Gamefishing update - Great Barrier 2012
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Topic: Gamefishing update - Great Barrier 2012
Posted By: Wahoo Woman
Subject: Gamefishing update - Great Barrier 2012
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2011 at 1:27pm
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Well
everyone the Game Fishing season is just around the corner so time to start
polishing the gear and getting the boat in top condition, here are a few
threads for you all to use to make updates about whats happening in your local
area. Good luck and tight lines to all for the upcoming
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Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2011 at 10:19pm
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WARKWORTH GAMEFISH CLUB WWGFC GRUMPYS ONE BASE TOURNAMENT 2012
Friday 27th -- Sunday 29th January
Final night at Fitzroy Hilton.
Clevedon Game Fishing Club In
Fitzroy One Base Tournament - 7th March 2012 - 10th March 2012
(Held at Port Fitzroy - Great Barrier) ------------- www.femmefatale.co.nz |
Posted By: skidoggg
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2011 at 7:03am
| Doggs are fired up for that grumpys Karp how do I get hold of entry form... |
Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 5:13pm
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Marlin dropped today back of barrier .. ------------- www.femmefatale.co.nz |
Posted By: -prozac-
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 8:07pm
| wasn't rookie was it karp? |
Posted By: -prozac-
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 8:11pm
| few pics of previous fitzroy one base comps in our website gallery http://clevedongamefishingclub.webs.com/apps/photos/ - http://clevedongamefishingclub.webs.com/apps/photos/ |
Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 8:15pm
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[QUOTE=-prozac-] wasn't rookie was it karp?[/QUOTe
was "Centrefold" ------------- www.femmefatale.co.nz |
Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 5:16pm
| Were they out on the 155,or do you no what depth ? |
Posted By: too much
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 5:00pm
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TEXT FROM KARP ..HE'S JUST WEIGHED A MARLIN AT BARRIER ...CONGRATS TO YOU AND THE CREW ------------- GO HARD STAND TALL |
Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2012 at 3:35pm
First marlin weighed for barrier was a nice tasting 82.5kg stripey.
 Greg jones with 72.5 stripey.. ------------- www.femmefatale.co.nz |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2012 at 3:42pm
Congrats to team Karp, I bet the Hilton smokehouse is going overtime! ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: skidoggg
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2012 at 5:57pm
| Good stuff Dave will be stoked ! The new jetty lookin nice n sturdy too .... |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2012 at 8:03pm
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Bloody good work there chaps ! ! ! ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Latitude35south
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2012 at 9:01pm
| The duck has broken.Well done the boys on dirty birty. |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2012 at 10:37pm
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Nice. |
Posted By: skidder
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2012 at 2:55am
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Sweet specimens there...congrats ------------- Knockers - need I say more..... |
Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 9:06pm
| Can anyone keep us up to date with the grumpys,those guys are going to have a blast this year. |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 9:11pm
a few off here doing it bro, if I here from my little brother I will post it up, matter of fact if he gets one I wont hear the end of it, be worse if he gets a few.  ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
the demon wrote:Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 8:32pm
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only heard from my bro today he has dropped 3 a good start for the new boat at least he is raising them. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 8:50pm
| Must of been blowie out there to steve ,few sheep in the paddock.Bet he is fired up for tomorrow though .Anyone know what was caught today out of there today for the grumpys. |
Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2012 at 7:55pm
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Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2012 at 8:01pm
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Good to see a few of marlin for the grumpy's. Well done Brett . Nice looking weigh board, Karp ------------- I would rather laugh with the Sinners, than cry with the Saints |
Posted By: tugboat
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2012 at 8:04pm
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Awesome milt, nice looken fish bro!! Nice one brett, out there doin it!!
