Bite Times for 09 April to 7th May
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Topic: Bite Times for 09 April to 7th May
Posted By: Lethal
Subject: Bite Times for 09 April to 7th May
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 2:27am
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Waiheke Auckland, New Zealand ok im sticking my neck out here to get rung..... lets see how this go's... Kingfish, Harpuka, snapper that you think started coming on the bite with a vengeance, not 3 or 5 fish but a good quantity and what time it happened and when it stopped..... Game fish, any Marlin or Yellowfin what time they hit, knock down or landed..... Highlighted in Red and bold is the time to be at your fish spot to start fishing... " ' " " but not bold is another time you might like to try.... Bold and in Blue is the phase of the moon... Matiatia Bay, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand + Corrections: High(-0:14 *0.92) Low(+0:06 *0.92) Units are meters Thursday 2010-04-01 Sunrise 7:32 AM NZDT, Sunset 7:14 PM NZDT Moonset 9:41 AM NZDT, Moonrise 8:09 PM NZDT Low Tide: 3:33 AM NZDT 0.2 High Tide: 9:33 AM NZDT 3.2 Low Tide: 3:57 PM NZDT 0.2 High Tide: 10:06 PM NZDT 3.2 same again, as above... Friday 2010-04-02 Sunrise 7:33 AM NZDT, Sunset 7:13 PM NZDT Moonset 10:50 AM NZDT, Moonrise 8:51 PM NZDT Low Tide: 4:20 AM NZDT 0.3 High Tide: 10:22 AM NZDT 3.1 Low Tide: 4:43 PM NZDT 0.3 High Tide: 10:54 PM NZDT 3.1 now we have the moon set in the morning... early morning should produce a nice bite till high tide... Saturday 2010-04-03 Sunrise 7:34 AM NZDT, Sunset 7:11 PM NZDT Moonset 11:56 AM NZDT, Moonrise 9:39 PM NZDT Low Tide: 5:07 AM NZDT 0.4 High Tide: 11:10 AM NZDT 3.0 Low Tide: 5:29 PM NZDT 0.4 High Tide: 11:41 PM NZDT 3.0 if the weather good i would look at going wide. about 7am the fish should start till top of the tide again in the afternoon till dark.. Sunday 2010-04-04 Sunrise 6:35 AM NZST, Sunset 6:10 PM NZST Moonset 11:55 AM NZST, Moonrise 9:31 PM NZST Low Tide: 4:57 AM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 10:58 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 5:16 PM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 11:29 PM NZST 2.9 if the weather good i would look at going wide. about 7am the fish should start till top of the tide again in the afternoon till dark.. looks like daylight saving has finished not sure on that??? Monday 2010-04-05 Sunrise 6:36 AM NZST, Sunset 6:08 PM NZST Moonset 12:47 PM NZST, Moonrise 10:27 PM NZST Low Tide: 5:48 AM NZST 0.6 High Tide: 11:47 AM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 6:05 PM NZST 0.6 8 am till top of tide, again in the evening... Tuesday 2010-04-06 Last Quarter Moon Sunrise 6:37 AM NZST, Sunset 6:07 PM NZST Moonset 1:31 PM NZST, Moonrise 11:25 PM NZST High Tide: 12:18 AM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 6:42 AM NZST 0.8 High Tide: 12:36 PM NZST 2.6 Low Tide: 6:57 PM NZST 0.8 currents dropping off again... 9 am till high then in the afternoon till dark... Wednesday 2010-04-07 Sunrise 6:38 AM NZST, Sunset 6:05 PM NZST Moonset 2:09 PM NZST, Moonrise 12:24 AM NZST High Tide: 1:10 AM NZST 2.6 Low Tide: 7:38 AM NZST 0.9 High Tide: 1:28 PM NZST 2.5 Low Tide: 7:52 PM NZST 0.9 currents dropping off again... 10am till high then in the afternoon till dark... Thursday 2010-04-08 Sunrise 6:39 AM NZST, Sunset 6:04 PM NZST Moonrise 12:24 AM NZST, Moonset 2:42 PM NZST High Tide: 2:07 AM NZST 2.5 Low Tide: 8:34 AM NZST 0.9 High Tide: 2:22 PM NZST 2.4 Low Tide: 8:50 PM NZST 1.0 sweet bugger all current hard fishing... fish the incoming tide... Friday 2010-04-09 Sunrise 6:39 AM NZST, Sunset 6:03 PM NZST Moonrise 1:21 AM NZST, Moonset 3:10 PM NZST High Tide: 3:06 AM NZST 2.5 Low Tide: 9:28 AM NZST 1.0 High Tide: 3:21 PM NZST 2.4 Low Tide: 9:48 PM NZST 1.0 mow the lawns.... earn so brownie points....  Saturday 2010-04-10 Sunrise 6:40 AM NZST, Sunset 6:01 PM NZST Moonrise 2:19 AM NZST, Moonset 3:36 PM NZST High Tide: 4:02 AM NZST 2.5 Low Tide: 10:20 AM NZST 1.0 High Tide: 4:20 PM NZST 2.4 Low Tide: 10:42 PM NZST 1.0 going to be hard work, fish the incoming, not a lot of current. Sunday 2010-04-11 Sunrise 6:41 AM NZST, Sunset 6:00 PM NZST Moonrise 3:16 AM NZST, Moonset 4:02 PM NZST High Tide: 4:52 AM NZST 2.6 Low Tide: 11:07 AM NZST 0.9 High Tide: 5:13 PM NZST 2.5 Low Tide: 11:31 PM NZST 0.9 need to find that tidal flow, afternoon best bet. Monday 2010-04-12 Sunrise 6:42 AM NZST, Sunset 5:58 PM NZST Moonrise 4:13 AM NZST, Moonset 4:26 PM NZST High Tide: 5:36 AM NZST 2.6 Low Tide: 11:50 AM NZST 0.9 High Tide: 6:00 PM NZST 2.6 i hate these days the moons up most of the daylight hours still the afternoon is best fish the incoming. Tuesday 2010-04-13 Sunrise 6:43 AM NZST, Sunset 5:57 PM NZST Moonrise 5:11 AM NZST, Moonset 4:52 PM NZST Low Tide: 12:15 AM NZST 0.8 High Tide: 6:17 AM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 12:32 PM NZST 0.8 High Tide: 6:42 PM NZST 2.7 small bite first thing in the morning, bit more time in the evening. Wednesday 2010-04-14 Sunrise 6:44 AM NZST, Sunset 5:56 PM NZST Moonrise 6:11 AM NZST, Moonset 5:20 PM NZST Low Tide: 12:56 AM NZST 0.8 High Tide: 6:57 AM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 1:13 PM NZST 0.7 High Tide: 7:22 PM NZST 2.8 first thing in the morning till 9am, should come on again around 2-30pm. Thursday 2010-04-15 First Quarter Moon Sunrise 6:45 AM NZST, Sunset 5:54 PM NZST Moonrise 7:13 AM NZST, Moonset 5:51 PM NZST Low Tide: 1:37 AM NZST 0.7 High Tide: 7:38 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 1:54 PM NZST 0.6 High Tide: 8:02 PM NZST 2.8 bite from dawn till 10am, again at 3pm. Friday 2010-04-16 Sunrise 6:45 AM NZST, Sunset 5:53 PM NZST Moonrise 8:17 AM NZST, Moonset 6:28 PM NZST Low Tide: 2:17 AM NZST 0.6 High Tide: 8:19 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 2:36 PM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 8:43 PM NZST 2.9 last of the incoming first of the outgoing, try again around 3-30pm till dusk. Saturday 2010-04-17 Sunrise 6:46 AM NZST, Sunset 5:52 PM NZST Moonrise 9:21 AM NZST, Moonset 7:11 PM NZST Low Tide: 2:58 AM NZST 0.6 High Tide: 9:02 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 3:19 PM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 9:25 PM NZST 2.9 start first light, couple of hrs before