whitebait
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Printed Date: 04 Nov 2026 at 10:45am
Topic: whitebait
Posted By: dunnit
Subject: whitebait
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2005 at 3:29pm
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with a month to go the little buggers are running now in the whakatane. hope yall set to go uncle and fishmad..its gonna be a boomer ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
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Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2005 at 9:20pm
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whitebait taste better than carp!!!!!!!!!!! bloody tossers ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Fish Mad
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2005 at 4:11pm
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ONE MORE SLEEP TO GO DUNNIT.I CANT WAIT.ITS LIKE WAITING FOR FATHER XMAS 30 YEARS AGO.GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BAITING THIS SEASON MASTER. ------------- ~~REMEMBER;FISH HAVE TAILS AND THEY USE THEM?~~ |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2005 at 8:06pm
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So guys What tides and what time of day is best? hear tell a new moon? |
Posted By: Fish Mad
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2005 at 9:11am
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HAVENT BEEN OUT YET BARRIE & DUNNIT.I COULDNT BELIEVE IT.WIFE BORROWED THE TRUCK & DONE $3,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE ON THE OPENING DAY.IM GUTTED. NO ONE WAS HURT,SO THATS GOT TO BE GOOD!! FISH HAVE TAILS, AND THEY USE THEM???? LATER FISHMAD ------------- ~~REMEMBER;FISH HAVE TAILS AND THEY USE THEM?~~ |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2005 at 8:59pm
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well barrie, first surge of the incomming tide is the best.along with a new moon. sorry to hear bout ya truck mate.as long as the family are ok thats the main thing. nothing to report from whakatane as yet but there's another day tomorrow. full nets and tight lines yall ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2005 at 9:30pm
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Nothing to report from Tga either. I've been down for a look & spoken to my mate---stuff all about! Like dunnit say's, there's another day tomorrow. |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2005 at 5:58am
| Thanks Dunnit |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2005 at 7:24pm
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managed to scrape up 500grms in the whakatane today.but slow going untill two big shoals came along. end of the month should show an improvement around this area tight lines and full nets ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2005 at 12:19pm
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a bit better today with 600grms..all in two hours. twas a lufferly lunch. tight lines and full nets
------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2005 at 8:24pm
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steady as she goes...500grms again today wish the big run would start.two weeks away now hopefully. take a day off uncle and i'll put you on them over the new moon ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2005 at 8:44pm
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Might have to take you up on that dunnit. I nipped down today for a look, nothing about! 1/4 cup for a day isn't my idea of 'baiting so the gear remains in the shed Bring on the new moon!
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Posted By: empty
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2005 at 9:31pm
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i hear theres a bag limit of 9 per day with a minimum size of 27 cm ------------- what happened to the pissing man? |
Posted By: Bender
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2005 at 9:35pm
Quote: Originally posted by Fish Mad on 19 August 2005 ------------- Nobody has ever come up with a great idea after a second bottle of water. |
Posted By: Fish Mad
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2005 at 9:27am
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HELLO THERE BENDER,TAKEN YOUR ADVICE & THE WIFES MISFORTUNE. HEADING TO TURANGI THIS WEEKEND FOR A CAST OR TWO.WILL WAIT LATER ON IN THE MONTH, BEFORE I GET MY HOLEY WHITEBAIT NET, WET FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON!!
~~~~~~~~FISH HAVE TAILS,AND THEY USE THEM~~~~~~~~~ ------------- ~~REMEMBER;FISH HAVE TAILS AND THEY USE THEM?~~ |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2005 at 2:52pm
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where's all the bait gone? dead as a dodo here today.......give it a week off and look what happens another day tomorrow. ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Fish Mad
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2005 at 6:43am
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WENT OUT FINALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY.HAD A POKE AROUND IN MY LITTLT LOCAL STREAM.PICKED UP A NICE LITTLE FEED, WEIGHING IN AT 1lb 12oz. HOW IS YOUR SEASON GOING, RUNNING,
SO FAR DUNNIT? GOOD LUCK OVER THE NEXT MOON PHASE?
------------- ~~REMEMBER;FISH HAVE TAILS AND THEY USE THEM?~~ |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2005 at 3:51pm
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a few starting to show. 1.5kgs today hope they are still running when uncle comes for a sortie tomorrow.(secret location) nice feed fishmad...would have gone down nice with a cheeky little reisling or chardonay ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2005 at 3:38pm
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the scene: 6am tarawera river...glassy calm....incoming tide....two intrepid men staring intently into the river vainly searching for white gold. well vainly searching was about it for me but i did have the pleasure of sharing one of my spots with "uncle" (the scooper trooper) im afraid to say i was out shone by this man from tauranga,who ended up with only a taste but was a taste more than i got. hope you had a good morning uncle.....was great to meet you at last! ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2005 at 4:12pm
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Aye, it was good morning dunnit. Many thanks for sharing one of your "secret" spots. ( & for the cookies kindly supplied by your wife) Not much to show for our efforts but I'll manage to stretch that lot out to a few fritters. Aunty stayed in bed so she's not gettin' any I had a chat to one of the guys on the other side before driving home. They didn't get any either so it wasn't our fault! Great to meet another forum member & I shall return Below is a pic of dunnit, ready for action. I loaned him my forum beanie, just for the occasion.
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Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2005 at 9:07pm
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Dunnit was a bit coy there. I suspect he gave me the best possie I cooked up the wee taste for tonights dinner & here it is, ready to go Thanks dunnit, beaudy!
