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May 2022
May 2022
Amphibious boats are becoming a common sight on New Zealand waters, and the technology is only getting more advanced. Just before Christmas Sam Mossman tried out...
May 2022
Grant Dixon is sometimes asked to give his interpretation of fishing regulations, quite often by people who have found themselves on the wrong end of an...
May 2022
Reel maintenance is the key to trouble-free fishing, suggests reel technician James Gibbons. Without maintaining your reel, you can get caught out on the day with...
Shoreline Action Kicks Off Early Surprisingly, there was a very early autumn start to the... Read More >
Gurnard On The Bite Early Anglers snapper fishing off the big sand dune at Mangawhai... Read More >
Motiti Snapper on the Chew The snapper fishing has been simply great, with fish up... Read More >
Harbour fishing outstanding The snapper fishing in the harbour has been outstanding, but more for... Read More >
Yeah, I would guess about 200kg for the trailer too Alan. I could "bounce" my old boat trailer around by myself if I stood between the...
PRECISELY what I do. And the BM KL hooks work a treat. But those Gamakatsu are very good too.I think the bouncing is a key part...
It could be fuel starvation. Sounds like you know what you are doing.One thing to do is fit a clear piece of line from the outlet...
a lack of iodinecauses goiter and I understand that's why we have iodised salt. Any, back to my garden - the weeds are growing bigger and...
27 May 2022
25 May 2022
Keen Pt Chevalier boatie and fisher Chen (Steven) Chang and his family – wife Wei, 10-year-old daughter Alice and 7-year-old son Edison – have won the...21 May 2022
Depleted scallop fisheries in Northland and most of the Coromandel are to be closed to allow them to recover. Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker recently...18 May 2022
To complete the prize-boat package we’ve added U-Dek flooring, Lowrance electronics, quality Shimano gear and a jaw-dropping wrap from the team at Brave Design. Here’s why...