high. again around 4pm on the incoming. Sunday 2010-04-18 Sunrise 6:47 AM NZST, Sunset 5:50 PM NZST Moonrise 10:25 AM NZST, Moonset 8:02 PM NZST Low Tide: 3:42 AM NZST 0.6 High Tide: 9:46 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 4:03 PM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 10:09 PM NZST 2.9 the outgoing tide is not going to be very productive. so fish the incoming. Monday 2010-04-19 Sunrise 6:48 AM NZST, Sunset 5:49 PM NZST Moonrise 11:24 AM NZST, Moonset 9:01 PM NZST Low Tide: 4:29 AM NZST 0.6 High Tide: 10:32 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 4:48 PM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 10:55 PM NZST 2.8 first light, and dusk. Tuesday 2010-04-20 Sunrise 6:49 AM NZST, Sunset 5:48 PM NZST Moonrise 12:17 PM NZST, Moonset 10:07 PM NZST Low Tide: 5:20 AM NZST 0.7 High Tide: 11:21 AM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 5:37 PM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 11:45 PM NZST 2.8 bitting from first light to 11am. very small window at dusk. Wednesday 2010-04-21 Sunrise 6:50 AM NZST, Sunset 5:47 PM NZST Moonrise 1:04 PM NZST, Moonset 11:16 PM NZST Low Tide: 6:16 AM NZST 0.7 High Tide: 12:13 PM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 6:32 PM NZST 0.6 fish the incoming. Thursday 2010-04-22 First Quarter Moon Sunrise 6:51 AM NZST, Sunset 5:45 PM NZST Moonrise 1:44 PM NZST, Moonset 12:27 AM NZST High Tide: 12:39 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 7:15 AM NZST 0.7 High Tide: 1:09 PM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 7:32 PM NZST 0.6 incoming tide will be the most productive. Friday 2010-04-23 Sunrise 6:51 AM NZST, Sunset 5:44 PM NZST Moonset 12:27 AM NZST, Moonrise 2:20 PM NZST High Tide: 1:38 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 8:16 AM NZST 0.7 High Tide: 2:10 PM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 8:37 PM NZST 0.6 my pick of the month would be this weekend. early morning start, fish the incoming tide. Saturday 2010-04-24 Sunrise 6:52 AM NZST, Sunset 5:43 PM NZST Moonset 1:38 AM NZST, Moonrise 2:52 PM NZST High Tide: 2:42 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 9:17 AM NZST 0.6 High Tide: 3:15 PM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 9:42 PM NZST 0.6 get it all done an dusted by midday. Sunday 2010-04-25 Sunrise 6:53 AM NZST, Sunset 5:42 PM NZST Moonset 2:48 AM NZST, Moonrise 3:23 PM NZST High Tide: 3:45 AM NZST 2.9 Low Tide: 10:16 AM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 4:21 PM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 10:43 PM NZST 0.6 incoming tide is still the best bet. Monday 2010-04-26 Sunrise 6:54 AM NZST, Sunset 5:40 PM NZST Moonset 3:58 AM NZST, Moonrise 3:54 PM NZST High Tide: 4:44 AM NZST 2.9 Low Tide: 11:12 AM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 5:22 PM NZST 2.9 Low Tide: 11:40 PM NZST 0.5 you might even catch a few on the out going first thing. incoming would be my pick. Tuesday 2010-04-27 Sunrise 6:55 AM NZST, Sunset 5:39 PM NZST Moonset 5:08 AM NZST, Moonrise 4:27 PM NZST High Tide: 5:39 AM NZST 3.0 Low Tide: 12:05 PM NZST 0.4 High Tide: 6:17 PM NZST 3.0 huge currents with no moon up. Wednesday 2010-04-28 Sunrise 6:56 AM NZST, Sunset 5:38 PM NZST Moonset 6:18 AM NZST, Moonrise 5:02 PM NZST Low Tide: 12:33 AM NZST 0.4 High Tide: 6:31 AM NZST 3.0 Low Tide: 12:56 PM NZST 0.3 High Tide: 7:08 PM NZST 3.1 these extra highs would be good for kings. target them close to the turn of the tides 1-2 hrs before tide go's slack. Thursday 2010-04-29 Last Quarter Moon Sunrise 6:57 AM NZST, Sunset 5:37 PM NZST Moonset 7:28 AM NZST, Moonrise 5:43 PM NZST Low Tide: 1:23 AM NZST 0.4 High Tide: 7:21 AM NZST 3.0 Low Tide: 1:44 PM NZST 0.3 High Tide: 7:56 PM NZST 3.1 just do your thing all day is bite time. Friday 2010-04-30 Sunrise 6:57 AM NZST, Sunset 5:36 PM NZST Moonset 8:36 AM NZST, Moonrise 6:28 PM NZST Low Tide: 2:11 AM NZST 0.4 High Tide: 8:09 AM NZST 3.0 Low Tide: 2:32 PM NZST 0.3 High Tide: 8:43 PM NZST 3.1 moon sets in the morning, rises in the evening. fish the incoming an out going. Saturday 2010-05-01 Sunrise 6:58 AM NZST, Sunset 5:35 PM NZST Moonset 9:39 AM NZST, Moonrise 7:20 PM NZST Low Tide: 2:59 AM NZST 0.4 High Tide: 8:57 AM NZST 2.9 Low Tide: 3:18 PM NZST 0.3 High Tide: 9:29 PM NZST 3.0 good currents with little effect from the moon. be fishing as soon as the current starts to move, either on an in or out going, you choose. Sunday 2010-05-02 Sunrise 6:59 AM NZST, Sunset 5:34 PM NZST Moonset 10:35 AM NZST, Moonrise 8:15 PM NZST Low Tide: 3:46 AM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 9:44 AM NZST 2.8 Low Tide: 4:03 PM NZST 0.4 High Tide: 10:15 PM NZST 2.9 with the moon setting at 10-30am you could find there is a good bite on the last of the incoming early morning, if you miss it don't fret, fish the out going or incoming evening. good weekend for fishing. Monday 2010-05-03 Sunrise 7:00 AM NZST, Sunset 5:32 PM NZST Moonset 11:24 AM NZST, Moonrise 9:14 PM NZST Low Tide: 4:33 AM NZST 0.6 High Tide: 10:31 AM NZST 2.7 Low Tide: 4:48 PM NZST 0.5 High Tide: 11:01 PM NZST 2.8 still all day is ok Tuesday 2010-05-04 Sunrise 7:01 AM NZST, Sunset 5:31 PM NZST Moonset 12:05 PM NZST, Moonrise 10:13 PM NZST Low Tide: 5:22 AM NZST 0.7 High Tide: 11:18 AM NZST 2.6 Low Tide: 5:33 PM NZST 0.6 High Tide: 11:48 PM NZST 2.7 you cant complain with these tides an moon, still pretty good fishing all day. Wednesday 2010-05-05 Sunrise 7:02 AM NZST, Sunset 5:30 PM NZST Moonset 12:40 PM NZST, Moonrise 11:11 PM NZST Low Tide: 6:12 AM NZST 0.8 High Tide: 12:05 PM NZST 2.5 Low Tide: 6:21 PM NZST 0.8 fish that incoming early morning. Thursday 2010-05-06 Last Quarter Moon Sunrise 7:03 AM NZST, Sunset 5:29 PM NZST Moonset 1:10 PM NZST, Moonrise 12:09 AM NZST High Tide: 12:35 AM NZST 2.6 Low Tide: 7:03 AM NZST 0.8 High Tide: 12:52 PM NZST 2.5 Low Tide: 7:11 PM NZST 0.9 incoming tide morning. Friday 2010-05-07 Sunrise 7:03 AM NZST, Sunset 5:28 PM NZST Moonrise 12:09 AM NZST, Moonset 1:37 PM NZST High Tide: 1:24 AM NZST 2.5 Low Tide: 7:54 AM NZST 0.9 High Tide: 1:40 PM NZST 2.4 Low Tide: 8:05 PM NZST 1.0 tides droping off, find current if you want fish, incoming still looking the best. please don't post anything else!!! just some feed back from you folk to show how its not working for you, or if it is..... p.s. the times indicated are start times they would fade out about the time the Moon time rises...... or in the case when it sets could go on longer as the moon has removed itself out the equation.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 3:43am
