Driving Muriwai beach and finding your spot
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 เม.ย. 2019
- Hey guys
I have had a lot of questions via my channel and FB if I could put something together on how I drive Muriwai beach and also how I find my spots I like to fish.
Driving Muriwai - Crossing over to the beach is probably the hadest part - I like to cross behind the golf-course as it is pretty much over and done with in a minute. When wet you don't need to ruc=sh as the sand is more firm and hard packed. The softest part is the last 50mtrs or so just as you head over the brow towards the water, as you hit this section pick up a little more speed roughly around 50k's and you should be fine. Summer can be a little more diffacilt as the sand is silky dry smooth so common sense is needed here and driving in tracks already formed makes it a lot easier.
Driving Muriwai is pretty easy and the more you do the easier it will become - the best time is half tide out to half tide in, this gives you a good 6hrs on the beach. If it is a small tide and small swell then you can do an extra hour both sides to give you a good 8hr day.
I don't like driving any later due to having to drive the soft sand around the high tide mark - this is just personal preference but also a lot safer if you are new to it or want to know the best times to do it as safe as possible.
There isn't to much in the way of soft sand when following that tide line you just have to be aware there are some sunken objects that could burst your tyre - you can see these 99% of the time. Watch your speed and road rules apply.
Slow down when approaching other cars, people fishing or animals as you never really know if they have seen you. Be courtesy to other beach goers and defiantly slow right down when children are present.
Fishing - I like to fish further North rather than when you first hit the sand - I think at least 5K's up is the best time to start looking for your spots. Driving the beach at dead low will show you everything you need to see to fish this beach low or high.
Holes are hard to see sometimes when the tide is high but you can still make them out where the water is flat among waves. What happens is waves will break in the shallower water then when it hits a hole or channel the wave will bubble out go flat as it hits that deeper water then reform and break again - the low tide will show you the hole and then you can mark it by placing or noticing something you can use on a sand dune - then as the tide rises and you want to fish through the high come back to your marker knowing there will be a hole straight out in front of it.
The best advice I can give you for finding your spot is make the top of sand dunes your best friend - climbing one on that low tide to mid tide will not only give you a K or two of view along the beach but that view will show you all the channels, gutters, banks and holes.
I hope this little video helps and just remember this is how I do it not stating this is how you have to do it - we all have our own little tricks and times we like to do this.
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Nice informative video of Muriwai cheers team, be hitting it tomorrow to try catch a lunchtime feed! Cheers
Good luck and tight lines eb 👍
This guy not only knows his stuff, but is passionate and shares it with us. I’ve had to sell my tinnie so am kitted up for some beach action. Thanks!
Thank you matua
Great detailed video, thank you for the driving directions and advise as well, this builds confidence in me driving thru the dunes of Muriwai and spotting the right area.
nice explanation on how to drive on Muriwai plus reading the surf
Cheers man
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Cheers mate! Great advice! Thanks for taking time to share with us
No worries - like to help where I can ;-)
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Hi brother I always watched your video I really love it 👍👍
Cheers FS for the support and tight lines
Shot bro this helps me a lot as i struggle to read the beach with confidence i think il head out more when tide is low and use these very helpful tips still new and learning about fishing. Watching this video well all your videos gives me more and more confidence to get out there so thank you for the inspiration and encouragement cause i like how you say fish or no fish its just good being out there too much bro
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That's what these vids are made for, to inspire people to get out and enjoy what NZ has to give....
Being out there doing it with family and mates or even on a solo just enjoying life is what it's all about and a fish in the bin is just a bonus
Keep fishing brother and tight lines ;-)
Exellent tutorial from one of the best, thanks Jason.
Cheers Gary for the kind words :-)
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Great video again,thanks to ur useful information really helps me a lot.I did couple kontiki fishing on Muriwai beach last couple of months. Not too bad, quite fun time .
Cheers J Z
Sounds like your getting a few fish - We haven't really had a good haul but most times get a good feed. It's not as good as the old days but still holds fish for the kontiki fisho and surfcaster...
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Great vid Jason...very helpful
Cheers JP
Love to share and help where I can :-)
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Thank you!
Awesome video mate. Only thing I need now is a 4w drive.
Cheers man
Yip that would help or even a little motorbike - lot cheaper and on gas as well there a great way to get you up beaches to fish...
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Your awesome bro, just scored me a fishing harvester and just tested. planning to hit muriwai sometime soon and as your videos roll out they help me not only a step forward in fishing but understanding our waters. Cheers bro!!!
Nice one S-I
Hope you get there soon and get a few and enjoy the Muriwai magic it has to offer :-)
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Another Good instructional video Jas! I which that the channels and holes we have here carry some fish, Ive tried a few times casting into the hole were the wave came up and broke onto sand but didn't get a bite. Might have to make a trip to Muriwai one time. The reason we got a Kontiki is because we never caught any fish on the rods and we ended up wasting money on bait and petrol. They do seem to hold a good number of crabs though that will nibble on the bait before the fish get to it.
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Cheers LTF - how deep are the holes, channels and how far out are they from the shoreline? Some holes will hold fish and others not so much depending on what food is in there - have you fished them before light and late evening?
Have you tried a lot of them or just gave up after trying a few???
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Awesome video bro
Thanks for the video, mate. Always nice and simple. But Im wondering, where did you enter Muriwai?. I only know the private entrance through the paintball in Woodhill Forest, near to Parakai.
If you can tell us, will be great!.
Thanks again and keep going!.
Hi JP
I always come in down at Muriwai in behind the golf course.
