Well my boy has been asking me for a while to take him out so today was our day and what a great day.
Took him to petone wharf for his first ever fish, i asked him if he needed to go to the toilet before walking out on the wharf and he said yes, [...]
How do you kill a Snapper effectively? Their shape means you cannot hit it on the head with a “fish donger”. We found this to be an issue when we caught our first Snapper. Luckily we were semi prepared with an iki spike. What is an iki spike? Well the best way to describe it [...]
Went for a quick look see, and a spin down at petone wharf, got there, was a guy that was burleying so i thought id spin near the trail. after a few casts the guy went to cast his surfcasting rod, he positioned himself, rod behind his shoulder, lookin forward, he put all of his [...]
Arranged for a Moki mission with a few of the guys in the Wellington region Kiwicaster, Mole, Jordan, Jaypeegee, Ozz Wellington, Scattershot, Korin, Suresh (hope I haven’t left anyone out). We all met at the carpark at approx. 7pm and packed the 4×4s with all the gear needed and then some. We got to Devils [...]
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Fishing for Moki this Friday – 4th Feb 2011 – Meet at Owhiro Quarry
Here are some details:
Type of Fishing:Land Based
Target: Moki
Moki Size limit: min Size 40cm
Where to meet:Meet at the car park by the old owhiro quarry @ 6.30pm . 7.00pm will head around to long beach and fish [...]
We went out to Wairaka Rock at around 10am and high tide was around 9:30am… so by the time we got to the rock we were scratching our heads as to how you get over it.The front of the rock was about 1m deep of water so the high tide obviously comes around [...]
Thought I’d write a story about a Snapper fishing trip from years ago as I listen to Led Zeppelin – Houses Of Holly album (1975).
Four of us decided to go on a Pelouers sounds trip chasing snapper. Peter Lamb, Craig Harrison, Alister Gemmell and I, all W.A.S.C members in the hay day of the [...]
IS A MUST,tried a few different things but here is what i have found to be the best when rock fishing,6 kgs of shellfish and kina minced(you should all know were to get it)mixed with 3 kgs of salmon(minced)also skipjack frames from you”r bait mixed in thats a good brew,alot to carry if you [...]
Quick Facts:
Date: 30/10/210
Fish Species: Kingfish
Length: 94cm
Weight: 10 – 15kg
Moon phase: Full
Tide: About an hour before full tide
Location: Off Paraparaumu beach, 30m of water
The weather forecast was looking pretty good for the weekend so come Friday i was pretty excited at the prospect of getting out Saturday morning for a fish. I woke to my alarm [...]
THE SHERPPA CURSE
I have finally rejoined my old fishing club and for my first Fishing comp I decided to fish Wire Rock. I arrived at the car park approx 3pm got all my gear ready including the berley (with my secret ingredients) and off I went on the 30min walk, only to find a southerly [...]