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please add it something like this..... 25th Dec at 3-00pm to 5pm we landed 6 snapper in 2hrs all aveage size 38cm to 45cm let go heaps of small ones...... all in a work-up back of Tiri..... 26th we had a marlin hit a lure at 8-30am not landed at 12-15pm we hooked a marlin and landed it out side of the Poor Knights..... if your on holiday away from AK or fishing outside of AK please give a rough indication of the area, as times change slightly like the tides.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 9:50pm
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Pure gold Eric I have locked this and pinned it till I can bribe , cajole or bully Grunta into setting up a sub section just for this data
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2009 at 6:50pm
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PM to me via BeachedAsBro Hi mate, your bite prediction for this morning was bang on. We fished off
park point from crack of dawn for 2hrs. Steady flow of fish in the
40-50cm range. Kept only the males (6 in total, although one was
female). Released about the same amount again that I thought were
female and dropped a few too.
thanks BeachedAsBro. Wednesday 2009-12-16 Moonrise 5:08 AM NZDT, Moonset 8:28 PM NZDT crack of dawn 5-30pm this was interesting as the 17th is a New Moon did anyone fish the afternoon Bite???? come on folk i need your report regardless of how it went dead nothing or all good.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2009 at 11:39am
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report from Tugboat.... Quote.. BITE TIME, was 9.40am for us eric, (you had 7.30am down as bite time) 9-40am on a new moon is interesting, reason the moon continues to climb into the sky which should put the fish off biting.... ive found it takes about 3 hrs from specified time for the effect of the moon to come fully into force an shut the fish down..... im not say that if you happen to drop a delicious morsel of something in front of a fish it will not eat it, that will happen, its like being handed a chocolate cake after your meal, you are full but cant resit..... but normally by this time the fish have had there fill an will settle down till the moon is on the descend an starts to dip below the horizon... so i hope this is has got you thinking, an slowly together we will get it sorted.... they are not like us when it comes to sitting down an having a meal morning lunch an afternoon we need to think a little different when it comes to catching fish.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2009 at 2:59pm
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report from Boulder. Jigging forum... Quote.. Moved a few times to fresher sign Lethal but we could have done it easy on one drift. Your bite time prediction for the day was pretty spot on 9.30 ish and lasted a good couple of hours a little incite into jigging, this is one form of fishing that can have a different effect on a fish... the reason is your acting on the fish's natural instincts... in the world they live in, acting wounded your dead meat... hence a jig comes into this category so do the odd Softies which imitate a wounded fish plus of coarse a livebait with a hook in it.... so when the going gets tough sometimes changing your approach will help.... thinking outside the square can prevent that odd Zilch trip when nothing is in your favor.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: KeenAs
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 7:33am
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Sarurday the 19th
Was drifting by 0530 and got one of the the first drift. Shifted a few times but there was very little sign. Never really had a 'bite' to speak of..... pretty baron. We tried bait, softies, Lucanus' and jigs..... nada, zip, zilch, zero.....
We didn't do an exorbitant amount of moving as the forecast 10-15knots from the west turned into 20-25 from nearthy the south by 0900'ish and it was quite snotty. it was one of those morning where you just wish ya had 15kg's of berley so as to execute a complete change of plans. BUT, in saying that, if a plans made, stick to it.
It may have had something to do with the two longliners and a seiner that were working the area when we got there.
Eric, appreciate you taking the time to put this info up mate. During the xmas break i will be working the shallows hard as there will be alot of boat traffic up my way. So i will let you know how i get on.
Marry xmas to you and yours mate
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Posted By: Fishybznz
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 9:45am
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Went out of Mahurangi lastnight with Fisher in the baby stabi. Too blowy to go far out so fished the saddle. Nothing really on the bite until about 8pm till about 9:30. Just smaller fish but your bite time looked to be pretty accurate. The new moon was well up and visible and the tide running slower as they came on the bite. Just seen this thread and will try to update to it when I can. I reckon this is a sensational idea mate. Nice one! ------------- NZFisher: Get your free monthly fishing magazine emailed straight to you. http://www.nzfisher.co.nz |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 1:10pm
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thanks guys... yep Xmas holidays can be a bit of a hit an miss a fear with the amount of boats roaring around.... very early morning an late evenings when the masses are still asleep seamed better, even when the bite time didnt correspond with them.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 8:12pm
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lethal, your bites are pretty good, still think the tides are having an influence
looks like the high tides are more influential with the current moon phase, with the reports that have come in so far ,so will be watching with interest and will pass on any bite times i get over the season.
