2013/2014 updates - Tutukaka
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Topic: 2013/2014 updates - Tutukaka
Posted By: Grunta
Subject: 2013/2014 updates - Tutukaka
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2013 at 7:37am
Game-fishing reports, updates, pics here and good luck for the season.

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Posted By: Majic
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2013 at 5:17pm
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Well decided to give it a go........................ Beautiful day - left ramp after rugby - quick jig at North reef - no good, so out came the plastic. Towed small lures and skippy lures over the kumara patch for a couple of hours , 1 sunfish seen - no strikes. Best water temp 18.2. Hopefully back out in a couple of weeks.
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Posted By: Majic
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2013 at 5:17pm
Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2013 at 6:22pm
Glad to hear you are giving it a nudge!
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Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2013 at 7:08pm
Well done Majic, Good on ya for getting out for a looksee :) I wish El Donna was up north at the moment 
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Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2013 at 8:12pm
Where u basing this year Lance?
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Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2013 at 10:19pm
Bay Of Islands :) Will be at Doves until I can get a berth at Opua :)
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 5:40pm
A certain forum member had two shots on a Pakula Illusion and a G-Force on a solo out wide on xmas eve, bill rashed on both leaders... they are here!
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Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 7:25pm
Thanks Al Sorry been a tad busy to jump on line. Two traces rubbed up just above the hook. One also oval (squashed). Didn't see either fish. One was a fairly long run but fell off as soon as drag increased . Collected 38 Skippie's solo too so bait sorted for the next 12 months. Fished North out as far as 300m Early finish (14:30) as wind got up 20+.
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 8:00pm
well done krow you certain angler sounds like makos mate 
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Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 8:20pm
Baby Mako with baby teeth


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Posted By: waynorth
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 8:40pm
OK - Doug to Doug - here's the deal. You tell us where you got hit, we'll all click "Thanks", you win a heap of beer
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Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 8:57pm
No need go get em North of the Knights off Whangamumu in 250m. Plan was to be there again today. Up at 03:30 Ramp at 04:50 Starter motor issues home for breakfast BIG HUGE brownee points earned today though. Unexpected day with my other love. Back on standby tomorrow.
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 9:03pm
looks the goods Doug bad luck then, back on standby I will go back to work for a few day and see what the weather does.
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Posted By: yknot
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 9:13pm
krow wrote:
No need go get em North of the Knights off Whangamumu in 250m. Plan was to be there again today. Up at 03:30 Ramp at 04:50 Starter motor issues home for breakfast BIG HUGE brownee points earned today though. Unexpected day with my other love. Back on standby tomorrow.
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Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2013 at 9:32pm
Yep, but those brownie points cost more than days fishing...
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Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2013 at 6:55am
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Great effort, pitty about the Outboard fail. Guess that means that Turtle didn't get out either then. Rumors of 2 seen yesterday off oceans/ back of chicks in around 150ish but they are rumors and not from a well regarded source.
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Posted By: marcus 2
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2013 at 9:31am
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left Marsden Cove at 10 yesterday morning late start, off oceans 130m had work up with dolphins and gannets picked up a big skippie ,couple of loops did not see anything else ,carried on 150m few skippies up on the surface again played around did not see anything else, out to 180m another big skippie out to 220m headed north and then headed in lost a nice albocore by the boat in 100m , had 19.5 temp almost everywhere did not see any marlin but my 10 year old nephew had a great day on skippies and the albert on light gear.
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Posted By: crisp
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2013 at 12:06pm
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Fished North of the Knights yesterday, best temp 20.7. 3 skippies, 1 albert. Had a small stripey in the gear, had a crack at a few of our lures, but didnt stick. Nice day out on the water!
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Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2013 at 12:09pm
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Apparently plenty of skippies off the old woman today as well.
