Well it has been a while.... Several failed winter carp sessions and a 90 mile that opened our eyes later and we should be getting geared for spring fishing.
Firstly, next year's 90 mile is from Tuesday 23 March till Saturday 27 March. Make sure you have those dates pencilled in. I think we should be looking to leave at around midday on Friday the 19th. That will give us Saturday to set up camp, Sunday and Monday for recon for the Tuesday start. Hopefully we can also finish up some stingray business and maybe even fight a kingi just to set the mood before the comp starts in Earnest.
Next on the list is the Double island spring adventure. this is traditionally a two day and one night event, on a remote Coromandel island. You will have to face the fierce tides, the rough weather and rats the size of a small warthog! It is all worth it though as we landed well over a hundred fish between 2 anglers last year. The species ranged from Sharks to eels and everything in between. What we need to establish is when we are going to do this. Late September would be perfect, so please suggest some dates. I think that a early Saturday morning start should be the go with a late Sunday pickup.
Tight lines,
JAMP
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Anyone else excited?
Ok, 5 days and counting!! I sureley hope that you have your favourite rig sorted, and pretty much most of your fishing gear in order......
This is how the money side of things are looking. After minor discussions with most of the members, it seems like a money kitty will be the go. The idea is that we ad the money into the kitty and pay for everything and split the difference at the end of the trip. Keep in mind that none of us wants to spend a lot of money, so the aim is to be as cheap as possible. The flipside however is that we will be living, eating and sh**ting at a campsite 200kms north of nowhere, so we still want to make sure that we are comfortable. I would much rather over budget and get some money back, than under budget and have to dig into the credit card while we are up there.
I have noted the probable costs per person:
Accomodation: $83
Petrol: $150
Bait: $20
Food: $80
TOTAL: $333
I suggest we put in $350 each. I suspect that will get away with less, but it pays to be prepared. Let me know what you think. I am happy to take care of the money matters, but if the team wants to, we can vote in a member to be the financial caretaker.
Also, I have purchased 20 break out sinkers at a rate of $2.75 each. You can get them of me at that rate.
I am currently devising a menu which I propose on the weekend before we go food shopping. We can then amend, or redesign it!
Tight lines
JAMP
This is how the money side of things are looking. After minor discussions with most of the members, it seems like a money kitty will be the go. The idea is that we ad the money into the kitty and pay for everything and split the difference at the end of the trip. Keep in mind that none of us wants to spend a lot of money, so the aim is to be as cheap as possible. The flipside however is that we will be living, eating and sh**ting at a campsite 200kms north of nowhere, so we still want to make sure that we are comfortable. I would much rather over budget and get some money back, than under budget and have to dig into the credit card while we are up there.
I have noted the probable costs per person:
Accomodation: $83
Petrol: $150
Bait: $20
Food: $80
TOTAL: $333
I suggest we put in $350 each. I suspect that will get away with less, but it pays to be prepared. Let me know what you think. I am happy to take care of the money matters, but if the team wants to, we can vote in a member to be the financial caretaker.
Also, I have purchased 20 break out sinkers at a rate of $2.75 each. You can get them of me at that rate.
I am currently devising a menu which I propose on the weekend before we go food shopping. We can then amend, or redesign it!
Tight lines
JAMP
Sunday, February 1, 2009
In Control
Contrary to popular belief we are actually well in control in terms our organisation of our big trip. Unless you are a woman, you should be able to plan a fishing trip in 2 minutes flat! In twenty business days I have planned a trip around the world! Trips to Fiji, China, SA, Australia Malaysia etc. So you can feel safe that you are in experienced hands. No need to panic just yet, so if you are of a nervous disposition please call 0800-chillpill and relax!
We have accommodation sorted, tickets sorted, transport sorted. Tents, furniture, cookware, t-shirts etc. If you don't have your fishing gear sorted, the get on to it as I wont be wiping your bottom as well!
So really we only have a few small issues to sort out. Some are related to fishing, and some are related to the trip itself.
OK the photo's: Remember this is not a FBI identification kit!!! DON'T PAY for the photo. A normal digital photo taken by Mrs fisherman and cropped on your own pc is perfectly fine. Get that done and e-mail to me, I will do the rest.
