Tim Angeli
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JT,
Not sure if you’ve seen these, but they might interest you. I don’t have any personal experience with them, but was thinking they could be seriously fun to play around with on the river.
http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/products/vpc_wh1/index.html
http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/products/vpc_ca9/index.html
No need for a waterproof housing, HD, and quite affordably priced.
-Tim
Don’t let the sand flies carry you away. Have fun mate. I really wish I could have joined you guys and Simon down there! Hand out a few sore lips on my account.
Tim
Shane,
I recall a few threads that might be of help to you:
http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1256921386/1#1http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1206571043/11#11
I hope some of that info helps. Have fun, and be sure to post pictures when you return.
Cheers,
TimScottyd,
Do you just leave the rabbit strips hanging free off the first hook shank? That’s the part that I’ve never quite understood.
Great report Tim! We leave a week from tomorrow! I can’t wait and after reading this report my excitement level jumped up about 10 notches!
Joel, I’ve been hearing about some absolutely stonkin’ fish being caught on the south island this year. You’re going to have a blast. I’m going to try to squeeze the last couple of pennies out of my bank account and fly down to meet up with you. I’ll have a chat with Simon and see if it would work out.
How on earth did we manage to catch fish casting like that mate?!?! Cheesy
I know mate! That’s what I was thinking as I posted these. Double tungsten bhs are not kind.
Very cool fly. I was recently watching the Fish Bums: Mongolia DVD and couldn’t help but think that your musky creations would be perfect for chasing Taimen. Now if I could just manage to get to Mongolia to test them for you…
Tim
I’m glad that everyone seems to be enjoying the pictures so far. NZ is truly an amazing place.
As promised, here is yet another batch of pictures from the same trip. This time, the photo credit for all of these pictures belongs to Josh Nester.
Hamish, hooked up in the rain:
The G&G:
And the release:
Me, hooked up on a spring creek:
Spring Creek bow:
Unfortunately, my cast isn’t too pretty [s:14bek9dg]when it involves two huge tungsten beadheads[/s:14bek9dg] ever:
Hamish searching for a willing fish:
A couple of Josh’s browns:
Hamish with a stout brown:
Blushing:
A solid rainbow:
This picture is hilarious. I just lost a really solid rainbow, and I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve when I fish. Hamish said he was readying himself to dive in after my rod because he was sure I was going to throw it into the river. I’ll give you one guess as what word was about to come out of my mouth:
After a little calming down:
Wide loops and heavy flies:
Hamish, hooked up:
Me, hooked up…the chase is on:
And the chase continues:
Fish to hand:
Face time:
Hamish and a bow that fought twice as hard at its size would suggest:
Heading upstream:
I’ll be back for this guy after he adds a few pounds:
Another brown:
The capstone to a great day. This fish was an absolute battle to land. It started by running downstream for about 300 yards, then proceeded to try to weave its way through the ball of roots that you can see in the background of the picture for about 15 minutes. Jash was fighting the fish, I was standing near him at water level with the net tossing rocks up to Hamish, who was positioned up on the bank throwing the rocks into the water to scare the fish upstream and away from the tangle of roots. Surprisingly, it actually worked, but I guarantee that if anyone had been watching they would have been rolling on the ground laughing at the whole situation.
That’s the last of the photos from this trip. It was an awesome trip. Now it’s time to start planning a trip over Easter. If any north islanders are interested in meeting up to wet a line over the extended Easter weekend, let me know. Clark, I would even be a “real man” and bring Speights. ;D
Cheers,
TimHere’s another batch of pictures from that trip. Photo credit for all of these pictures belongs to Hamish Carnachan.
A nice rainbow that took a “bomb”:
Josh with a bow:
Hamish with a stout brown:
Me, working a delicious run:
The fruits of my labor:
This fish apparently really didn’t want its picture taken.
Attempt #1:
Attempt #2
Success:
Mayfly:
Spring Creek bow:
More pictures yet to come, so stay tuned if you’re interested.
