NEW PB
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Landbased & Surfcasting
Forum Description: From rocks or beaches, here's the place for the landbased fishos to share information
URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=79009
Printed Date: 16 Jun 2026 at 10:57pm
Topic: NEW PB
Posted By: James Clark
Subject: NEW PB
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 7:37pm
 well here it is my New PB 8.4kg, 18.5lb off the rocks went for a wee swim getting the buger in as he broke my reel "snapped bail arm off" also snaped the sand spike off the bottem of my rod only 4m now :'( pulled it in by hand was rather nerve wraking but we got it! ha getting out there doing it!
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Posted By: jaypeegee
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 7:45pm
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Nice work dude Especially given the swim and destruction ------------- "You don't have to be smart to laugh at a fart, but you have to be stupid not to." |
Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 7:47pm
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haha cheers dude, lucky i have a new reel ariving on monday XD gotta get some eyes repacled on my rod also :S beat my last PB by 10lb lol im stoked |
Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 7:48pm
| 6* LB sorry |
Posted By: MrWildabeast
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 7:48pm
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Awesum fella!! ------------- Here fishy..fishy.... |
Posted By: Hsvl
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 7:51pm
Wicked fish bro  ------------- It hit like a freight train, line peeling and drag screaming the rod now doubled with a tell tail nodding and Salt thickening within the veins. |
Posted By: Naki-Fisher
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 8:11pm
Well done  gutted i'm stuck at home looking after the kids. You get anything else in the end?
------------- The 20lb+ Snapper club No Longer Eludes me Broken with a 12kg new PB Goal for the next 12 months: catch another 20lb+ Snap and watch it swim away Hook a King LB here in the Naki. |
Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 8:17pm
| na mate was soaked and cold as hell so we gave it another half hour or so then packed up as we were walking back it started pissing down! lol wasnt so bad i was already dreanched |
Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 8:20pm
| plenty of time for us to get out naki, i gotta wait for my new reel befor i can go again lol, gutted as about my rod and reel now but hay gives me an excuse to get new toys! XD |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 8:23pm
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Thumper! Nice one dude ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: Devil_Fish
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 9:33pm
| Beaut James! now treat yourself it's deserved. |
Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 10:38pm
| ha im planing on gettin a new rod this big boy broke mine |
Posted By: username
Date Posted: 23 May 2012 at 11:01pm
| What rod and reel was it? just curious. |
Posted By: jaypeegee
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 12:10am
x2 ------------- "You don't have to be smart to laugh at a fart, but you have to be stupid not to." |
username wrote:Posted By: Pico
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 12:41am
| Nice fish and an excuse to buy new gear...Result! |
Posted By: dirtyharry
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 4:57am
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Shot James, that's a well earnt fish. Luckily for you it wasn't Nakis' 20lber.
------------- I waste most of my money on fishing tackle. The rest I invest in women and booze. |
Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 1:12pm
was a pen powersitck 4.2m now its 4m lmfao, and was just a cheepo reel but i had already orded a new reel just befor i left to go fishing :D so im not to worred ps i wont touch naki's 20lber, if i get it ill throw it back hahaha
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Posted By: Naki-Fisher
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 1:50pm
I even re-spooled my reels set up a couple of rigs for last night Lets just say I'm hurting  right now and it looks like a weather bomb is about to hit.Good luck this arvo bud, forget about my 20 and throw a livey out for my King  ------------- The 20lb+ Snapper club No Longer Eludes me Broken with a 12kg new PB Goal for the next 12 months: catch another 20lb+ Snap and watch it swim away Hook a King LB here in the Naki. |
Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 1:54pm
| dont worry mate we still hunting the king but my mate needs a 20+lb snap snap so thats us this weekend, mite see ya out there or ya can tag along mate |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 2:04pm
Nice one ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: shoby
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 7:20pm
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Congrats on PB Nice fish.
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Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 8:06pm
| ha cheers mate took many of failed mish's to get this one lol |
Posted By: Tomatron
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 8:07pm
| Great fish what a way to bring in the moocher PB! |
Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 24 May 2012 at 9:44pm
| cheers mate! was fun getting the big moocher this way but first thought was " mailto:f#$@ing - f#$@ing ray!!!" |
Posted By: SeaI
Date Posted: 25 May 2012 at 12:32pm
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nice fish, yeah they do the ray imitation till you turn them aye ------------- Kei uta ngā ika |
Posted By: Naki-Fisher
Date Posted: 25 May 2012 at 12:33pm
How often is that the case . many people think it's a ray and give it a holes snapping there line before confirming it, been there done that now days it's anything until i see it.
------------- The 20lb+ Snapper club No Longer Eludes me Broken with a 12kg new PB Goal for the next 12 months: catch another 20lb+ Snap and watch it swim away Hook a King LB here in the Naki. |
Posted By: James Clark
Date Posted: 25 May 2012 at 12:44pm
| just the way it took off and peeled nylon from my reel thought it was a ray, caught a few down there mate landed a couple too, nice eating if ur keen lol |