2012 surf catches Spring/summer

Miliwolf

well done u bugger was at rsa papanui looking after the fallen its me now fallan for u good ph0t0s greatb photos

Good job Shark Slayer, same nice sharks there. Might have to take a trip down to canty so I can catch one… although I been saying that for the last four years.

haha elmo..cheers guys…i was along kaitoriti spit hipp..all those baits will work fine but will be horribly outfished by chunks of paua..not essential tho..i caught the first one on raw prawn..a few on tuatua..squid..and cooked prawn is also the shizz…went out again today for twenty mins…water was dirty as..dumpy,choppy…sweet i thought..a good challenge..casted out a cooked prawn and after 5 mins i thought..nah need some scent..banged on a chunk of paua..3 mins later over goes the rod and line started peeling..after a few jumps and some line peeled a nice 8.5 lb cow ele was landed…the ele then taught me a few new lessons…lesson no1..ele spines hurt when they get jabbed in your chest.no 2.ele spines have barbs that allow them to swing from your chest when you let them go..no.3.when an ele falls from your chest onto its head..you have to keep it..haha wont be loosing concentration with the eles again..damn those spines hurt..wanted to let her go but she was buggered after landing on her head…went home a happy chappy..not bad for 20 mins fishing..the secret at the moment hipp is the incoming tide and from 12-5pm for some reason…short casts are also helping..just into good water does the job..i have had alot of empty days aswell but fish these times and fight through the crabs if you can and you will get rewarded…i assume you rented the cottage down near the bay off dave??he’s a nice old bloke..i should be there..might have to get you some cod and a few rig eh….here is todays ele..heeding up near ward now for a boat trip holliday..a few cod and a couple crays will be nice…good luck to those searching for an ele..bottoms up

Thanks Shark Slayer, for your tips, we will have to get down that spit a bit I think….Does anyone know if the lake is open?, thinking of shooting down from our end on the quad…was going to take it there the otherday for alook but someone had parked over my gate and couldnt get the trailer out!… Thanks also to Fishforpot you have also helped with your comments on here, Im sure we will shake off the bad JuJu soon and hone in on a feed or two:)
Will touch base with you Shark Slayer nearer the time we come over. Happy fishing all and keep an eye on that wound S/S, Cheers, Hipp

Thanks fishforpot as a last resort I will do that, however I live in darfield and its only 30 to 35 min to the beach from my place otherwise i have to go all the way round the lake which is a bit of a treck when time is short.

Went for a Moki fish at Ward last night, arrived around 8pm and walked along the beach for a while, was hoping to go further but laziness meant I fished a closer spot. Bit of a cool breeze blowing but conditions were alright.

Three rods all baited only with mussels, was going to harvest limpets from the rocks but I got the tides wrong. First cast caught a undersized crayfish, then the fishing slowed. Experimented with both BOS and Ball sinkers, with mixed results. Lost tackle using both. Around 10pm one of my rods finally bent over, was a bit disappointed when I saw glowing eyes in the breakers. A decent size Rig. Walked back to the car at 10:30 spotting undersized Crays in the shallows.