Team Assassin ROLL the Ranfurly BANKS
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Topic: Team Assassin ROLL the Ranfurly BANKS
Posted By: KingySlayer
Subject: Team Assassin ROLL the Ranfurly BANKS
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 7:35pm
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It was Friday, 3pm and
Kelly and I were running for the doors like the school bell to go home had
rung. We were in the car and leaving Tauranga to meet the rest of the team at
Bay Fair. We caught up with the other
crew and convoyed down towards Waihau. Little did we know this was going to be
a 3.5 hour drive as I had only anticipated something around the 2.5 hour mark.
Anyway we started the long journey to catch up with Captain Aaron Sargent aka
Sarge on Strictly Fishing (we cannot say enough good stuff about this guy, he
is a dam top bloke and a dam good skipper that knows the Banks like his back
yard). Around the 3 hour mark it had just turned dark and with the roads
getting tighter and windier we felt like we were heading into some kind of lame
horror flick where you find yourself screaming at the screen "don't go
through the door". Then all of a sudden a solid sized Boar just walces
out, across the road and over the bank as it owned the place. Well that was a wake up and a realisation we
were out from civilization and with no reception. Insert photos of driving
here... We finally arrived at our
"lay down spot", dropped the gear off and headed for the Waihau Pub
to meet Sarge for the run down and then dinner. So we cleared up all the loose
ends, headed home, completed the final preparation of rigging (for some of the
crew it was only just starting). Kelly was on PR Knot duties and I was giving
the run down on Jigs, sizes and basic setup of "upgrading" the assist
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 Its 5am Saturday morning
and let's be honest here, none of us got any shut eye as we were just too
excited for what lied ahead. Loaded up and Coffee poured back as if it was the
first beer after a long week at work. Cars loaded and back on the road for the
final 40 mins before the boarding process was to begin. Then what do you know
some more dam excitement... This time we are pursuing the other crew that were
in front of us. They stop in a stupid halt for some unknown reason... I scream
at Kelly and she applies the anchors. You feel the ABS kick in however this is
not enough. She swerves to the left off the road and ends up beside the front
car avoiding a near rear ending and then there it is... I huge heard of Bulls
are walking down a drive way and straight across the road with no one to be
seen???? We were dam lucky and quite frankly just wanted to get some much
needed rail time. So we end up at Hicks bay and board Strictly Fishing.
We start the nice leisurely
cruise out to the Banks at 20-25 knots. The conditions were not ideal but
forecast to die off just after lunch (which they did).
Right time for some fish.
Basically the Jigs just went off. From the moment we deployed we were just
getting hammered left right and centre. Kelly gets her first drop. On the way
down i turn to the decky and say
"bro watch this, she will smash it, she will hookup". Ol Mikey
just says "okay" (just like the guy on the drink driving add where
they say "just crash here bro"). So first drop produced a PB Puka on a Jig (which didn't last long). The
next three drops I said to Mikey watch her bro she will get one every time. And
what do you know 3 kingfish straight after the Puka.
Then I was up and straight
into a test it was for me, a nice king to get me warmed up. So this hit the
deck and the kings kept coming along with the PUKA.
All the boys had Kings
coming then I was locked into a beauty. However this time it was not charging
like a king. Around 20 meters to go... pop pop pop and bang here is this
monster PUKA on a nice purple curved slidder (my favourite jig).
Next was Kels turn and the
heat was on for her. With alot of Puka hitting the deck this had to be a PUKA.
She locked the rod and just gave it to the fish. The decky "ol Mikey"
leans over and says "far bro, she is better than most guys that come on
this boat", classic. The there it was her next new PB of a Puka on another Jig.
Nathan from Auckland had
then hooked a horse... We thought this was going to be a horse of a BASS. after
20 minutes he had it to the boat... A dam Stingray. O for awesome.
We then moved on to chase
some King Terraki for a while where we all got to land these. So we landed a
few of these wee pups.
