Game fishing update - Waihau Bay
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Topic: Game fishing update - Waihau Bay
Posted By: ExTrophy
Subject: Game fishing update - Waihau Bay
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 8:54am
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Thought I would put together a bit of info onto the sight that has been happening in Off Te Kaha over the weekend at Patuwahine there was a Kahawai work up and two good size marlin seen beating up the school of fish. The call came over the radio as no one had any game gear. One of these was also called as a blue. Whakatane has produced some good tuna from the back of Whale between 1.5 km to 5 km out. Four from high 50’s to 78. These are massive fish and merits to the anglers and their crews. This was before the sea temp started to drop, it has come back several degrees, now around 18.5 degrees. A lot of Dolphin activity and Albacore with the odd good size Skipjack thrown in. Several marlin hooked but nothing weighed, one marlin is swimming around with a Trophy Deep Purple as dental floss the first time the lure hit the water then gone. (Great for the lure manufactures) The angler was back on the phone ordering another one while still out on the boat crying. Marlin reported to have been seen at the Paragon, back of whale and in the trench (Eastern Arm) in the last week. In the lure front I have added a lot of new skirted lures to my range and placing the skirts on the majority of my heads. I will look at updating the season as we go, I will post when the first blue is landed and the catches from Waihau Bay and Eastern Bay as I hear them. Tight lines and all the best for the game season. Derek at http://www.trophylures.co.nz/ - Trophy lures http://www.trophylures.co.nz/products/T0BS_2803033293_normal.JPG - |
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Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 10:20am
Thanks for the report from down that way, looks as though we now have an official intrepid reporter for that area now ! ! ! ! !  ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: viking...
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 4:42pm
 Excellent will watch with interest... heading down ourselves from mid feb, hopefully the big girls will have arrived by then!
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Posted By: Rotowarriors
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 4:58pm
good stuff, keep it coming
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Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 5:36pm
Good to get reports from around the country. Keep em coming
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Posted By: legand
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 6:11pm
sweet keep us posted got a week at te kaha mid feb BRING IT ON!!!
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Posted By: RyanS
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 7:12pm
| 228 kg blue weighed in at whakatane this afternoon |
Posted By: Kas
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2010 at 7:26pm
| Nice fish where was it caught what boat? |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2010 at 8:20am
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any details on the blue anyone? ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Floppy
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2010 at 8:43am
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Fish caught by boat Ranas Legacy who caught a nice fish during the nationals last year
, that fish won the line class for the national and was 1st or 2nd overall for the billfish section
Weighed at Whakatane and a courtecy weigh for Waihau Club
Lady angler Denice.
Said to have been caught NW of White
Great catch and congratulations to all that were involved.
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Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2010 at 11:32pm
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Thanks Floppy and congrats to Les & the crew ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2010 at 12:20am
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go the Bay of Plenty... great up dates guys dont you just love it when you dont have to wait for the fishing mags to keep you up to date.... ------------- 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: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2010 at 10:03pm
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Still not A lot happening down here yet to report on. Sea has been off & on. Water temp varying. Just found out the pin fish 228.8 Blue Marlin Denice caught on Rana's Legacy for waihau bay was on one of my T2 Lures ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Uhunter
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2010 at 10:15pm
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Good to see you on here Derek. Didn't end up coming back down last weekend had some family stuff on. Here's Stu's stripey from a couple seasons back on the mouve baitfish (T6?).    Nathan |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2010 at 11:54pm
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now thats a little cutie i must say...
------------- 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: obald
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 6:23am
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Blue/white over pink - quelle surprise ------------- Random musings on all sorts of things http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/ 
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Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 11:00am
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Thanks natathan
Obald overseas I think they call it a Gaybob ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: obald
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 11:35am
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That varient is indeed Gaybob. Now I'm on a better monitor I can see the lilac stripes on the outer. God knows how this is supposed to look like a flying fish.
