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Shop Specials 5 September - 15 sept (or while stocks last)
Open 7 days 8.30 -5.30 mon-fri, saturday and sunday 8.30am - 3.30pm
deepwater slowjig super deal 'ocean dancer pro hunter'
80, 100, 120gm3 for $25, 150gm and 200gm - 3 for $30 (under half price)
rovex 50lb braid $15/100mtrs, 80lb braid $17.50/100mtr - very thin diameter
Pete's DVD bent rods and screaming reels - the definitive LBG and Wgtn boatfishing DVD - $29.90
deepwater super deal - 30W gold leverdrag tica deepwater/game reel, 24kg rod $400
tica sirroco rods - bent butt 24/37kg rods $200 (were $350)
- 7ft 10/15kg overhead rod $100 (was $180)
cray and crabpots
aliminium craypots $50 (were $80)
Nacsan heavy duty colapsable craypot $150
crab pots from $25
softbait super deal - pink softbait/kids sets with braid - $80 (were $160)
exude softbaits 3 packs for $20
surfrod super deal - jarvis walker 12ft surf rod/reel/line $50
penn powerstick surfrods 13 and 14ft 3 pce $60 (were $90)
kilwell 12ft graphite NZ made surfrods $200
boatrod super deal - rovex levelwind reel and shakespeare 6ft 10kg rod $85
penn/shakespeare/berkley boat rods 50% off - $40
We can do these mail order / online shop / or at the physical shop
Fishing Report 5.9.10
The hapuku fishing on the west coast has been really good of late. Most of the fish are 10-20lb but we're getting a good number of 20-30lbers too. The large adults are away on their annual spawn and are due back in October.
Bluenose fishing has been pretty good at the Trench. We caught a nice bag of fish up to 12kg last Saturday. I haven't heard of any bass being caught but it is perfect time for numbers of bass both sides of Nicolson's Trench.
There have been quite a few reports of kingfish on the west coast recently. The have been mainly caught in 60 - 80mtrs at places like hunters bank, the north end of Kapiti and in Stephen Passage. There have been some good snapper caught at durville of late too. Mat Nolan caught a 19.5lber there recently. One guy who I talked to at the boatshow caught 4 kingis to 50lb at Kapiti about 10 days ago (I saw the photos).
Inshore fishing for bluecod and tarakihi has been consistent. The teris have come back at Turakerei Head of late too.
Gurnard fishing at Wgtn Habour entrance has been good. Lyall bay (15mtrs), pencarrow/fitzroy (20mtrs) and inside the habour entrance (10mtr) have been producing very nice fish. Out west in-between Plimmerton Point and Mana Island has been good for 'grunters' to (15 - 20mtrs)
Wgtn Boatshow
Thanks to all the people who supported us at the show. We had a great time giving out smoked fish, talking fishing, selling tackle and trips and meeting heaps of old friends, clients and new fishing folk. From early indications about 4000 people come through the gates. Unfortunately the main boat and chandlery shops failed to come to the show this year after being 'burnt' in the past. Hopefully the organizer can negotiate them to be involved next year.
There was a huge range of fishing gear and some really good deals going down.
Our band - The Southcoast Trainwrecks played at the exhibitors lounge on the Friday night and the free beer and pizza went down very well.
The winner of our free give-away of a weekends fishing in the Marborough Sounds went to Peter Whistler
Tips for Catching and Cooking GURNARD
Spring time is gurnard time
Terrain Primarily gurnard are found on the sand and can be prolific at certain times of the year. They eat worms, crustaceans, small fish and crabs. They seem to hang where there is a variation on the bottom like a hole, bank or incline. They can also just be out in the middle of nowhere too.
Berley and bait A good berley trail will bring the fish to you especially if there is current running. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes or more to bring the fish on. A dispensor on the bottom is the way to berley. Minced tuna, pilchards, paua gut etc is good. Fillet baits like blue mackerel and trevally are proven performers as are strips of skipjack tuna and pilchard. Bait size of about half a finger is good but smaller cubes or squid tenticle size are good too.
Rigs Any rigs work well as long as your bait is near the bottom. The ledger rig or running rig are the most commonly used at present, also straylining or using jig heads, softbait and slow jigs. I normally fish a ledger and running rig and see which one works the best on the day. Normally the lighter the trace and smaller the hooks, the better the hookup rate. Ledger (dropper) rig 3-5oz sinker for surfcasting and 4 – 20oz sinker for boatfishing (depending on current). The droppers can be single strand tied with unit knots or dropper knots with double strands or cut into singles. My preferred hook size is a 2/O but #1 to 3/O are good. Recurves are good for mouth hookups and are self setting.
spots shore - miramar wharf, fitzroy bay, castlepoint and white rock boat - lyall bay, pencarrow, plimmerton, harbour entrance
my favourite recipe Skin and bone fillets, dip them in a marinade of soy and sweet chilly sauce with a sprinkle of garlic salt and lemon pepper, then dip them into bread crumbs or flour and fry in butter until golden brown.
