Back out of alert 3 chasing fat early Spring snaps and carrots in the little FC lucky charm
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- With a couple of weeks land locked in alert level 3 I was really looking forward to getting back out on the little FC. Last time I had missed out on my late Autumn fishing I love to do due to covid, coming into Spring and another little lock down I was hoping I wouldn't miss my early Spring fishing as well. Coming out of level 3 just in time, Stevo was back up in Auck's so we decided for an early Spring Snapper and Carrot sesh. We set off just before daybreak and launched with the sun already out of bed. The good news was, it was going to be a nice late morning with 2-4knts predicted. I had a couple big 5 kilo salty dog berleys on board for a good bait and berley bash and we headed off to one of my favorite spots. We anchored up in around 5mtrs and set the salty dog to do it's job.
It takes a little while for the berley to kick in but with good current flow it didn't take long for my first gurnard to make it's way to the bin. I was hoping that was a good sign until our excitement was squashed a little as we started pulling in a few little sharks - then the Kahawai turned up, although we were catching fish it wasn't the target species. Over the next hour or two we managed a gurnard or two between the unwanted, there were no Spring snaps knocking on our door and soon the question rose (should we do a shift) we were getting the odd carrot and I kept saying "don't leave fish to find fish" although hard due to the unwanted species we stayed put - Snapper can turn up at anytime and this spot has fired just before the slack. More Kahawai and a few sharks, I thought it was time to shift then all of a sudden something grabbed my bait and my little Avenger sung away. I wasn't ready for it with it sitting in the holder and by the time I reached it, it had gone. "Stevo I think that was a snap man - I think they are here" It had taken a good 3-4hours for the first scent of a snap but then Stevo got smashed....Yea boy they have turned up but Stevo dropped it mid fight so we were still unsure.
My next hook up stuck and it was a nice little pannie around 45cm, this was all I needed to know to stay. It was a little weird as it was now pretty much slack tide, this is when I like to fish for the carrots but were surprised as the snapper came on the bite hard everything else had left - no Kahawai - no Sharks and no gurnard it was all on with just snapper on the slack tide. It started to get a bit hectic with some nice 50-55cm fish coming aboard with the smallest around 40cm. It was crazy how everything had packed up and left the snapper to it, it was just bent rods and screaming reels. It was hot fishing right through that slack tide, snapper after snapper then as the boat slowly swung we picked up the odd gurnard as well. The big snapper hits slowed, a few more gurnard and then Kahawai came back as that current kicked in once again. We didn't mind to much as we now had a good 7-8 nice reds in the bin with 4 being that 50-55cm and with 3-4 big carrots keeping them company we had plenty of meat if we had to call it a day. We were keen to try for a couple more carrots so shifted to our gurnard spot.
We managed a couple more carrots and were about to call it a day when something big grabbed my bait and once again my little bait-runner began to sing, this time it didn't stop. I flicked the lever and struck but it just kept on trucking, my rod buckled like a horse and it took a heap of line. I thought stingray but it had some nice big head nods to it and I knew it was big snapper time. It was a long scrap with it using the strong current to it's advantage, what a scrap it was and nearing the boat we could see the beast, it was a solid fish alright - I don't purposely target these big fish but when I do catch them it makes a special day turn into an epic one. I always try to release big fish and our boat rules are anything over 10lb that can be released we give it a good go. Not only are these fish our future but it's great to know it's back out there for someone else to maybe catch one day and to see a magnificent beast like this swim away makes that catch more so special. We took a couple pics and holding it in the water it felt good to feel a few good kicks from him. I let it go after a couple of mins and although it didn't go back down straight away, with it actually swimming around upright I knew it was just trying to get it's breath back. If a big fish is to far gone it will just belly up when you let it go but he was swimming fine and after another min disappeared back into the murky depths...
What an epic ending to an awesome day back out on the lucky charm with Stevo, we had 3-4 nice big snaps each and about 4 carrots each. Once again we could have easy taken more but when you have some goodies in the mix giving you plenty of meat you really don't have to keep everything you catch.
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Cheers mate. Love the instruction as you are fishing. Gres day out on the water. Love the action. Thanks so much!
So glad I found your channel awesome mahi 🤙🏾
Cheers cc - hope you enjoy a few of them :-)
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Great session loving it
Cheers DT
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Great video sir
What a cool show, I like it
Cheers n80
Hope you enjoy a few of the vids :-)
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Great videos really informative
Cheers MdJ
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Mean session, great vid
Cheers G#1 :-)
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That last snapper was a good one.
