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Getting Started with Softbaits: A Beginner’s Guide
Fishing is very popular in New Zealand, and for a good reason! Our Island nation is surrounded by some of the best saltwater fishing spots in the World. Every good fisherman and fisherwoman knows that there are heaps of different types of lures, bait, tactics and more that help you land the big fish of your dreams.
BOI Fishing Report 12Jan23
Gamefish season is underway with shortbill spearfish being tagged, while slow jigs with bait strips are producing snapper at the 60m mark. Weather has been the main challenge but any window is worth taking.
BOI Fishing Report 15Dec22
Neither the weather nor the fish have been playing ball over the last two weeks.
BOI Fishing Report 1Dec22
Southern visitor James Lentjies – captain of the Highlanders – came into Screaming Reels the other day enquiring about where to fish off the rocks, so I invited him out on the Stabicraft the next morning. He got three decent snapper, all PBs. And as it turns out, he also plays No. 7 for the Highlanders – lucky number!
BOI Fishing Report 17Nov22
It's firing! Slow jigs and softbaits filling the bin in under half a day, with locals landing 20lb+ snapper and livebaiting producing some monsters. The Rockhoppers and Battery Town Ice Breaker competitions are just around the corner.