The time was getting on we
only had around 2 hours of fishing left and it was game time for some BASS. So
we geared up the TLD 50s and went for it. We did something like 8 passes
picking up Puka every pass. We ended up dropping a solid fish. We fought this
for 45 minutes to only lose it.
Anyway on the final pass we
had a solid double header and a BASS on another rod. Sarge and Mikey were
determined to make this stick. They did everything in their power to make this
stick as the last fish we dropped that Sarge called as a HORSE BASS was lost due
unforeseen circumstances that meant Sarge, Mikey and Myself had to attend to
for 30 mins (we won't mention what this was). So anyway after 20 minutes on the final
pass up popped a mint BASS to really seal our trip.
We cannot say enough good
words about Sarge, the Boat, the Decky, the atmosphere, their attitude, their
knowledge, their professionalism with a touch of Moari thrown in. They really
have it sussed and HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend you get in touch with Sarge and book
a trip with them to the BANKS. We are already trying to sort the next one with
him. Cheers Aaron, Kelly and I
had a flaming awesome time and are itching to get back and 1 up everything. Stay tuned anyway guys and girls we will have a clip coming however i have 60 gig of footage to get through. We have tones more photos but have been sitting here for around 2 hours writting and loading this up. Cheers ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
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Posted By: wotfish
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 7:43pm
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awesome report and pics guys!!!! ------------- What? Fish? Where? |
Posted By: Eastender
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 7:44pm
| Sick. You have been thanked. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:11pm
one of the last frontiers, got to love fishing the Banks, brilliantly displayed with pic's, thanks for the read.... ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:17pm
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Cheers boys. Sorry if it dont make sense i flew through the report and never spell checked but i am sure alot of you are picture READERS. ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
Posted By: jackel
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:25pm
| Nice fish, well done guys!!! You have been thanked... |
Posted By: petethemeat
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:28pm
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nice report! gonna take your own boat down now? ------------- 
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Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:34pm
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Pete mate we would love to take our own boat but to be honest Sarge made it that great etc... plus Aaron knows that place ridiculously. What i wouldnt mind doing is doing a dual boat session with him out there. Maybe one day. ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
Posted By: Aaron32987
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:35pm
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Great report, Aaron! Shoot we'd better not both go out with the Sarge, it could get confusing... Strictly Fishing is the only way I'd go back to the banks again, the day trip thing just works so well and you get to drive the magnificent East Cape coastal road. Sounds like you saw more of the nocturnal local wildlife than usual! |
Posted By: spongebob
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:44pm
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Well done to you and your team. Great report and pics. plenty of solid fish you guys caught. |
Posted By: Tangi DnA
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 9:01pm
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Awesome stuff there, congrats on the PB's some mean fish in that lot. ------------- I always take life with a grain of salt, ...plus a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila. |
Posted By: John_Ra
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 9:04pm
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Great stuff Bro...
Pics were cool, you have to be there to get the full on feel, of what it's like to fish such places...
Excellent
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Posted By: No Major
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 9:10pm
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mean, looks epic! ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Muzzfishing
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 9:24pm
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Top report and pics, great place to fish and the scenery second to none. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> A Good Skipper Keeps the water on the outside of the boat.
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Posted By: DIY!
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 9:34pm
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bloody brilliant report mate congrats again to you and Kelly! thanks for sharing! very inspiring ------------- http://www.actionstations.co.nz Berkley 2009 and 2010 S/B champ |
Posted By: Fishing Addiction
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 9:52pm
| Wow you guys also know how to turn it on |
Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 7:07am
Wicked trip guys mean as ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Potty
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 7:27am
 Nice. Great photo with the wave coming over the back------------- Love fishing, love my job. It's a bloody shame that they clash. http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 8:20am
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Amazing trip and report Aaron you have been THANKED -------------  www.kavemantackle.co.nz
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Posted By: riga
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 10:40am
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Nice mate, some mean tucker for the freezer there.
