Soft Bait Masters
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Soft Bait Fishing
Forum Description: Anything to do with this latest and greatest way of catching our favourite species
URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72825
Printed Date: 10 Jun 2026 at 6:59am
Topic: Soft Bait Masters
Posted By: GSPOT
Subject: Soft Bait Masters
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2011 at 5:08pm
| Any one else fishing this comp this week end? |
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2011 at 5:10pm
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dam I am behind in the times, where mate, no doubt it wont be up north. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: GSPOT
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2011 at 5:23pm
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Tauranga, Run by Decoro. Was a great comp last year.
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Posted By: Jig Master
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2011 at 3:59pm
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Hey everyone, yes the Decoro Soft Bait Masters 2011 is on!
Call Decoro toll free for info 0508 545 545 We have around $5000 worth on Berkley rods, reels tackle to give away. Plus, 1x Bradley Smoker 1x Misson kayak 1x Boat BBQ 1x Filleting bench 1x Weekend for four at Anglers Lodge     You must be at the briefing friday night and you must be there to get prizes saturday and sunday night. You can fish where ever you want! ------------- If we caught a fish every time, We'd call it catching not fishing....... Check us out at https://www.facebook.com/accuratefishingnz/ |
Posted By: Jig Master
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2011 at 1:42pm
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Hey everone here are the details from last weekend, Decoro Soft Bait Masters 2011 Basically the weather was pretty tough, Easterly 15knots plus, 1mtr swell and some rain for good measure! To be fair no's were down I guess mainly due to the weather. We had 81 hardy souls fish the weekend and catch good fish from Coromandal through the bay and right out to Taranaki! (well done Pete & Matt). The bigger Snapper came from Coro with the Kahawai, Trevally and John Dory mainly coming from the Bay. For the first time we had three teams get in the running for the Masters trophy. Right then, Saturdays prize giving: 1st Snapper, 600mm Kayak Michael Brown 2nd Snapper, 515mm Kayak Mark Nijssen 3rd equal Snapper, 490mm Boat Peter Royds and Kayak Michael Brown 1st equal Kahawai, 550mm Boat Marty Jepsen and Boat Andrew Melvin 2nd Kahawai, 545mm Boat Stu Marshall 3rd Kahawai, 535mm Boat Pete Townhill 1st Trevally, 465mm Boat Nathan Nuku 2nd Trevally, 455mm Boat Mathew Ward 3rd Trevally, 450mm Boat Mike Nuku 1st equal John Dory, 375mm Boat Nathan Nuku and Boat Brent Maclead 2nd and 3rd John Dory, Spot Prize Sundays Prize Giving, 1st Snapper, 710mm Kayak Bran Auld 2nd Snapper, 660mm Kayak Andrew Temara 3rd Snapper, 610mm Boat Kev Power 1st Kahawai, 560mm Kayak Ash Rawson 2nd Kahawai, 660mm Kayak Matt Smith 3rd Kahawai, 535mm Boat Gavin Ward 1st Trevally, 615mm Boat Pete Townhill 2nd Trevally, 460mm Boat Andrew Melvin 3rd Trevally, 420mm Boat Gavin Ward 1st John Dory, 480mm Kayak Andrew Temara 2nd and 3rd John Dory, Spot Prize Ok, Now for the big ones, Longest Snapper out of Kayak, 710mm Bran Auld  Longest Snapper out of a boat, 610mm Kev Power  And the Decoro Soft Bait Masters for 2011 are team, Team Cowboy with a combined length of 2000mm  Well done to teams Softbaiting Solutions with a very close 1990mm and team Mac5 with 1795mm Thank you to all our sponsors in particular, Decoro Fishing Supplies Berkley Anglers Lodge Canoe & Kayak The Rock Radio Tauranga Game Fishing Club Bay Fisher Mag Also my wife Gina for the work she puts in in the back ground. And a big thanks to all of you that entered our comp hope you had as much fun fishing it as we did running it. This was the fourth year for our comp with many more to come. Hope to see you all next year!!  Softbait Solutions, Mac5 and Team Cowboy            P.s does any one have anything to say about maybe holding it in Sept? ------------- If we caught a fish every time, We'd call it catching not fishing....... Check us out at https://www.facebook.com/accuratefishingnz/ |
Posted By: Jig Master
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2011 at 1:44pm
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Photo's up.
------------- If we caught a fish every time, We'd call it catching not fishing....... Check us out at https://www.facebook.com/accuratefishingnz/ |
Posted By: Jig Master
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2011 at 1:47pm
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Sunlive link http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/19338-good-catches-expected.html - http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/19338-good-catches-expected.html ------------- If we caught a fish every time, We'd call it catching not fishing....... Check us out at https://www.facebook.com/accuratefishingnz/ |
Posted By: Jig Master
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2011 at 1:49pm
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TVNZ Link re. Rena Soft Bait comp http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/fishing-competition-shows-rena-effects-fading-video-4588224 - http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/fishing-competition-shows-rena-effects-fading-video-4588224 ------------- If we caught a fish every time, We'd call it catching not fishing....... Check us out at https://www.facebook.com/accuratefishingnz/ |