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Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2012 at 8:06pm
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wicked Kim, you wieght one choice! ------------- 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: Davefish
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 2:04pm
Great weekend, thanks to Karp + team for hosting the Grumpys, thanks competitors for supporting the comp, thanks to our sponsors for jumping on board. We will get a full report out in the next couple of days, but here's some more pics in the meantime:
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Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2012 at 7:17pm
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Was a well run contest cheer s Dave,Rob,lee and all warkworth crew and sponsors..Didnt want it to end.. Now bring on the fitzroy one base 7th--10th March .. These easterly winds are what is needed, big blues on the menu..------------- www.femmefatale.co.nz |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2012 at 7:49pm
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Hey Dicko, aka Too Much, just got told tonight you won the grumpies comp, thats bloody awesome bro, wel done. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: too much
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 7:00am
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text from karp last nite ..they bag another one ...having a orsome season kim congrats dude ------------- GO HARD STAND TALL |
Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 1:26pm
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Posted By: -prozac-
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 5:44pm
| femme fatale the marlin magnet, well done mate |
Posted By: tab47
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2012 at 9:05pm
| Thought you boys might be interested to know that we (a group of spearos) saw a marlin just a couple of miles north of little b. Go get it. |
Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2012 at 9:45am
| hope its still there in exactly a week |
Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2012 at 9:20pm
well done to mike Berry.. 93.5 kg stripe marlin..on Femme Fatale. ------------- www.femmefatale.co.nz |
Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2012 at 9:22pm
| nice one ,how was the day out there today. |
Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2012 at 9:42pm
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Nothing on the boat today ..manter rays flipping everwhere.. ------------- www.femmefatale.co.nz |
Posted By: skidoggg
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2012 at 7:29am
| churr churr!congrats to mike ... karp...gotta be in the running for skipper of the year mate ! |
Posted By: too much
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2012 at 4:41pm
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congrats guys on fire ------------- GO HARD STAND TALL |
Posted By: 6.1 aquaholic
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2012 at 9:21pm
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Hey karp where hav u been getn all them fish ?we jst back from barrier, we had fish in the gear out at the rakatu ridge ,we spent the next day round the 155 out the back of barrier Dnt c a thing but got 1 on the way home 2 witiy just in side the footprint. are the fish holding in 1 area for next time. |
Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2012 at 12:08am
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The 4 we have landed have all been in different areas..lost plenty as well, they seem to move as the weather changes..
Fitzroy one base 7th--10 Th march the 155 gets a good working over..not my favourite spot..but usually wait till the fleet arives then head away ..all depends which way the wind is blowin, you can waste lots of miles in between good areas out there.. ------------- www.femmefatale.co.nz |
Posted By: 6.1 aquaholic
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2012 at 9:53am
| Thanks it's the 1st time we had ever been 2 barrier great place can't wait 2 get back there thanks and well done on them fish |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2012 at 10:28am
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try the trench running north/south, it is on the west side of the 155....
------------- 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: keenasmustard
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
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Heading out to the barrier for a week or so. Any ideas where the fish might be hiding at the moment. Could head either nth to knights or south to mercs/hook area. looking like we might be in for a bit of wild weather also for a few days haha . never mind. will keep everyone updated on what we find. cheers
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Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 8:18am
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Posted By: KARP
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 4:16pm
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Fitzroy one base - no marlin caught ..
we fished hard wednesday in 30 knts for nothing, gamefishing was cancelled thurday,friday was a waste of time gamefishing with the needles being the boundary, saturday was 30 knts we fished hard for nothing,.wind dropped as stop fishing was called.
lucky we fished on tuesday as the rhino got the monkey off his back with his first marlin.
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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 5:04pm
Some bad results from comps this year, eh? ------------- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken |
Posted By: skidoggg
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 6:56pm
| yep was hard work out there in 30 knots of easterlies . cheers to Karp for another great trip , feed of crays on the first night followed by rhino tagging his first marlin the next day , then the weather packed up for the comp only to finally ease at 5 minutes to 3 on the final day ! mega gold makairas drawn as lucky spot prizes well done to clevedon gameclub hopefully next year turns up some better weather ! |
Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 12:29pm
| Wow nearly 2 months since a post from the Barrier region. Anyone chasing swords on the Barrier bank? |
Posted By: Fishermen
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 1:34pm
| just returned from a trip out wide managing to pick up a couple of smaller swords ,both daytime and night time producing |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 1:42pm
Nice one Neil.... Thought we may be hearing from you sooner or later ! !  ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Tagit
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 1:51pm
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Good stuff Neil . How wide did you get?
