Marlin – Mt Maunganui – Astrolabe Reef – Happy 60th Birthday
Marlin – Mt Maunganui – Astrolabe Reef – Happy 60th Birthday by Andrew Padlie Doug Payton (right) with his 60th birthday 105 kg striped marlin caught near Astrolabe Reef. What do most people do for their 60th Birthday? Well, have a party of course. You get heaps of presents from loved ones. Then generally have a good time with your More...
White Island Mako Shark, Kingfish Won Tons, Coke Bottle Albacore Tuna
White Island Mako Shark – Keith Chin and Neil Bond Travel to the Bay of Plenty for Some Very Exciting Fishing by Keith Chin The author about to release a White Island yellowtail kingfish.Photo Neil Bond. I More...
Hapuka or Groper – How to Catch Hapuka in Deep Water
How to Catch Hapuka by Andrew Padlie Bass – Polyprion americanus – weighing 39 kg caught by Colin Dreaver. Photograph Andrew Padlie. Andrew Padlie takes a look at the deepwater reefs off Tauranga More...
Bay of Plenty Kingfish – How to find and catch kingis
Home » Destinations N.I. » Bay of Plenty How to Catch Kingfish in the Bay of Plenty with Andrew Padlie The author hooked into a 15kg Bay of Plenty kingfish on stand-up tackle. Whether you enjoy sitting in the More...
Mayor Island Hapuka Experience by DJ Moresby
Mayor Island Hapuka Experience by DJ Moresby Tauranga Harbour, on New Zealand ‘s Central North Island East Coast has a large well-used charter boat fleet: Winter fishing trips targeting Hapuka are one of the More...
Using a Kon Tiki Fishing raft at Tauranga’s Papamoa Beach
Kon Tiki Fishing Raft with Denis Moresby The Kon Tiki raft with its square sail erect. A barley sugar melts when in the sea, dropping the sail and making it much easier to pull back in. Some old concepts on how More...