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Garmin Force Kraken Trolling Motor

April 2025

Garmin expands its award-winning trolling motor series to a wider range of boats with Force Kraken....
Aguachile

April 2025

Aguachile is a Mexican seafood dish, translating to ‘chilli water’. Essentially, it's a ceviche, typically made with either prawns or scallops, or both.  ...

Beach Launching Ingenuity

April 2025

When it comes to launching boats in difficult conditions, Kiwis have come up with some innovative machines and techniques....

Sportfishing for Aji (Jack Mackerel)

April 2025

Ajing has its origins in Japan where aji is the name for horse mackerel, or what we call jack mackerel or yellowtail....

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Tauranga Fishing Report - 17/04/25

Harbour the option for the long weekend It looks like we should all be doing... Read More >

17 Apr 2025
Saltwater Fishing Reports
Bay of Islands Fishing Report - 17/04/25

Go shallow! Go shallow! Locals, Smithy and ‘The ‘Hammer’, continue to catch some lovely pannies... Read More >

17 Apr 2025
Saltwater Fishing Reports
Northland Fishing Report - 17/04/25

Hungry snapper and big striped marlin The water’s starting to cool down, but don’t start... Read More >

17 Apr 2025
Freshwater Fishing Reports
Canterbury Fishing Report - 17/04/25

Freshwater firing The Easter break is upon us, and what a great time to be... Read More >

17 Apr 2025

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Outrigger Pole Selection
in The Work-Up
11 hours ago
Bigfishbob

I have 15 foot CTS CArbon poles and they work fine nice and stiff. I use the system that Bonze recomends with Dacron loops and Blacks...

Jigging master LH
in The Briny Bar
13 hours ago
SlightlyB3nt

If this post is still relevant I have a pe7 LH that needs a new owner.....

Octopus bait question
in The Briny Bar
14 hours ago
Mc Tool

Oh yeah ,the Scottish ,nothing would surprise me ....I mean Haggis ?? ffs. My Mother and three Grandparents were/are Scottish ,but Im not ,nah , just...

the little blighters
in The Briny Bar
15 hours ago
Mc Tool

Aw,I was just going to say the fish freezer in P&S Invercargill has oodles of frozen fish options ,most of which I have not seen before...

Dragging paddle tails
in Soft Bait Fishing
26 hours ago
MB

I did a lot of dragging when I lived in Auckland, mainly with ZMan curly tails. It was pretty effective. An interesting rig which I haven't...

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2025 SIGFA International a Big Success

24 April 2025

Team Troppo, fishing aboard Pure Indulgence, has won the SIGFA Samoa International Tournament....
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The latest fishing reports from around New Zealand - brought to you by Mercury Marine....
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