Bait: We need to organise our bait situation. My ideas are that we will mostly use fresh shellfish and bait fish, which we can get by the bucket load at the beach. We will need a good supply of squid and some pillies. I also think that it will be a good idea to test some juvenile rudd before we go up as it just looks like a perfect snapper bait. Remember that we will be catching piper and the like off the wharf at night so we don't need 300 kgs of bait. Most of the winning fish were caught with fresh bait.
As for the sinkers, I can assure you that we will not need 40 sinkers!!!!!! I have used less than 10 break out sinkers in my whole surfcasting career! And if you ask some of the team members, I have a knack of casting my rig without the mainline so I am pretty heavy on terminal tackle. Half that should be sufficient. Don't worry about sending money as I will list the costs of things we need to buy, and members can then let me know if they will be happy to reimburse me at which point I will go ahead and make the purchase.
The rest of the fishing gear is up to the individual members. Remember that theoretically you can fish this whole comp with one rig.... Keep that in mind when you are packing as we have limited space.
We will need to sort out food, but I suggest that we do a shop the day before. We should do this by making a list that same day in order to make sure what each member eat and don't eat.
One more thing. After looking at the calender, I have worked out the following timeline: Feb 27/28 Members meet in Hamilton (Tjaart you can stay at ours if you like) Feb 28 day and evening - food and bait shopping. 1 March Leave Hamilton for Whangarei at a comfortable time in the morning. If possible test our gear at the local beach and spend the evening at my inlaws. ( They kindly agreed to have us if we behave)
March 2: Leave Whangarei for Waipapakauri (comp base) Register, and head north to our camping ground. Once we have set up camp, we can have a brandy and head down to the beach to check it out and to get some shellfish if the tide allows. From there we will go to the briefing at6 pm and then go home for another brandy, and some fishing off the wharf and lots of sleep to get ready for the early start the next day.
I am not sure what else we need to sort a month out from the comp.... If anyone can think of something, let me know.
JAMP
We have accommodation sorted, tickets sorted, transport sorted. Tents, furniture, cookware, t-shirts etc. If you don't have your fishing gear sorted, the get on to it as I wont be wiping your bottom as well!
So really we only have a few small issues to sort out. Some are related to fishing, and some are related to the trip itself.
OK the photo's: Remember this is not a FBI identification kit!!! DON'T PAY for the photo. A normal digital photo taken by Mrs fisherman and cropped on your own pc is perfectly fine. Get that done and e-mail to me, I will do the rest.
Bait: We need to organise our bait situation. My ideas are that we will mostly use fresh shellfish and bait fish, which we can get by the bucket load at the beach. We will need a good supply of squid and some pillies. I also think that it will be a good idea to test some juvenile rudd before we go up as it just looks like a perfect snapper bait. Remember that we will be catching piper and the like off the wharf at night so we don't need 300 kgs of bait. Most of the winning fish were caught with fresh bait.
As for the sinkers, I can assure you that we will not need 40 sinkers!!!!!! I have used less than 10 break out sinkers in my whole surfcasting career! And if you ask some of the team members, I have a knack of casting my rig without the mainline so I am pretty heavy on terminal tackle. Half that should be sufficient. Don't worry about sending money as I will list the costs of things we need to buy, and members can then let me know if they will be happy to reimburse me at which point I will go ahead and make the purchase.
The rest of the fishing gear is up to the individual members. Remember that theoretically you can fish this whole comp with one rig.... Keep that in mind when you are packing as we have limited space.
We will need to sort out food, but I suggest that we do a shop the day before. We should do this by making a list that same day in order to make sure what each member eat and don't eat.
One more thing. After looking at the calender, I have worked out the following timeline: Feb 27/28 Members meet in Hamilton (Tjaart you can stay at ours if you like) Feb 28 day and evening - food and bait shopping. 1 March Leave Hamilton for Whangarei at a comfortable time in the morning. If possible test our gear at the local beach and spend the evening at my inlaws. ( They kindly agreed to have us if we behave)
March 2: Leave Whangarei for Waipapakauri (comp base) Register, and head north to our camping ground. Once we have set up camp, we can have a brandy and head down to the beach to check it out and to get some shellfish if the tide allows. From there we will go to the briefing at6 pm and then go home for another brandy, and some fishing off the wharf and lots of sleep to get ready for the early start the next day.
I am not sure what else we need to sort a month out from the comp.... If anyone can think of something, let me know.