good one. ------------- Beautiful is better than ugly, Explicit is better than implicit, Simple is better than complex, Complex is better than complicated. http://oceanmobilemap.blogspot.co.nz/ |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 8:14pm
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Saturday 19th Fished landbased at the top of Coro from about 1pm until around 6pm. Fishing was extremely slow. Was targeting kingies (hence fishing over the low through the afternoon) and didn't see one cruise past the ledge which is a first for me up there. Was pretty much impossible to catch a livebait despite the schools of up to 20 KY swimming past the ledge all day long. I think this at least fits in with your prediction in the sense that we got nothing whilst fishing outside the predicted bite times. ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 8:48pm
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what ledge were you on BeachedAsBro? did you land on the souwest corner or the other end which faces the Pinnacles? one end or the other can be mean depending on the tide, most times you want the tide running onto the ledge, the end facing Channel is better on a out going and the end facing the Pinnacles is best on a incoming... now your going to ask me how would i know? i used to spear the buggers so new where to find them on any given tide.... i had a hell job landing any on the out going as the reefs are right around that corner even when fishing in a boat... LOL... i suspect they have had a bit of a hiding lately as well... my thinking is find yourself a nice quite bay a little further along the coast and burley up some squid when the going gets tough like that and take em out there, fresh dead or alive they are like lollie pops to a King.... or even netting piper in the corner of Fletchers right hand side after youve thrown some bread out, wait 1/2 an hour and you should get them we did early or late evening... also found the week before the full moon is better or leading up to or even the day before its full.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2009 at 12:56pm
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Was fishing the loafs - westerlies blew up pretty hard on Saturday and made fishing anywhere else along that coastline pretty much impossible. I generally find the kings will turn up and harass whoevers in the berley anywhere 2 hrs either side of the low along there. Just there wasn't even a baitfish in the bloody berley on Saturday - VERY strange indeed as I usually throw in a berley when I get to the ledge and by the time I've set up my rigs there's baitfish everywhere. ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: snap
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2009 at 2:10pm
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Good post Eric! Friday 2009-12-18 Moonrise 6:58 AM NZDT, Moonset 9:58 PM NZDT crack of dawn 7-00pm Fished 24mtr drift off challenger area (Kauwau). Bite time for us was 9-10.30am on softies (which comes under the dying fish category rather that feeding time), a boat was fishing the area when we arrived on bait and they left while we were catching them (and did not appear to be geting them)? My son got 2 over 60cm and most were 40-55cm (rod holder was not working an sb's had to be moved constantly off the bottom to get hit). Moon had been up for 2 hours. ------------- http://snapfishingventures.com/" rel="nofollow - snapfishingventures.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Snapfishing" rel="nofollow - facebook.com/Snapfishing 2007 BERKLEY S/B COMP WINNERS |
Posted By: Bjorn
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2009 at 5:54pm
I always keep a big treble hook in my tackle box and if the livies dont wanna take a bait they leave me no option ------------- http://www.youtube.com/user/OnTheBricksnBoat |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2009 at 6:45pm
Brilliant!! ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Bjorn wrote:Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2009 at 6:47pm
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Tuesday 2009-12-22 Fished 30-32m mark about 6km north of rakino today and was out there from 6.30am with the first fish landed 7.55am and 40cm. Steady bite until about 10.30am when we called it quites with a dozen in the bin and about the same released. Not big fish by any means but good eaters in the 40-50cm bracket.
Heard the round stone on the radio a few times and sounded like he was banging a few too but a reasonable distance from where we were.
So lethal your bite time was pretty much on the mark today that is for sure. However I didnt really fish outside it to prove that it wasnt just going off all day ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2009 at 10:49pm
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Tuesday 2009-12-22 Moonrise 10:51 AM NZDT, Moonset 11:56 PM NZDT 8-00am He had a shot at 13.20 while on the 200M contour east of cape Brett. He hooked up 20 minutes later and tagged and released an 80kg stripey after a further 20 minutes. well the first Marlin dosent work-in with the bite times... so maybe back to the drawing board with them.... this is a hour and a 1/2 to 2hrs outside that frame.... the only good news is the moon was not up.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: 2SHITS
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2009 at 12:40am
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Posted By: 2SHITS
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2009 at 12:56am
| Eric this is all good snizzle, don't get me wrong... Did Thursday 17th... bite time on ''lay it on the line'' 6.15 pm - heaps of through backs until rnd 8.30 - 9.00 when we picked up a few better fish - typical wind against tide stuff.. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2009 at 2:00am
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Hi nick, yeah all good man the moon sets at 9-15 hence the 3 hrs before start.... its a indicator of about when it will start, and due to the moon setting not rising could go on for sometime if your doing it right... no moon fish bite... they bite best as its just starting to go over the horizon.... if the moon had been rising i would have given it no more than an hour after it had risen as this is what shuts them down... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: KeenAs
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2009 at 7:35am
Exactly the same for me Snap/Eric but the day before; 11-12-09. I was about 2 miles sse of Challenger in 32m.... Released about 5 fish, two fish were over 7kg and took 7 home. Really angry bite!!
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Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2009 at 7:53am
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Posted By: snap
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2009 at 12:04pm
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(QUOTE)Hi nick, yeah all good man the moon sets at 9-15 hence the 3 hrs before start.... its a indicator of about when it will start, and due to the moon setting not rising could go on for sometime if your doing it right... no moon fish bite... they bite best as its just starting to go over the horizon.... if the moon had been rising i would have given it no more than an hour after it had risen as this is what shuts them down... THIS IS GREAT INFO ERIC Some more fishing data below - Thursday 2009-12-24 Moonset 12:20 AM NZDT, Moonrise 12:45 PM NZDT crack of dawn 9-30am Fished Rangi channel 4.30pm - 9.15pm. Lots of sign/spawning fish, but no bite! At 9.00pm it went off for 10-15mins and then stopped again. Fish 40-48cm pannies. ------------- http://snapfishingventures.com/" rel="nofollow - snapfishingventures.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Snapfishing" rel="nofollow - facebook.com/Snapfishing 2007 BERKLEY S/B COMP WINNERS |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2009 at 9:15pm
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[QUOTE=Lethal] Thursday 2009-12-24 Moonset 12:20 AM NZDT, Moonrise 12:45 PM NZDT crack of dawn 9-30am This day Snap an Squid had a good bite going right on dusk Sorry mate but didn't work out for us this morning. Fished from first light through to about 9.00am for very little - plenty of peckers but nothing feeding. ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2009 at 2:49pm
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no thats fine BeachedasBro its what is needed to try an work this out mate..... you going tomorrow? i will be out there, at a sparrows fart.... will try back paddock then come in closer to waiheke if its hard out further... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2009 at 11:40am
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Nah mate - off up to Mangawhai for Shapeshifter concert tonight!! Hell yeah.
Good luck - hope you're slaying em. ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2009 at 5:46pm
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no bite time what so ever from 5-30am till 2-30pm... 26th Dec... hard work just getting 7 snaps 35-45cm, kept 1 carrot, 1 trev, 1 legal Blue cod.... through back 1 spiny skate, 1 Ocy, and hoards of snall snaps... no work-ups out in the back paddock, tried in hooks around by the caves all the old never fail places but no joy when it come to hungry fish... just picked them up one at a time on the drift, very far an few between bites... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2009 at 8:17pm
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Same for us Lethal ------------- I would rather laugh with the Sinners, than cry with the Saints |
Posted By: billfish
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2009 at 10:01pm
yes the effect was strong today. couldn't buy a decent bite. mill pond conditions too. it just ain't right  How did pdsQ and Greg get on? |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2009 at 2:37pm
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very weak tides i think Billy, had something to do with it mate.... have you heard from PD Squid????? ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Redfinger
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2009 at 4:56pm
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26/12 - hard fishing but got 5 snapper to 40cm on softies 3km south west Tiri in 26m. Bite time for is 9.40am to 10.30am.
27/12 - very quick trip inner harbour infront of bayswater marina (had junior and mum)- 3 snapper to 45cm (all we needed) on softies. 7.30am to 815am.
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Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2009 at 5:12pm
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hey russ where ya been mate? seems likelong time no hear. Gladto see ya getting a few fish.
