Slaying it with Team Smudge - Parts 1 & 2
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Topic: Slaying it with Team Smudge - Parts 1 & 2
Posted By: smudge
Subject: Slaying it with Team Smudge - Parts 1 & 2
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 10:10pm
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Never mind the low level sports on Sky this weekend (Bokkies will beat a determined Wales by 3 pts, Aussies will cream the bravehearts by 20 and the AB's will finally reveal their class with a 30 pt victory leaving squished tadpoles littering the park). The real sporting event of the weekend that everyone is talking about is the Counties vs Clevedon Interclub Challenge. Team Smudge: me, Skoti and Phil (Arron sitting it out with a bruised ego after a skunking last weekend) have been tasked with gurnard and trevally. We are really going to fish for snapper and JD's but if Craysee finds out I'm in all sorts of trouble. So yeah, this isn't a fishing report just yet, but this is part 1. If we don't win then it's Skoti's fault. Or Arron's for not making the cut. If we don't win then either Clevedon have cheated or this Lion Brown is stronger than the 4% stated on the can. Wish us luck! ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
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Posted By: Dunwurkn
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 10:16pm
| Good luck arm is set for 4:30am see you out there |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 10:18pm
Go smudge
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Posted By: skunk
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 10:22pm
Good luck smudge..a good competition is healthy, and also sorts the pros from the pussies aye  ------------- "Team Skunk 10th equal Grunter Hunter 2020" |
Posted By: Olfart
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 11:04pm
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Go Team Smudge.....You have the honour of the Counties folks to uphold. No pressure........
------------- Semper in excreta sumus, solum profundum variat.... |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 11:13pm
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We aren't pros Skunk, we do it for free . Thanks Olfart, I'll drink a Lion Brown in your honour. Uncle, go we will! Dunworkn - good luck my friend, nail the big snaps for our club. Where you heading? Been ages since I've fished off KK Bay, so many options! ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Olfart
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 11:17pm
------------- Semper in excreta sumus, solum profundum variat.... |
smudge wrote:Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 11:27pm
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Lets gone ! ! ------------- COVID is no joke ! One former patient was so brain damaged after , he thought he won an election he lost by 7 million votes . |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 11:36pm
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Yep lets gone Skoti, lets gone! Grant we Muddying it tomorrow. I already told Skoti the boat is ready but it isn't. I better go do that right now. Phil doesn't really know what we're like. He's in for a shock ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 12:04am
I hope Phil likes cuddles  ------------- COVID is no joke ! One former patient was so brain damaged after , he thought he won an election he lost by 7 million votes . |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 12:09am
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Smudge will win it. Fullc onfidence in his gurnard catching prowess. less so about the ABs! The frogs seem to be our bogeymen! ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 1:03am
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It's 1.00am and the boat IS ready, Skoti is probably still drinking rum and hanging out with Syd Barret in a parallel universe somewhere together & grooving with a pict. Meanwhile Phil is probably fast asleep and dreaming of monster gurnard. I think I'll make some toast and then grab some sleep. Skoti, should we txt Bob? ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 6:03am
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It is very dark outside ad the wind is every bit the 15 knots forecast by Metvuw. I'm rather tired but am comfortable in the knowledge that in only a matter of hours from now we'll be basking in a golden gurnard glory tinged with trevally triumph. Although I haven't heard from Ritchie or Dan, I wouldn't be surprised if they have put a pound or two on Counties winning this thing. ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 6:35am
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Rum bottle is empty , boat is loaded , we gone ! ------------- COVID is no joke ! One former patient was so brain damaged after , he thought he won an election he lost by 7 million votes . |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 8:30am
If you guys go down in a heap ( cuddles) we'll have justification to suspect Chris & Lou. This Counties v Clevedon tangle is stuff what news is made from.
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Posted By: Olfart
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 8:40am
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I know Smudge and Skoti have their "fixed spots" .... but spot fixing, Uncle? One shudders at the thought....... ------------- Semper in excreta sumus, solum profundum variat.... |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 8:51am
Yeah I know Olfart, it's concerning to say the least. Maybe diverting one of Pugwash's satellites to keep an eye on the buggars would be in order, you think....?
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Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 8:54am
------------- Sex at 58.Lucky I live at 56 |
Posted By: Olfart
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 9:09am
 ------------- Semper in excreta sumus, solum profundum variat.... |
Posted By: MacSkipper
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 12:00pm
I was out off Foster Bay yesterday and did ok - trevally around in numbers - 2 on right in picture larger one 44cm - had to pull pick after an hour got rough real quick. ------------- Good fishing trip nothing breaks, great trip catch fish. |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 5:39pm
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Time for Part 2. ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Olfart
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 6:16pm
Was that it ????
