I awoke at 8 to see the sea looking like a mil pond and kahawai jumping everywhere...out came the surfcaster for a catch and release session...awesome fun . I could not resist the glassy conditions so I rang up my dear friend Isaac simmonds (jigkid) and invited him to come out for a k bash for the last few hours of the out going tide.

We got out there and first drop BANG I was on...after about 7 minutes colour appeared then we hauled in the beast...hugs,hand shakes and yehaas!. the fish weighed in on land at 18kg..a PB for me!

You don't need a big boat to catch big fish.
afew nights ago i tied a PR knot with no bobbin..yay

cheers,
Claude

Awesome 

Nice cant complain about that at all

kapiti island

nice job!!!! nice looking fish boy

Ahole wrote: Good on ya Claude !  .... nice work mate, all with no electronics too ... you must have taken note of land marks last time you were out with me. Im sure I could hear the holerin from my office. Glad that PR knot held up - looked a bit suspect. Good show man

PS .... Your lucky hat works, hang onto it !!

Snappa' Boy! wrote: cant wait to get the electronics though! was worrying about that PR knot ...didnt want to put too much grunt on the fish. lucky you fixed that drag or I would have been stuffed

go the hat!!

Great effort there.