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Yellowfin Tuna Top Tips
Check out some gold tips from the experts at catching yellowfin tuna. Luke from Yeehaa Fishing Tackle takes us through top lures, how to run them, and has some great advice if you want to target these fantastic fish.
Deep dropping with lures
Targeting Hapuka, bluenose, bass, gemfish and other deep water species traditionally means plunging a big dropper rig loaded, with various lumps of squid or bait fillets, into anywhere from 100 to 500 metres attempting to hit sign identified on the trusty sounder. More often than not these days, with an electric reel (see powered winch) of some sort. It’s a reasonably effective way to fish, with good results common to those that know what they are doing.
Tungsten Micro jigs – Why you need them
One of the most underrated, and under-utilised lures available to fishermen really does come in a small package. Although the old saying ‘big bait – big fish’ will often hold true, it was a long time ago, from well-respected fishing legend Rick Pollock, that I heard the opposing argument ‘elephants eat peanuts’.
Catch Presents - How to fish from kayaks
The Catch Fishing pro team, including master kayak angler Stephen Tapp show us how it's done chasing big fish from kayaks
How to cook hapuka
Hapuka is an amazing table fish, but it is a big flakey lump of flesh that can easily be over cooked and become rather tough if you don't get it right.
Barbless hooks are better!
You’ll hook more fish, and enjoy a few other benefits to boot. How so you say? Believe it or not, barbless hooks are a better option in many ways for almost every type of rod and reel sport fishing.