I havent fished the inner yet this summer but thinking about it soon. Usually hots up just after narrowneck starts to fire so cant be far away ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2009 at 5:28pm
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hi ya Eric seasons greatings mate, great thread! boxing Day- 10 oclockish had a lazy bite using sb on the edges of the toes good solid fish but had lots that would hold an stretch on the tails before letting go seconds later real weighty bstards too, dirty oar managed(fluked) a pup puka on a jig which we thought was kingy sign but couldnt repeat the drift in the lite variable wind. moved a couple of miles nrth of anchorite 2 a nice rock around lunch time, no current here and absolutely loaded wif sign again manged 6 or 7 nice nodders but lack of current it just stalled short drifts all round. Im pickin a big 20 gonna come off this one... 3.30 we'r dwn at the toes again, as we arrive the dolphin explorer is sited bout 3 miles east of us. after a good stare my eyes make out the bombers "ahh there they are boys" dohboy the hair farmers out today, how'd it go 2day bro?? ------------- Good for Nuthin |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2009 at 6:09pm
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thanks for that Pete an seasons greetings to you and family mate.... those red eyes you got can see right through the haze uh???? missed yours before Redfinger... thanks mate we will add this as well... seasons greetings to you and family to mate.... too cold for a dip??? ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2009 at 6:10pm
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Quote from HOTBODZ Had a few drifts with some nibbles , it was a slow start today and fish didnt come on to the bite till about 6-630am predicted times for this day were... Monday 2009-12-28 Moonset 2:14 AM NZDT, Moonrise 4:57 PM NZDT crack of dawn 2-00pm ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Seth
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2009 at 7:43pm
Went up to Whangarei on christmas day. Went out fising on Sat @ 4.30am with my cousin off the Waipu @ a seceret spot. Got there at 5.30am first snapper on the boat @ 5.35am. Pulling anchor @ 8am with 9 snapper and 11 Tarakihi, all fish between the 6 to 15 lb mark and a lot of legals sent back as we had enough fish for a feed. Nice easy day fishing |
Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2009 at 9:11pm
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Off the poor knights today, 3 free jumpers between 1500 and 1510.
Unfortunately, no result... ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2009 at 9:12pm
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Hi Seth; you an your cousin did alright mate, very similar time to the day before for Snap an Squid... Friday 2009-12-25 First Quarter Moon Moonset 12:44 AM NZDT, Moonrise 1:43 PM NZDT crack of dawn 9-45am i didnt have a bite time for that so there definitely is something going on around that time on this phase of the moon... thanks for that Seth... thanks for that as well NZ Turtle Off the poor knights today, 3 free jumpers between 1500 and 1510. Unfortunately, no result...
sorry to hear that mate but at least you know your getting close.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2009 at 9:17pm
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Monday 2009-12-28
Moonset 2:14 AM NZDT, Moonrise 4:57 PM NZDT crack of dawn 2-00pm Really struggled this morning on one of my most productive kingfish ledges. In fact, first time ever that I have not even seen a kingfish there so as you may have guessed, we didnt catch any either.
Couple of things that stood out for me today was the complete lack on baitfish and a good but short snapper bite around 7 to 7.30am.
In respect of the lack of baitfish, we only saw a couple of KY all day and hardly any of the usually ever present maomao. I checked my fishing diary and I fished pretty much the same moon phase at the same spot on 7th Jan this year and had a similar result with hard any bait around but we saw 1 king and we caught it on a skip bait around 9.30am. I also fished the same spot on 22nd December 2008 (ie two weeks earlier than the 7th Jan visit) and had same 10am low tide but opposite moon phase ie third quarter. On this day we had baitfish for africa, saw alot of kings and landed 1 good king at 8.30am and picked up a reasonable snapper of 6kg (8am) whilst trying to catch livebait.
Going back further still to Feb 2008.....on the 2nd of Feb we had a low tide a 10.14am and 3 kings landed on the rocks by 9am...again third quarter moon phase. Fished the same spot again on 16th Feb and this time saw the most kings I've ever seen at the spot but struggled to find any livebaits and only got one king on a cast piper...moon phase was 1st qtr approaching full. Same as what we had today and also on the 7th of Jan 2009. Looks like I am learning something here lethal and hopefully this info is of use to you.
Btw, pulled the pin at 1.30pm today as we dont usually do to well on the kings at this spot during the top of the tide and the sun beating down was making things a wee bit warm for my liking. ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2009 at 10:56pm
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hell of a lot of info there JK thanks mate will need to have a look into this one....
------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2009 at 11:49pm
lol the eyes are good but not that good in my post 3 miles ha! good bit of bull sheeit that, prob be lucky if it was a mile night was the winner for snap an me again earlier ------------- Good for Nuthin |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2009 at 7:42am
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Yesterday was hard fishing all day at Matarangi Eric but a feed of crays and scollies from the divers sure made up for the lack of fish
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Posted By: snap
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2009 at 10:57am
Monday 2009-12-28 Moonset 2:14 AM NZDT, Moonrise 4:57 PM NZDT crack of dawn 2-00pm Snapper Bite time 8.00pm - 9.20pm (change of light...still very shy fish and needed little weight and lots of movement). Moon was at a quarter up when they feed. Kingis 5.30pm - 7.00pm ------------- http://snapfishingventures.com/" rel="nofollow - snapfishingventures.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Snapfishing" rel="nofollow - facebook.com/Snapfishing 2007 BERKLEY S/B COMP WINNERS |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2009 at 9:21pm
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Tuesday 2009-12-29 Moonset 2:55 AM NZDT, Moonrise 6:06 PM NZDT crack of dawn 3-00pm Fished from just after first light this morning - fishing was pretty fast and furious for about 45 mins until around 6.30am. 1 rod, 5 fish kept, a few dropped and a few females returned. Everything went dead after that except for a few tail grabbers. ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2009 at 9:33pm
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choose BeachedAsBro.... thanks... from now on till the full moon ive normally had pretty good results on huge snapper 20plus so if any ones head wide, for me its has been my best time to nail one.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2009 at 9:43pm
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Cheers for the headsup lethal.
Rightio, who wants to take me fishing for big snappes? ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2010 at 9:30pm
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Lethal - Had a big day out from Omaha on the very tidy new 6.1 centre console Extreme on Saturday. Caught B-all from 8am thru to 4pm and fished right up to Pakari. About 4pm it went off as we drifted outside Leigh reef and back towards Tee pt on our way home.... Bite seemed to slow about 5pm and we called it a day as we'd enough fish and had (quite reasonably) run out of liquid refreshment. 7" Lime tigers and chooks were doing the damage and while no 'Bears', some great eating fish up to around 3-4kg hit the slurry. Been a while since I'd dived Leigh reef but it was mint - heaps of Kings and a few bugs in some old possies. Great day out. ------------- Online... |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2010 at 9:50pm
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Thanks for that Grunta you did excellent... ive noted the fish started biting on possible the movement of the tide more than the Moon... i think this will happen at times when the moons not far away to rising as its a perfect feeding time for the fish... and certainly the bigger tides are getting them all fired up... Saturday 2010-01-02 Sunrise 6:04 AM NZDT, Sunset 8:41 PM NZDT Moonset 7:12 AM NZDT, Moonrise 9:52 PM NZDT Low Tide: 2:41 AM NZDT 0.3 High Tide: 9:08 AM NZDT 3.3 Low Tide: 3:15 PM NZDT 0.4 High Tide: 9:33 PM NZDT 3.2 crack of dawn 7-00pm ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Fishybznz
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2010 at 9:18am
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Out lastnight at Rangi. Workup started in the chop and mess about 8 pm and the fishing was all on. All over again by 9:00. Lucanos and lumo softies on a reasonably quick drift. Change of light doing it again... ------------- NZFisher: Get your free monthly fishing magazine emailed straight to you. http://www.nzfisher.co.nz |
Posted By: ropo101
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 3:41pm
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bite time is 9pm tonight , will let you know how we get on.. ------------- V8 Super Cars are back,Go the holdens!!! |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 8:35pm
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8am work ups for Africa inside gulf, mainly kahawai an Jacks.... managed one snap of 44cm before pulling the pin, as we could see birds working on the horizon.... work-ups out wide were moving way too fast but good sign underneath at time but hard to get them to take anything.... 2-30pm till 4-00pm we had them chomping on baits and manged half a bin full and went home happy punters.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: fozzie
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 8:40pm
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We had the same out in 50 metre mark today between Tiri/coromandal, nothing till about 2 30 PM, them onto some good fish for an hour 30 or so till the wind picked up. ------------- Dont take life too seriously.....no one gets out alive any way. http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 9:01pm
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yeah that wind picked up alright, even made rangi chan a bit uncomfortable.