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Awesome knowledge your sharing there brother, can't wait to get out with my son and a mate and give it a crack! what's your go to bait fishing Muruwai pls?
Cheers MH
I mainly use half pillie but also chunks of bonito work a treat - once the fish are on the bite and I catch a Kahawai I switch over to fresh cubes. Fresh Kahawai can get you the bigger fish as it stays on the hook longer, if the fish go of the bite then I drop back to pillie.
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Sup Jason. Thought il just give this another watch lol been to muriwai maybe 4 times since last month and not even a nibble. Been driving down the beach and using these tips tho. Maybe still reading the beach wrong. Just need to keep trying and not to give up. I normally take my wife with me and she's slowly getting into fishing too. She likes going to the rocks to catch baby fish but I keep telling her that you caught some big snaps off the beach. Good video and I'll keep trying.
Cheers PK for the support
Yep it can take awhile to really get the understanding and sometimes even I don't get a lot being in the wrong channel - not all hold fish or a lot of fish. Just remember the further you go the better the fishing is.
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@@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing so are you saying I should drive to kaipara inlet? Kidding lol but ill head there eventually. cheers bro!
@@praisekome9189 Go as far as the no entry sign but I never fish any less than 15K's up.
Very nice vid mate we have a 4wd as well but don't know if it's suitable for the beach
Cheers man - What kind of 4WD do you have???
REEL KIWI FISHING FISH WHISPERER it's a toyota highlander. Do you need special wheels for the beach?
@@saltnfreshwaternz1974 - you can buy specialized sand tyres and some people let a bit of air out to get more tyre on the sand but I just have standard 4WD tyres and never deflate.
All sorts of 4WD drive the beach even Hiace vans, Rav's etc - you would be fine but the best thing to do is go on a nice weekend do a half tide going out as this will give you a good 4-5hrs to play around and get use to it. There will be lots of others around to pull you out if you ever did get stuck but truly couldn't see that happening.
You could also go out there but don't drive on and just watch a few people driving it - go to the cut behind the gulf course and walk out and just observe. Like I was saying the hardest part is crossing over the dune once on the beach and follow that hard sand you'll be fine.
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Cool vid bro!! Hey What gear do u use? 4H? Cheers
Cheers PF
Yep just have it in 4H the whole time.
@@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing thanks bro! Recently got me a 4x4. So im keen to get out there.
Great vids mate.
Is it possible to drive to the end spit and fish it through the high tide?
Hi D D
There is a sign about - 2-3K before the end stating no entry past this point, this gets patrolled sometimes by the army guys so going past this is at your own risk.
I didn't realise you could fish the highest tide there? Thought your Truck would get washed away or is there a certain section the tide doesn't reach up to high? Awesome vid
Hi MH
Yep there are places you can park over the high - there are little car parking spots along the way and even a few little spots in close to the dunes. Once you start coming across the pine trees this is where the water can come right up to the dune so to be safe we always come back a few K from there if fishing that area and find a spot to park.
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Great vids, thanks. Just concerned that at high tide there’s not much packed sand to drive on, so you must be driving on the softer stuff then? And apparently you need a permit to drive on Muriwai beach and although it’s free, I saw a couple of people being pulled up there and told to leave by park rangers last week (and two unlicensed off road bikers caught by the cops).
@@zagman51 I like to travel half tides along the beach - occasionally we have moved if fish aren't biting which can be on the softer sand but to get to our spots we like to drive it no later than that half tide if coming in.
Yep have to go on line and lasts for a year - with Muriwai becoming a lot more popular I would say it will get a lot more patrolled and I'm hoping the idiots that I have seen sometimes do not get the beach closed for the rest of us.
We are lucky what we have in such a beautiful place so we need to keep it that way....
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Will this work in a fwd, drove abit into the sand then got nervous and turned around. cheers
Hi LB
No you won't be able to cross over the dune at the start - it's very soft and has big ruts right along it, I would never try it in a FWD you would get stuck without doubt maybe not even AWD but I know guys do cross over in AWD.
Reckon I could drive on a beach in a RWD Mazda Bongo with the 4 back wheels?
Personally I would never drive one unless in a 4x4 - but that's not to say there aren't places you cant. Most of the problem lies with the entry to the beach especially on the west coast were sand movement is daily due to winds and high swells - there are beaches like Doubtless bay that would be no problem so it really comes down to if the entry allows it or not.
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Do you think Subaru Outback 2.5L can cross that soft dune without airing down the tires?
Hi md
I'm uncertain with suby's but if I was to try it, it would be in an outback. To be honest I probably wouldn't cross it unless in a proper 4x4 I've seen a few cars stuck there even smaller 4x4's
@@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing Thanks for your reply. By the way, I love watching all your videos, especially those tinnie fishing. :)
@@marydensio cheers man for the support - love sharing our Reel kiwi Fishing adventures with you guys :-)
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Do quad bike struggle with the super soft sand there ?
Hi SS
You should be fine on the quad - lots of guys drive Muriwai on bikes, just use the same rule for your first few times - go half tide out and come back half tide in...
If you are thinking of crossing the little dune to get to the beach by quad do it on a bit of rainy day and the sand will be a lot more compact and hard.
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Mean bro.
Hey mate can you drive up the beach on a high tide
It can be a bit of a night mere in the soft sand the whole way - you would have to watch for over heating in the tranz if auto and maybe just over heating all together - this is why I go in half tide out then back out half tide in or spend the day right through the tide...
Awesome informative video, cheers mate
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