 ------------- Semper in excreta sumus, solum profundum variat.... |
Posted By: MacSkipper
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 7:12pm
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Hey Team Smudge how did the fishing go? Pictures? Cheers ------------- Good fishing trip nothing breaks, great trip catch fish. |
Posted By: Wefaknis
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 7:31pm
| Guys ive failed down at the mount... ive caught zilch...gutted |
Posted By: Godders
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 7:52pm
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Did they catch 3 eels,1 jack mack,2 colds and the fibr e optic cable? |
Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 8:12pm
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There is a report coming soon ...... In the meantime Counties police are looking for this man . Described as caucasian in his mid 50's , of medium ( beer bellyed ) build . Recent multipule hair transplants have rendered the suspect " a bit gay " Goes by the names , Michael , Mike , Smudge , hey mate , bro and cuzz . The perp has connections in the wider Franklin district and has been known to frequent the Kentish hotel as well as the Green Shed . Police have absolutely no idea what he may or may not have done , but are willing to make ludicrous assumptions based on some of his dodgy associates behaviour .  ------------- COVID is no joke ! One former patient was so brain damaged after , he thought he won an election he lost by 7 million votes . |
Posted By: Olfart
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 10:27pm
Haven't I seen those golden locks somewhere else?
 ------------- Semper in excreta sumus, solum profundum variat.... |
Posted By: skunk
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 10:33pm
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Oh dear, lock up ya ....., bugger it better lock everything up going by the look in his eye ------------- "Team Skunk 10th equal Grunter Hunter 2020" |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2015 at 10:52pm
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I hope they get that guy Skoti, he looks mean. Wekafins, full credit, even though you failed and let down your club, at least you tried your best on a day where most were pussies on the fishing and stayed home with mum and a nice cup of cocoa. Obviously though there just wasn't enough mongrel on your boat to dig deep enough to take out the kingfish category. We gave you one job, if Clevedon beat us it all falls on your shoulders! Meanwhile on board our boat the team worked together to achieve a solid result in the gurnard and trevally sections. First to step up to the plate and try harder than Wekafins was prepared to was Phil with this excellent specimen  It wasn't long before he was onto another monster, here he calls for me to back up on a huge fish  After a seemingly endless battle Phil wins the tussle with this Manukau leviathon using an advanced straylining method that we aren't prepared to share. I'd like to see the Whitianga commercial boys adopting a similar strategy  Meanwhile I was just hauling them in, an endless succession of plump croaking carrots  Although Phil and I were doing it in style - especially me, Skoti was doing a Wekafins impersonation until after a few harsh words he too started to fill the bin  Skoti put in a pretty decent second half to redeem himself with a remarkably similar looking fish. It takes a special kind of fisherman to select only the best fish the sea has to offer. Legend.  It was hard to leave such intense fishing but we had another mission to fulfill - we needed some trevally. Despite Clevedon paying off Dan the weatherman to bring on cyclonic conditions we chugged across to the far side of the Papakura channel. Although they didn't say a word, I could see the respect in my crew's eyes as I negotiated huge seas in our quest for perfection. Anyway, I'm not one to brag but we nailed it, the only species coming onboard were gurnard, trevally and kahawai. Huge enormous ones. With 14 gurnard on board and three over the magic kilo we were happy that we, unlike some others on this forum, had laid it on the line for our club. Full credit to us, Clevedon are going to have to pull something special out of the bag to take home the shield. Despite my generous offer to include the team in our glory shot, they bowed to my superiority and insisted I take centre stage. A quick freshen up and an official weigh in and we were ready  I hope the team from the other significant sporting event on this weekend take a leaf from our book. Go hard Ritchie, follow our lead and slay them! ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: MacSkipper
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 5:12am
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Great effort guys some nice plump looking grunters there! ------------- Good fishing trip nothing breaks, great trip catch fish. |
Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2015 at 12:16pm
Top report there Smudge , complete truths and no lies , how a report should be  Hopefully the rest of the team are pulling finger ! Part 3 , the final showdown coming soon . ------------- COVID is no joke ! One former patient was so brain damaged after , he thought he won an election he lost by 7 million votes . |
Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 3:07am
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Ladies and genitalblokes , your attention please . Here is the end result of what could possibly be described as the biggest comp since the RWC2015 . Up for grabs was this fine hunk of polished wood .  Counties sport fishing club took on Clevedon sport fishing club in a head to head challenge . Catergories were snapper , kahawai , kingfish , trevally , gurnard and john dory , with 3 points awarded to first , 2 to second , 1 to 3rd over the five species . The following results speak for themselves .  Allthough Counties failed to weigh in a kingie , the 1st place rankings in the snapper , kahawai , john dory , trevally and a trifecta in the gurnard were enough to tip the scales favorably , the sucker punch coming from Phil who managed to land an enormous trev that measured 28 CMs   Team Smudge scored 9 points for the top 3 gurnard and Phil's trev . 3 points to Mitch ( Craysee jnr ) for a beut 3.something Johnny  Pat took out top honours and 3 points for Counties with his 15lb snap .  Smudge aka Mr Blondini with his 1.13 kg carrot , another 3 points .  And here is the winning clubs group photo .  A big thanks to The Clevedon squad for hosting us and to Bob ( Craysee ) for his organisation and leadership ------------- COVID is no joke ! One former patient was so brain damaged after , he thought he won an election he lost by 7 million votes . |
Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 4:21am
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Well done counties ------------- Sex at 58.Lucky I live at 56 |
Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 6:24am
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Sounds like a FUN event, well done Skoti, smudge -------------  www.kavemantackle.co.nz
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Posted By: Olfart
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 7:22am
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Well done team!
