Tips for Raro?
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Topic: Tips for Raro?
Posted By: Fishybznz
Subject: Tips for Raro?
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 2:55pm
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Hey guys I'm off to Raro on Sun for 3 weeks and packing up a bit of gear as you'd expect. Heard from one f.net member on land based in Raro, wondered if any of you stickbait/popper guys had any advice, experience etc to share? Cheers ------------- NZFisher: Get your free monthly fishing magazine emailed straight to you. http://www.nzfisher.co.nz |
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Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 3:21pm
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Wifey just got back yesterday and said the yellowfin were going off ! Try Kyle , Bluewater Adventures , he has a website ,he was keen to take me out to cast around the fads etc . |
Posted By: xsspeed
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 5:15pm
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Landbased I fished the mouth of the muri lagoon (I forget the name of the harbour entance there).
There is a track from the main road up to the left hand sid of the point, you can climb down the rocks and wade in, and cast poppers/stick baits into the channel. When I was there I had a few follows but no strikes - was fishing mid afternoon.
There is a story about a giant GT in the main harbour that people have hooked but noone has landed, my local mate reckons they come out at night in there, but I don't know how much of a yarn he was telling (typical rarotongan storyteller my mate is lol)
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Posted By: Fishybznz
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 5:45pm
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Thanks guys, sounds great. Will defo have a go on a charter or 2 but really want to do a bit of landbased too. We're staying at a friend's place at Muri, so that sounds just the thing! Is that the track that goes by the fishing club?
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Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 6:06pm
| If you walk past Moko's boat / wifes shack there is a good rock at the entrance to the lagoon there which would be agood casting area but Iv'e seen GTs swimming just next to where Moko moors his boat ! |
Posted By: footey
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 7:05pm
| I have had a lot fun fishing the passages with poppers. Just used a 5-10kg softbait rod with a reel loaded with 8kg braid and cast out small poppers. Caught bluefin trevally and longtom plus assorted others I couldn't identify. You have to cast into the deep water of the channels. To be honest it was some of the most fun fishing I have had for years. Tried softbaits but found when they sunk just got snagged every 2nd cast. You don't have that problem with floating poppers. I am fairly sure GT's come into the lagoons at night because I hooked on 3 occassions absolute freight trains which blitzed me at high speed - one of the fish was on a 15kg outfit and I got smoked in a major way. All I could see in the moonlight were these huge splashes as these big fish herded up some bait fish against the shore. Good luck! |
Posted By: xsspeed
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:29am
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Not far from the gate fishing club, I think it was across the road from a church,
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=-21.243442,-159.724603&hl=en&ll=-21.245182,-159.72147&spn=0.016919,0.037551&num=1&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=15 - http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=-21.243442,-159.724603&hl=en&ll=-21.245182,-159.72147&spn=0.016919,0.037551&num=1&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=15
Here is where I was fishing
But as mentioned the lagoon passages are good spots, just watch the current/your footing. Make sure you have something on your feet, and be mindful of the Rahui/no take areas, you should be ok as you will likely release anything you catch in the lagoon as most fish there have ciggy
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Posted By: Fishybznz
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 5:22pm
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Thanks for all the help guys, much appreciated aye. Last question! I'm taking a selection of poppers from 140-200mm in various colours. Anyone got any specific experience that says particular colour/size is better? Found they took anything in Aitutaki, but thought I'd ask the question. Got a rod on loan from CD to test & review for them while I'm there, so am going to do everything I can to put as much of a bend as poss in it over the 3 weeks! Including trying for YFT on the fads with a mate of mine. Should be good :) ------------- NZFisher: Get your free monthly fishing magazine emailed straight to you. http://www.nzfisher.co.nz |
Posted By: Fishybznz
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 5:20pm
Now that was some fun! And still 3 weeks to go. Love the casting rod - cheers CD for the loan :)
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Posted By: Fishybznz
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2011 at 10:09am
First couple - big thanks to Alan Syme :) Nice one mate!  ------------- NZFisher: Get your free monthly fishing magazine emailed straight to you. http://www.nzfisher.co.nz |