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Posted By: Marligator
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 1:54pm
| Good one Neil, how many shots did you have, and did you see anything else out there of interest. |
Posted By: Fishermen
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 2:38pm
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it was our first trip for them this year we spent only 1 afternoon and 1 night due to the weather,so hard to tell what was happening out there,had 2 other broady bites,fishing 40 to 50 miles off barrier didnt seem to have the same amount of life out there,a few more trips and we will have a better idea Dave there is many good places to fish for them out there but is a long wayss , Mayor island is similar distance and may also be a good option with plenty of grounds to fish
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Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 08 May 2012 at 4:35pm
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Immmmm and places to hide at mayor :) as opposed to being 50m out the back :) ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 7:16am
| has anyone else noticed that the warmest bit of water off our coasts , is off the top of the barrier at the mo... |
Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 6:26pm
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Yes but fish dont eat warm water as is evident by the couple caught up here this weekend in 17* water. If the bait is holding and the water is not dirty they will still be there. Stripies don't suddenly disappear because the warm water goes. If there's feed they stay and they are a big fish that can handle the cold. Anglers think the water is too cold so stop looking for them hence you here of less being caught. And also because less are looking it makes them harde to find cos less boats are out seeing them
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 6:38pm
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Yep good words Tom...I believe some Marlin never leave and follow the herd to the tropics, but stay behind where there is feed. And yes they have brain and eye heaters and so can handle the temperature changes and colder water to suit their metabolism. ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Brady Rowe
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 8:54pm
| hmmm,, got your bait tank fixed yet toni ?? probly not a bad place to look for a sword. better russel up jimmy to hand catch some squid live baits. |
Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 8:06am
| Still got boat up north till after queens birthday weekend light tackle comp at Whangaroa, but the concept of coming back that way for that reason has crossed my mind. Still workin on Jim, he's a hard nut to crack lately |
Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 8:07am
My bait tank is currently a fish bin with a lid
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Posted By: Lickindip
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 10:12am
nothing wrong with your bait tank tony, mite be a little to big though as its an arse to recatch the little blighters ------------- I just read an article about the dangers of drinking too much; it scared the sh*t out of me, so today I decided I'm never f*cking reading again! |
Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 7:24pm
| I think you may have me confused with someone else...I don't do little blighters, only jumbo jacobs |
Posted By: Davefish
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 9:54pm
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More details to follow, word is that Lou and Cam Rathe (dad & son) are anchored in Fitzroy tonight with a 150kg Broadie in the boot. They got it today up around the Hauraki Canyon 20 miles north of Barrier. Short fight of a bit over half hour for such a good conditioned fish. Hopefully Cam will post some pics and first hand account after the rumbos have left him alone. |
Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 2:23pm
| Did they get it on a daytime drop? |
Posted By: Davefish
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 5:06pm
| Think so, will find out later today because I'm weighing a snapper from the boat that was tied up to Brenda L last night. |
Posted By: Tomatron
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 5:31pm
I'm sure Cam will post a pic. Day time drop. Great catch! Good way to break in the new rod I just built for him eh  man those fellas know how to catch fish.
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Posted By: Davefish
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 8:16pm
| Hi Tom, it would've been a good trip to be on. Location was the Barrier Bank, and after soaking a bait much of the evening it struck at 8:45am and was landed 35 minutes later. The line was 60kg (take no prisoners!) and the bait was a very soggy skippy. Cam was the angler. It weighed exactly 150kg. Looking forward to some pics. Our weighsheets have a 'comments' section, and on this one it says "tastes good"! Well done lads. Hope it was on your rod Tom. |
Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 8:47pm
| Thats like saying "the cow was living in the Waikato" The barrier bank is bigger than the garden patch or the knights rise |
Posted By: camdog
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 9:04pm
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we would be silly to give details of location. we did the hard yards to find this spot, get out there and start looking guys ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Tone E
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 10:19pm
| Absolutely...just joshing...congratulations you deserve the success. And of course there is more than one spot in the ocean where a fish lives |
Posted By: Tomatron
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2012 at 9:35pm
| Brenda L now 4 /4 they got another today |
Posted By: camdog
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2012 at 9:12pm
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We put in a solid 24 hours out wide thursday and friday for only a few jemfish, bluenose and rays bream. We did 15 daytime deep drops and drifted baits all night but no swords came our way. Bluenose and jemfish were such a pain this trip. No matter how big a bait, or even 60m off the bottem they still found most baits after a while. I think they have all headed north to spawn for the time being. The old man had 5 bites from 13 drops the last time he was out in late July but september must be a bit late in the year for them. Might give it another go in January i think. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2012 at 9:25pm
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well at least you were out trying mate, got to be happy with your results thus far ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 12:05am
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fully agree BA...
------------- 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: segador
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 6:44pm
| So good we can catch billfish all year round congrats guys that's next on my list after the marlin leave |
Posted By: Davefish
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 9:39pm
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Grumpys One Base 2013 January 25th - 27th (anniversary weekend).
Loads of cash and prizes.Friday night stay away, Saturday night at Smokehouse, Sunday night at the Fitzroy Hilton (thanks again Karp). Tournament flyer and rules and entry form on http://www.wwgfc.co.nz/tournaments" rel="nofollow - www.wwgfc.co.nz/tournaments . Early bird draw for 3 hundy cash on Thursday 17th Jan. Tickets at H&F Ww or at Sandspit Yacht Club tomorrow night 6 -7pm and Thursday 17th 6 m-7pm OR print off the entry form on the website and PHONE us that your cheque is in the post and we'll put you in the draw.
Check out last years Grumpys report on the tournaments page, and photos on the gallery page.
There's a substantial 'Barrier style Sunday night dinner included in the entry fee. This event runs on the smell of an oily rag thanks to GREAT sponsorship, so that means we have a serious cash prize pool. Come join us for a no frills straight up stonkingly good time.
104kg stripey weighed by Karp last weekend, and Nick Dobbyn was looking for a gantry and weighmaster tonight after a day at the Barrier Knolls.
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