------------- Semper in excreta sumus, solum profundum variat.... |
Posted By: slayliner
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 9:23am
| That fat guy in the middle looks familar |
Posted By: Wefaknis
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 11:41am
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Cheers Boys..... gotta take it on the chin.... was a fail at tauranga But there's always a story
1st mistake... leavin a rod in the holder going under the motorway bridge at sulfur point... that rod now needs a new tip got told off for catching ( our only livie and only fish for the day) over by the marina, apparently its a restricted area, hey the birds on the water tell me were to fish, i dont want to hear about your rules went out wideish lost a few rat kings on the poppers and jigs, turned our livie into a cray pot... came in close to matakana caught zilch the wind blew it sucked. headed back to sulpur point drove the boat on to the trailer ( because my electric winch wasnt wired up to the truck i was using), bang the engine stalled, ohh dear there's a large lump of sea lettuce around the prop, and chicken wire WTF... ok use the hand winch, snnnnappp went the wire rope. anyways got the boat on the trailer, got back to where we were staying only to find the VHF antenna had fallen off, and a wire was hanging were it use to be... Im having a great day now... anways Counties won the interclub comp, we had a awesome BBQ and a beer at the clevedon hotel on a quiet sunday arvo.. Thanks Clevedon you were great hosts got a go ... im fixing my prop, ariel, and winch Cheers Wefaknis |
Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 12:01pm
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haha, us ones here in Tauranga like to protect that which is ours. Bet you won't want to return for a while sinkafeW When you got told off for fishing under the birds, was that outside the marina? I've never heard about a restricted area except inside the marina itself. No mention of the jellyfish~~did they ignore you?
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Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 12:23pm
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Congrats guys. Hope police 10-7 dont see those dodgy two on the bottom right of the group photo... ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Wefaknis
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 1:00pm
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Cheers Uncle.... I might have tied off the marina, and sent the kids off with a net a rod and a bucket... someone was upset.. good times couple weeks back ( when i got my wifes truck stuck on papamoa beach  ) the jellies were thick and big... jelly snot, horrible things, apparenty there just as thick off the mercs as well... but they kept out of my way a little in the weekendYip havent had the best luck out of tauranga yet |
Posted By: craysee
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 6:02pm
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Great team effort guys. 9 points of our 20 produced by the vessel smudge. Can't ask for much more than that, give a man a job and delivers. Thanks for your efforts too Wefakins and dunwurkn. Having to work Saturday I had to n put all my eggs in one basket and go JD hunting sunday. An early start saw us parked in the mussel farm catching Livies and watching the rugby on the big screen.  It was so exciting fishing took a back seat until after the game. With just a few snapper in the bin I was starting to worry I wouldn't meet my obligation of a dory to add to the clubs catch. And then Mitchell caught a beauty. 3.29kg I think from memory. With little further action. I knew of a spot where the beer is cold and company good so we headed to the clevedon hotel. With excellent hosts and a great feed it was a good way to spend sunday afternoon. Thanks counties team members for your efforts and thanks clevedon for hosting us. |
Posted By: coxie
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 9:30pm
| Wicked effort fella's, you sure brought home the bacon |
Posted By: Mars
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 10:14pm
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Top effort from all crews. Must have been doing it tough out there, the weather looked crap from my couch… Personally I was torn between supporting the club or the ABs. Turns out neither needed it! Excellent results all round!
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 10:56pm
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Yeah it was a lot of fun, thanks for pushing it along Craysee. I had so much on my plate but I'm easily led and in the end I didn't do a whole lot of stuff and went fishing instead, It was really hard to left a reasonably good gurnard bite to go catch trevally. With only one barely legal fish I didn't think we had done enough but we sure did. The fish that impressed me was Bob's boy Mitchell who caught the big as John dory. A great team effort, it's what clubs should be all about. Maybe it's about time we had a few Fishing.net challenges? ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: MacSkipper
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 6:24am
Good idea Smudge - don't know if I could handle the ribbing though or wearing silly wigs......------------- Good fishing trip nothing breaks, great trip catch fish. |
Posted By: skidoggg
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 11:17am
| Northern men vs southern men bring it on bruvva !! |
Posted By: Olfart
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 12:00pm
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I'd be keen on that ..... Home and away events maybe....?? ------------- Semper in excreta sumus, solum profundum variat.... |
Posted By: Mars
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 2:52pm
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Sounds promising… |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 4:12pm
Get used to the idea or you'll never make it as a gurnard fisherman! ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: FizFisho
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2015 at 9:32am
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aussies absolutely smashed the scots smudge :-) i actually expected aus to lose. so was even more shocked. |