Blue/white/silver/pink in varying amopunts would have to be one of the most consistent combos around. I can do about twenty variations on the theme and would never have a spread out without something along those lines.
In fact I was talking about our upcoming trip to Waihau and said I would do some of the lures and I stroked my chin and thought that making up some more in this proven colour combo would be an essential. Now just to chose the heads............ ------------- Random musings on all sorts of things http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/
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Posted By: Wind Up
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 11:51am
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I have just been on your Trophy lures web site and had a look. Certainly some interesting lures there. I thought I had quelled the lure buying beast within me - the one that randomly empties the wallet but........ |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 10:32pm
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Update for today
Floppy on Blue Leda went out of Whakatane first starting behind whale but the best temp he got was 17.8 and the further north he went the colder it got. No sign of birds, bait or fish. He then went down off the Motu and found bait in 100 to 110 metres but all down deep and the bird life was better but not the greatest, again the deeper you went the colder it got all around 18.5. Went to the hot spot on the SSTT map off Opape (between Opotiki and the Motu) where they found the best temp 19.2, had a rigger pulled but and albie or similar with nothing else seen. Cruised back to Whakatane and in 30 metres of water off Ohope found schools of Albies coke bottle size, these were amongst juvenille king fish. Alot of bird life and surface activity but no apex preditors to be had. Dave on Backinblack went out 19 miles 1000-1500 mtrs off Waihau to get good water with 21.7 the best temp. Plenty of bait at 300mtrs. Roll in the warm water and we can get going. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Murph
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 11:39pm
| I had 20.2 off the Motu last Saturday. It was just below 18 when we left Whakatane around 0800 hrs. There was bugger all activity anywhere apart from the three trawlers that were working over the 50 metre contour line. We ducked in to 30 metres for a bottom fish and picked up some Snapper for dinner then trolled back and only picked up one big fat skippie for our trouble. We did get a strike from a small Mako on a Rapala that we were dragging but it spat that out pretty quick and just left a bunch of new scratches all over that lure. |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 2:10pm
Waihau bay @ 2pm Today. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 3:20pm
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Murf, We were working bait on the 60m mark on sat. the bite was early 7am we arrived on the workups and saw a nice Tuna. But after that it died off.... wierd all day was quiet after that.
Did get a feed of undersize gurnard the trawler was throwing away. damn shame.
------------- 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: JUST ANOTHER FISHERMAN
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 3:29pm
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Paul.... How is this weekend looking ? Has the warm water moved in closer at all? Heading out from Tauranga 2moro. ------------- www.justanotherfisherman.co.nz Mr & Mrs Style Ltd. Design / Production / Merchandising. Small run fishing tees and Graphics available. |
Posted By: Marligator
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 3:38pm
| Aaron, might be worth a stooge around Schooner, as I know one of the charter boats which does a lot of jigging for kingies around there has seen 3 marlin there in the last couple of weeks. |
Posted By: JUST ANOTHER FISHERMAN
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 3:41pm
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Thanks Paul. There was a good pocket of water last year. And hopefully the reef is still holding good supply of Bait. Will let you know how we go. ------------- www.justanotherfisherman.co.nz Mr & Mrs Style Ltd. Design / Production / Merchandising. Small run fishing tees and Graphics available. |
Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 3:52pm
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think there was a blue at Mayor, yesterday. agree with vance 100m line to swiftys then up the 300 to twins, looks ok. txt me your position 2morrow will have an sst while your out there. 027 296 7197.... ------------- 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: anarchy
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 4:22pm
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good luck out there aaron, ray will be keen to nail one for the smoker no doubt
we going to have a look out at some stage over the weekend, going to fish closer in and see what happens (sharks probably).
might see you out there, will be on KARMA blue centre console.
