Honeymoon Kings In Paihia Part 2

[davegroves68]

Hi all,

back in Sydney now after a few weeks away getting wed. And finally got around to uploading some pics of a great session on the Kings in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

We headed out on my 3rd charter in Paihia at 6am and went straight to a spot called rocky Point after no more than 15 mins collecting yakkas.

15mins and with 3 of us fishing i had the first of what turned out to be about 20 kings of the day. The other guys had similar hauls. The first went about 80cms and as i was in a good mood i released it. That paid off as they then kept coming. Third fish of my day was a real fore arm burner, took what seemed like 15mins to bring to the boat and went a whopping 1metre 7cms. A fat bugger too. Once we cleaned it it provided us with 2 large squid which we used successfully for bait, as we were catching undersize ones on every drop later and ran out of livies.

The bites went quiet for no more than 15 minutes before all hell broke lose again. We were using circle hooks which took some getting used to as you don't strike and just let the rod load up. A bit strange to me but Very effective . Even Steve the skipper got into them, he really new his stuff(recommended by fellow Raiders, thanks).

We all got fish near or over 1metre and we all took back a great feed. But we also released heaps, so the fishery there is very healthy. And it is a beautiful part of the world.

I even learned a few tips on getting live bait and even how to pin them infront of the dorsal. Tho i can't remember if he said left to right or right to left, (it stops tangles).

This was the biggest of the day I was well happy.

A Big thankyou has to go to my new wife who let me go fishing on our honeymoon

And lastly i thought i should post the BEST catch of my life. Davinia .

We are also expecting our first little fisherman/girl in March.

Cheers All,

Have a great New years eve and may the fishing Gods be kind to you in 2010

Dave, the Welshman.

Edited December 30, 2009 by mrsswordfisherman

[The President]

Congratulations on getting married, and catching a fantastic King. That's a honeymoon to remember.

[mrsswordfisherman]

Aw Dave thanks for sharing that with us. You look like a lovely couple and best of luck to you

mrsswordie

[Young Gun]

Good on you dave! Nice kings.

Matt

[Basil D]

thanks for sharing that with us all, what wonderfull trip you had and your catch of a life time is the best part.

good luck on your journey through life with a lifelong partner

[moamz]

Hi all,

back in Sydney now after a few weeks away getting wed. And finally got around to uploading some pics of a great session on the Kings in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

We headed out on my 3rd charter in Paihia at 6am and went straight to a spot called rocky Point after no more than 15 mins collecting yakkas.

15mins and with 3 of us fishing i had the first of what turned out to be about 20 kings of the day. The other guys had similar hauls. The first went about 80cms and as i was in a good mood i released it. That paid off as they then kept coming. Third fish of my day was a real fore arm burner, took what seemed like 15mins to bring to the boat and went a whopping 1metre 7cms. A fat bugger too. Once we cleaned it it provided us with 2 large squid which we used successfully for bait, as we were catching undersize ones on every drop later and ran out of livies.

The bites went quiet for no more than 15 minutes before all hell broke lose again. We were using circle hooks which took some getting used to as you don't strike and just let the rod load up. A bit strange to me but Very effective . Even Steve the skipper got into them, he really new his stuff(recommended by fellow Raiders, thanks).

We all got fish near or over 1metre and we all took back a great feed. But we also released heaps, so the fishery there is very healthy. And it is a beautiful part of the world.

I even learned a few tips on getting live bait and even how to pin them infront of the dorsal. Tho i can't remember if he said left to right or right to left, (it stops tangles).

This was the biggest of the day I was well happy.

A Big thankyou has to go to my new wife who let me go fishing on our honeymoon

And lastly i thought i should post the BEST catch of my life. Davinia . We are also expecting our first little fisherman/girl in March.

Cheers All,

Have a great New years eve and may the fishing Gods be kind to you in 2010

Dave, the Welshman.

[framedtrash]

great work on the catches both on and off the water

hopefully some of those kings followed you back to the pittwater

[Flano]

Look like you landed both the Kingie and the Queen. What a combination.

[davegroves68]

great work on the catches both on and off the water

hopefully some of those kings followed you back to the pittwater

Lets hope so

[slinkymalinky]

Congratulations on your marriage and a great day on the water. Top kingies from a fantastic location.

Cheers all round

Slinky