hokianga fires
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Topic: hokianga fires
Posted By: mainlanda
Subject: hokianga fires
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 10:16pm
weather was looking calm for tuesday wednesday was hopeing to pull my 13yr step daughter and her friend out of school to try and get them there first marloons. had some mates out serching on tuesday the ever reliable bluefix team .they found some fish in the avo tagging one and seeing a dozen more . so i asked the girls if they would like to take wednesday off school ahh ok said they. 5am saw boat loaded and couple of sleepy girls leah and meg and our decky for the day tony in the truck .launched boat at opunoni ramp plan too follow bluefix out to fish about 165m off herikeno we crossed the bar and steamed out to 90 meters and looked so good decided to run the gear set starboard side short rigger carbo killa and long corner pacific fruit salad was setting the port side long rigger with joeyee evil and it got smacked in my hand did not see the fish told the crew and everyone looked up to see the fish come up and inhail the short rigger solid hook up 2minutes into the day only 2 rods to clear leah harnessed up and were off after a good stripe. after a good 45 minute fight with numerus jumps and lots of ya hoos we boated leahs first stripey 110kgs. much back slapping and hugs we thought we should try and catch one of the 4 or 5 marlin feeding around us for meg so we set the gear this time we got all 5 lures out 30 mins later we are pac attacked with 4 lures taken 3 fish hooked and jumping accross one another abbsalute kaos 2 more fell off and we left with 1 takes about 400m out because the gear was all out a we way .just get meg to the rod and the 4th one fell off ,did not stop jumping by the way, bugger . we set gear again bluefix hooks a double outside us tags them both another mate joe fergison gets one beside us pulled hooks at the boat on his own good effort. then it goes quiet.girls are tired from all the excitement and go up front for a sleep, witch is good can take britney spears off the stereo and put metallica back on. quiet for 3hrs then the girls emerge put britney back on, and a marlin climbs all over the cabo killa meg is onto her 1st marlin and its a screamer she was hurting after an hour was a hell of a fight fish got tail wrapped and we sruggled everytime we got it close, in the end it died and headed to the bottom but meg being the strapping lass that she is ,about45kg driipping wet ,wacked the drag up to 18 kg and pumped it up with the help of a bit of boat drift top effort. 94kgs more hugs and yahoos.we call it quits for the day crack some cold ones crank up britney spears and sing all the way back to the weighstation. top day,  to very hooked marlin fisher chicks!!!!!!!!!! by the way they had done another whole day marlin fishing without hooking one so feel as tho they had done the hard yards!
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Posted By: Saltiga
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 10:21pm
| Alsome mate, hell of a day there bro, congrates to the girls |
Posted By: stef da maori
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 10:22pm
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Yeeehaaa!!!!! Can take Boney M off the list now..... That is one mean as day fishing auw. Off to get me some Brittney. ------------- Tama tu, tama ora. Tama moe, tama mate.Maranga mai, me hiika tatou i nga wa katoa. |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 10:34pm
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Truly a top day and a great report. How I wish I could do that for my daughters Bloody well done to all ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">  http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: brown
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 10:36pm
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go the mighty north....that'll be locked in their memory banks well done to all
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Posted By: FarmerBrowne
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 10:37pm
 awesome
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Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 10:48pm
Brillaint report  Truly excellent ! ! ! ! Congratulations Girls !!------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Rotowarriors
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 10:50pm
fantastic
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 11:17pm
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Wow that is just gold, congrats to Leah and congrats to Meg, what a wonderful effort ladies two beaut fish there.
...and just to think you bunked and played hooky from school, you must remind your Dad that he is a bad man
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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 11:35pm
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Great stuff for everyone!! Well done. ------------- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 11:38pm
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Jeez I hope the girls dont go to Whangarei girls high as my daughter teaches there and reads the forum
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 11:47pm
So does our Truancy Officer Graeme,  ... but that is ok I will put in a good word and say it was all for scientific research as it was a marine biology lesson outside the classroom, that will get the tick in the box and the girls "Officially Excused and Pardoned" ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Boulder wrote:Posted By: ancient mariner
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 1:11am
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Wicked stuff girls! What a trip!
Can't wait to show my daughter this thread, hopefully will get her in the right frame of mind........ 
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Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 5:47am
shot Kyle! that is bloody awesome bro - a day like that would be worth many many more in the classroom methinks......
