Saw one taken rod, next to me along Mohaka 2.5 to 3kg. Today be mint but my early predictions were last week in October for the main run after labor weekend due to low sea temps. Still hovering around 14 odd degrees with pockets of 15. When its 15 solid throughout GRAVY!. Still an abundance of Spineys after dark at Mohaka. Kahawai were fat and thick. Sounds slow up there today. Im sure someone will bag a local one today!.
Re: HB SNAPPERS
Posted by GaryK on 18/10/2014, 7:04 pm, in reply to "HB SNAPPERS"
16.5 yesterday I was told. Risen 3 degrees in three days, Should get them going. No spineys at Mohaka according to Andy. The snapper don't know where the car park is! Sometimes it is better to travel than to arrive.
Re: HB SNAPPERS
Posted by AndyG on 18/10/2014, 9:00 pm, in reply to "Re: HB SNAPPERS"
No spineys for me, actually very little for surfcasters at mohaka at all.
However, Kontikis were pulling in big snapper and gurnard all day so wont be long now.
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Posted by Rex HB on 19/10/2014, 12:01 pm, in reply to "Re: HB SNAPPERS"
Frustrating to think there just lingering on the edges but its go to hear there out there somewhere
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Posted by Chad on 19/10/2014, 1:22 pm, in reply to "Re: HB SNAPPERS"
I run the boat out the Wairoa Bar yesterday and headed down that way to Mohaka rocks. Limits of snapper and plenty of 3 kilo models, plenty of juvenile snapper to. I was fishing anywhere from 800m to 2.5k from shore.
Good catches of snapper on longlines too
The temp was consistently 15 degrees ( 15.2-15.6).
In mahia on the outside it around 16.4 and on the inside around black reef its about 15.8.
The next big swell backed with fine weather will see the start of the new season hopefully. The fish are sitting out there, the shore line just needs a good dump.
Been good catches at mahanuga to. I went to dinahs to try lure some snapper but unfortunately that wasn't the case. Plenty of kahawai, lemons, tope and what not, but no snapper. Using cray may have made a difference though, cray seems to be the bait at the moment.
ChurWairoa Hawkesbay
Take Nothing For Granted
Re: HB SNAPPERS
Posted by SNAPPA NAPIER on 19/10/2014, 6:20 pm, in reply to "Re: HB SNAPPERS"
Could have been the meter of south swell i fished amongst with shifty water coloration . Spineys are still there under cover of darkness. Kontikis sacked a few Snaps 4 to 9kg models. Frustrating aye ANDY Good to hear a couple of Blue Snappers tho
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Posted by SNAPPA NAPIER on 20/10/2014, 6:27 pm, in reply to "Re: HB SNAPPERS"
Snapper at Mohaka today. Pesky southerly swells gonna mess it up again. Next tuesday heres hoping!!
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Posted by Chad on 20/10/2014, 7:35 pm, in reply to "Re: HB SNAPPERS"
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