cheers mike
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Posted By: Marligator
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 5:01pm
| Aaron, by all accounts there is a heap of bait on Schooner at the moment plus heaps of kingies, so there may even be a big black hanging around with a bit of luck. |
Posted By: JUST ANOTHER FISHERMAN
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 5:36pm
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Yeah i Herd a Little Rumor about a Black being around.... Good Luck Karma. Thanks Paul. Awesome. Will text you once we are out widish. I have a IPHONE with internet and email if that helps. 10.4 ------------- www.justanotherfisherman.co.nz Mr & Mrs Style Ltd. Design / Production / Merchandising. Small run fishing tees and Graphics available. |
Posted By: midnightoil
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 7:08pm
learn a few manners you guys and start your own chat thread, and dont even think about chit chat on channel 63 if you are down at the cape, or else the brave one will bite
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Posted By: Murph
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 8:38pm
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mangre 2 wrote:Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 10:24pm
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Still nothing going down here. Water at 200mtr around 20deg today. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Tumeke299
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2010 at 11:35pm
Have been waiting 331 days  to get back to Waihau so hope it starts to happen soon. Got 10 days down there in mid Feb, chomping at the bit to get out. Working in Ausie sux right at the moment 
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Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 12:25pm
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Small Stripey seen amongst bait in 300 off Oreti 1/2 hr ago. Temp at 500 19deg ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 2:00pm
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Hot News
Blue caught on Spare Time and heading into Tk for weigh in ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 2:16pm
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!!!More Hot News !!!
Have just had a phone call from a close friend in Opotiki Kevin Sharpe who was out bottom fishing with 4 mates beside the mussell farm at opotiki this morning in a small runabout at 34mtrs & 18deg. Caught a kahawai and was reeling it in. Next thing a small stripey errupted nailed it leap't all over the show and headed away no match for the small rod which spoolled rather quickly leaving them open mouthed and rather stunned. http://TrophyLures.co.nz - TrophyLures ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Rusky
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 2:33pm
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Haha classic TL, I can just picture it!
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Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 2:42pm
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Brilliant, so the moral to the story is " Expect The Unexpected " ! ! ! ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 3:13pm
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Two yellowfin est 50-60kg on Tidy up somewhere around where the blue was caught earlier. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 6:28pm
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All hell broke loose at around 5pm with several boat sighting marlin several hook & drops with one still playing. will keep posting. http://Trophylures.co.nz - Trophylures ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 7:19pm
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Fish dropped 20ft from boat. Hook fell out?
http://TrophyLures.co.nz - TrophyLures  ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 8:09pm
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Sounds like a good day down there. Nice to hear of more YFT captures too. Cheers for the updates TL
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Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 8:23pm
| Great reports and updates, looking forward to coming back to Waihau and these snippets just get me champing at the bit |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 10:32pm
thats funny as hell.... can just imagine how wide there mouths were when it grab the kahawai, then the spool emptying and trying to crank up the drag or burning the thumbs... ------------- 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: 16 Jan 2010 at 11:20pm
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so what was weight to day? ------------- 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: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2010 at 10:36am
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Blue weighed at TK was 197Kg one YFin 50Kg the other 54Kg.
Bue weighed at Whakatane was 209Kg ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2010 at 12:12pm
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exellent news. ------------- 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: hess
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2010 at 1:20pm
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Excellent news and reporting Derek, have you had a chance to chase any this year yet?
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Posted By: viking...
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2010 at 8:04pm
| sounds good alright, the 300kg+ blues should be there by about mid feb! here's hoping |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 9:45am
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How'z it Nig. Got out a few times earlier and had my puple black smashed but its a bug....r when work gets in the road of your fishing. The new range have been moving constantly so have been fairly busy.
