Good topwater opportunities
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
Forum Description: If you're into a bit of action on top, this is the forum for you
URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=71379
Printed Date: 07 Jun 2026 at 5:29pm
Topic: Good topwater opportunities
Posted By: mozz
Subject: Good topwater opportunities
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2011 at 3:16pm
| On the outside of the workups at the moment there are massive numbers of kahawai with plenty of kingI's cruising among them. Yesterday we had about 30 good size kings boil up next to the boat. We got a nice 17kg fish on sb and lost a better 20 kg boat side when the rod broke. Get out to the back paddock and have a crack. Fish are hungry as hell |
Replies:
Posted By: tennut
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 8:46am
| Thanks Mozz, Im gonna try and catch a decent king on a popper , never tried before,, |
Posted By: Sambosi
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 9:05am
| I'd been wondering about that given the odd kingi in some of the reports recently. Be giving it a crack over the next two weekends. |
Posted By: deacs
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 11:37am
| Any issues with hooking gannets around the workups? (always seems to happen to me when casting smaller lures) got an ok kingie on a snapper jig on saturday after the work ups had died down so no doubt plenty o f them there and looks like top water is a better way to go! |
Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 11:45am
| Have landed a few gannets |
Posted By: Aaron32987
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 8:53pm
the buggers absolutely love the gamma 120's, I had to stop casting from the rocks last time i was out until a determined one left. |
Legacy wrote:Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 10:20am
your a brave man using them from the rocks!  ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |