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Daiwa's Kohga Bayrubber Free

20 March 2019

Lure designers from Daiwa Japan have re-crafted the Kohga to specifically suit t... Read More >

Poachers keeping MPI officers busy

19 March 2019

Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) fishery officers have had a busy su... Read More >

Broadbill on the beach

18 March 2019

Just how incredibly bizarre, yet pulsatingly exciting, can a quiet fish from a s... Read More >

Zuker 5.5 new colour

17 March 2019

At the start of this gamefishing season the Zuker 5.5 lumo was introduced. This ... Read More >

Marlin on a stickbait

16 March 2019

After two days of unsuccessful trolling and livebaiting for marlin out of Whanga... Read More >

Have your say on proposed changes to blue cod fishing rules

15 March 2019

Anyone with an interest in fishery should take part, consultation will run until... Read More >

Big pool centre stage at Hutchwilco boat show

14 March 2019

An impressive new 20-metre round pool will be a highlight of the 2019 Hutchwilco... Read More >

150lb Black Magic Pink Leader

13 March 2019

Black Magic’s Pink Shock Leader is a copolymer trace, coloured pink to be ... Read More >

Wettie 'Tarakihi' 35L chilly bin

12 March 2019

A good-sized bin for smaller boats, this bin holds a couple of crays, tarakihi a... Read More >

Nitta Livebait Max rigging system

11 March 2019

Gamefishers have been using zip-ties for years to secure hooks to livebaits.... Read More >

Latest Articles

Live baiting for kingfish in the Far North March 2019

Far North angler Jonathon Fulton loves nothing more than targeting ‘big reds’, but in more recent times ‘prospecting for g... more >

How to select a trailer boat part 1 March 2019

Sam Mossman explains many of the concepts that can be incorporated in trailer-boat design and their applications.... more >

Livebaiting for kingfish part 2 March 2019

In the first segment, Auckland charter-boat skipper Nick Jones covered how to catch live bait, and pick a good kingfish spot at the right ti... more >

What is the value of our NZ fishery? March 2019

After reading Grant Dixon’s editorial ‘From the Helm’ in the February 2018 issue of NZ Fishing News, the feelings of helpl... more >

Okuma slow-jig and softbait options March 2019

Grant Dixon recently spent a pleasant afternoon off Tiritiri Matangi Island aboard the Surtees 750 Game Fisher, Okuma Matata, where some of ... more >

Robert Erceg and Bono Johnstone, fish speared at Ngahau. - Ngauhau Bay

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