Product News and Reviews

From cars and SUV's to the latest reels, our product reviews will keep you up to date with what's new and what's worth having in your fishing arsenal.

Shimano gear review

February 2019

NZ Fishing News’ Sam Mossman and Grant Dixon joined Shimano NZ’s Ker... Read More >

Daiwa certate

January 2019

Mark Kitteridge review the Daiwa certate range of spinning reels. ... Read More >

Fishing gear for kayak fishing

January 2019

Stephen Tapp has re-armed and is looking dangerous...... Read More >

Hayabusa review

January 2019

Many keen fishermen will be familiar with the name Hayabusa, although gear carry... Read More >

Black Magic Flipper jigs review

January 2019

The Flipper jigs are an interesting piece of kit, being quite long and light. Th... Read More >

The Maxel Transformer Reel and Jigstar Battle Royale - providing 'the edge'

November 2018

I freely admit it: every bit of extra help is greatly appreciated when I partici... Read More >

Penn Slammer III

November 2018

On a recent Far North fishing adventure with the Outdoors Group aboard charter b... Read More >

Suzuki DF350A Outboard review

September 2018

Most outboard manufacturers are striving to build bigger motors and, just as imp... Read More >

Land Rover Discovery review

September 2018

When Managing Editor Grant Dixon travelled to Wellington’s remote Boom Roc... Read More >

Shimano Reels tested and reviewed

June 2018

When the Hagane Concept was introduced to the Shimano range of reels nearly two ... Read More >

Latest Articles

FC 680 SeaLegs February 2019

Raglan’s Manu Bay boat ramp is not for the faint-hearted, but it was a great testing ground for the latest vessel from FC Boats, as Gr... more >

Fresh water fishing - right place, wrong time February 2019

Greg Morton encounters a great opportunity, but rues the equipment at his disposal – again... ... more >

The Blackdog Cat 6.3 Walkthrough February 2019

When Managing Editor Grant Dixon spent a day aboard Blackdog Cat’s latest and biggest model to date, the Blackdog Cat 6.3 Walkthrough,... more >

MPI onboard fisheries observers February 2019

Stewart Alderson is an onboard fisheries observer for MPI. We caught up with Stewart to talk about his role on the frontline with New Zealan... more >