JAMP
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Feb is HERE
The big comp is just around the corner and by now most of us should only be thinking about targeting big snapper, apart from our self nominated captain Just another medium pacer, who has managed to keep his mind occupied with other thoughts.
Our hearts go out to our fallen leader who will be spending most of his day knee deep in shit.
Its has been difficult in communicating with our captain after many attempts, and im being reasured that with him on our team the competition is as good as won.
At this stage with only 20 working days left, we have much to plan.
One thing is that we need to buy some Breakout Sinkers. The new daddy will have to order it in bulk, but we each need to contribute about $30.00 which will give us about 40 breakout sinkers ranging from 4 - 6 oz which should be sufficent.
We also need to remeber that we need to have passport fotos takinh for our registration. As soon as you have your $30.00 and passport fotos please send it to just another medium pacer for collection.
Just to inform every one that the new tickets has been sent to just another medium pacer if there were any concerns. Hopefully he will take better care of them this time around.
Our hearts go out to our fallen leader who will be spending most of his day knee deep in shit.
Its has been difficult in communicating with our captain after many attempts, and im being reasured that with him on our team the competition is as good as won.
At this stage with only 20 working days left, we have much to plan.
One thing is that we need to buy some Breakout Sinkers. The new daddy will have to order it in bulk, but we each need to contribute about $30.00 which will give us about 40 breakout sinkers ranging from 4 - 6 oz which should be sufficent.
We also need to remeber that we need to have passport fotos takinh for our registration. As soon as you have your $30.00 and passport fotos please send it to just another medium pacer for collection.
Just to inform every one that the new tickets has been sent to just another medium pacer if there were any concerns. Hopefully he will take better care of them this time around.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Small Hiccup... :(
Well, as you all know, my house was burgled over the holidays. Along with Plasmas, watches etc our Snapper Classic tickets were pinched!!!!! What a freaking idiot!!!!! It has our names on it!
The tickets were placed in my top bedside drawer for safekeeping, and until today I had not realised that they were missing. I have taken the right steps to get replacements sent out. Lets hope we dont have any issues with getting replacements, because I am sure that we will see MR Paaling Scavenger raiding drug houses looking for SC tickets!!!
Tight Lines
The tickets were placed in my top bedside drawer for safekeeping, and until today I had not realised that they were missing. I have taken the right steps to get replacements sent out. Lets hope we dont have any issues with getting replacements, because I am sure that we will see MR Paaling Scavenger raiding drug houses looking for SC tickets!!!
Tight Lines
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Name vir die span lede.
Ek dink ons moet begin breinstorm oor wat ons name gaan wees.
Snapper trapper is seker bekommerd dat ons say naam wil verander, maar hy sal net moet gewoont raak daaraan.
Tjaart kan ons noem (Clumsy), en terwyl ons op die subject is kom ons haal asb ons hoedens af ver ons mede lidmaat wat bo oor n trailer geblik.......m het, en homself n trip na die doktor toe gekos het op die dag van die groot trek. Die half meter lange sny in die binne been het hom vyf steeke gekos. EINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ander name is (Giant) of (Gandolf the grey). Desert Wolf. Tarzan. Appoacalips. Nomad
Pieter kan ons noem (Short stuff), of Hammy puller. Down Under klink ook goed. Of wat van tasman trouble? Wolverine? Hobbit
Eben!!!!!!!!!! mmmmmmmmmm
Waar om te begin?
What if.
The knotless wonder.
Horizon caster.
No one around.
Reel screamer.
Softbait wannabe.
Rogue.
Hunter.
Snapper trapper is seker bekommerd dat ons say naam wil verander, maar hy sal net moet gewoont raak daaraan.
Tjaart kan ons noem (Clumsy), en terwyl ons op die subject is kom ons haal asb ons hoedens af ver ons mede lidmaat wat bo oor n trailer geblik.......m het, en homself n trip na die doktor toe gekos het op die dag van die groot trek. Die half meter lange sny in die binne been het hom vyf steeke gekos. EINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ander name is (Giant) of (Gandolf the grey). Desert Wolf. Tarzan. Appoacalips. Nomad
Pieter kan ons noem (Short stuff), of Hammy puller. Down Under klink ook goed. Of wat van tasman trouble? Wolverine? Hobbit
Eben!!!!!!!!!! mmmmmmmmmm
Waar om te begin?
What if.
