Carrots carrots carrots
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An oddly still day and an early get away from work meant a few hours free to go for a fish. Got to my spot off Himatangi around 3.15. Fishing was slow after 30 minutes the rod tip hadn't even budged another 30min went by and I had 1 carrot in the bin but bites were still few and far between. Eventually patience paid off and the carrots were coming thick and fast to the point that I was hoping for something to actually put up a fight. My cut off time came and as I was packing up the gear the rod bent over a fun little battle with a scrappy kahawai followed. Sadly it seems the snapper have left this part of the coast. But was a good trip in near perfect conditions.
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Can't complain about fat gurnard , Good work 

Viking ProFish 400 Lite
Catch 290 [Retired]
Kayak PB's
15.1kg Yellowtail Kingfish - Tongoio Beach
3.2kg Kahawai - Hawkes Bay Port
2.2kg Blue Cod- Golden Bay
2.1kg Trevally - Taylors Bay Mahia
1.7kg Snapper - Clifton
1.2kg Gurnard - Okiwi Bay
1.3kg John Dory - Taranaki Port
0.82kg Tarakihi - Whangawehi Mahia
Catch 290 [Retired]
Kayak PB's
15.1kg Yellowtail Kingfish - Tongoio Beach
3.2kg Kahawai - Hawkes Bay Port
2.2kg Blue Cod- Golden Bay
2.1kg Trevally - Taylors Bay Mahia
1.7kg Snapper - Clifton
1.2kg Gurnard - Okiwi Bay
1.3kg John Dory - Taranaki Port
0.82kg Tarakihi - Whangawehi Mahia
- FatherOfMany
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Yip, I'd be quite happy with that.
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PB: Snapper=66cm, J.D.=39cm, Gurnard=38cm
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Kayak Fishing Auckland
Old Town Predator XL
OK Tetra 12
PB: Snapper=66cm, J.D.=39cm, Gurnard=38cm
VHF Callsign: ZMW 9858
Kayak Fishing Auckland
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Gurnard are the best eating fish if only they put up a decent fight once you get them off the bottom. What we need is a fish that fights but has the same flesh as a Gurnard. First world problems eh.
- Schecter
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Nice catch! 

Viking Profish 440
PB: Snapper=79cm. Rogers Road, 26/10/14
PB: Gurnard=34cm. Orere Point, 17/06/15
PB: Kingfish=75cm. Omaio, 13/02/16
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I think that's called a flying fish.mike88 wrote:Kingi Gurnard cross sounds ideal
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