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2013 at 1:25pm
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well done crisp, bet the heart was pounding bro. guys there are a few prying eyes on these pages, maybe not tell them where the skippies are if you get my drift. Had a skipper mention he had never seen so many the other day as far as the eye could see but where was that again pm me if you want to know
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Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2013 at 8:25pm
Went out Saturday. Cruised 120 to 240. Got Albert's and skippies randomly with the odd baitball in closer. No beakies seen. Slowed to pull in the gear, saw shark fins and accelerated again to avoid. Hooked up anyway and as my mate is a cack hander, one of his rods screamed. 20 mins later afte, he converted his 24kg to a two piece..., had it boat side hooked though its left pec. 8ft of grumpy Marko. Got the lure back and fortunately since it was pec hooked, was upsidedown, managed to cut out the hook as well. 4 new scratches on the boat though as it took out its pain during a couple of cuts. Left seemingly happy enough with all fins intact. Good day and flat waters with a bit of rain. Did on bottom drop on sign at 175m and got two spinies:-( . also saw a seiner heading towards the cape...
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Posted By: Stickz
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2014 at 3:26pm
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Mates saw a stripy off the hen yesterday. They're out there.
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 4:49pm
First Blue Marlin for Toots com'n in...300m norf of Knights on "Strayliner" congrats team!
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Posted By: Surface
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 7:20pm
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That's crisp! Well done brother went 230. Epic and well deserved!
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Posted By: marlinmarty
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 7:55pm
Way to go fellas waiting for pics from someone
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Posted By: muchalls
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 8:11pm
Heard them calling it on VHF today, well, asking where to get it weighed..........no, not the Marina
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Posted By: marlinmarty
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 8:18pm
Sea sider did a solo mission and also got his bonze lures "with nice sharp hooks this time" .........whacked outside the chicks today didn't stick though Then the makos turned up keep at it Paul one of them stick faces has your name on it this year.
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Posted By: Double Shot
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 9:10pm
Nice fish, have to be happy with that...
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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 9:28pm
230 blue - have to be pleased with that!
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 8:41am
...and here's the pic 
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Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 8:49am
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Very nice fish, got to be happy with that aye.
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Posted By: daveo
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 9:13am
Well done, Seems to be alot of blues around early in this season
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Posted By: wanabe
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 12:37pm
Posted By: crisp
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 3:11pm
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Cheers guys, good way to start the season
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 4:21pm
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well done Crispy nice fish to kick it off with.
is the lure a broadbill translucent squid?
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Posted By: mmmm...
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 6:20pm
awesome stuff. Man I must of been close to that area at the start of the day but stuck to my original plan and worked the 200 250 line north to cape brett and got nothing till I came back to the knight in about 165m and hit a good patch of skippies. Soaked A livie for about an hour and half around that area but nothing. 4am till 10pm day including drive, solo fishing mission. gets a bit dull doin it solo in a 5m tinnie Auto pilot perfect day
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Posted By: swordfishsteve
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 7:15pm
Well Done CrispyVery Nice fish early season, there was a nice Blue caught up here yesterday outside garden patch, and a stripey on 200mtr line, so looks like a good Blue season unfolding, great stuff, out there tomorrow, so good luck to all, cheers swordfishsteve 
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 7:21pm
swordfishsteve wrote:
Well Done CrispyVery Nice fish early season, there was a nice Blue caught up here yesterday outside garden patch, and a stripey on 200mtr line, so looks like a good Blue season unfolding, great stuff, out there tomorrow, so good luck to all, cheers swordfishsteve  |
interesting, what was the name of the boat? and were they weighed in?
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Posted By: Bakes
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2014 at 7:04pm
Shortbill spearfish weighed this evening. Missed the weight but looked a good size. Caught by Bosca.
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Posted By: Majic
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2014 at 8:21am
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Well done Bosca - going for a bigger season than last year??
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Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2014 at 9:39am
Blue Asparagus wrote:
well done Crispy nice fish to kick it off with.
is the lure a broadbill translucent squid? |
I was thinking the exact same thing BA not many lures have those particular skirts
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Posted By: Koda
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2014 at 10:20am
Blue Asparagus wrote:
swordfishsteve wrote:
Well Done Crispy
Very Nice fish early season, there was a nice Blue caught up here yesterday outside garden patch, and a stripey on 200mtr line, so looks like a good Blue season unfolding, great stuff, out there tomorrow, so good luck to all, cheers swordfishsteve  |
interesting, what was the name of the boat? and were they weighed in? |
Fish was weighed at Mill Bay Monganui, boat was a white pointer from Manakau sportfihing club, blue weighed 180.1kg
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2014 at 10:45am
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thanks Koda a few around ay, certainly a fair few boats out there the other morning.
