Bridge to Cape
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Yak Yak Yak
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Topic: Bridge to Cape
Posted By: big blue
Subject: Bridge to Cape
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2011 at 8:47am
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Ok whose doing it???and where are you gonna be based |
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Posted By: nylg1
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2011 at 9:26am
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This maybe a dumb question but what is it ? ------------- “The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.” ― Wernher Von Braun |
Posted By: N2Y
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2011 at 9:35am
 Keep up mate. http://ortonevents.co.nz/ - http://ortonevents.co.nz/
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Posted By: nylg1
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2011 at 9:48am
Don't give me that, own up you had to google it  ------------- “The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.” ― Wernher Von Braun |
N2Y wrote:Posted By: Milkey
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2011 at 11:43am
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Yep ------------- Proud Prowler Roller, bowler and a$$holer since Feb' 2008.......not anymore, Profish 440 yeah boy!!! |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 4:03pm
| Yea should be giving this one a crack! Will prob be based out of Mangawhai and fish out of Langs or Waipu. |
Posted By: big blue
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 5:45pm
| pgb, yeah thats my sorta plan, waipu ish i thinking, has been some goodies caught of late............ |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 6:26pm
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Posted By: big blue
Date Posted: 01 May 2011 at 7:02pm
| ill pm ya closer to the time, might meet ya out there somewhere |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 6:12pm
| Sounds good big blue...... |
Posted By: plastic tiki
Date Posted: 19 May 2011 at 10:43pm
maybe, just checking out transport options
------------- The perils of kayak fishing are great...... especially for the fish! |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 20 May 2011 at 3:49pm
Not much interest in this one on here. Oh well, more chance for me to win. Mind you i need to bloody catch something first.... 
where will you be fishing out of plastic tiki?
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Posted By: big blue
Date Posted: 20 May 2011 at 5:02pm
| im going for a look around tomorrow pgb1, heard a couple of rumours so should be interesting........ |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 20 May 2011 at 5:28pm
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Its looking good for a wee fish, can't get out tomorrow though, gutted. Hope you get a good sign for things to come big blue
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Posted By: big blue
Date Posted: 24 May 2011 at 8:03pm
| pgb1, mite just have some good info for ya, the fish are where i thought they'd be, hopefully they'll stick around!!!! |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 24 May 2011 at 8:31pm
| Awesome! What did you pull in? |
Posted By: big blue
Date Posted: 24 May 2011 at 8:43pm
| couple of double figures, and missed a couple of beauties, quite unreal being towed around, but learnt alot and realise i now need a gaff and net, cause grabbing them with bare hands sucks bigtime!! |
Posted By: plastic tiki
Date Posted: 24 May 2011 at 9:15pm
My plan is to get up early and follow Milkey wherever he goes, then paddle half as far and catch a bigger fish than him  ------------- The perils of kayak fishing are great...... especially for the fish! |
Posted By: green guy
Date Posted: 24 May 2011 at 9:23pm
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and then ------------- http://www.facebook.com/hauraki.hillbillys |
Posted By: Milkey
Date Posted: 25 May 2011 at 8:07am
 ------------- Proud Prowler Roller, bowler and a$$holer since Feb' 2008.......not anymore, Profish 440 yeah boy!!! |
Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 25 May 2011 at 8:22am
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Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 25 May 2011 at 8:23am
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Posted By: Milkey
Date Posted: 25 May 2011 at 6:29pm
------------- Proud Prowler Roller, bowler and a$$holer since Feb' 2008.......not anymore, Profish 440 yeah boy!!! |
Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 2:58pm
That new fangled contraption has a Humminbird 798 fitted to it 
I cant believe how many fish are in the Town Basin
Milkey, that friend of yours that went up north with you, has offered to be the crash test dummy for me in big surf.
 GO THE SUPS!!!!!!
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Posted By: nylg1
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 4:00pm
Question: Can you see/read the thing standing up ? Sounds like a good time to splash out on a 9''
EDIT screen that is
 ------------- “The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.” ― Wernher Von Braun |
Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 4:01pm
... and I still think something fell on your yak and squashed it!
