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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DUSKY FLATHEAD (Platycephalus fuscus) THE AMBUS...
Some predators chase their food. Others have evolved so they barely need to. For Australian anglers, the flathead needs very little introduction. They're accessible. They're widespread. They live in places...
DUSKY FLATHEAD (Platycephalus fuscus) THE AMBUS...
Some predators chase their food. Others have evolved so they barely need to. For Australian anglers, the flathead needs very little introduction. They're accessible. They're widespread. They live in places...
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FLYING FISH - The prey behind the predator.
A FISH THAT LEARNED TO LEAVE THE OCEAN Flying fish belong to the family Exocoetidae, a group found throughout tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. They’re unmistakable. A streamlined...
FLYING FISH - The prey behind the predator.
A FISH THAT LEARNED TO LEAVE THE OCEAN Flying fish belong to the family Exocoetidae, a group found throughout tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. They’re unmistakable. A streamlined...
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Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
The Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) is one of the most specialised predators on Earth. Designed to hunt from sunlit surface waters to the pitch-black abyss more than a kilometre beneath...
Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
The Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) is one of the most specialised predators on Earth. Designed to hunt from sunlit surface waters to the pitch-black abyss more than a kilometre beneath...
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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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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.