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 12:42pm
Marlin just been landed maybe 90-100kg 410m north of Knights
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 1:03pm
and another...area Furuno 310m north of Knights
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Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 1:30pm
Thanks for the updates Al. Any idea on number of boats fishing the area?
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Posted By: daveo
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 1:45pm
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 1:48pm
Grunta wrote:
Thanks for the updates Al. Any idea on number of boats fishing the area?
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Sorry Grant no idea, but it sounds like quite a few are working the area today.
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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 4:50pm
Happening! 
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 5:13pm
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I think 3 landed today, 2 for Toots, 1 non-member courtesy weighed, marlin also seen 50m on Taiharuru reef today as was seen 60m off same reef a few days ago...
Lady Krow and daughter on north reef now, Capt Underpants on Double Shot heading home...
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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 5:31pm
Catchelot wrote:
I think 3 landed today, 2 for Toots, 1 non-member courtesy weighed, marlin also seen 50m on Taiharuru reef today as was seen 60m off same reef a few days ago...
Lady Krow and daughter on north reef now, Capt Underpants on Double Shot heading home...
| I wonder is that a black on Taiharuru reef?? Time to drop a livie and be patient (as well as save fuel)!
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 5:35pm
Fishb8 wrote:
Catchelot wrote:
I think 3 landed today, 2 for Toots, 1 non-member courtesy weighed, marlin also seen 50m on Taiharuru reef today as was seen 60m off same reef a few days ago...
Lady Krow and daughter on north reef now, Capt Underpants on Double Shot heading home...
| I wonder is that a black on Taiharuru reef?? Time to drop a livie and be patient (as well as save fuel)! |
...Ain't sayin' Roy, no fish there...  same with Guano, Lizzy, Limricks, Danger, Whale, Home, Waiwiri... 
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Posted By: Big Dog Fishing
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 6:20pm
We landed a nice 144kg stripey today, first for my mate Jeremy and first for his new boat Ghost. Caught 410m off cape Brett, weighed at toots Can't figure out how to Load photos off the phone
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Posted By: skidoggg
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 6:24pm
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144 !! nice fish well done big dog!! season startin to shape up nicely ...
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 6:28pm
Big Dog Fishing wrote:
We landed a nice 144kg stripey today, first for my mate Jeremy and first for his new boat Ghost. Caught 410m off cape Brett, weighed at toots Can't figure out how to Load photos off the phone |
Congrats guys that is a damn fine Stripey, bring on the story when you can, I heard you a few times on the VHF today whilst I was working 
If you get stuck with photo upload PM me and I'll sort ya's 
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Posted By: Majic
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 6:29pm
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Marlin on Taihururu came up to back of mates boat in 35m before lighting up - he says strippie and he would know - 100kg + estimate.
Withj the amount of rat kings there currently is not surprising - as you say - livebait and patience!!
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Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 6:40pm
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Nice work Big Dog !! What was the water like out there? What lure did you get it on?
Jim
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Posted By: Big Dog Fishing
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 7:08pm
The water was green till bout 250m, was mint out wide. It came in on the long rigger, a lumo sprocket. Nailed it and then danced across all our other lures before taking off. Was a good scrap and lasted about 45mins where I had 3 shots on the leader. Got the last one and we gagged her. Didn't appreciate it's size at first but it was a very solid fish. Just loaded up on gas at toots and heading out for another shot tomorrow
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Posted By: Big Dog Fishing
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 7:16pm
Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 7:22pm
Congrats guys. Bloody nice fish
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Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 7:57pm
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Cool stuff con grates guys,she looks long and slender in the photo,not fat at all.Wonder what it would of weighed in 3 months time .Again well done ,good luck tomorrow!!!!
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 8:00pm
well done Big Dog Fishing,

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Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 8:18pm
Nice fish guys well done.
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Posted By: Fletch
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 8:31pm
Choice one, that's a good fish
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 8:41pm
nice fish boys well done a few around now as more boats heading wide a few up here as well, good luck tomorrow
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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 10:50pm
Congratulations guys - nice fish! 
