[PierMaster]

Anyone keen on having a forum comp?

Just decide on a place and a day….

Say $5 per rod winner takes all?

or maybe a limit of rods for $10?

or 50% prize most fish caught and biggest?

or target species comp?

any ideas?

[yellowfin]

Maybe at Birdlings Flat? Would save travelling to far for people in chch, but then again to far for people further North. I see the sea temps are warming up so other species should start to show up by the end of October.

[Miliwolf]

How about Conway flats, halfway between Blenheim and Christchurch.

Although, we do have members spread from Picton in the north all the way down to Dunedin…. Date, I would be keen for it to be in early november… Decent chance of having a few elephant fish about.

Conway:

171km from Blenhim

149km from Christchurch

228km from Ashburton

305km from Timaru

[yellowfin]

Yeah that might be an idea. Waiting till November would probably be the best idea to make it more worthwhile. It’s still a bit of a trip from Ashburton. From Ashburton to Kaikoura and back is about $100 or more in petrol, and even just to New Brighton and back is $30. I was going to try take it easy when driving and see if it makes a noticeable difference in petrol use. Could always buy one of those 800cc Hatchbacks.

[Miliwolf]

That seems like quite bad fuel economy. I can drive from Blenheim to Christchurch (310km) and it would cost me less then $60 and I drive a Toyota Surf. Would even be less if I drove slower.

I plan to be in Canterbury on the weekend the high country lakes open (1st Saturday of November) for fishing…. So that is a potential option for me. I am planning to go trout fishing in the Ashburton lakes, but might be able to find time to do a little Surf-casting one evening, maybe Sunday afternoon…

[yellowfin]

Well Ashburton to Pier and back is 192.8 km, and has been costing nearly exactly $30 I think. Is your Surf Petrol or Diesel?

[Miliwolf]

Diesel, would be extremely expensive if it was petrol… I think mine could be slightly more thirsty then yours. Mine roughly costs 17c per km, while yours is more around 15c per km.

If I monitored my fuel usage I would be to concerned to drive anywhere. I just keep ignoring how much my fishing trips cost. Just calculated that I spend around $3,400 a year just on diesel based on current prices.

[St_Paul]

Ahh the joys of having a company vehicle, spend on petrol….$0.00.
Now I just have to work out how to get them to replace my current vehicle with a 4WD.

Might be keen, maybe us marlburians could all share a vehicle?

[elmo22]

yep sounds like a good one, i drive a hilux diesel but one night out on the booze costs over $100. so a days fishing is cheep and i feel much better the next day lol

[gismo]

now that sounds like a good day out. the wife and I will be keen. when are we thinking.
will be good to catch up with St Paul for a fish insteed of just talking about it.
dame work never seem to get up there at the right times.

[St_Paul]

Ha Ha Gismo, yup, you need to let us know when you’re comin up so I can get the burley made.

[Yakkaman]

I’m keen on a comp sounds good idea, what’s Nape Nape like?

[St_Paul]

crap on anything other than a norwest. is also about 15 k drive from the turn off. Conway flat looks like the best option.

[Miliwolf]

This thread seem to have slowed right down.

I would like to propose Saturday the 24th of October at Conway flat for the Comp.

High tide is around 10:11am, so a productive morning could be on the cards… The afternoon could be a touch slow with low tide around around 4:16pm…. So the comp could run between 8am-4pm.

High tide at 10:30pm would be perfect for anyone who decides to head to Kaikoura for a night Moki fish after the comp.

[yellowfin]

That sounds alright, can decide to change it closer to the date if the weather or sea conditions arn’t suitable.

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