heres a few pics from the early 80s of the old man and his mates doing their thing up around rawara / hendersons area up north. Some pretty solid fish.

Way back in (?)93 - my first 20

And this motley crew (

Those are some massive fish. if those are the old club 100lb scales then the fish on them is near 25lbs!!!!

couple of these around 13 lb

this was 30lb

20lb

10-12lb




all caught in the last 12 months bar the 20lber which was a couple years ago. ill chuck a few more up later, tevs far north, snapper HB.

BA  in the day's before (a real man's boat) looks like a nice haul of snaps as well

Didn't chuck it on some proper scales but estimated at about 17lb. You can tell from the grin how stoked I was. Was rough as guts that day. My missus got caught out by the swell and washed in. I jumped in and rescued her losing my rod and reel in the process. Should have left her........................jokes guys....jokes. Who would fillet and cook the catch if she drowned

Here's a nice 13kg king I caught last April off Kauri Point, Birkenhead. Got him on a rapala  x-rap slashbait, after he'd scoffed my piper livie without hooking up. 30lb spectra braid, (actually probably more like 60lb) Shimano Beastmaster and Thunnus.

10 min fight, complicated at the end when he tangled up in my berley bag, getting the trebles hooked up in them. About four boats watched enviously and gave a big cheer when I landed him- they didn't seem to be doing too well. One boat came in and took a photo-I was fishing by myself which is why I'm not in the shot.

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