Bit of NZ fishing

[NZSHAKER]

While back home for my brothers wedding we did a bit of fishing, All in all we caught 60 King Fish in 9 days 55 jigging and 5 on bait.

Largest one was around 23kgs caught by ME :) I dont have any pics of it yet im hoping the guy that did take them will send to me soon.

They also did a bit of diving and caught 21 crays in 3 days for the weeding food ummmm cary fish

All this fishing was done from 2 19ft alloy boats. One was my brothers and the other is his brother in laws, which he built from scratch as he is a boat builder.

Andrews Boat

http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/7956/2327598770047475036S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2327598770047475036qfEUjW)

This was my brother showing us what to do, and first drop he caught this

http://inlinethumb24.webshots.com/42711/2081079840047475036S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2081079840047475036Qucnxb)

My first king fish

http://inlinethumb24.webshots.com/45015/2925061830047475036S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2925061830047475036isaUVM)

How hard do these fish pull, Here is my father holding on

http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/44782/2218198830047475036S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2218198830047475036IAslxd)

Result =

http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/44691/2023891330047475036S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2023891330047475036upXebx)

Andrew with one of his keepers = 14kgs

http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/44163/2050989450047475036S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2050989450047475036vhsPEY)

Crayfish

http://inlinethumb60.webshots.com/46971/2423613100047475036S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2423613100047475036XCxIrz)

And here are the last 3 we took home.

http://inlinethumb36.webshots.com/44707/2964668200047475036S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2964668200047475036BZFXsn)

In total we only took 6 Kingis out of the 60 we caught, the rest where put back. so that was 3 for the wedding and the last 3 u see.

This was all 11kms from the boat ramp at Waihau Bay out to Cape runaway, around 20mins by boat on a rough day.

[EQUIPE-T]

you lucky LUCKY bastard :p

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

swell done chris thats one mad catch

[VS_Pete]

That last pic. nice fish.
But u didn`t say the man next to u was Willy Nelson.:p

[CalaisRider]

:D

Awwe I would kill to catch that many crayfish... From what I have researched since I was a kid, NZ has many phenominal fishing opportunities and options. I wish it was the same in Aus.

;)

[PROPSI]

Very nice, i also love king fish but prefer Hiramasar kingfish.

I will take a photo of my cray i fisherman gave me the other day.
wieghs 5kg and is half a meter long...........:p

will post some photos

[NZSHAKER]

ok guys just incase some of you didnt believe the large one with no photo...finally got the pic sent to me :)

Was not weighed but we believe it to be around the 23kg size :bow:

http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/46010/2150392540047475036S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2150392540047475036wObDzl)

[NZSHAKER]

Very nice, i also love king fish but prefer Hiramasar kingfish.

I will take a photo of my cray i fisherman gave me the other day.
wieghs 5kg and is half a meter long...........:p

will post some photos

something like these, they are from a mate of mine back home in NZ

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s27/NZSHAKER/Stuff/Crays.jpg

[CalaisRider]

something like these, they are from a mate of mine back home in NZ

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s27/NZSHAKER/Stuff/Crays.jpg

:eek:
Holy crap, thats one seriously big lobster in the middle, and the others are bloody big too. You kiwis are spoilt and I am just plain envious. Superb I say, superb.

I rember reading a book on NZ fishing and whilst its going back a whilse, there was a photo of Snapper and this dude handling it in the wild and the fish not seeming to fret at all that this bloke had his hands around it. I'd guess around a 15 pound fish, with lots in the shallow rocks and other snapper in the background.. Beudiful :)

I would love to do a week over there just sampling the fishing. Mind boggling compared to Aus.

Chris, do you use Pots or are they caught whilst diving?

Pete