BarCrusher

Hi There Raiders, I am heading over to NZ (Christchurch) for the first time for a couple of weeks in April and just wanted to attain if any of you would know where the better fishing locations are at - South Island or North?? I have a week free which I have not planned yet and I need to organise some sightseeing and FISHING for me and the Missus - so would greatly appreciate it if I can get some help as to where would be some decent fishing for Snapper, Kingies and the like... and that way I will base my trip around those locations. Any Help would be Greatly appreciated. Cheers Bar Crusher

Mate Great Catch!! GOTTA BE HAPPY WITH THAT

Mate we are ABSOLUTELY BleSSED having the fish and sea life that we do, I just hope it can remain that way for many generations to come...

GDay Raiders, Took out the brother in law for his BDay for a quick afternoon session not expecting much as the tides were against us and I was completely unprepared for the trip as it was one of those spur of the moment things, However landed a couple of decent Breams.. Woo Hoo New PB 44cm!!! And an amazing sight that i experienced on the Saturday while in the Bay was :- i see this black thin like shape appear while crossing about half way through the Bay at first I thought it was a Dolphin but at 2nd glance it wasn't moving fast enough, then I thought it was a Big black garbage bag, but then seen it go under and then come back up, I stopped and slowly proceeded towards this unusual sight and to my pleasant surprise it was a whopping BIG seal just laying around on his back, soaking up the rays & playfully patting his belly also doing handstands more than likely getting a feed and hanging casually in the middle of the bay... he Allowed us to get close enough to get some vid footage on the phone and wasn’t to fussed by our presence... AMAZING sight and not something I have had the pleasure to experience before. Here are some pics of the Breams... Peace Barcrusher

Hi Raiders, I will be heading to SA (Adelaide) this weekend and have the whole of Monday off to do some fishing. Just wanted to know if anyone could suggest some Hot spots to hit or of any good charters out there, also if you are aware of what species may be on this time of the year... Any advise would be MUCH appreciated!!! Cheers Bill

Awesome BReambo mate Good stuff!!

AWESOME Stuff Mate - Thats what its all aBout!! and heres to many more Great reports!!

Awesome Catch Mate!! A Felling that only fishos can relate to... Congrats

Good stuff mate!! Top Fish Congrats on your first Kingy!!

Awesome stuff mate!! Nice Kings even with th bad

For a long time now my fishing goals have been to try and catch a Jewie a Kinggy and a fish on an SP… Well this Sunday was a day that brought a smile on my face that matches and challenges my vary own wedding day… It started at approximately 6am dropped in at Kurnell and slowly made my way over to the workers wharf, burleyed up dropped in a line and enjoyed the surroundings while playing the waiting game… got a couple of reasonable fish but not much happening there… went in to try for some bream and also fished the Barrels, got a couple more but it was shaping up to be a rather quiet day… Decided to go and try one last spot just after high tide and just before I take off to perform my husband duties… Burleyed up dropped in a couple of lines one with cooked prawn and the other with a Hawkesbury… the first line gets a few nudges so keeping my eye on it, a few more yanked it and to no avail… the other rod I’ve got in with cooked prawn appeared to have a little tap (I’m thinking to myself it’s just one of those lovely little red snappers) I lift the rod up and Whoa, Ok this feels like its got some weight behind it, (I don’t think the fish realises its hooked d up yet) I lift give it a little strike and whammo the rod buckles over and ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing my favourite song starts playing… I’m kinda crapping myself at this point because I’m in a 13ft tinny to which I can barely stand in, using a little 6-8 pound rod with, 8 pound line and this thing is just screaming zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... thoughts are rushing through my head, did I tie those knots right, am I going to get spooled here and the Fish is still screaming away… Ok mate this feels like your first ever kinggy and all the odds are against you, but with a little bit of patience, skill and the mercy of God... there’s a chance you get bring this in… So I compose myself get into the a good position doing the balancing act and wait for this powerful specimen to stop running… when it eventually decides to take a breather I slowly begin lifting up on the rod ever so delicately and winding 2-3 winds at time after doing that for a minute or so and still not seeing any colour, the Animal decides it has got a lot more left in it ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz its off again all that effort was just crushed, again I await till it to stops again start bringing it in… this continues for another 5 or so mins… Eventually after a patient yet tiresome battle I begin to see some colour and Wooooo Hooooo!!!!! It’s a Kinngy and a pretty decent one for that matter, my eyes lit up my & heart starts racing, he see’s the boat and dives off for a little run taking me under the boat , Im now hanging over the tinny with half my rod buckled over in the water and have come to realisation that I that not only have I hooked up to my first King Fish but I now can also loose my first King Fish. He starts to tire up and I am bringing him closer to the surface, my mate standing with the net ready... I was so amazed atthe shear brute force and power of this creation I bring him to the boat and my mate has a panicked attempt at netting him and misses, he certainly didn't like that and takes me under the boat… I tell my mate to prepare himself and to take it easy I slowly bring him up again having a couple more winds and letting the rod do all the work, I direct him to the net and whoosh he’s netted and into the Boat… Yeeee HAAA!!!! Woohoo CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES C'MOn I finally have landed my first Kinggy and it will be a day that I will never forget… PS. I latter that day also caught my first fish on an SP…. Blessed by God Indeed - What a Day... Bring on the Jewie!! BarCrusher (Maybe some Day)

GDay All, Can anyone PLESAE tell me where abouts in the Bay you get the Yakkas I have had no such luck... any assistance would be appreciatted!! Cheers

GDay All, Does anyone know a place where I can get a Mercury outboard serviced close to Dolls point / Traen Point Preferably...? Cheers

GDay Fellas, Im heading up to Forster Next Weekend (2nd Feb) for the week and would really appreciate it if you could share some intel on the hot spots and what gear works best... I plan on doing some SP shopping tomorrow and would love to know what to get before I spend wads of cash on irelevant gear... (which Im sure the missus would apprecaite) I was also considering spending a day at Port Mac & gettting into some fishing - but doesnt sound vary promising... I'll look out for your report Qwyjibo Many Thanks BarCrusher

Awesome creature!! Great catch On Ya mate

Awesome report Mate, What a great catch for a first Fish!!!! I hope you and the son are able to enjoy many more fishing trips together... All the Best

First time poster long time supporter of Fishraider… Got off work early last Friday arvo so thought to myself time enough for a quick session. Stopped on the way home got me some Hawkesbury’s and few pillys… Got home hooked up the boat and headed out for a fish in the bay… Fished the workers wharf not much action except for the ever reliable baby snappers, my mate hooked onto a decent Trev and not much more for the next hour… Decided to go in and try for some Bream & Faltties… Water at this stage is getting rather shallow, so I thought we wouldn’t be getting any more action.. However my luck did change and hooked onto a few rather decent Bream with the biggest coming in at just over 40… All in all good arvo out on the water while I was still get paid for it, Can’t complain…

WOW Thats a Thumper of a Bream... and some nice Jews... Nice Catch!!