Couple updates from me
Saturday 2010-01-02 Moonset 7:12 AM NZDT, Moonrise 9:52 PM NZDT crack of dawn 7-00pm Jigged 10 til 1pm for 8 kings, 3 jig and 5 of softbait. Most activity probably 10-11am but picked up fish after then. Sunday 2010-01-03 Moonset 8:28 AM NZDT, Moonrise 10:31 PM NZDT 5-30am 7-30pm Late start but managed 3 dory and about 8 (kept 2) snapper between 10am and 12. Wind then got up and vacated. Wednesday 2010-01-06 Moonset 12:04 PM NZDT, Moonrise 12:02 AM NZDT 9-00pm Launched 1pm and had couple pannies in bin by about 1.30pm. Jigged 2 til 4pm with hookups throughout the period and 5 kings landed. No clear bite time for us as we only fished 1 til 4.30pm and had fish all but for the last half hour when the wind picked up. ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 10:51pm
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Wednesday 06-01-01 - Fished from first light through til about 11.00am for nearly nothing. No bite time whatsoever - moon in the sky the whole time. ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2010 at 12:13am
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this is slowly coming together... thanks guys.... hopefully we can make some sense outa this and make the follow months bite times a little more accurate.... an so on till we have a comprehensive set of bite times, plus im sure it will change during the seasons as the fish move to deeper water... but im picking we will have a lot better winter this year as we have a few more outer spots to the find them now..... hell i dont want to wipe out the population but we just might make it more affordable to catching a few... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2010 at 12:59am
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Bloody great idea mate - good on ya for taking the lead ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: ropo101
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2010 at 4:24pm
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Went for a fish last night to my usual spot, couldnt get near the beach due to a influx of other people (20 of them), didnt bother stopping!!! ------------- V8 Super Cars are back,Go the holdens!!! |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2010 at 8:13pm
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Pickles report Quote: 7th Were on the bite from 6:30 till 9pm - hard between 8 and 9 Thursday 2010-01-07 Last Quarter Moon Moonrise 12:03 AM NZDT, Moonset 1:12 PM NZDT 10-00am i really should have had a afternoon bite not just 10-00am... explanation: the time i posted was the 3hrs before setting, the rest of the day was open with no moon till late that night, which meant the tide was going to be a factor, which i didnt take into consideration... hope you folk are follow this as morning is not the time now to be fishing... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2010 at 1:41pm
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Thursday Snap report Quote: Fish were biting intermittently from 6pm till 9pm so the bite time is opening up in the Rangi (got 10 snaps for a feed all over 42cm). All colours were working (Gulp Limetiger got he largest at 58cm). Black and white, Blue pepper neons also working. 2oz was needed with a fast drift (high tide was 2.30pm so at least we had wind with tide). same as Pickles that evening bite before dark with no moon is all good.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2010 at 2:14pm
------------- I would rather laugh with the Sinners, than cry with the Saints |
Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2010 at 7:01pm
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Bump
------------- COVID is no joke ! One former patient was so brain damaged after , he thought he won an election he lost by 7 million votes . |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2010 at 7:34pm
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haha funny they wouldn't show on my comp.....
------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2010 at 7:54pm
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thanks Skoti..... Sunday 2010-01-10 Moonrise 1:39 AM NZDT, Moonset 4:28 PM NZDT 1-30pm Quote: OlFart, Bite time for us started as soon as we got to Sergeants - which would have been around 5:30am, and the strong bites continued until just after 8:15am. take note i will be very interested in the next couple of days bite times please post them.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2010 at 8:07pm
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Sunday 2010-01-10 Moonrise 1:39 AM NZDT, Moonset 4:28 PM NZDT 1-30pm Fished 6.30am til 12pm and had the best bites from 10-12 where we put 16 in the bin. Only 2 keepers before then. ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2010 at 12:46am
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Thanks JK... heres a bite from the gamefishers.... phantomdeviant 10/1/01 Quote: Lethals bite time was spot on for us. 1.30 we had 2 shots otdrmn Date: 10/01/10 Location: Tut's Quote: A few big schools of skippies on the surface, couldnt get them interested and then at 1.45pm someone turned the switch on and the bungi's just went wild.... Note LETHALS bite time for today was 1.30pm ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: billfish
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2010 at 8:56pm
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Sunday 2010-01-03 Moonset 8:28 AM NZDT, Moonrise 10:31 PM NZDT 5-30am 7-30pm Brother-in-law reports in: Great haul incl 10kg pb snapper plus other gooduns to 6kg: 1.30 pm on 3rd Jan. 27m back of Kawau.  |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2010 at 10:03pm
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awesome fish Billy did you smoke it for him??? remember this i posted on the 29th from now on till the full moon ive normally had pretty good results on huge snapper 20plus so if any ones head wide, for me its has been my best time to nail one.... great to see someone at least nailed one.... Billy you got another sister besides Zena???? ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: billfish
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2010 at 8:40pm
Mate of mine struck the motherload last night in BOI. Details coming but heres a few pics.  |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 12:25am
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Thursday 2010-01-14 Moonrise 4:50 AM NZDT, Moonset 7:56 PM NZDT Low Tide: 1:05 AM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 7:37 AM NZDT 2.9 Low Tide: 1:35 PM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 7:49 PM NZDT 2.7 a late evening bite, start 5pm... short bite crack of Dawn 2 hrs only... Got a couple of kingies at first light then went on to drift some SP's around at about 6.30am - morning bite was well and truely over by then.
FQ in the "out with the 12's" thread reported great bite from first light through to about 6.15am think ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 5:44am
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Hi BeachedAsBro, with the moon up most of the day, fishing is going to be hard mate... so take advantaging of when its at its lowest points in the sky is all there is... looking out for that middle bite is the one i need now... it maybe when the tide starts coming back in around 2pm there could be another short bite... otherwise hard fishing... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: beerbatter
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 10:24am
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Hey Lethal. 14 Jan - Gave the evening bite a go, fished from 4:30pm through to about 9pm around Rangi channel and several spots along the east cost bays. 1 small random snapper but other than that, hardly even a nibble. Was a mouths firmly closed night.
