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- 27/01/2013 at 1:15 am #22564
CharlesSmith
Participantiv watched so many people fish thru holes for hours with no luck at all then one of us first time thru will hit one, Constancy in your cast placement is a big one i was brought up learning from my father, as Kevo said good weight to stay down in the “strike zone”! A angler who chucks and luck will be out fished buy any angler who has made the observations thought about the processes needed and correctly done the methods right cast after cast.
27/01/2013 at 2:20 am #22565burkefish
Participantanother thing to watch out for especially in the lower reaches of rivers is to take note of where you see salmon surfacing, if you see 2 or more in the same area over time, target you casts through it. salmon tend to to follow a ‘path of lest resistance’ or channels in shallow water or along the edges in swift water as they are about conserving their energy.
27/01/2013 at 2:56 am #22568yellowfin
ParticipantIt’s about attitude, the successful guys fish their spinner back to shore, they think about what that lure is doing, how it’s behaving and if they’re not happy they alter the retrieve- lure weight etc. Some dudes cast out and wind in with little thought all day long, almost as if they’re in automatic mode like robots. The guys who say it’s all luck catch very little..I honestly believe that.
27/01/2013 at 4:16 am #22570CharlesSmith
Participantkevo85
27/01/2013 at 4:53 am #22571burkefish
Participantyes, agree with that. salmon fish 5 months of the year,spend the whole year thinking about it and how to improve your chances, modifying your gear, reading about it sharing tips etc. its an addiction, wouldn’t change it.
27/01/2013 at 6:10 am #22576brumoo
ParticipantHi All entry forms out now for NZSalmon Anglers Comppitition on 16th March at most fishing shops or vist http://www.nzsalmonanglers.co.nz
27/01/2013 at 6:32 am #22577the plug
ParticipantOn that note, Ross Millichamp’s book salmon fever is essential reading for anyone that wants to learn how to catch a salmon
27/01/2013 at 8:10 am #22581burkefish
Participantyes and salmon country b y Jack byrne is as well. it is also amazing what you can glean from books written over the last 80 to hundred year from europe and america. always reckon its not fish that change its those who chase them. one of the best afternoons i’ve have had fishing hardly had a cast, met an ‘old’ fellow – was 90 over on the st gully side. he had fished for salmon and trout at the mak since 1923. the information and stories were amazing. my only regret has been i had no means of recording it and that history and info is lost.
27/01/2013 at 9:07 am #22583ash243
Participanthas anyone heard how the Rangi’s going
27/01/2013 at 7:40 pm #22584yellowfin
ParticipantWhat’s the rule of thumb for the Mak mouth?? Couple hours either side of low tide??…Not much happening the last couple of evenings.. Dropped a good Kawhai on Sat night, Thought it was a Salmon as was retrieving slowly…. Then it went aerial!!
27/01/2013 at 8:26 pm #22585brumoo
Participanti fish 4 hours before low tide and 1 hour on incomming but who knows salmon can be there any time
28/01/2013 at 4:57 am #22593burkefish
Participant5 salmon on the rocks this morning, salmon showing themselves over the whole area for the first time, usually a sign of a build up of numbers. at lest 3 seen heading up the kaiapoi.
28/01/2013 at 5:05 am #22594CharlesSmith
Participant10 salmon taken at rangitata today 8 in gut 2 in the surf
29/01/2013 at 8:57 am #22598yellowfin
ParticipantFished the Mac Rocks from 7-9pm tonight. None caught, none seen.
29/01/2013 at 10:03 am #22599burkefish
Participant2 on the rocks 1 in a boat up to 2.30pm, a lot of fish activity early in outgoing tide sloed down as wind came up and tide turned.
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