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Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 4:23pm
Ahhhhhh....you may all well laugh, but it was not that long ago that kayaks and kayakers were treated with a flip of the bird and a passing jest.......now look at how big a hold they have in the fishing world 
Limitless, you know that place we go where it is such a drag getting the Yaks up and down.....I have just found the ideal solution GO THE SUPS!!!!!!------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 4:37pm
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[/QUOTE]
Question: Can you see/read the thing standing up ? Sounds like a good time to splash out on a 9''
EDIT screen that is
The screen is not that far away, it's more the angel of the light on the screen that makes it difficult. But then, give me a few more years of peering through keyholes and being blinded by salt spray and I may not even be able to see the board in the first place.  ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 4:48pm
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I know I shouldn't, but I just can't help myself
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... maybe it has more to do with the
 devil that's paddling than the "angle" of light |
Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 4:59pm
Ha  , Yeah, well I was looking at the photo, you know the one I mean, the one with the ANGEL fly fishing off the SUP thats on the shop wall.....it's hard to type with one hand! But it's easy to paddle with one blade.
GO THE SUPS!!!!!!! ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: Milkey
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 5:04pm
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At least if you fart on a stand up it wont reverberate through the whole kayak and echo down to 35m scaring the fish away.........much like someone I know ------------- Proud Prowler Roller, bowler and a$$holer since Feb' 2008.......not anymore, Profish 440 yeah boy!!! |
Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 5:38pm
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Yeah...What is that with him? I heard him once over 500m away, it was a pitch black morning and very still when he let rip....scared the living daylights out of me. What made it worse was the eerie cackling laugh he let out afterwards....scared me even more! I was to scared to even ask if he was alright! All I could see was the dim glow of his sounder in the distance.......or was it? ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 5:42pm
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You guys are just jealous of my super special eco-location capability!
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Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 5:48pm
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Classic you don't hear about this in the fishing news eh!
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Posted By: PJay
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 5:51pm
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It's how you pick up the returning signal that concerns me...
Oh, and also the potential for tsunamis.
And also the fear of turtling nearby  ------------- PJ |
Posted By: Flowrider
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 5:54pm
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There are six confirmed starters I know of heading up for this from the Naki. Is there now a farting section? These guys could be contenders
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Posted By: wondaboy
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 6:13pm
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Bring the beans boys, bring the baked beans!!
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Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 6:27pm
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Any entertainment apart from the fishing can be part of the stage show at the Prize giving! ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: big blue
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 6:59pm
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its starting to sound like the comps going to be a goodie, and ill be following shamus and his flash new fishfinda............. |
Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 8:37am
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I think you and I might have to go for a wee recon, either up the coast, or over west before then....... ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 8:42am
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Shamus, hope there won't be any wind or you'll be doing a bit of this...
http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/planking-is-for-plonkers_topic66384.html - http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/planking-is-for-plonkers_topic66384.html
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Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 9:23am
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Just had a quick chat with the organiser, with the entries already in and knowing that a few will leave it til a few days out, it looks as though there is going to be a good turnout.
For the growth and development of the sport of Kayak Fishing, it is important that we all do our bit to support comps like the "Bridge To Cape"
A big thanks to all of those who have shown their support so far.
If the weather is anywhere near what it has been like over the past month it will be a fantastic competition. ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: PJay
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 9:35am
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Yeah, I've entered.
Unsure as yet whether I'll fish it here in the BoI (likely) or further north with NKFC. ------------- PJ |
Posted By: Milkey
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 1:25pm
The reason why Stephen gets so many fish ------------- Proud Prowler Roller, bowler and a$$holer since Feb' 2008.......not anymore, Profish 440 yeah boy!!! |
Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 1:52pm
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Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 3:06pm
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------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: plastic tiki
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 5:57pm
 slow day at the factory?
------------- The perils of kayak fishing are great...... especially for the fish! |
Posted By: Milkey
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 6:23pm
------------- Proud Prowler Roller, bowler and a$$holer since Feb' 2008.......not anymore, Profish 440 yeah boy!!! |
Posted By: nylg1
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2011 at 8:20pm
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Fingers crossed the weather plays the game Looking forward to it
 ------------- “The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.” ― Wernher Von Braun |
Posted By: big blue
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2011 at 8:40pm
| starting to get excited now, just got to get the rtm ready by friday...... |
Posted By: crabman
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2011 at 8:23am
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This sounds like an awesome comp and Im definately keen to try and make it in the next couple of years. Im thinking a mass invasion from the Naki might have to be planned |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2011 at 5:29pm
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As it stands Sunday is looking like the best day out of the two. Had a check on swellmap and Saturday is looking like 20+knot winds early morn to afternoon easing off in the evening leaving Sunday looking good. This is for Aucks as far north as Whangarie Heads. |
Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2011 at 5:45pm
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Mmmmmm 20+, best I get the sail ready for the Stand Up Board! ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2011 at 5:52pm
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Make sure you have some Bite product in your kit also.
