Surfcasting in Canterbury area

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  • 25/02/2009 at 11:38 am #6747
    pooky
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    Hi All,

    I’m new to Fishingmag. I’m interested to know where are some good surfcasting areas with access not an issue with quadbikes. Alot types of bait to use.

    Hope someone can help.

    Cheers

    25/02/2009 at 8:55 pm #12576
    Rodman
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    Is there a reason that you need to use a quad bike?
    We can drive to all fishing places and only would use a bike once in fifty outings or so.

    If you dont want to eat it put it back.

    25/02/2009 at 9:45 pm #12577
    pooky
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    Well its something different and due to not having a 4wd why not?!?!?!

    26/02/2009 at 12:03 am #12578
    Yakkaman
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    why not buy a kayak instead heaps of fun we ave a meeting tonight
    http://canterburykayakfishingclub.weebly.com

    26/02/2009 at 2:12 am #12579
    yellowfin
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    Nearly all beaches are accessible to quad bikes. Anywhere from Timaru and further north to Birdlings Flat is good, also further north past Christchurch like Amberly or Nape Nape.

    27/02/2009 at 2:06 am #12591
    rdeejay
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    Anywhere from the top end of amberley beach right down to ashworths beach are all good, and then you also have from birdlings flat area right down the whole of the kaitorete spit.

    27/02/2009 at 8:30 am #12594
    pooky
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    Hey thanks very much for the info. Can anyone recommend successful bait for surfcasting please?

    27/02/2009 at 9:38 am #12597
    Miliwolf
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    In my opinion there is two main type of baits. There is the fish baits (Pilchard, Mullet, Kahawai, Bonito ect) and they work well on most Sharks, Red Cod and Kahawai.

    There there is the Crustacean (Shrimp, Prawn, Crab and Crayfish) and Shellfish which work well on Rig and Moki but would rarely catch other fish (which can be a good thing if Dogfish and Red Cod are in plague proportions).

    I consider Squid somewhere in the middle between the two groups. In reality its probably has more in common to the fish baits then the Crustacean.

    For starters a good range which is easily available would be Pilchards, Squid and Raw Prawn.

    03/03/2009 at 9:42 am #12663
    oldtrout
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    I read somewhere that the pier in New Brighton is ok for fishing, but I thought the loonies had got their way and had it closed.
    Can anyone update me please?

    03/03/2009 at 7:59 pm #12667
    yellowfin
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    Pier at Brighton is still open for fishing. Just follow the rules, no overhead casting etc

    03/03/2009 at 11:13 pm #12669
    pooky
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    cool…thankyou :)

    08/06/2010 at 3:55 am #15566
    yellowfin
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    hrmm thats kinda random

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