Nothing to report on the waihau front for yesterday. Bit of a shame after Sunday. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 1:46pm
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Marlin just dropped at 200 off cape by glistening waters.
http://trophylures.co.nz%20 - trophylures ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 4:52pm
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Blue landed on Runawaykat
http://trophylures.co.nz - trophylures ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 7:15pm
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Weighed in at 157.4 ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: riga
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 7:23pm
| awesome updates, how many boats are out fishing each day? seems like some good action |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 9:37pm
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Around 10-15 tops at moment. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: The Blue Meanie
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 9:47pm
| Thanks for the updates - probably won't be able to go this year, but living it vicariously is the next best thing... |
Posted By: kiwiboy_
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 10:16pm
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congrats karina ......and sid nice way to start the season ------------- You gotta be in the right place at the right time |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 10:21pm
Thanks for that. Will try and conjure up some vivid images for you.
http://trophylures.co.nz - trophylures  ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Ratty
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 7:17am
| Great reports TL keen to get out & try your little saury look alike that I bought from Ya. Cheers once again |
Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 7:34am
| Mate just called me,he just got off the phone from sid down Waihau.Sid said he got a 159kg blue yesterday.Bait down at 50 meters .Sounds good |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 8:57am
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Sid talkn it up. 157.4kg congrats Karina & Sid ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 12:46pm
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Runawaykats hooked up again ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 1:58pm
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Runawaykat tagged a stripey. Ariki tai now hooked up. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: bolty
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 2:03pm
| Well done Sid |
Posted By: Floppy
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 2:40pm
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Derek
I am packing the boat up as we speak you better have those lures ready for me we will be down in the morning.
Any news on how the McIvers are going on there fish. Is it still the Lumo buuble trail skirts that are working?
See you soon
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Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 2:54pm
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Glistening Waters just tagged a stripey.
Floppy Karen got hit again on it yesterday on Caroline.
Ariki tai just pulled in a stripey. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: JUST ANOTHER FISHERMAN
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 4:05pm
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Awesome Derek. 2 T&R stripeys 1 Boated stripey It that correct that is a awesome Day out in the Bay. You know what area they came from.? ------------- www.justanotherfisherman.co.nz Mr & Mrs Style Ltd. Design / Production / Merchandising. Small run fishing tees and Graphics available. |
Posted By: BigBlue1300
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 4:35pm
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Haha, i find out on the internet that the family (Mcivers) have a marlin :p Should be on fire time i get over there (29th Jan) In Other Waihau Bay Related news - Check out the trailer for the movie that was filmed there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndgDWdzWXQw - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndgDWdzWXQw |
Posted By: BigBlue1300
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 5:44pm
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3x T&R Striped Marlin today 1x Landed Brad McIver T&R on Runaway Kat - est80 and Gary Hunt got his 1st Marlin on Ariki Tai (Didn't Quite go 90) Ariki Tai also had 2 others in the Lures when they hooked up |
Posted By: The Blue Meanie
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 8:21pm
Just checked out the trailer - will definitely be seeing that one - looks hilarious...
Keep those updates cominng too!!!
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Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 8:56pm
| hmmm..starting to firm up my early to mid Feb holiday for a trip your ways i thinks |
Posted By: JUST ANOTHER FISHERMAN
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 8:59pm
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This is good to see. Congrats to all boats today... Awesome work ------------- www.justanotherfisherman.co.nz Mr & Mrs Style Ltd. Design / Production / Merchandising. Small run fishing tees and Graphics available. |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 9:08am
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Swyn r mor had their lures in the water for 2 minutes and hooked up but dropped unfortunately.
http://TrophyLures.co.nz - TrophyLures ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 9:56am
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Kevlar cat dropped another also. Its defiately all on. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 12:58pm
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Runawaykat droppped good blue. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Bill Collector 1
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 1:05pm
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my wife thanks you very much Trophy lures...she will be home alone Sunday onwards...thanks for updates and chat on phone |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 3:00pm
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Bcause landed short bill spearfish ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: anarchy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 3:43pm
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good job on the updates mate, hard reading from behind the office desk with some many days till the weekend
any lures or lure colors in particular that seem to be working down there mate??
