SOLID BASS!!!!

Taken jigging in 120M

SOLID BASS!!!!

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awesome fish and great photo

Wed, 2010-01-20 12:49

cant complain about the condtions either

what jigs do you use?

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120m

Wed, 2010-01-20 13:14

That sounds much better than the 400m Ryan fishes in !

Nice fish..

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great fish

Wed, 2010-01-20 13:18

now that is a do able depth 120m thats a prity good fish

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wish!

Wed, 2010-01-20 13:45

Kaney, you mean "Fishes in" to 500m....hense why I've got 700m of braid =0 

At a guess NZ Bass,  they get em in shallower depths over there and wish we had that here but not the case. There's a guy out of here (Perth) that's targetting deepwater fish to 800m, now "thats" deep lol =)

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Thought it was too good to be local !

Wed, 2010-01-20 14:23

bugger....

I was thinking if they're in the 100's I'm having a crack...

But can't do it in the depths you're into Ryan.. Tubs a bit too small (could probably make it on a perfect day with a couple of jerry cans Wink) and would need a new reel !

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unfortunately for us

Wed, 2010-01-20 13:30

120m is a pipe dream in our fair waters for fish like that. I think Sean is in Noo Zeelund isn't he?

 

Great fish, the girth on that sucker is incredible.

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Nice one Sean Good to see you are still catching some great

Wed, 2010-01-20 13:41

fish across the ditch there.

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Monster

Wed, 2010-01-20 13:49

Great fish in 120m of water. Girth on it is huge!!

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Yep, that fish was taken

Wed, 2010-01-20 14:44

Yep, that fish was taken from the Middlesex Bank at The 3 Kings in NZ on a 420g broken arrow jig. I'm based back in OZ now but have another trip to the 3 Kings planned for April....get some pretty good Kingies too....

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What depth did you catch

Wed, 2010-01-20 20:11

What depth did you catch that?? Far from the Three Kings Island??

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can't remember that

Thu, 2010-01-21 06:37

can't remember that particular Kingie...but we encountered large numbers of BIG Kingfish at the king bank, the middlesex bank and the Princess Group of islands at the 3 Kings.....we got huge Kingies right in the washes.....some good topwater action too

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Did you take awhile to get

Wed, 2010-01-20 15:33

Did you take awhile to get him up? His eyes aren't all bulging.

You seem to get to NZ a bit more often that most of us, done any of those greymouth bluefin trips?

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5-10 mins i guess from hook

Thu, 2010-01-21 06:42

5-10 mins i guess from hook up....once they are out of the bricks, I take it pretty easy with them.
I was working in NZ for a couple of years......some of the best fishing I've ever seen.....
I haven't done a bluefin trip yet...have a few mates that have.....can be a bit hit and miss...not my cup of tea really....huge fish though

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great fish mate fair play. 

Wed, 2010-01-20 16:28

great fish mate fair play.  I goota get over there to do some of that bassin' and hapuka fishing, necer got the chance last time!!

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great fish there. i think it

Wed, 2010-01-20 22:49

great fish there. i think it must have been on steroids as it seems too bulky for its length. would have been fun tho

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HUGE! Great job! =)

Fri, 2010-01-22 12:15

HUGE! Great job! =)

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decent weather, what time of

Tue, 2010-02-02 19:49

decent weather, what time of year was this?

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NZ is the place to be! :) If

Thu, 2010-02-04 21:39

NZ is the place to be! :)

If only we had GT over there, things would be perfect!

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New Zealand!

Sat, 2010-02-06 08:59

new zealands the spot to be if your into your trout fishing!

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