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Anyone going out for a go this weekend?

a bunch of people sitting in a computer room with the lights dimmed and headphones on staring at their computer screens.................. holding fishing rods?

Lol yeah I was going to hit the bombing range to see if there were any gurnards and KY floating around but my mani cracked on my scud I await extractors lol

not condusive weeather for fishing

wheres the bombing range??

wopass wrote:not condusive weeather for fishing

wheres the bombing range??

South side of the entrance to the Kaipara harbour

ahh righto, never been there. good fishing?

wopass wrote:ahh righto, never been there. good fishing?

Can be OK, some big sharks around if you wanted to have a bit of land based fun

Other side of the entrance (Grave yards) is better... but a long way by land.

bloody good mate we atleast it usually is to much of this rain pushes them abit deep got a couple goodies up to 17 pounds last year

I've done a bit of fishing up there, not so much now the weather is poopies but once summer starts coming back I'll be up there more often.

Yeah bloody oath let me know when yah heading up always good when there someone to gaff the 20 pounders mwahaha

MNC wrote:Can be OK, some big sharks around if you wanted to have a bit of land based fun
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now that sounds like fun big sharks from the beach is awesum fun

yeah get the 24 kilo gear out steel traces and whole skipjack andlets have some fun, chances are you might get a 500 kilo stingray though lol

PaulyBoy23 wrote:yeah get the 24 kilo gear out steel traces and whole skipjack andlets have some fun, chances are you might get a 500 kilo stingray though lol

got that stuff, wait till the weather warms up a bit and lets get out there for some monster fun

wopass wrote:

PaulyBoy23 wrote:yeah get the 24 kilo gear out steel traces and whole skipjack and lets have some fun, chances are you might get a 500 kilo stingray though lol

got that stuff, wait till the weather warms up a bit and lets get out there for some monster fun

Could stop off at Sanfords on way up and fill up a 200ltr barrel with offal to burly them up

Might need that big winch of yours Ben - hope you've got some stand up game gear (or a game chair in the back of the 40 ).

I have thought about pulling a longline out through the surf up there using the kayak (as I dont have a real kontiki). could be keen for a day up there if I can get a truck going anytime soon

Need to drive a mincer off the PTO Could set up an awesome burley trail with the currents up there wouldn't be hard to get the sharks around.

shit yea ill be down for that

MNC wrote:

wopass wrote:

PaulyBoy23 wrote:yeah get the 24 kilo gear out steel traces and whole skipjack and lets have some fun, chances are you might get a 500 kilo stingray though lol

got that stuff, wait till the weather warms up a bit and lets get out there for some monster fun

hope you've got some stand up game gear. yup got it x2

I have thought about pulling a longline out through the surf up there using the kayak got that too(as I dont have a real kontiki). could be keen for a day up there if I can get a truck going anytime soon
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lets do that shit!!!

speaking of land based fishing im off to fraser island off the sunshine coast of australia for a week in september. bit of 4wheeling, bit of fishing, bit of boozing . semi anual trip with my dad. meet my 2 uncles that live in brisbane and off we go. im not showing off just saying . last time we were there a dingoe stole my shoes. and walking to/from the pub at night is out of it with a couple of them trotting along behind ya. not liklely to attack ya, they are mostly just scavengers. but if you go down or try sleeping under a bush they might try for a taste. the camping grounds have fences to keep them away from tents. if ya havent been there its well worth the trip, no actual roads just sand and dirt tracks. youre only allowd 4x4s on there.

Rightey O guys thats us then a big shark mission, we can also hit a few of my spots there some good rig up there got one a whole mullet went 26 kilos was a bit of fun good schoolie, im thinking something around the 100 kilo mark would be more fun, possibly put a livey out for a kingie, if you guys are keen on a night mish thats when the moochers come in change of light good snapps but cathc nice pannies during the days gurnard ky stingaz anyone whos keen lemme know might even get lucky witha dumb pig or deer on the beach lol

I head out that way often dont forget the trevs that what i catch most but small bait we fish there then head over dunes and camp lots of dear never shot one but lots of tracks flounder can be speared on insided. Very dangrerous beach i only travel with 3 trucks and have saved alot of trucks things change and go bad most weekends.

its gets easier to more you get use to it

While we're on the subject of sea creatures off Muriwai Beach - anybody seen this turtle?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 405916.htm

Photo #3

A mate took me fishing yesterday in the Kaipara in his tinny. We were fishing just past the lagoon at South Head.

Got a bin full of fish with snapper up to 8lbs but the highlight was...

Caught a 7 Gill shark that would have been an easy 8ft and weighed over 100kgs Got him right alongside the boat. I traced him and not long after that he straightened the 7/0 hook - was pretty happy about that as was struggling to hold him and saved us cutting the trace

MNC wrote:A mate took me fishing yesterday in the Kaipara in his tinny. We were fishing just past the lagoon at South Head.

Got a bin full of fish with snapper up to 8lbs but the highlight was...

Caught a 7 Gill shark that would have been an easy 8ft and weighed over 100kgs Got him right alongside the boat. I traced him and not long after that he straightened the 7/0 hook - was pretty happy about that as was struggling to hold him and saved us cutting the trace

rad!!

wopass wrote:

MNC wrote:A mate took me fishing yesterday in the Kaipara in his tinny. We were fishing just past the lagoon at South Head.

Got a bin full of fish with snapper up to 8lbs but the highlight was...

Caught a 7 Gill shark that would have been an easy 8ft and weighed over 100kgs Got him right alongside the boat. I traced him and not long after that he straightened the 7/0 hook - was pretty happy about that as was struggling to hold him and saved us cutting the trace

rad!!

Would have been a bit of fun on your Kayak

flying to brisbane first thing tomorow then road trip up the sunshine coast to fraser island for 6 days of beach and rock fishing with a splash of 4x4ing thrown in for good measure. will try to get sum pics while there.

sublime wrote:flying to brisbane first thing tomorow then road trip up the sunshine coast to fraser island for 6 days of beach and rock fishing with a splash of 4x4ing thrown in for good measure. will try to get sum pics while there.

you bastard

J_Dub wrote:

sublime wrote:flying to brisbane first thing tomorow then road trip up the sunshine coast to fraser island for 6 days of beach and rock fishing with a splash of 4x4ing thrown in for good measure. will try to get sum pics while there.

you bastard

jealous much

dam,how did i miss this thread,im so keen to be apart of this shark mission lol,guess ill realy have to get the commy in my truck asap,i love camping 4wdn and fishing up there,its an awsum area ae,can get some good air off some of those dunes but yeh as said things change pretty fast,i tend to go with 3 or more,2 absolute minimum and we make sure e dont go playing anywhere silly

muddyhilux wrote:dam,how did i miss this thread,im so keen to be apart of this shark mission lol,guess ill realy have to get the commy in my truck asap,i love camping 4wdn and fishing up there,its an awsum area ae,can get some good air off some of those dunes but yeh as said things change pretty fast,i tend to go with 3 or more,2 absolute minimum and we make sure e dont go playing anywhere silly

Not if anyone's is waiting for me to orgainse this trip cause both my wagons are out of action at the moment Replacing the front end in my bush truck ATM but expect it will prob be done by Jan ready for a play on the beach

I'm down in Welly but would road trip upto Raglan for some shark fishing if it was to happen.
Two down sides, I'd have to come in my normal vehicle not 4x4, and I don't have the tackle to land such beasts but that can be fixed!