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Light Gear Mishap.

Posted by Hangler <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Hangler' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 27/2/2014, 2:49 pm

Today the sea off Napier was simply alive with kahawai, no matter where you looked they were on the surface thrashing into small shoals of what looked like whitebait, they were certainly the same size. There was no need to go out any distance, the birds could be clearly seen working very close to the beach.

My son and I dropped down to the lightest spinning rods, tiny open face reels loaded with 3kg braid, he fished a soft bait, I fished a fly. For sport value nothing can beat it, hook into a fish and it pulled line with little we could do about it.

Then the obvious happened, a solid hook up.

This is not supposed to happen on a very light trout spinning rod.

Re: Light Gear Mishap.

Posted by mike-gizzy <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=mike-gizzy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 27/2/2014, 4:48 pm, in reply to "Light Gear Mishap."

nice bonus

ive lost enough brain cells, that now they are at a manageable level!

Re: Light Gear Mishap.

Posted by SNAPPA NAPIER <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=SNAPPA+NAPIER' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 27/2/2014, 6:08 pm, in reply to "Light Gear Mishap."

I hate that when that Happens

…. Yeah right. Good fishing. Did you catch any skippies Hangler?

Re: Light Gear Mishap.

Posted by Hangler <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/surfcasting/info/user=Hangler' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 27/2/2014, 8:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Light Gear Mishap."

We didn't see any sign of tuna at all. The Kahawhai were medium size, beautiful eating couldn't ask for better. One rat Kingie and I had a much bigger version follow my fly to the surface, with the gear I was using I was relieved when it turned away, it would have smashed my light gear.

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