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| 'Outer Limits' Three Kings - May 2000 by Mark Kitteridge | Not yet rated... | May 2000 |
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| ... combined to produce what was one of the most enjoyable charters I’ve ever been on — not because of the number of fish caught, but as a result of the completeness and the total professionalism... | ||||
| Winners, Choppers and Hoodlums |
 | September 2000 |
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| "Yep”, came the reply, “and they’re bloody big!” Big was right. There were at least six or seven of them and none were under 18kg, while the biggest was knocking on 30kg plus. Milling about in th... | ||||
| Trout Fishing with Pat O’Keefe - by Mark Kitteridge |
| September 2000 |
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| This proved to be the beginning of a most enjoyable session, with several more fish ending up in Pat’s net over the next thirty minutes. All except one were rainbows, with the biggest being a lit... | ||||
| A Guideline with Mako Lodge and Fishing Charters by Mark Kitteridge |
Rated 5 time(s). | October 2000 |
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| Even at this stage I knew that it was going to be a very nice place to stay ... | ||||
| A Guideline with Graeme Ryder by Mark Kitteridge |
| October 2000 |
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| Graeme Ryder and the Lake Aniwhenua region dish up some of the best fly fishing around. Mark Kitteridge recounts a great day out on the streams. | ||||
| 'Alibi' - Bay of Islands and Far North |
| October 2000 |
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| On the first day, Robert speared a monster kingfish that weighed an incredible 103.7lb and Doug a smaller one of nearly 60lb...... | ||||
| 'Boats 2 Go' Fishing Charters - Auckland |
| October 2000 |
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| Boats 2 Go is one of a new breed of charter operations - a U-drive set-up where clients have the choice of hiring either a skippered boat or else taking a boat out themselves..... | ||||
| 'Cascade' - Whakatane |
| October 2000 |
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| So when the Shimano's ratchet shrilled again, I was filled with a smug satisfaction as I lifted the outfit from the holder, the line racing from the spool steadily. After 200 metres had disappear... | ||||
| 'Tuna Too' - Whakatane by Mark Kitteridge |
Rated 6 time(s). | October 2000 |
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| As might be expected of boats working the White Island region, she is completely walk- around, giving anglers the ability to chase active yellowfin, kingfish and marlin around the boat if necessa... | ||||
| 'Heletranz' - Auckland - by Mark Kitteridge |
| October 2000 |
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| Mark Kitteridge and friends spend a weekend aboard the Heli-trans charter boat - 'Angie'. | ||||