Results and overview
Pete Lamb presents the
AON / Home Managers
Fishing Competition
in association with Southern Bait
June 5, 6, 7th - 2010
Prizes/giveways $15,000
This was our 7th Annual 'Late summer' fishing comp and the 2nd one held on Queens Birthday instead of early to mid May. If anyone's wondering the reason why we hold it late in the season its because we're too busy in the summer doing charters and the retail/wholesale business. We run it to encourage people to fish in the colder weather because the fishing is still very good but most people pack it in during the colder months. It generates sales for us when normally it would be quiet.
Remember - Winter fishing is fun, as long as your dressed for it.
Okuma Snapper Section
Shore section - none caught, Boat section 1st 556gm Andrew Green $250 Okuma product
Spot X Guide Boat/Shore Section
Heaviest Tarakihi 1st 1.868kg Jonathon Delich - Tica rod value $150, 2nd 1.796kg Grant kreyl - 300mtrs tasline braid, 3rd 1.702kg Rob Veale shirt/hat
Heaviest Bluecod 1st 2.046kg Evette Delamare - Tica Bling Rod value $350, 2nd 2.044kg Justin Cathro - 300mtrs tasline braid, 3rd 2.006kg Simon Depree shirt/hat
Heaviest Gurnard 1st 1.462kg Rob Schofield - Tica Bling Reel value $500, 2nd 1.168kg Stuart McLaren - 300mtrs 15lb braid, 3rd 862kg Rowen Wright (kayak) shirt/hat
Heaviest Trevally - none caught
Heaviest Elephantfish 1st 5.5kg Rowan Wright (kayak) - Rovex nitrum baitrunner 4000, 2nd Rown Wright (kayak) - Rovex graphite 6ft6 softbait rod
Heaviest Kingfish - none caught
Bite Fishing Shore section
Heaviest Blue Moki 1st 1.772kg Tony Stenhouse - $250 Okuma Product, 2nd 1.438kg Brock Beyer - Romariz Port.
Heaviest Spottyshark 1st 3.482kg James Southeran - $250 Okuma Product, 2nd 2.67kg Felix Wenzil - Romariz Port, 3rd 2.63kg Tony Stenhouse - shirt/hat
Heaviest Red Cod 1st Rob Veale 2.734kg - Bite products $150, 2nd 1.992kg Mark Palmer - Romariz port, 3rd 1.548kg Tim Henly - shirt/hat
Heaviest Barracouta 1st 4kg Jayden Gray - rovex graphite 6ft6 softbait rod, 2nd 1.836kg Brock Beyer - 300mtr tasline braid
Heaviest Kahawai 1st 2.096kg Robby Clapham - rovex nitrum baitrunner 4000 reel, 2nd 2.024kg Rob Veale - 300mtr tasline braid, 3rd 1.914kg Mathew Veale shirt/hat
Daiwa Deepwater Section
Heaviest Bluenose 1st 16.5kg Rob Veale - Penn 15/24kg standup rod value $175, 2nd 10kg Beaven Thurston - 300mtrs tasline braid, 3rd 8.5kg Jane Fergusson
Heaviest Bass - none caught
Heaviest Hapuku 1st 14.5kg Don Borrett - Daiwa 900H sealine reel valued at $500, 2nd 9kg Malcom Diamond - $100 berkley product, 3rd 1.79kg Evette Delamare
Wgtn Fishing Charters Junior Section - Best Catch
1st - Jayden Gray tope shark 17kg - Wgtn Fishing Charters Voucher (day), 2nd Jayden Gray barracouta 4kg - Spot X NZ Guide, 3rd Jayden Gray kahawai 2.472kg - NZ Fishing News Subscription
Home Managers Team Section
1 point per following species weighed in
· boat – groper (hapuku), snapper, trevally, gurnard,
· shore – blue moki, spotty shark, kahawai,
Most Points Boat (up to 4 anglers, over the 3 days)
1st team Bluefin (Mark & Marc Greco, Dave Deulter) 4 x ½ day Wgtn Fishing Charters vouchers - 1 point
Most Points Shore (up to 4 anglers, over the 3 days)
1st Team Master Baiters (Tim Henly, Tony Stenhouse, Jason Christenson, Felix Wenzel) $100 fishing product for each team member - 6 points, 2nd Team Something Fishy (James Southeran, Brock Beyer, Kane Higham, Dave Erasmus) $50 bite product each angler- 2 points
Aon Most Species
Shorefishing - Most species (of the eligible shore fish including boat/shore section species)
1st Tony Stenhouse (4) - Fish smoker, tshirt and hat, 2nd Tim henly (2) Spot X NZ Guide, 3rd James Southeran (2 - 2nd to weighin) Hat/shirt
Boatfishing - Most Species (of the eligible fish boat fish not including shore only species)
1st Rob Schofield (4) - Fish smoker, tshirt and hat, 2nd Evette Delamare (3) Spot X NZ Guide, 3rd Rowan Wright (2) Hat/shirt
Berkley Gulp Softbait section
best fish caught on berkley gulp
1st Rob Schofiled 0.504kg kahawai Abu T-alloy 3500 spin reel, 2nd Jade Lamb 0.180kg spotty Berkley 6-10kg Rod
Tica ladies section - Best Catch