Bite are giving away a $100 Bite pack with heaps of goodies in it ,to the person that weighs in the heaviest fish caught on a Bite product. Just present the culprit with the fish when you weigh it in.
Check out the product and your nearest supplier at http://www.bitefishing.co.nz - www.bitefishing.co.nz
Cheers
Shamus ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2011 at 5:56pm
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Choice i best go get some new supplie tomorrow then
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Posted By: big blue
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2011 at 6:52pm
| getting excited now, its on like donkey kong!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good luck fellas |
Posted By: fishkiller
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2011 at 8:01am
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slow cooked pork hocks magic on the back
passage warning smell will make u sick
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Posted By: fishkiller
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2011 at 8:02am
| good luck guys on the comp . wish i was there but well got to work sometimes to pay for my fishing addiction. |
Posted By: fishkiller
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2011 at 8:03am
| i look forward to see all of shamus and steves 20 kg fish posted here . |
Posted By: Limitless
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2011 at 8:29am
Have to be Shamus', and I hope several other anglers too. Unfortunately I'm working at the Hunt Fish Expo, so probably wont be getting much of a fish in.
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Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2011 at 2:06pm
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Anything big off the Stand Up Board will be a bonus for me, as I have loaned my kayak out for the weekend and the SUP needs some more time on the water. Have just had some great reports come in of where the big ones are hanging..Aye Big Blue
Plenty of guys dropping in as they pass through this morning, one or two just to perv at the Stealth 495, sticky paw prints everywhere..........
Sun is shining, but by the way the clouds are moving through, the wind wont be to far behind.
Looks like it is building to be a big weekend.
Some of the Naki Boys just came in and interrupted my writing, reminds me of the great friendships we build in this fantastic sport. I gave them all of the GPS spots I have learned from "Limitless" yeah right...there aint that much love ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: plastic tiki
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2011 at 9:33pm
Hopefully the BOP contingent can post some decent figures on this one! ------------- The perils of kayak fishing are great...... especially for the fish! |
Posted By: big blue
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2011 at 10:57pm
you no it shamus, after ive caught all the fish at your spot ayyeee........ .
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Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2011 at 3:20pm
| Now up at base camp in Mangawhai having a beer and a Nice biscuits with the misses. Scored some free braid from the awesome guy at the Mangawhai Tackle Shop big ups!!! Now to put that on two reels oragnise some strayline rigs and go do a wee reccy. |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 3:08pm
| Any reports yet? Managed to get out off Langs for about 30mins before the offshore wind got a bit much. Spent more time paddling back than i did fishing. Called it quits early. Better day toomorrow by the looks of things.... |
Posted By: Shamus@KayakPro
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 6:17pm
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Heaviest is just over 8kg currently.
Weather where myself and a few others were
, was fantastic until mid day, then the wind kicked up a wee bit. Not so much fun on the SUP.Looking not to bad for tomorrow morning, depending on where you go. ------------- KayakPro Northlands Premier, Kayak, Stand Up Paddle Board & Roof Rack Supplier. |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 7:18pm
I think we're heading out from Te Arai tomorrow, not fished there before but we'll see how it goes.
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Posted By: nylg1
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 7:48pm
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Cheers for the up date Shamus ------------- “The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.” ― Wernher Von Braun |
Posted By: pgb1
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 5:08pm
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Hey Shamus. Any news on the winning fish?
Tried out Te Aria, very nice little spot and could be productive, but not today. There were a few ganets around diving in for some bait fish but no big predators. Tried nuc chicken and had a big piece fillet of mullet on another line. Only managed to stay out for about 30-40mins this time around before the wind and rain came through again. Still 30-40mins on the water is better than a good day at work.....
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Posted By: plastic tiki
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 8:07am
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Winning fish was caught on the first day at 8.6 KG, 2nd was 7 kg and 3rd 6.6 kg. Plenty of stories of the monsters that got away.
------------- The perils of kayak fishing are great...... especially for the fish! |
Posted By: nylg1
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 5:13pm
Heres another thing that dosn't look much fun on a SUP . Keen man all right
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/5200974/Man-travels-482km-on-stand-up-paddleboard - http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/5200974/Man-travels-482km-on-stand-up-paddleboard ------------- “The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.” ― Wernher Von Braun |