Cheers RB
Topped the day off nicely :-)
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Love the video killed it I subscribed 👍🏻 tight lines brother
Cheers RP for the support
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Congrats on great fishing and responsible conservation by sending the big one back! You set a very good example for all fishers.
Cheers TE for the kind words
I do love catching fish but it makes a great catch more so special to watch a magnificent beast swim away. I try not to catch these bigger fish and def don't target them so will always try to release :-) - also when the fishing is hot it's great to be able to release a few back to carry on for future generations - great to be able to pick and chose with a lot of good healthy ones going back...
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Awesome work bro! Very clear audio and excellent footage. #TightLines 🔥👌
Cheers SV
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Hey Jase, love watching your vids mate. Thinking about getting the same boat, had a look at one at Albany with a 40hp plus all the mods but was wondering if the extra 10hp make much difference and worth the $$. Saw your boat on the yard and really like the setup, hoping to be able to take the wife and two kids out on it too. Cheers
Cheers KE for the support - I normally just have the 2 of us with a bit of gear and it does 20-22knts which I think is ample - the 40hp will give you a lot more get up and go and if paying the extra doesn't break the bank then up grade - if you don't you will still be able to do the same as one with a 40 but just a little slower - if you are thinking of towing the kids around at some stage then go the 40...
Hope that helps and try talk to Mike and let him know I sent ya (He'll look after ya)
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Hi Jason love your show but could you when you hold up hooks not hold them in front of your black jacket. Carnt see em a light back ground is needed ta . Cheers Al from Australia yea
Vids just get better and better man, everyone i meet having a flick on the rocks or up the beach knows the channel and loves the content. Learning plenty cheers!
Cheers DK
I love that people are enjoying them and hopefully inspiring them to get out there - it's special to know many support the show
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The rig is so simple but effective, just love it. I used the glow bead and it works, I find the green and pink one really good for some reason. Thanks Jase!
Hey bro would you be able to do a video just on whats the best rigs for surf casting for the west coast and how to set them all. Up? Or do you already have a video on this? Cheers
Hi RRM
I mainly just use the two set ups - one is the running rig and the other is the dropper rig. This is an older vid but pretty much haven't changed much in the way of the rigs - the dropper rig side of things you can use a flasher rig so already set up for you and use the ones that have the Mutsu hook - this is pretty much a recurve hook and fish hook themselves quite often - I also always have a J hook set incase I want to swap over and actually strike on the fish.
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What kind of boat you got looks good
It's a FC430 - great little boats, plenty of room and great to be able to walk about on it safely.
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Hey can those gurnard traces be used off the rocks or off the sand west coast matata?
Hi rrm
It is just a strayline rig which you can use for the boat or rocks - when fishing from the rocks I use just enough weight to get the bait out - you can use no sinker at all (floating bait) which works really well. For off the sand you normally want to use heavier weight to get the baits out further especially out west, flasher rig with a 4-5oz breakaway works well for off the sand and gurnard come up off the floor to get baits. You can also use a running rig which will put your bait right on the ground.
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Jeez is this why folk live in Auckland
Careful, the people who live around that western harbour might be insulted if you call them Aucklanders, even if their rates bill says Auckland!!
Hi Pt
It can be great fishing in certain places but some spots use to be a lot more amazing fishing - my local use to hold good fish with lots of 20lb plus and average 10-12lb with plenty of 5-8lb but no longer holds these fish which is a shame. But yip Auckland does have a good fishery on it's doorstep just hoping I can still say this in 10-20yrs time :-)
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So much snapper wicked and consistent size , enjoyed that vid
That was a good sesh ,can't wait to get out and get some lines wet now spring is here ,good stuff bro 👍👍
Cheers JN
Was a good day and always good to keep a steady flow of good fish coming aboard - early Spring and early Autumn is my favorite times to fish :-)
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I love your vids man, always learn something. Are you fishing near channels in the harbour or right up on the flats? Cheers Jase, keep up the good work.
Cheers TB for the kind words and great you are getting something out of them - we normally fish in the channels as I find the fish cruse them on there way to their feeding grounds or even mooching in them - the flats do hold fish like this but we like to drift these while softbaiting. We have anchored up just in the channel and berleyed for them on the flats so the boat doesn't disturb them to much - cool fun flicking back a floating cube of bait into a mtr and get smashed.
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Nice vid mate. Can I ask, how do you set up your strayline rig using braid?
Cheers J
I double the end of my braid about 1ft long using a surgeons loop then do a back to back uni knot to join the trace - doubling the braid helps a lot and makes it sim thickness to the trace. I did this vid for work which shows you how to do the loop and back to back uni :-)
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oh man I wish I could go out with my FC on that day, mint weather condition. Great episode as always!