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 6:42pm
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Thursday 2010-01-14 Moonrise 4:50 AM NZDT, Moonset 7:56 PM NZDT Low Tide: 1:05 AM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 7:37 AM NZDT 2.9 Low Tide: 1:35 PM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 7:49 PM NZDT 2.7 a late evening bite, start 5pm... short bite crack of Dawn 2 hrs only... sorry BB, hard to fathom with the moon right on the horizon it would normally fire mate.. ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 6:47pm
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Friday 2010-01-15 New Moon Moonrise 5:48 AM NZDT, Moonset 8:34 PM NZDT Low Tide: 1:54 AM NZDT 0.8 High Tide: 8:21 AM NZDT 2.9 Low Tide: 2:20 PM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 8:33 PM NZDT 2.7 a late evening bite, start 5-30pm... short bite crack of Dawn 2 1/2hrs only... here is another funny one which doesn't fit.. saltydog Quote: Shot out today around 10am, midday predicted to be no wind conditions were perfect. Headed towards 45m mark, Called it a day when the chilli bin was full some nice fish in that bin as well... and then one thats right on the mark... N' Joy Quote: Limit reached by 5:30 fish smashing baits, on the drop and hungry aggressive fish,,, ye haaa. and now another from last night.... Doorjam Quote: This set the pattern for the next hour and a half. Only a short drift over the dense sign on the sounder equaled a hook up . . at one stage it was 4 drifts and 4 hook ups. Average fish coming in was around 5-6 pound. Of note it was 5.30 . . right on Lethal's bite time ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 10:41am
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Hey Lethal got three shots (probably the same fish) at just before midday on Ultimate Game on Saturday - no interest for the rest of the weekend (including an overnight broadie drift) ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: studio1
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 3:15pm
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Friday 2010-01-15 New Moon Moonrise 5:48 AM NZDT, Moonset 8:34 PM NZDT Low Tide: 1:54 AM NZDT 0.8 High Tide: 8:21 AM NZDT 2.9 Low Tide: 2:20 PM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 8:33 PM NZDT 2.7 a late evening bite, start 5-30pm... short bite crack of Dawn 2 1/2hrs only... Saturday 2010-01-16 Moonrise 6:47 AM NZDT, Moonset 9:06 PM NZDT Low Tide: 2:37 AM NZDT 0.8 High Tide: 9:02 AM NZDT 2.9 Low Tide: 3:02 PM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 9:14 PM NZDT 2.8 a late evening bite, start 6pm... short bite crack of Dawn 3 hrs only... Had a slow start on Friday - but things finally heated up over at Little Barrier around 530 til we left around 8 Sat morning around 7-8am caught a few kings around anchorite.
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Posted By: bigdogbob
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 8:49pm
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Monday 2010-01-18 Moonrise 8:43 AM NZDT, Moonset 10:00 PM NZDT Low Tide: 3:51 AM NZDT 0.7 High Tide: 10:18 AM NZDT 3.0 Low Tide: 4:19 PM NZDT 0.8 High Tide: 10:33 PM NZDT 2.8 short bite late evening, start 7pm... crack of Dawn 4 hrs... On the water at 6:00am and shot out to the motohue channel area. Bites started at 7:00am ish and continued right up to 9:30am then all went quiet.
Got our limit af snaps. biggest around 450cm..... but still looking for the bigger fish.
Going out to same place tomorrow morning so will give another update, hopefully another good day....
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 2:13pm
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thanks for all the updates guys really appreciate the time you take to put them up thanks... Tuesday 2010-01-19 Moonrise 9:40 AM NZDT, Moonset 10:24 PM NZDT Low Tide: 4:27 AM NZDT 0.7 High Tide: 10:56 AM NZDT 2.9 Low Tide: 4:56 PM NZDT 0.8 High Tide: 11:12 PM NZDT 2.8 crack of Dawn 4 1/2hrs.. a bit of night fishing if your keen... bite started at 6-15am when i found them on the sounder... back of Motuihe Is, finished around 9-00am, after that just little buggers all the time... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 9:50pm
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same day 19th Powerspell an Deltadreams crew all had similar results with bite times starting an ending 5-30 to 7 or 8am, fishing still hard but feeds can be caught if in the right area.... as the incoming tide go's further into the day and the rising moon is staying with it the current is going to drop off... the channels are your best bet as here is were you will find some movement, so its going to get harder not easier, sorry guys but that's how it is.... 25th onwards if you can find some current, better tides as of the 28th it will be go time an about time, so hold those horses until then if your waiting for it to improve.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 8:29am
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Totally agree about the next week or so lethal. Usually some pretty hard days around this part of the moon phase. Have spent some long days on the rocks in the past at this time and now avoid fishing for kings around 1st quarter ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 10:23am
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find a decent work-up JK at least the fish will respond to them... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: beerbatter
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2010 at 8:39pm
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Hey Lethal. Still following your bite times. Been up Toots for a few days, as follows Sunday 2010-01-24 Moonset 12:11 AM NZDT, Moonrise 2:38 PM NZDT High Tide: 1:54 AM NZDT 2.6 Low Tide: 8:03 AM NZDT 1.0 High Tide: 2:18 PM NZDT 2.7 Low Tide: 8:33 PM NZDT 0.8 last of the out going morning all of the incoming... hard fishing not a lot of current... Seemed spot on. Fished from about 7:15am through low and then the incoming. The last of the outgoing was quiet but we nailed them from about 8:30 am onwards and left them biting with no room in the bin at 10:30am. Worth noting there were workups galore but we founds some spots holding snapper too and they were biting hard there too. Monday 2010-01-25 Moonset 12:47 AM NZDT, Moonrise 3:45 PM NZDT High Tide: 2:44 AM NZDT 2.6 Low Tide: 9:00 AM NZDT 1.0 High Tide: 3:10 PM NZDT 2.7 Low Tide: 9:26 PM NZDT 0.8 last of the out going morning all of the incoming... hard fishing not a lot of current... Tried to repeat the previous day but with a slightly later start for the incoming only. Same spot, first drop... bang! Then it went quiet. Although it was kids only day today and so we didn't work too hard and I think would have got some more if we'd worked harder. Noted that it was bright, flat, sunny day with no birds working, and the previous day was overcast, windier and sloppier with birds and dolphins everywhere. All in all I think the times were spot on, with better fishing on 24th due to the workups and more difficult as expected on the 25th given the moon phase. Appreciate your efforts here! ------------- In the rat race, even if you win, you're still a rat. |
Posted By: one leg
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2010 at 9:14am
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last of the out going all of the incoming basicaly you mean fish all arvo ------------- woman who say they are equal to men ,show lack of Ambition . |
Posted By: crowbar
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2010 at 6:48pm
| Hi there Lethal do you think the bite times would work on the Kaipara harbour or would we mud harbour men have to work out our own |
Posted By: Jake76
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2010 at 8:19pm
| lethal tuesday and wednesday this week hard fishing tuesday around the channels on Tuesday out at 5 back at 11 Wednesday slow morning found a work up mid morning a couple of kings and a few snaps at about 10.45-1pm |
Posted By: Rockhopper
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2010 at 10:33pm
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Tuesday 2010-01-26 Moonset 1:32 AM NZDT, Moonrise 4:51 PM NZDT High Tide: 3:44 AM NZDT 2.6 Low Tide: 9:59 AM NZDT 1.0 High Tide: 4:10 PM NZDT 2.7 Low Tide: 10:24 PM NZDT 0.7 last of the out going morning all of the incoming... hard fishing not a lot of current... Hi Eric. Sargents Channel. Nothing on the outgoing and then nothing till 11 when they came on. 7 in the bin till 1pm when it died off. Biggest was 10lb. Andy ------------- Why does the answer to all government problems involve taking more of my money ? |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2010 at 11:35pm
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guys when the moon is not up the fish tend to bite more inline with the current flowing so on average its when the current is at its fastest for the area you are fishing... some areas have different times, like Hooks bay on a incoming will start straight away and go for about 2hrs, just around the corner towards the back of Waiheke Is it will start 2hrs latter, so if you get my drift you need to know what happens in the area you fish to take advantage of the tide flow when the moon has no influence on the bite time... but as you can see in the afternoon the moon is starting to rise, for the fish that haven't feed there will be a tendency "of 3hrs" for them now to get stuck in, so its up to you in these conditions to give it your best shot either with the currents or the rising moon.... hence the reason for hard fishing... if you work it out you should be rewarded... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2010 at 11:58pm
truth be crowbar ive never fished the Kaipara, how about you letting us know how it go's and we may be able to work something out for you guys as well... ive fished the Manukau on occasions with some weird results.... incoming tides with my anchour an chain above the water, catching snapper no more than 6ft under the prop... that place is crazy... in a shark contest we drove the boat until we hit the bottom then cast into the shallows to hook 50-75cm sharks in the shallows... baby bronzies which cleaned up in the comp.... Gurnard seem not to like the high current areas and you need to find a place that current swirls around like a basin or a hole were they can dodge the high flow.... or wait to the tide drops off a bit.... but in most cases a burly trail just brings baby sharks or kahawia so working out bite times for your area is not going to be easy... try currents and then add the moon to the mix when you get a really true frenzy going and work from that.... there will be a formula in there somewhere.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: beerbatter
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2010 at 8:42pm
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Sunday 2010-02-07 Moonrise 12:18 AM NZDT, Moonset 3:22 PM NZDT High Tide: 2:24 AM NZDT 2.9 Low Tide: 8:28 AM NZDT 0.8 High Tide: 2:44 PM NZDT 2.9 Low Tide: 8:51 PM NZDT 0.8 Good bite starting midday last minute frenzy just before dark.. went out this morning, lines in water at 6:15am at rangi channel. Last of the outgoing was quiet, lots of nibblers but no real takes. Managed 1. Current stopped, went out to worm beds, nothing. Went out to noises, nothing. Went back to rangi once the current had got going. still quiet at 11:30am, then at 12:00pm there was a more agressive bite and we managed another 7 better fish. The fish must be reading your bite times Lethal  All up it was a tough day and even at midday the bite was tentative and still hard work. ------------- In the rat race, even if you win, you're still a rat. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2010 at 11:33pm
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Cheers for that beerbatter i just wish i new why they bite by the moon and tides... funny creatures, i guess it has something to do with living in the shallows when young, they are influenced by the tides and the moon, which is when they inherit these characteristics... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: Roath
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2010 at 8:03pm
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Hey Eric
Not sure if this has any affect , but last month and next months are very unusual as both have a blue moon.
Blue moons are typcially only every 2.5 years and extremely rare to have 2 in the same year.
I guess this is only rare is you are bothered about calendar months, so maybe has no affect on what your'e doing....
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Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2010 at 11:36am
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Monday 2010-02-08 Moonrise 1:02 AM NZDT, Moonset 4:19 PM NZDT High Tide: 3:22 AM NZDT 2.8 Low Tide: 9:27 AM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 3:40 PM NZDT 2.7 Low Tide: 9:48 PM NZDT 0.9 bite starts 1-00pm with a last minute frenzy just before dark.. Too right mate - fished the shallows around Maraetai last night from about 6.30pm-9.30pm. Bites from beginning to end but was frenzied and solid for the last hour as the sun dropped behind the horizon. ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 7:24am
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Hi Lethal, these bite times are great, I'm a believer. Were you going to post up new times for next month, particularly this weekend Thanks |
Posted By: carlostairua
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 7:54am
| just fell upon this, and Eric, those bite times have been bang on with the kingis over the last week, matches up with most of the marlin action too....... |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 3:16pm
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cheers guys ive redone it till March, didnt have a lot of time so might be a mistake or two... there is a very large period of bugger all current to contend with this month so some patches of finding current will be my advise when fishing those times... good luck over the coming month... hope to hear more bite times from you... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2010 at 7:16pm
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Friday 2010-02-12 Sunrise 6:47 AM NZDT, Sunset 8:20 PM NZDT Moonrise 4:41 AM NZDT, Moonset 7:09 PM NZDT Low Tide: 12:55 AM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 7:04 AM NZDT 2.7 Low Tide: 1:23 PM NZDT 0.9 High Tide: 7:18 PM NZDT 2.6 you could find a early bite in the morning crack of dawn, 3hrs after it rises just gives you a small window before the moon puts the stoppers on. Went out this morning and threw poppers around the Carusoe marker at about 6.30am this morning. Had fun with rats until about 7.00am before setting up a drift off Park Point. Picked up 4 snaps in the next 20 minutes before the off switch was hit and I went home. ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: fozzie
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2010 at 10:41am
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Fished mid way between Tiri and Kawau before heading just off Motoroa yesterday(12/02), missed the morning bite time, couldnt buy a bite out there till a bit after 4 PM, started to pick up the odd one here and there,certainly nothing spectacular. ------------- Dont take life too seriously.....no one gets out alive any way. http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2010 at 10:31am
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Sunday 2010-02-14 New Moon Sunrise 6:49 AM NZDT, Sunset 8:18 PM NZDT Moonrise 6:37 AM NZDT, Moonset 8:05 PM NZDT Low Tide: 2:24 AM NZDT 0.8 High Tide: 8:26 AM NZDT 2.8 Low Tide: 2:46 PM NZDT 0.8 High Tide: 8:41 PM NZDT 2.7 crack of dawn till 9.30am, 5pm till dusk. Fished the shallows out from Maraeti again last night. Fish were biting pretty consistantly from 5.30pm right through until about 7.50pm when it went totally dead. Could have been the tide slowing but it was very sudden. We were all getting hit then next baits nothing, dead! Maybe the moonset? ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: HMS Spitroast
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2010 at 10:42am
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Monday 2010-02-15 Sunrise 6:50 AM NZDT, Sunset 8:17 PM NZDT Moonrise 7:35 AM NZDT, Moonset 8:30 PM NZDT Low Tide: 3:01 AM NZDT 0.7 High Tide: 9:04 AM NZDT 2.8 Low Tide: 3:23 PM NZDT 0.8 High Tide: 9:20 PM NZDT 2.7 crack of dawn till 10.30am, 5.30pm till dusk. Hi Eric left kohi just after 6, into motuhie channel, really good sign but the plastics i was trying didnt seem to work, 3 drifts with squid and I had 6 over 40. was basically straight into them, once i had the flavour sorted. There were a heap of small, 15cm, fish and the last drift definitely seemed to be more small fish. Back at the ramp by 8.15.
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Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2010 at 7:26pm
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Wednesday 2010-02-17 Sunrise 6:52 AM NZDT, Sunset 8:14 PM NZDT Moonrise 9:29 AM NZDT, Moonset 9:18 PM NZDT Low Tide: 4:11 AM NZDT 0.6 High Tide: 10:17 AM NZDT 2.9 Low Tide: 4:37 PM NZDT 0.7 High Tide: 10:36 PM NZDT 2.8 crack of dawn till 11.30am, 6.15pm till dusk. Motuhie channel from 7am to 9.30 fished reasonably well. Kept 8 nice snaps on softies (pink and new penny crazy legs were the ticket). Didn't fish any longer as we had caught dinner and time to get to work, however the bite was still going. Noted a charter boat shifting around and not catching anything particularly worthy on baits.
Biggest was this rather chubby chap - all fish in great condition.
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