The knotless wonder.
Horizon caster.
No one around.
Reel screamer.
Softbait wannabe.
Rogue.
Hunter.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tough Weekend Fishing
Once again the double figures got away. There are some big fish which has been lost, but with this kind of determination I am sure we will reach double figures before the end of the year. One thing is for certain, these carp are very elusive, and only the smart angler with the most wit gets to catch them.
Let the foto of me and medium pacer be an example to you all, not only does it take teamwork to land the big ones, you also need determination, motivation, and a bloody warm afternoon.
........
Good Morning "Beginners Luck", Your mission should you choose to accept it, is to catch the heaviest bag of snapper over five gruelling days on the remote West Coast of Northland, New Zealand. You will be competing with some of the world's best surfcasters, in one of the toughest environments know to man.... And that's just inside the tent you will be sharing! Once you step into the domain of the West Coasters, you will need guts, (its likely that you will be dropping yours), you will need determination (the place is like a friggin maze, no gps even works there) and you will need the will to succeed, (you will be getting up at 4am most mornings). You will also have to outwit, (only one toilet in the camp), outplay (even a small fish is tough to land in 30 ft swells), outlast (there will be no women to wash your undies) to be the winner.
If you are found to be the weakest link, you will be voted of the island if you are a member from overseas, or just back to doldrums of the south if that's where you are from. There will be no time to phone a friend, and you only have a 50/50 chance of survival! Your skills will be tested, your arms will get tired, and your brain will get fried by some of the best brandy to ever get bottled on this planet! Catching these elusive fish over a period of five days, is not merely a competition, it is the progression of man into survivor, its the purification of your whole being (especially your bloodstream), but mostly it is the bonding of man and fishing rod. The deep sensation that every man feels but once a year. The moment when women and children disappear into the vast corners of the deepest mind, when all instincts return to its primitive nature which sees man as the hunter-gatherer that it was designed to be. No aftershave, no hairbrushes, and certainly no "liefie waar is my koffie"! No this is the stuff that dreams are made of. It is tough and only a select few will ever be good enough to compete, so count yourselves lucky "Beginners Luck". You have been selected..........
This message will self destruct.. No sorry, This message will shift down the blog as soon as someone else posts a new one.....
If you are found to be the weakest link, you will be voted of the island if you are a member from overseas, or just back to doldrums of the south if that's where you are from. There will be no time to phone a friend, and you only have a 50/50 chance of survival! Your skills will be tested, your arms will get tired, and your brain will get fried by some of the best brandy to ever get bottled on this planet! Catching these elusive fish over a period of five days, is not merely a competition, it is the progression of man into survivor, its the purification of your whole being (especially your bloodstream), but mostly it is the bonding of man and fishing rod. The deep sensation that every man feels but once a year. The moment when women and children disappear into the vast corners of the deepest mind, when all instincts return to its primitive nature which sees man as the hunter-gatherer that it was designed to be. No aftershave, no hairbrushes, and certainly no "liefie waar is my koffie"! No this is the stuff that dreams are made of. It is tough and only a select few will ever be good enough to compete, so count yourselves lucky "Beginners Luck". You have been selected..........
This message will self destruct.. No sorry, This message will shift down the blog as soon as someone else posts a new one.....
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Vote now!
So we have 6 names that 50% or more of us liked:
Castaways
Beginners Luck
Smoko time
Baitcatchers
Strayliners
Catch me if you can
Voting works like this: Rank your preferred names from 1 to 5. 1 being the most preferred. This is me:
Beginners luck
Smoko time
Castaways
Baitcatchers
Catch me if you can.
Castaways
Beginners Luck
Smoko time
Baitcatchers
Strayliners
Catch me if you can
Voting works like this: Rank your preferred names from 1 to 5. 1 being the most preferred. This is me:
Beginners luck
Smoko time
Castaways
Baitcatchers
Catch me if you can.
Top Five countdown
Ok boys. The time has come. Please post you top five out of the names listed on the blog. To give everyone a fair shot at our name, I will wait as long as possible for everyone to post. Mine are as follows in no particular order:
Baitchatchers
Beginners Luck
Team Spotprize
Castaways (from me or Im gonna bash your head in!)
Catch me if you can!
Baitchatchers
Beginners Luck
Team Spotprize
Castaways (from me or Im gonna bash your head in!)
Catch me if you can!
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