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Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by fin-nor <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=fin-nor' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 18/9/2013, 8:58 pm

Seeing the conditions were right for the west coast decided for a quick trip over to Ocean beach in Kawhia to wet a line. after a few baits being pulled off I decided for one last go and got the result I wanted a good tug on the line rod reset itself then anther good tug followed by slack line so it was time to take the rod out of the spike and take up some slack and wait for the next tug to give the rod tip a gentle lift everything went to plan and had a good solid hookup followed by a really good run taking almost 300 meters of .35 daimeter sufix Xl stron mono out with it. Not knowing what I had on the line I thought it was either one of four offenders a big snapper, kingfish, shark or a stingray. There was no bottom hugging going on like a stingray will typically do it was all long strong runs. 15 minutes later the fight was over and the offender was a short tailed stingray so the other half had to stop filming during the landing stage to go get my knife so I could cut the trace to release it as I just do not like killing stingrays due to them being such a graceful creature. So I thanked it for the challenge it gave me and sent it on its merry way watching until it disappeared out of sight to make sure it was not going to be stranded and be caused any undue suffering. Video clip of the fight is still uploading to you tube so stay tuned and I will post it as soon as it has completed the upload.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQW6EYO8bvY

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by Naki-Fisher <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Naki-Fisher' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 18/9/2013, 10:37 pm, in reply to "Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

It's nice alright on the west Shame I'm 50k offshore working,

with no fishing allowed

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by GaryK <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=GaryK' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 18/9/2013, 10:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

Looks like an eagle ray to me. Awesome fighters and good jumpers sometimes.

The snapper don't know where the car park is!
Sometimes it is better to travel than to arrive.

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by fin-nor <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=fin-nor' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 18/9/2013, 11:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

I got the breed wrong lol had realised that it was an eagle ray after i posted the thread after looking up on google and was going to edit before i could be corrected lol. It gave me a good scrap the fin-nor didn't even run out of grunt like my old 12 foot abu javelin would have done plus with the penn 850ssm mounted on it the whole rig just did the business with no hesitation it is funny how I have a shimano aerlex sitting on the shelf and I seem to keep reaching for the penn I think the wife has inherited the shimano somehow, I just need to get another fin-nor surf rod to mount it to.

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by Hardy <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Hardy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 19/9/2013, 1:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

Fin

If you fish in the harbour, on the beach, by the Marae, using mussell as bait you will catch Moki.
I used to live in Kawhia many years ago. there is foul ground in that vicinity hence the Moki.

Cheers Trev aka Hardy

Time to go fishing again

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by Hardy <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Hardy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 19/9/2013, 1:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

I was out at Ocean Beach one day and came across a stranded ray. It was kinda a light brown colour and didn't have a sting. Quite a short tail. Was still alive so thought I would drag it back to the water. Reached down to grab it by the wing, and bang I ended up flat on my back. What the hell was that I thought. Buggar, it was an electric ray. Only one I have ever seen. It was a shocking experience to say the least. I took the rubber floor mat out of my Landrover and used that to grab him. No more shocks and one happy battery drained ray swam off.

Cheers Trev

Time to go fishing again

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by fin-nor <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=fin-nor' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 19/9/2013, 1:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

Thanks for that info Hardy I will have to start fishing in the harbour again I used to go there at low tide so I could get around the corner past the marae into the bay. What is the best hook size for moki anyway?

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by GaryK <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=GaryK' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 19/9/2013, 4:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

Ha ha Hardy! What a dag. I can just see it, hair on end with your extremities glowing.

Moki can be caught on 1/0 to 4/0 hooks. I like Gamakatsu circles but j shaped hooks will work too.
Mussels, crabs, prawns, crayfish and pipis will catch them if they are around. Try a two hook ledger with two different baits.
Good Luck.

The snapper don't know where the car park is!
Sometimes it is better to travel than to arrive.

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by fin-nor <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=fin-nor' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 19/9/2013, 5:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

Thanks for that Gary. Just have to remember to buy some mussels next time I am at the supermarket to get some salted before I go out there next Moki are on my bucket list and haven't had any since I was a kid. all my rigs are pre tied to save messing around at the beach costing valuable fishing time.

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by Naki-Fisher <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Naki-Fisher' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 19/9/2013, 10:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

Those Penn 850ss are great reels

Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia

Posted by fin-nor <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=fin-nor' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 19/9/2013, 10:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Quick fish at Ocean Beach Kawhia"

Agreed NF, I have a shimano aerlex here aswell but it seems to have become a bit of a shelf queen at present as it has not got a decent rod to sit on plus the larger power handle knob on the penn is more comfortable aswell funnily enough I paid less for the penn brand new than what I did for the shimano not sure if it was a parrallel import or a genuine stock clearance but is certainly keeping me happy till I can get a series 5 live liner I just need to get another 300 meters of sufix XL strong 10KG to finish off spooling the hua and it already has damn near 100 meters of cheap mono as backing and it still has quarter of a spool of room left so I would hate to spool the prick up with 10kg braid.

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