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Posted By: too much
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2014 at 8:24am
CONGRATS GUYS NICE FISH
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Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2014 at 9:29pm
Yes Congrats on the firsts. Nice fish. Heard you on the RT, mutter mutter. Our day was quiet. Did the big circle around those dark Islands. 13hours closer to the next service. 76 Nautical miles and 62ltrs = 10 skippies 0 Albacore and 0 Marlin, a couple of sunfish and flying fish. No kings on Lochland or N/reef that we could find. Water was way cooler than the other day starting at 17.4 inside the knights best was 19.5. Great temperature change from 150 - 250m and that's were most of the bait and dolphins were. The dolphins were feeding on large sauri even the gannets were struggling to get them down. I couldn't believe the difference that Southerly had made to the water temp. Only went as wide as 307 and water was at best light blue.
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Posted By: Double Shot
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2014 at 7:29am
Yep congrats Big Dog, great to hear it happening for you while out there....was certainly a struggle for us, long time to find any water that went over 18.3, covered a large amount of water, out to 400 back of the Knights, hit some pretty ugly soup so headed back in for a another look, managed to find some water up to 19deg at 220 and some skippies so we played there for a bit ending up with 10 Skippies and one Albert...
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Posted By: muppetshow
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2014 at 4:40pm
2 stripes and a blue out of tuts today edit
efficiency stripa 79 and blu 199.4
mac 2 - 90odd kg stripa
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Posted By: Stickz
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2014 at 9:40pm
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Any word on where these fish were taken muppet
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Posted By: muppetshow
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2014 at 9:56pm
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usual place this time of year, look to the deep, we got our shortbill last weekend on the 300, the blue and stripey were in this depth plus, the other stripa shallower, nw knights 300mtr, work the breakls, bait schools and what the eyes tell you
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Posted By: Stickz
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2014 at 5:36pm
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i thought so, we'll be out sat, Red Stabi - boats called CAM
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2014 at 5:13pm
Couple of Marlin coming in to weigh...
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 4:38pm
A Blue just weighed in, 142 or 146kg, well done team.
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 6:03pm
Ultimate Game and forum member got one today, 1st trip of the season on the marlin magnet well done guys
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 6:09pm
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Another Blue went 166kg, I think another 2 Stripees and a possible rumour suggests "Odyssey" has a Black!
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 6:13pm
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Courtesy weigh for a Mahi Mahi about 7.30pm...
General chit chat say s lots a Mahi's caught today 
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Posted By: Seasider
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 6:50pm
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just spoke to work mate who swam across to Odyssey and traced there black, may go 300 caught by junior!!
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Posted By: KB
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 8:54pm
Shake down trip out behind Hen and Chicks to Mokes tomora Launching from Mangawhai 7am.in the morning. Have read that fish have been seen in the area any more up dates on this? Boat "Gametime" KB
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Posted By: marlinmarty
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2014 at 11:52pm
Hi KB We did the needles to back of Mokes on Friday out to the 200m line lots of skippies very manta but no marlin seen at all average water colour too would be inclined to run up the hen and chicks side travelling north better water I believe, the southerly blew a belly in the warm contour around barrier Marty
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Posted By: part-timer
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 12:11am
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Marty.. Ive fished the Mokes many times... over many years...20+ 80 -90% of the time there is nice blue wather in the bit either side of Little Barrier.. but its like once you get to the Mokes it goes green... and sometimes its green all the ways to to the knowls. Must be some sort of current there..
Have seen more marlin and bait off the hen an chicks than off the Mokes .
J
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Posted By: Hof
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 8:51am
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Was towing lures between moks and hen new year day saw 4 marlin about 4 -6 miles w of moks, no hookups. Out again yesterday and had a runner off chickens-dropped. Then a free jumper 2 miles nw of moks, again all action was at 21 degrees water temp. Only landed n released 6ft plus blue shark late evening. Plenty of baitball action on the sounder.
