Myself and a couple of mates shot up to Leigh for a fish on Wednesday. After a bit of fluffing around, getting the kayaks ready, we finally got on the water about 5:30am… conditions were perfect! Myself and Andy stopped… Read More ›
Trip Reports
First Open Invite! June 18 2016
Really good turn out today for our mission out from Leigh, and man this area really turned it on for the lads!! David Callander in the photo below, holding up a fish of around 25lb caught on a kabura style just… Read More ›
Mothership Trip to Great Barrier – New PB Snapper
After having experienced my first mothership trip with the boys from Viking Kayaks back in April I was hooked on this type of fishing and I was certain I wanted to go on another one soon. Well, I did not… Read More ›
Rawhiti Trip with the North Shore Kayak Fishing Club
Over a year ago I finally joined the North Shore Kayak Fishing Club (NSKFC) to get the chance to meet up with like-minded people and to share tips and stories. Apart from the monthly club meetings the club also organises… Read More ›
Mothership Trip with Viking Kayaks
Have you ever paddled 20 km offshore to that far away reef or island in search of that one big fish? Being a kayak fishing fanatic, I paddle long distances on a regular basis. Whether it is in search of… Read More ›
Chasing Big Kingfish in the Coromandel – February 2015
I have recently returned from a trip to the Coromandel, only a few hours’ drive from where I live, and an area well known for its large kingfish and snapper, a great place to kayak fish around as there is far… Read More ›
Viking Invitational & Coromandel Gold Rush 2014
Competition time! 3 days of solid fishing in the Coromandel, YEA BOY! Car full of rods, a couple of boxes of soft baits, jigs, Kaburas and enough fluorocarbon to cast my way to Coromandel… it’s on! Day one was the… Read More ›
Matai Bay Round 2
With the long weekend looming and unfinished business in the far north, it was time for a road trip up to a place that is fast becoming one of my favourite fishing grounds in the North Island, Matai Bay. I… Read More ›
Smashing Big Snapper On Jigs – 10 August 2014
During the winter season, most people dream of a summer holiday… I say bring on next winter! The winter Snapper fishing in Auckland, Northland and the Coromandel has just been phenomenal, with kayakers reporting of Snapper up to 13kg. My… Read More ›
Trip Report- Matai Bay- 26 July 2014
With the thought of big Snapper and Kingfish lingering in my mind for the past couple of weeks, and great trip reports coming from the far north, it was time for a mission. I invited a friend of mine to… Read More ›
