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Gear
Preview - Catch livies soft bait bodies- Catch livies soft bait bodies
It was only a matter of time before Catch Fishing introduced a live bait body to match their new Stingaz jig heads.
Fresh water
Freshwater: Fishing the seasons
One of the greatest lessons I ever learnt as a budding young fisherman on the lakes and rivers was that in order to become as successful at fishing as possible, you must continually adapt and become versatile in order to consistently deceive trout in a variety of situations. To improve in these areas I have challenged myself to fish as many different types of water as possible so I force myself to learn new skills on every piece of water I encounter.
Hints & Tips
NZFW's guide to buying or upgrading your echo-sounder/fish-finder
Ed note to start. John Adams is an ex commercial fisherman with a vast amount of expertise using echo sounder. He is the author of How to use an Echo Sounder/Fish Finder, and a keen recreational fisherman.
Hints & Tips
35 Tips to improve your fishing
I believe fishing is a process of continuous learning and improvement. Many things I do now would have been considered unnecessary and inefficient when I started out.
Kayak
Big fish, small kayak - Guide to catching big fish in kayaks
I was casting softbaits around for snapper, catching a few when the fishfinder lit up with a huge school of fish. The water around Great Barrier Island was crystal clear and there was at least 10 metres visibility.
Inshore
Rock 'n' Roll - Casting into the rocks
Taking your boat in close to rocks as swells pound the coastline can seem like a daunting challenge for many softbait anglers but if you go carefully and do the preparation, it can deliver fantastic results. There's a heavy swell rolling in and the skies are hastily darkening, warning us of an impending downpour. But we don’t care.
Destinations
Monsters from the wild west - Whanganui fishing
No one knows why, but every year at this time the biggest snapper to be found off the west coast are migrating from the lower reaches of the island up past Whanganui, through the Egmont Bite, past Kawhia then Raglan and Port Waikato and on up to Piha and Muriwai.
Land-based
Top water kingfish off the rocks
Targeting kingfish on lures from the rocks is nothing new. In this country, kingfish are with out doubt the most prized species likely to be fooled by an artificial bait.
Big Game
Earning a marlin
I was once told “you don’t catch a marlin, you earn one”. I have recently discovered this statement is almost uncomfortably close to the truth.
