Hints & Tips
- Hints and Tips
Kiwi fisho's are unquestionably some of the more inventive people on the planet. If there's a better, faster, smarter way of doing it with some string, wire, tape and a few bits from under the house, then it's been done.
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Surfcasting - terminal tackle rigs
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Bait - Long life pillies for camping trips
May 2013When hours away from civilisation and electricity keeping bait from rotting and falling apart can be a problem. I buy fresh pilchards (frozen works as well... Read More >
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Better catch rates at the right times
October 2012Keep in contact with dairy farmers around the area you plan to fish. Keep an eye on the dairy cows feed times before you go fishing,... Read More >
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Extra secure knots
April 2011There has been some debate about this in various internet forums, but I have decided that for that extra bit of confidence, this suggestion has some... Read More >
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Tackle care - preventing rust
February 2011This may have been discussed before, but it still surprises me that most people I talk to seem to accept their tackle rusting away as unavoidable... Read More >
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Save your trailer light plug and cable
June 2010After parking the trailer outside in our car park area and having people run over light cable severing it and breaking points several times, I came... Read More >
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Winch handle repair using shrinkwrap
February 2010If your winch handles are getting a bit scruffy and perished here is an easy way to repair them. Obtain some heavy duty heat shrink tubing... Read More >
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February 2011There is nothing more annoying than when you find your rod has suffered a bit of a knock which has caused the ceramic insert to dislodge... Read More >
Rating:Bait - mussels for sufcasting
December 2009When using mussels for bait shuck them at home and tie them up with cotton into little mini sausages. Put them in a ice cream container... Read More >
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August 2022
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Skipperi Boat Sharing Service Expands
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Be in to WIN 1 of 25 Deuthlon Reel Maintenance Starter Kits!
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WIN a $1,500 Simms Prize Pack for Father's Day!
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New Daiwa Fishing Gear
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NZ's Latest Fishing Reports - July 28th
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Is Sand the New Lead?
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Upgraded Garmin Livescope adds more Sonar Range
24 July 2022Garmin brings revolutionary live-scanning sonar technology to coastal and open-water fishing with the new LiveScope XR System and transducer that offers live sonar ranges up to... Read More >
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