KNOWING YOUR TARGET - IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS
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KNOW YOUR TARGET: DO FISH SEE COLOUR?
Fish are not colour blind. Many species can see colour remarkably well. Some may even detect wavelengths of light beyond human vision. But understanding how fish see is far more...
KNOW YOUR TARGET: DO FISH SEE COLOUR?
Fish are not colour blind. Many species can see colour remarkably well. Some may even detect wavelengths of light beyond human vision. But understanding how fish see is far more...
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WINTER PREDATORS - Why the Bite Never Truly Stops.
Kingfish in NZ. Tuna in Australia. Why the Bite Never Truly Stops. Most anglers pack it in when winter arrives. The boat stays parked a little longer. The alarms go...
WINTER PREDATORS - Why the Bite Never Truly Stops.
Kingfish in NZ. Tuna in Australia. Why the Bite Never Truly Stops. Most anglers pack it in when winter arrives. The boat stays parked a little longer. The alarms go...
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NEW TO STICK BAITING? Start Here
There are plenty of ways to catch fish in New Zealand, but not many that hit quite like stickbaiting. It’s visual. It’s violent. And when it comes together, it’s about...
NEW TO STICK BAITING? Start Here
There are plenty of ways to catch fish in New Zealand, but not many that hit quite like stickbaiting. It’s visual. It’s violent. And when it comes together, it’s about...
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Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
Cobia don’t chase because they’re built to. They eat because they’ve decided to. If kingfish are executioners, cobia are inspectors. Everything about them — from their slow cruising behaviour to...
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
Cobia don’t chase because they’re built to. They eat because they’ve decided to. If kingfish are executioners, cobia are inspectors. Everything about them — from their slow cruising behaviour to...
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WAHOO (Acanthocybium solandri)
Wahoo are one of the fastest, most lethal predators in the ocean — and paradoxically, one of the least understood by the average angler. Often mistaken as “just a long...
WAHOO (Acanthocybium solandri)
Wahoo are one of the fastest, most lethal predators in the ocean — and paradoxically, one of the least understood by the average angler. Often mistaken as “just a long...
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SNAPPER (Chrysophrys auratus)
Snapper have a reputation problem. For decades, they’ve been painted as slow, cautious fish — bottom dwellers that nose around for dead baits and the occasional soft plastic. Reliable, yes....
SNAPPER (Chrysophrys auratus)
Snapper have a reputation problem. For decades, they’ve been painted as slow, cautious fish — bottom dwellers that nose around for dead baits and the occasional soft plastic. Reliable, yes....
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Kahawai (Arripis trutta)
The Kahawai is one of New Zealand’s most recognisable and accessible sport fish — and one of the most underestimated. Found patrolling beaches, harbours, rocky headlands, and open coastlines, Kahawai...
Kahawai (Arripis trutta)
The Kahawai is one of New Zealand’s most recognisable and accessible sport fish — and one of the most underestimated. Found patrolling beaches, harbours, rocky headlands, and open coastlines, Kahawai...
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Queenfish (Scomberoides commersonnianus)
Some predators rule with power.Some rule with speed.But the Queenfish rules with precision — a silver blade that moves through warm water with effortless grace.
Queenfish (Scomberoides commersonnianus)
Some predators rule with power.Some rule with speed.But the Queenfish rules with precision — a silver blade that moves through warm water with effortless grace.
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Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)
There are predators built for speed —and then there are predators built from speed. The Spanish Mackerel is the latter:a living razor, compressed into chrome and muscle, perfected by evolution...
Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)
There are predators built for speed —and then there are predators built from speed. The Spanish Mackerel is the latter:a living razor, compressed into chrome and muscle, perfected by evolution...
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Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
Some fish are powerful.Some are fast.But the Pacific Bluefin Tuna is something else entirely — a fusion of endurance, intelligence, and raw force wrapped in a body built for extremes.
Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
Some fish are powerful.Some are fast.But the Pacific Bluefin Tuna is something else entirely — a fusion of endurance, intelligence, and raw force wrapped in a body built for extremes.
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Dogtooth Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)
Few fish carry the aura of danger like the Dogtooth Tuna.A deep-water predator with a reputation carved into coral and steel, Gymnosarda unicolor is as much a force of nature...
Dogtooth Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)
Few fish carry the aura of danger like the Dogtooth Tuna.A deep-water predator with a reputation carved into coral and steel, Gymnosarda unicolor is as much a force of nature...
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The Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)
There are few sights in the ocean as dazzling as a Mahi-Mahi breaking the surface.Like living lightning, they flash through bluewater in streaks of gold and emerald, a visual symphony...
The Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)
There are few sights in the ocean as dazzling as a Mahi-Mahi breaking the surface.Like living lightning, they flash through bluewater in streaks of gold and emerald, a visual symphony...
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The Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
There are predators — and then there is the Giant Trevally.To divers, it’s a presence felt before it’s seen.To anglers, it’s the thud in the rod that feels like electricity.To...
The Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
There are predators — and then there is the Giant Trevally.To divers, it’s a presence felt before it’s seen.To anglers, it’s the thud in the rod that feels like electricity.To...
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The Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
When sunlight hits open water and turns it electric blue, that’s the domain of the Yellowfin Tuna — one of the ocean’s most elegant hunters.
The Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
When sunlight hits open water and turns it electric blue, that’s the domain of the Yellowfin Tuna — one of the ocean’s most elegant hunters.