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Posted By: Hof
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 8:56am
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Find the 21degree line back if chickens and follow, have had plenty of looks at beekeys, one has to hit shortly! Afternoon has been best
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 12:21pm
Stripey coming in to weigh at 1.30pm...est 120kg
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 12:45pm
Est 60kg Mako tagged...juniors comp
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Posted By: Mugins
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 2:37pm
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Came down from tuts yesterday, from behind pinnacles down to chicks in about 440ft mark, very cold and green till we got close to chicks then water got bluer and 20 degs, not even a skippey. Only life was up at 350 behind pinnacles heaps of dolphins and gannets...
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 3:04pm
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Junior Competition mid arvo round up...
10 sharks tagged and one landed.
One Mahi mahi to be weighed and a few Snapper.
But several other boats have had marlin shots the latest 190m north of Knights.
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Posted By: Hook up!
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 7:53pm
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Just spent two days fishing out from Tutukaka -what a great ramp and friendly people at the Game club there. We managed to catch a few mahimahi 600m out from the cape both days and got a double strike on stripeys 205m out from mumu(I'm pretty sure thats what every one was calling the area) we got both in and tag and released both estimated around 70-80kg was the first for the boat and first marlin for me. There sure seemed to be plenty of action and hot water in the afternoons but not so much in the morning. Will certainly be back up again when we can
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 8:11pm
well done mate plenty about ay great result.
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Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 8:12pm
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Time n Tide dropped its first Blue today.
This relayed from my son as I couldn’t go today. 
We were heading north when it hit. First it peeled truckloads
of line out to the side then tuned and swam at the boat. We pulled away at
speed to get tight again but backed off the throttle too early so the fish got
slack line. That happens when both of them were panicking and there isn’t a lot
of line left on the spool. He said they came close to being spooled on 24 oh
soooo fast. The reel was rattling so
much on the initial run that the clicker disengaged. 310m North of the Knights.
Only one other tailer, a sunfish and lots of dolphins seen. 75
Miles covered.
On inspection of the lure the heat shrink on the hook and
the trace directly above are rashed. The
last meter and a bit is also white from being alongside the fish. Reel was set just under strike. And Chris was
afraid to push it up as by the time he got it in his hand the spool was down
quite a way.
Great thrill for him and his mate. He was still buzzing when
he got home tonight.
Please Please let the weather be
good next weekend. Looking like there
are more than a few Blues about this season.
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Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 9:49pm
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That's cool Krow.
No harm done then -got lure and nylon back and the fish is still there and healthy for next time.
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Posted By: mmmm...
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2014 at 8:35pm
Wednesdays looking good whos heading out?
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2014 at 11:18am
A 9 yr old just scored his first marlin, 200m off Home Pt...well done...must be a season for the young fellas!
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Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2014 at 12:19pm
Hook up! wrote:
Just spent two days fishing out from Tutukaka -what a great ramp and friendly people at the Game club there. We managed to catch a few mahimahi 600m out from the cape both days and got a double strike on stripeys 205m out from mumu(I'm pretty sure thats what every one was calling the area) we got both in and tag and released both estimated around 70-80kg was the first for the boat and first marlin for me. There sure seemed to be plenty of action and hot water in the afternoons but not so much in the morning. Will certainly be back up again when we can |
hold up! missed this one and needs more coverage in my opinion…..WICKED WILD RESULT!!!
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Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2014 at 12:40pm
Great stuff "Hook up", go to be very happy with a double of marlin T@R. 
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Posted By: daveo
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2014 at 2:40pm
well done mate I know how hectic a double can be, Hope you had 2 harness's
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Posted By: mainlanda
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2014 at 3:39pm
Hook up !!!! Just awesome guys
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Posted By: Tagit
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2014 at 3:56pm
Hook up! wrote:
Just spent two days fishing out from Tutukaka -what a great ramp and friendly people at the Game club there. We managed to catch a few mahimahi 600m out from the cape both days and got a double strike on stripeys 205m out from mumu(I'm pretty sure thats what every one was calling the area) we got both in and tag and released both estimated around 70-80kg was the first for the boat and first marlin for me. There sure seemed to be plenty of action and hot water in the afternoons but not so much in the morning. Will certainly be back up again when we can |
A double first up. That is very cool stuff. Well done to the team. Bet there was a fair bit of adrenalin running when you got those puppies to the boat. Not an easy way to get your first fish, but a plain old single will feel easy peasy next time.
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