A+ PS: I know you are pretty handy with Bang-Sticks mate - keep one loaded at all times!!
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Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 6:07am
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What an awesome day! Congrats to the girls and go the hoki
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Posted By: Wind Up
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 7:52am
| Superb effort Kyle. I never had such luck when i wagged school. |
Posted By: biggear
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 7:58am
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Magic. Well done. ------------- Dont let the grey hair fool you! |
Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 8:06am
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Great effort girls!!A day they will never forget
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Posted By: one leg
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 8:11am
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top effort Girls WAY TO GO dad ------------- woman who say they are equal to men ,show lack of Ambition . |
Posted By: billpears
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 8:19am
| awesome mate, bloody awesome, well done |
Posted By: Tagit
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 9:29am
The fluro pink line was a nice touch for the girls trip 
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Posted By: Dun Logging
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 5:52pm
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Well done kyle u are a machine . Also well done girls it must be a buzz to be able to take ur family out and catch a fish . Cheers readie ------------- Live for today because tomorrow might not come |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 7:24pm
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awesome effort and congrats to Meg and congrats to Leah.... ------------- 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: Mark Edwards
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 7:50pm
| that is just fantastic...congrats to the girls!! if I can get my two to do that one day I will be a very proud dad!! awesome! |
Posted By: 2SHITS
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2010 at 12:56am
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Owsome wesults..... go da hoki toki... a very fine outing indeed - congrats to all involved... |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2010 at 1:26am
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Mate that is just insane... well done to you bro Sheesh, the days I remember skipping school involved tinnies and playstation and faked notes (sometimes) the next day. Those are 2 lucky girls!! ------------- 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: mainlanda
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 2:55pm
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just got back from a weekend up karikari no internet up there thanks for all the comments the girls still fizzing!!! went out off east beach this morning for some snaps and kingis had a ball while out there was listening to ch62 whangaroa good bite out there last 2 days stef has at least 1 couple of other mates in the action too. BA will fill us in no doubt. |
Posted By: Mikeyb
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 3:02pm
Good effort there girls and dad!
I too remember a few days at high school involving a bout of "crook guts" ..."yeah hi, its mikes dad here...he wont be in for a couple of days, seems to have caught a bug of sorts... (clicker going off on the reel in the back-ground)" Those were the days alright!  |
Posted By: TM.
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 5:01pm
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you beauty...only the hoki can turn it on like that....when its back down to 1 metre im on my way ------------- Team 'Wild Bill' 2006 Tutukaka Small Boats Heaviest Marlin 2007 Blu Heelers Contest Heaviest Snapper 2008 Tutukaka One Base 2nd Heaviest Marlin 2009 Bay of Islands Small Boats Heaviest Marlin |
Posted By: gregg1
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 9:48pm
| I am keen on having a shot over the Hoki as well. What is the best way to find out whether the bar is suitable to cross with out travelling all the way up from Whangarei to have a look. Last Wednesday I think Swell map was predicting 2.5 m on the west coast but looking at Mainlanders photos this was not the case any info would be well received. Congrats on the fish Mainlander way to go. |
Posted By: sweet tooth#3
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 10:19pm
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Greg you could probably phone the coast guard and check out the conditions if you really wanted.
Or if you want you can go to surf2surf .com and check the surf report check muriwai or piha the night before and then check the spots further south and make sure there is not a fresh souwest swell running up the coast. Just becareful that there isnt a low in the mid tasman about to push a west angle swell in though.
If you can read an isobar map that would probably help too.
Im guessing the bar would be crossable on a two metre at high water without two much trouble, but then you would probably want a high water in the morning and a high water in the arvo to get out and come in on.
I havent personaly crossed the bar in a solid two metre swell so don't quote me on that one, but have surfed a lot over there and i doubt the bar breaks at high water on a two metre, unless its a neap tide or something.
I was out wednesday and i had swell map reading about 1.5 metres , i would say it was less than that when i was out there thats where u wanna check the surf report.
Any way swell map is pretty accruate but if you want real live data check the surf report. I dont have a large boat with a hard top so have to be reasonably weary of the bar.
hope that helps.
You can always launch at ahipara if your worried about the swell.
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Posted By: carlostairua
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2010 at 10:21pm
| wicked report!! |
Posted By: gregg1
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2010 at 6:16am
| Thanks for that Mainlander |