Game Fishing Update - Hohoura & 3 Kings 2012/13
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Topic: Game Fishing Update - Hohoura & 3 Kings 2012/13
Posted By: Wahoo Woman
Subject: Game Fishing Update - Hohoura & 3 Kings 2012/13
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2012 at 7:19pm
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The game-fishing season is just around the corner so time to start polishing the gear and getting the boat in top condition. This thread is for posts on what's happening in your local area. Good luck and tight lines to all for the upcoming season Keep an eye out for the new catch record thread which will be a great way to see at a glance what everyone has been catching  |
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Posted By: Alitowers
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2012 at 5:37pm
| off up to hohoura tomorrow with boat in tow, can anyone let me know how its fishing? are there tuna and kings around? any tips would be greatly appreciated as ive not fished there before |
Posted By: jakepitsville
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2012 at 11:40am
| kings seem to be in abit closer then last month, snapper fishing is still abit hit and miss but catching a good feed should be no real problem... heard a few rumours of skippies but I have not seen anything yet. |
Posted By: Saltiga
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2012 at 7:32pm
| there was 6 tuna boats in whangaroa yesterday who all headed out today, they skips are there |
Posted By: pommy dave
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 10:17pm
| headed up to the North Cape 27th dec from parengrenga harbour to catch some puka on the way back saw two strippies free jumping in a patch of water that hit 21.3 degrees in about 120 m straight east of harbour entrance, picked a skippie |
Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2013 at 8:16am
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Anyone been to the Kings, yet? ------------- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken |
Posted By: huntaway.tom
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2013 at 6:48pm
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Hey, im after a mooring at Hohoura for a few weeks in March. Can anyone help me out or should i just give the harbour master a ring? Cheers, Tom
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Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2013 at 8:13pm
Hehehe
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Posted By: Fishy Fingers
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2013 at 9:59pm
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I see there is no posts for houhora so here's one! My mate went out last week in the light winds and caught a 90.5kg stripey. Not bad for a first fish of the season. Cheers.
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Posted By: swordfishsteve
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2013 at 7:50pm
Just one more post for Houhora area, I tagged and released a nice little stripie today in 120m off Mt Camel , has been a good bite up there for last few days from Mt Camel to North Cape in 100m to 140m, so get up there, best area on the coast at present, however a bit sloppy conditions from the east makes things interesting, cheers Swordfishsteve
  ------------- REEL REPAIR GUY - Swordfishsteve, That Is Who I Am and That is What I Do : See More At :www.reelrepairguy.co.nz |
Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2013 at 7:53pm
| nice work steve bloody quiet down were we are |
Posted By: Wind Up
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2013 at 10:04am
| Good stuff Steve - damn wind is going to make it tough for the next while...bugger |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2013 at 10:51am
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Hmmm very frustrated at the moment ! ! ! If we get this weather settled back down after this next Blow next week I will look to go for a wander up that way for 3-4 days ! ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 4:57pm
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On about the 15th Feb, Primetime tagged a Black Marlin estimated at 300 kg on the King Bank. Awesome fish! Just crew, no paying customers. ------------- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken |
Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 7:29pm
Tonight had photo shown on TV1 weather news of sunrise in Houhora Harbour. ------------- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2013 at 4:58pm
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spent the last week up in this area, yes there was a hot bite we tagged 3 marlin and 4 sharks in the area but it lasted a day and a bit before dwindling off and there was spasmodic catches in the area with the odd bunch of heads poking up here and there, find the bait and find the fish funny thing was we got more on lures than baits the area was alive with saury so may have been a problem to match the hatch although we did get them on kahawai, we took one over 100k for the freezer 100m line was working well that is follow the contour line. lots and I mean lots of makos, so if bait fishing take a heap as you will be sharked we tagged 4 but lost twice that amount with bite offs. some big bait schools at 50m so be prepared to bomb bait the school it works well ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: DeKay
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2013 at 6:22pm
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Heading up to the 3Kings on Arenui in 2 weeks time. My 40th birthday pressie to myself. Never been game fishing before (other than albies off Kapiti island). How's it been fishing? cheers dk
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Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2013 at 7:50pm
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What a great birthday pressie - great choice of captain, crew and boat Damien. You'll have an awesome time. Doing the same trip in April on Arenui and can't wait......... look forward to hearing how you get on. ------------- Online... |
Posted By: BigAlCupAChino
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2013 at 5:10pm
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I'm off'too to whangaroa on Tuesday for marlin masters class on Arenui. First time seriously chasing the big boys (other than a day trolling lures off the manukau). The excitement is growing hour by hour. I hope to have a good report up Monday 11th march. |
Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2013 at 11:41pm
| hopfuly u can teach us how to switch bait after your trip good luck mate |
Posted By: DeKay
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 6:57pm
| Let us know how you get on. Trip report would be awesome! |
Posted By: home bouy
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2013 at 8:45pm
| Any trip reports from up there? Would be keen to find out heading up there in a few weeks |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2013 at 8:56pm
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this will be interesting, ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: DeKay
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 2:16pm
| We fished in March, 5 days, 1 marlin sighted. None caught. |
Posted By: fishyrich
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 7:24pm
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Hi all, Just got back from the Kings via Auckland, spent just the 2 days on the bank and had a great time of it, we christened my good mates refurbished Salthouse 50 with its first Marlin (It was previously from the South Island). First day on the bank we only got one bite on a livie which we promptly dropped, not many if any being caught up there on lures at the moment, we got to see Mr Gregory onboard the good ship Primetime catch an extraordinary 7 marlin in one day by HIMSELF to our big fat 0!! You might hear more about this as it was truly amazing to watch from just 200metres away. Then our luck changed the following day, 30/4 we tagged 4 stripey's between 80 and 110kg all on live skippys, not bad considering we had no tuna tubes (didn't have time to finish them off, next years project) John on Primetime picked up another 2 solo, Shiraz got 2 from 2, and the 3 other boats on the bank scored at least 1 or more for the day, all on skippys except for 1 on a lure. It was a case of catch a skippy then some times only taking 2 minutes or a frustrating hour, once a couple were caught it was often only a matter of minutes. Awesome day on the bank for Team Awesome Also spent a day deep dropping on the Garden Patch amongst those that have already caught swords this year, our method and systems worked well but no joy. Pic's to come |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 7:32pm
Bring on the pics Richard, congrats on the new boat  ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 7:37pm
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heard a boat called awesom fishing up there was that you fellas, I know reel awesome was there and at one stage thought it was him on the blower, well done on the fish weekend after next for us to go up there weather dependant of course. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 02 May 2013 at 8:32pm
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ! Well done , sounds like an awesome time to be had up there! ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Wind Up
Date Posted: 27 May 2013 at 8:40am
| Has anyone any recent news (other than Rick Pollocks) on the Kings? |