You have a play with any big kings?
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Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 11:32am
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Fush und chups...upsized. Nice, cool basses. |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 11:43am
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Great report and looks like you had a top time ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">  http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: aquacat
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 1:03pm
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Awesome boys and girls. Majic place for sure. Thanked.
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Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 1:08pm
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Oh cheers boys to much. Yeah we are stoked to finally say we have done it. Its only taken us 4 years. But we finally did it and what a way to start off with at the Banks with many more trips to come. The biggest king is what I am holding. We had great king sign but the Puka were just chomping at the Jigs before the Kings. But we were not complaining as they were dam fun and some great sizes caught. We wanted to tick a few boxes off the list and thats just what we did. The next trip we do will be chassing that 40+ king on lead. ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
Posted By: TOSF
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 1:28pm
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Great report, thanks for sharing ------------- http://www.facebook.com/TonyOrtonSportFishingOffshoreAdventures www.offshoreadventures.net http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Tonto2
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 2:45pm
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Awesome, can you post up some contact details? thanks ------------- slowly going where everyone else has already been |
Posted By: Whippa-Schnapper
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 4:56pm
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wicked! I have to get up there and do that one of these days. cheers for the report. ------------- keen fisho |
Posted By: pirate
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 6:06pm
Hafta change your name to pukaslayer bro  , ole sargey the man alri mean moari mean.. Wait till you get a mean kingi bite there it is fricken insane, anything else pales by comparison except prob the kings
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Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 6:53pm
Haha classic bro. When the Puka hit the deck ol Mikey and Sarge were saying F*#K thats a good Puka and on a JIG. I said s*#t maybe its time to change my name to PUKASLAYER. haha. Maybe have to do some rebranding. Yeah Sarge was hoping one horse of a king would turn up as he recons that when one turns up the whole army of them come. Ah to lock in a trip with Sarge hit the link below boys: http://www.coastalfishingcharters.co.nz/" rel="nofollow - http://www.coastalfishingcharters.co.nz/ And cheers for the comments lads ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
pirate wrote:Posted By: Mcnuts 2
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 8:51pm
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Good fish well done. ------------- Oceanside Waihaubay |
Posted By: Monty
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 10:27pm
Wow lucky buggers, best get on one of them one day before the back is gone totally. Bloody woman fishes, they embarrass us, well they do me  Cheers for the report & piccies.
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Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2013 at 5:21pm
Haha cheers Monty. Yeah the girls know how to... ah... handle a rod  .------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
Posted By: Rob Optimist
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2013 at 6:48pm
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Great trip and report, you gotta love that place don't you ------------- "attitude is everything" |
Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2013 at 7:19pm
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Hey Rob. yeah mate definately. Its not the same now. Everything we do will be compared to those fighting grounds. Kelly and I are chomping at the bit to get back amongst it. ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2013 at 9:21pm
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nice report and top effort too -------------   WWW.YEEHAA.CO.NZ (09)5705058 30 Jellicoe Road Panmure |
Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2013 at 8:53pm
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Cheers YeeHaa. Was a great feeling finally being out there. We cannot wait for the next round ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
Posted By: Badfish
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2013 at 9:15pm
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Oh bro next time just chuck a video up, you know I can't read ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2013 at 9:51pm
Yeah Rian you can come next time and Film for us mate ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
Posted By: Badfish
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2013 at 2:19pm
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I hope your talking about a fishing trip Az... ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: tightlines2
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2013 at 5:28pm
------------- Remember it's not the number of breaths you take that is important in life, but rather the number of times that life takes your breath away. |
Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2013 at 6:19pm
What ever floats ya boat mate... I ant picky ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
Posted By: Strictly fishing
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2013 at 7:48pm
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Great report & pictures. Looking forward to the next Furly mission! with the lads Aboard Strictly Fishing -------------  |
Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2013 at 10:39am
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CHeers SARGE and yeah we are looking forward to the next mission with BAITED LEAD. ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |