Search results

  1. Ross J

    Americas Cup

    Things are warming up nicely here in Auckland. Team New Zealand are out praticing daily as are numerous other teams. Its good to see them all out there testing whilst I'm fishing. I hope we have a good race season this time as we did last time. I managed to watch some of the final races...
  2. Ross J

    Bungs

    I found out the hard way what the bilge pump is good for. Skipper (me) backs up, slips boat into water, wife holds boat at pontoon whilst skipper parks car. Skipper wanders down the pontoon admiring other guys boats, wandering what the attention is about his own boat. Notes the bilge pump is...
  3. Ross J

    White Island

    White Island off the eastern Bay of Plenty of New Zealand was one of my best holidays to date. We spent four days catching big groper, kingfish and bluenose. We took a trip around the island with an excellent commentry from our crew and they looked after us very well. As a person who charters a...
  4. Ross J

    Stupid skipper

    I know I've got a couple of topics here now but I must share this one.......<br />Last summer I had my daughter aboard and was fishing the Motuhie channel for snapper. The day was great. Along came an asian gentleman complete with family aboard a big vessel at top speed directly towards us. No...
  5. Ross J

    Coccyx Bone

    No this is not a new species of fish, just wait a minute!<br />Motoring out from Shelly beach on the Kaipara Harbour this intrepid fisherman went over a few large waves and the boat was about at the maximum of its capabilities when this big crack was heard. We stopped the vessel and everyone...
  6. Ross J

    Painting the boat....

    Ok so I'm not a brain surgeon but......<br />"Finally" needed a coat of paint so skipper checks the price of all the aopproved products. What a surprise, the yard wanted nearly $400 to sell me the necessarys. I went to my local building suppliers and purchased everything needed for $45 and...
  7. Ross J

    Everybodys watching...........

    New to boating this intrepid fisherman backs down ramp perfectly, dislodges boat from trailer like a pro, mate parks vehicle well, skipper turns key, motor spins well without fireing at all. Skipper trys everything, everybodys watching - comments like "Got a good battery" are filtering through...
View older results
Top