mouth (Trawlermouth here fitted my clenched fist in easily - up as far as my watch) and grabbed it back to go another round! 
 It's a tough life being on the bottom of the food chain, eh?






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Posted By: piwikiwi
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2008 at 1:32pm
Nice work HLD youll get a good fillet off that one. Oh by the way you are supposed to fillet and cook them before you eat them Big%20smile


Posted By: Milkey
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2008 at 3:05pm
Nice big Johnny there HLD. Don't worry,I like my fish rare too,still flapping is all good LOL

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Posted By: Shanedog
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2008 at 5:36pm
Nice.Cool


Posted By: wondaboy
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2008 at 11:11am
Fish:           Hapuka   
Weight:       10.5kg        
Bait:           Sqiud    
Date/Time:  28/12/08 
Location:     Naki
 


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Posted By: fatjimmy
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2009 at 9:38am
puka from a kayak. thats very awesome.


Posted By: Hermit
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2009 at 9:37pm
 
Waikawau Bay, Coromandel 1/01/09


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Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2009 at 9:45pm
Well done Grant.
What did it weigh & what was the lure?


Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2009 at 9:49pm
Thats awesome grant. Take it thats waikawau on the eastern side of coro too.

Did you get it on one of the 2 rods in the background? if so even better!! How long was the fight?


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Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2009 at 9:58pm
Nice submarine!  What did it weigh in at?

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Posted By: Phishpula
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2009 at 7:33pm
Thats a classic pic Grant well done man...20kg I heard today HLD

I dont think Hermit will be targeting kingies for a while I hear his beer drinking has suffered as a result of RSI

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Posted By: biggear
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2009 at 8:14am
Great way to start the new year. Well done that man. Pete would have had a great pic of a big snapper if it hadnt broken off....................oops sorry Pete. Dont mention the L&P mate.

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Posted By: Hermit
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2009 at 10:38am
Thanks Guys, yep was about the weight, caught on a a Berkley Dropshot 6', Abu T Alloy and on 6kg with a 4" gulp.  Your right about the arm Phish, hell after 50 mins on a noodle rod I needed a beer or three!!!!!

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Posted By: nubee
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2009 at 10:20pm
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Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2009 at 2:45am
Now that is impressive mate Clap

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Posted By: NZFisher
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2009 at 12:46pm
Hey Tony,
 
that Puka's a beautiful fish mate! I thought you had to go 50miles off shore to get Puka down your way!?!?!?
  
Derrick


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Posted By: wondaboy
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2009 at 7:15pm
Originally posted by delbnz delbnz wrote:

Hey Tony,
 
that Puka's a beautiful fish mate! I thought you had to go 50miles off shore to get Puka down your way!?!?!?
  
Derrick
 
Hi Derrick,
 
We did go 50 miles out,  you ask Nakiman he'll tell ya....LOL


Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2009 at 8:05pm
Actually Wondaboy lives about 1/2 a k from Egmont seafoodsLOL

It was too deep to touch the bottom that's for sure


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The solution to any problem - work, money, love, whatever - is to go fishing - the worse the problem the longer the fishing trip should be.

"I have a lot of very large problems"


Posted By: NZFisher
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2009 at 8:39am

No Puka up my way, but what about this one?

Rod & Reel: Savage Boner / Kilwell Jelly tip hybrid & Daiwa Exceller 3500
Line: 15lb braid with 10lb sabiki leader Confused
Location: Leigh Reef

Species: Snapper
Weight: 9.68kg (22lb +/-)
Softbait: Pink Shine 5" with 3/4 ounce Jig Head
Depth: 27m
Vessel: Viking Profish Kayak
Fight Time 10 - 15mins
Date: 24 January 2009
 


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Posted By: Naki man
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2009 at 6:20pm
Nice Snaps there Delbnz - well done

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The solution to any problem - work, money, love, whatever - is to go fishing - the worse the problem the longer the fishing trip should be.

"I have a lot of very large problems"


Posted By: kai yak fisher
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2009 at 7:26pm
mean snaper there Delbnz! do they still fight for the bottom in that depth? ive only had snaps  that size in 7 to 10m. Dont they look huge when you catch that first glimpse of pink! Well Done!


Posted By: NZFisher
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2009 at 8:05am

Hey,

Still fought like a deamon! I genuinely thought it was a king with the sheer volume of line it pulled and the way it towed me around. I hooked it off the bottom so didn't get reefed thankfully.

DP



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Posted By: biggear
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2009 at 9:22am
Thats a bloody great snapper. Well done.

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Dont let the grey hair fool you!


Posted By: Naki_Dude
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2009 at 8:57am
Hey guys,
 
i went fishing in port taranaki the other day and i didnt catch anything but i saw another yaker and went over to talk to him i told him i didnt catch anything and he was catching everything so he gave me this bad boy.
 
im new to yak fishing and cant wait to catch my bad boy.


Posted By: snapperKEZ
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2009 at 10:36am
what bad boy wheres the photo

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its to hot to work lets go fishing



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