Cheers SY
Was a mint day out that's for sure and topped the day off with a few nice fish in the bin :-)
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Wat a good day out on the water. Nice one bro !
Cheers HP
Was a good day out with a few nice fish to top it off :-)
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Some beautiful fish again mate👍
When you were showing us the hooks I couldn't really see it. I think if you put against the backdrop of the sky rather than between the camera and you, old half blind guys like me will be able to see it 😁
Cheers VNZ
Yep hard to tell what I will end up for editing being just a little GoPro - be good to have a camcorder and turn the screen to see what it's actually looking at sometimes but like you I'm old and half blind so prob wouldn't see it either ;-) .......(will try to remember to do a few diff angles when showing things)
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Need a bigger bin bro hope a sponsor gives you one lol
Hahahahaha - yep a bigger bin would be good - not to much more for the little tin though would have to leave Stevo at home to save boat room :-)
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Another awesome video bro!
Cheers BH
Was a good day :-)
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Kia Ora I'm looking at buying my moko his first surf rod he goes fishing about every 3rd day at Mitimiti West Coast Far North that is their food box I
have bought him a Shakespeare beach patrola 12ft but something inside me is not happy do you have some suggestions for me.
Hi GW-G
Being a young fella and fishing a lot I would suggest sticking with a fiberglass rod for now - they can take a lot more punishment than carbon and are good to learn with. Although a little more heavier and sometimes bulkier, as he gets older he can move into that more lighter stuff.
12-13ft is a good size to start with when young but fishing on the West coast I always fish with a 14-15ft rod which helps a lot. It will give you better distance and helps with west coast waves etc but depending on how young he is 12-13ft for the first year or 2 is a good start. If he gets comfy quickly and depending his age he could look at moving into something longer.
If really young it can be difficult to fish a long rod. Most brands have a good rod and the great thing about shakespare is they can take a beating. Once he wants to move up then he could look at the likes of the 14ft Okuma Tournament concept rod - although they are a graphite rod they can take some stick and are well known for their glass like characteristics - it would be a good step up for him once comfortable. Below this you could look at the likes of the 14'6 Solaris or the 15ft Xfactor - this could be a little bulky why'll young.
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love the write ups eh, is this spot easily accessible by kayak? based in central auckland. Thanks
Hi yy s
Not to sure you want to be drifting around in a Kayak - not only is it quite a dangerous area with many maritime disasters, massive currents and swirls but the great whites and big bronzies that roam the area is a little scary. Wind against tides which is around 3-5knts at times can chop up out of know where. I've never seen a Kayaker out there - haven't seen a white as yet but know someone that had one stropping out when it got caught up in his anchor and didn't see what it was but launching one time there was a massive splash with huge white water like a car fell out of the sky.
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Yy s
I agree with jase not the best idea to go where the video was filmed in a yack
Be a he’ll paddle anyway its 45 minutes in a boat
You could launch a yak closer but still wouldn’t suggest it
However over the summer period the Kaipara has alot of fantastic fishing which would be accessible by yak
During the 1st level 3 which was arround may by memory my mates in lew of the boat being available were getting some very nice fish
Cheers guys. Bit of a newbie, never tried the kaipara on my yak, will look into some more kayak friendly spots on the kaipara
I'd love to see you take the little 430 to the G...yard on a pearler of a day like that, tangle with some donkeys. Looks like you've got the tote forit.
Hi T_68
Have yet to really fish the area and wary about that area especially in the little tin - would prob softbait it as I have herd of boats going down due to trying to retrieve there anchor. Maybe get there one day - will be back up at the entrance doing a bit of surfcasting by using the little tin to get there ;-)
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REEL KIWI FISHING FISH WHISPERER
I took my 430 up there a few times
Ive found best is outgoing tide
Easterly wind of 5 knots or less
And swell smaller the better but under half a meter is ideal
Had 2 stunning days out there in the 465 in the 1st level 2 cought some stonking fish happy to let you follow me up one day if you want just gotta pick a perfect day
Nice vid bro . How much to go fishing with you bro ?
Cheers MA
Wish sometimes I could charter or guide but to much red tape and have to have boat in survey etc - just stick to taking the mates and family, little easier if problems happen...Hopefully these vids inspire you to make you and your mates to get out there and enjoy your own Reel Kiwi Fishing adventures :-)
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Reels a bit rough there jase a bit squeeky
Cheers DH - reels algd its the little handle needs like a little hard plastic washer between the arm and handle - gets a little wet then starts to squeak :-)
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