1st Jane Fergusson 14.5kg tope shark - Tica rod value $150, 2nd Jane Fergusson 8.5kg bluenose - Fish Smoker, 3rd Evette Delamare 1.79kg hapuku - NZ Fishing news subscription
Southern Bait Kids Section (shore or boat) – All kids entered get a prize
heaviest spotty 1st Jade Lamb 0.180kg - tackle box, 2nd Flynn Bellam 0.176 - $50 goodie bag, 3rd Isabella Stonnell 0.078kg - $35 tackle pack
heaviest herring 1st Jade Lamb 0.188kg - tackle box, 2nd Jimmy Bellam 0.14kg - $50 goodie bag, 3rd Jackie Lamb 0.124kg $35 tackle pack
heaviest other fish 1st Jessica Linton tarakihi 0.834kg, 2nd Bradon Linton tarakihi 0.802kg NZ Fishing News Sub, 3rd Zachery MacIntyre-Reet red cod 0.746kg $35 tackle pack
Wellington Canoe and Kayak 'YAK' fishing section - Best Catch
1st Rowan Wright 5.5kg elephantfish - $200 voucher, 2nd Rowan Wright 4.452kg elephantfish - roof rack, 3rd John barnett kahawai 2.168kg - roof rack
Splash Gordon Diving section
Heaviest Cray not struck
Heaviest Butterfish 1st Jay Goldsack 0.575kg - mask, snorkel package valued at $149
Best speared scalefish 1st Jay Goldsack 1.772kg kahawai - spearfishing charter valued at $60
Special Prize draw
We drew $1000 + worth of prizes out of the hat at the prizegiving including the $500 Furneaux Lodge accomodation voucher. My wife Kim actually drew our daughter Jackie out of the hat for the big prize so it was re-drawn and we gave jackiea book voucher instead.
Entries - This year we had a total of 152 anglers. 110 boaties in 25 boats and 42 shore anglers. There were 20 juniors, 10 ladies, 16 kids and 5 kayaks. 11 teams entered including 7 from the boat and 4 from the shore. 22 anglers entered the most species section. Quiet a good turnout considering it was postponed fm the previous week and the weather wasn't the best
Fishing Area - Kapiti to Wellington to Castlepoint
HQ – Pete Lamb Fishing - 15 Kingsford Smith St Lyall Bay
Sponsors
Aon Insurance, Home Managers, Southern Bait, Pete Lamb Fishing,Wellington Fishing Charters, Tica, NZ Fishing News, Okuma, Shimano, Spot X guides and maps, Berkley Gulp, Daiwa, Plano, Fin-nor, Wellington City Council Pools, Youvella, Splash Gordon, Furneaux Lodge, Canoe and Kayak Wellington, Nacsan, Bite Fishing, Tasline braid, Tui Beer, Romariz Port. Also thanks to Transpower - 'Catch Fish not Cables' for the starter packs
A free competition embroidered hat was given to the 1st 100 $35 entries and a free dvd/depth chart/keyring pack was given to all other entries. If you missed out here or didnt make the prizegiving for your prize, you have a month to come and collect them.
Weather conditions
Saturday - it was a bit rough for small boaties in the morning (25knot nth wind), especially out west but after the tide turned (11am) the wind dropped and made things a bit more pleasant for the afternoon. there was a 1mtr sth swell on the sth coast.
Sunday - flat calm in the wgtn and mana rec marine limits until 2pm when a Nth/ne of around 20/30 knots sprung up. the trench was rough with 25/30knot NE wind and 1/1.5mtr swells most of the morning. the wind dropped away in the late afternoon early evening
Monday - strong North/NW winds to 30 knots (on the west coast) in the morning changing to a 35knot southerly about 11am then dying out after lunch. The boat section was canceled due to gale NW then gale southerlies forecast getting up to a storm later in the day. The shore section was ok but the water was dirty and it was cold, damn cold. Tony Stenhouse told me on day three he rated this one the coldest of all and he's been fishing them since the very 1st. I'm not sure if he remembers the gale force southerly comp a few years ago when Gary Whitaker caught his 45lb kingfish from the Te-Ikamaru beach. Also last years was held after 3 weeks of storm force southerlies. We had one calm day, one gale southerly day and one storm force southerly on the last day. I wasn't up at 3am in the morning trying for moki like Tony was this year. It was pretty cold then I suppose!
There are some really hard core fishers in Wellington, I take my hat off to you all.
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