When's kick off??
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Category: Freshwater Fishing
Forum Name: Coarse Fishing
Forum Description: Anything coarse here....
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Printed Date: 30 Jan 2026 at 6:59pm
Topic: When's kick off??
Posted By: Michael Jenkins
Subject: When's kick off??
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 7:03pm
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lovely start to spring today, looks like we've got a week of plenty of sunshine and not much rain fall... ....it's got me thinking about spring-time Koi's, how are things going? any fresh reports/rumors about the fish livning up after winter yet? especially interested in the lower waikato and the connected streams/lakes
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Posted By: Mars
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2013 at 8:54pm
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Went for my first koi mission today. Limited knowledge of the species, but found a likely spot near Tuakau Bridge about a month ago. Groundbaited the area with about 3/4 kg of corn and then went surfcasting at Port Waikato for the afternoon. Returned about 4 hours later and used the rest of the 1kg bag for bait and burley. Got absolutely taken to the cleaners on one fish. Never saw it, but must have been a koi. Only 3kg line though, so lesson learnt there! Had packed up and about to leave around 5.45pm when I saw some splashing further upstream. Had to investigate, and glad I did. Must have been 12-15 carp tailing in shallow water. Most looked around 5 pounds, but then I've never weighed one. Quite amazing seeing all those tails on the surface. One I got so close I reckon I could have netted it. One of those tails did look appreciably better than the others too, so there must be a few big boys about. Next time!
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Posted By: cypri
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2013 at 9:56pm
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guys i know both of you neither of you said you like carp? in the uk i was a carp nut ! caught heaps ova here , kios fight real good mars them carp you saw was spawning , the bigger tail was the female the smaller ones were males, carp tend to loose all inhabitions at spawning time ! so if i can help you out abit ask away |