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Posted By: snapper14
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 4:46pm
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hoping all this continues for another couple of weeks at least.... stuck at work next week and tied up this weekend. Torture! ------------- If a man goes nowhere and theres no one there to see him, did he ever leave? Munter - Outrageous Fortune. |
Posted By: pacifier
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 5:22pm
| Great job with the updates mate, will be down there in the next week or two, hope to meet up and talk some fishing over a beer or two, keep up the great work. |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 7:21pm
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Mahimahi also weighed this afternoon. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 9:07pm
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Weather forecast not looking too good for next few days. Will see who braves it in the morning. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Kas
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 9:24pm
| How long did runaway kat play the blue for and what area great updates man |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 10:01pm
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Will get back to you tomorrow sid will be in bed by now. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 8:48am
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Sid was on blue for 20min or so.
No one out today yet. Weather has packed it in.
http://trophylures.co.nz - trophylures
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Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 4:14pm
Colours are Lumo, Mrs Palmer,Evil, Black/Purple. Most off Orete in close. ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: anarchy
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 4:34pm
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awesome cheers for that, i imagine its pretty quiet down there for you today, i have actually managed to get some work done, no doubt you probably did the same
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Posted By: T_CARP
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 4:55pm
| We were out today, was not very pretty out there, we dropped two shortbill spearfish just off the hook. about 350m, water is awesome out there. |
Posted By: Ratty
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 7:09pm
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Dereck, & Death to below. Heading down there for a quick fish on Friday Night. Hope to get out Saturday & Sunday. Cheers Dale Boat Name Seaclusion |
Posted By: Tzer
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 7:52pm
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Ratty considering doing a day trip ourselves from Gissy if we do make it up will give you a call, dragging biggear away with you. What our weather looking like for down there. |
Posted By: Ratty
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 10:50pm
| Weather looking good under 15 knots, the Big Gear is fishing Mount comp with a broken ankle he got today.!!! They build them tough Pyes pa way!!! If it was me I would on the couch watching DVDs. Give us a call on the VHF as cell phone coverage is average, will be having dinner at the pub Saturday night!!!! |
Posted By: Tzer
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2010 at 10:17am
| Someone able to update Waihau & weather there at the moment, need to make decission on wether to go up tomorrow or not. |
Posted By: ExTrophy
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2010 at 10:38am
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Next to no wind at the mo. Quite a few boats out. Radio still quiet.Forecast not that great who Know's.
Dj http://trophylures.co.nz - trophylures ------------- Go Hard or Go Home |
Posted By: Tzer
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2010 at 11:58am
Thanks, off too organise crew and take the gamble its ok for tomorrow
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Posted By: JUST ANOTHER FISHERMAN
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2010 at 12:17pm
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Hope the Weather holds up for you guys going out this weekend. Good luck ------------- www.justanotherfisherman.co.nz Mr & Mrs Style Ltd. Design / Production / Merchandising. Small run fishing tees and Graphics available. |
Posted By: BigBlue1300
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2010 at 2:53pm
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On my first day big game fishing this year, I went to Waihau Bay for 4 days, I was lucky the marlin had just turned up. While I was there, I tagged & released a striped marlin est weight 120kgs on our friends boat (Runaway Kat) took aprox 20min. Saw free jumpers, lots of bait fish, temp just over 21c.On the last day Runaway Kat hooked to a big blue!!, I was about to go over to help them, but they lost it just before I was going to jump ship. Going back on Feb 1st for 8 days    |
Posted By: Bill Collector 1
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2010 at 2:59pm
| well done,dont look to far out either |
Posted By: ancient mariner
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2010 at 3:00pm
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paradise! ------------- NGATI PAKEHA I was born here too! |
Posted By: JUST ANOTHER FISHERMAN
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2010 at 3:06pm
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Awesome work.
------------- www.justanotherfisherman.co.nz Mr & Mrs Style Ltd. Design / Production / Merchandising. Small run fishing tees and Graphics available. |