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.

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 >

Softhead lures - a review

March 2018

Black Magic Tackle has released a series of new softhead lures just in time for ... Read More >

Nu Canoe Frontier kayak review

March 2018

Nu Canoe is an American manufacturer of highspec’ roto-moulded polyethylen... Read More >

Redfuel Battery Pack product review

February 2018

It happens on regular basis at the busier boat ramps around the country. The cre... Read More >

Product test - Sea Falcon Lures

February 2018

Self-confessed tackle junky Mark Kitteridge’s dreams came true when he is ... Read More >

Ford Ranger Extreme R review

December 2017

NZ Fishing Media Ltd’s Ford Ranger XLTs have not only had a factory upgrad... Read More >

No rust Flambeau tackle box

October 2017

There’s little more frustrating than opening up a tackle container to find... Read More >

Latest Articles

Extreme 645 Centre Console - winning ways November 2018

Extreme Boats pulled off a hat-trick at this year’s Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show in Auckland, winning awards for: Specialist Fishi... more >

Preparing tasty fish and shellfish meals November 2018

As someone out and about a lot on various fishing and foraging missions over the spring and summer, having a range of ways to prepare tasty ... more >

Penn Slammer III November 2018

On a recent Far North fishing adventure with the Outdoors Group aboard charter boat Pursuit we fished with a range of new fishing tackle fro... more >

Strategies for fishing in the Hauraki Gulf November 2018

Nick Jones is cramming a huge amount of fishing into his life. In this feature he shares his strategies for finding fish in Hauraki Gulf&rsq... more >

Campervan angling adventures in NZ November 2018

Keen angler Nantyia Boontoong has been travelling around New Zealand with partner Roland Brunner in their camper van and was impressed by so... more >