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2005 at 11:40pm
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YUmm, good on you fullas for getting out there. I heard of guys getting 10lbs out the Waikato river last week,between Mercer and the mouth. My mate got a couple of pounds of the things as well, before that it sounded like it was pretty dead. ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2005 at 11:19am
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that looks like an awsome feed uncle went out yesterday for half a pound.....back to work so thats me for another week. tight lines and full nets till next outing ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2005 at 6:56am
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I was planning a trip to the Waikato heads tomorrow but with all they weather I wont be able to see a thing so will leave it for another week or two Uncle, Made my sight boards.. you were right, I can fit 3 meters in the car |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2005 at 6:50am
| reports please Dunnit, Uncle?? |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2005 at 5:37am
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been one of those seasons barrie....bloody hopeless. ive taken time off for one last bash at them before the stinkers start running so will report in again soon!! off to sea for a fish this morning ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2005 at 6:59am
| are they the ones with the dark strip in them ? |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2005 at 9:41am
stinkers are the silver belly ones that smell like cucumber,the die quickly in the bucket. .......some people like them but personally not for me. they also lead the whitebait out past the net and make things very hard.------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2005 at 7:29pm
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havn't been out but gonna hit it tomorrow...i can feel it in me water they are gonna run big time......weather is crap but the bait don't know that!!!!(hopefully) ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2005 at 12:59pm
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well i think me water had to much beer in it....caught half a pound....but still think it will happen......the moon is right.....the tides are right.....the river has a bit of a fresh and some color to it....all adds up to a good run.....just have to be there on the day!!! ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2005 at 2:37pm
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better today....building up to the big one!!! lol yeah right 1.5lb today...much better....but could be even better tomorrow.....will be my last chance for a while as that dirty four letter word(WORK)is gonna stuff up my baiting ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2005 at 3:13pm
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We had 73mm of rain Sunday night so all the streams around here are dirty. With a bit of luck, that could get things started when the mud dissapears From what I've heard, this would be the worst season around here for yonks. Maybe all the 'bait headed south to where they are having the best season in yonks |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2005 at 11:40am
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well my waters were right! 4lb of beautiful clear bait this morning...i think tomorrow will be the same before the run tails off. back to work tonight (6pm-6am)...so no more baiting till the weekend when you gotta be up before sparrows to get a posse. get out there uncle times a wasting.....you can tie flys any time but the bait won't wait ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2005 at 7:40pm
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just been talking to my 80yr old dad in opotiki and wednesday must have been the day!! he got 4&1/2lb with the top spot guys getting 16lb+....then there has been nothing since. who knows how them little critters think or what turns them on one day and not the next. ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2005 at 3:21pm
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the stinkers have started running big time....got 1.5lb of bait and 3/4lb of stinkers...takes ages to sort them out. will hang the net up bout wednesday for the season. hasn't been a great one here...some are catching but most are going home with only a fritter or two. till next year.............................................................................................................
------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Whitey
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2005 at 7:19am
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hey Dunnit, Its Whitey. Sorry about my ignorance but what fish are you referring to as Whitebait? Is it Smelt? My buddies and i used to ice-fish for smelt on Lake Champlain in Vermont. We used to fill a garbage can per trip. Then straight into the fryer. Good stuff! Whitey |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2005 at 12:23pm
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similar to smelt.....whitebait are made up of several species of the galaxid family....about an inch and a half long....season lasts for 4 months.....the adults grow to about 4 inches then spawn on reeds near the river mouth..the fry swim out to sea for several months then return to the river to grow to maturity,thats when we catch them ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2005 at 1:25pm
"thats when we catch them"?  |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2005 at 7:16pm
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well we try ay uncle....mmmmm baby inungas ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2005 at 7:27pm
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thought that might get your attention dunnit This season has been a non event around these parts. I wonder if the big floods over winter had an effect. Ah well, we have next year to look forward to |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2005 at 4:20pm
| saw them for sale on the way back from Coro today... $30 per 500 gms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2005 at 8:32pm
i bet they were 2nd grade or what we call stinkers...i wouldn't lower my standards to even try and catch them...let alone sell them ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2005 at 8:37pm
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just been talking to my ole man and yesterday he got 11 lb of whitebait and 3lb of stinkers...in the waioeka near opotiki....today got 4lb and 1lb stinkers....methinks there is a late run on....not bad for and 80 yr old ....took him 4 hours and six gins to sort them out ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2005 at 9:24pm
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Good on the 'ol fella dunnit. Tell him 7 gins would be a better deal--even numbers suck |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2005 at 9:27pm
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Why are they called stinkers? ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2005 at 9:29pm
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All ya have to do is sniff one smudge--then you'll know! They smell like cucumber, taste like sh!t |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2005 at 11:03pm
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When we were kids catching sprats we would get the occasional 'bycatch' of fish we called cucumber fish. My mate reckoned they were smelt. Is that what they are? These things were about 4 inches long, brown backs and sort of see through bodies. ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: dunnit
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2005 at 5:19am
those would be adult whitebait....the inunga they smell a bit that way to....must be something that happens when things get old ------------- so many rods and only two arms |
Posted By: Fish Mad
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2005 at 6:55am
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HI THERE DUNNIT,I WAS ON THE RIVER YESTERDAY(MY LOCAL)& HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPE VEIN THAT MR.M CAUGHT 27KG OF BAIT FOR THE WEEK ON HIS RIVER. HAVE YOU HEARD THE SAME STORY!!YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BRING YOUR NET OUT OF EARLY RETIREMENT?? ------------- ~~REMEMBER;FISH HAVE TAILS AND THEY USE THEM?~~ |