south westland always throws up a surprise and this trip was no exception, a paddle out and beyond the open bay islands was the highlight.Andrew and i had the dubious pleasure of being checked out by a 3m great white! sorry no pics, we were busy trying not to become dinner, it was a slightly nerve racking but fascinating experiance....10 minutes before that however i caught the "fish of the trip" a possible first for the south island? and my biggest fin fish from the kayak at 21lb and from just 35m of water.......
here she is......
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