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English visitor Katie made a great start to her fishing career with this 18lb snapper she caught and released last week. Finally. some settled weather! We took young Katie from Devon, England, for what she told us was her first time fishing! She went and landed an 18lb snapper on the Free Swimmer strayline setup, which was duly photographed and released. Not a bad start!Mick Jepson on Kat n Fiddle continues to fish well, telling me he got two yellowfin tuna and three striped marlin last week. As a trainee weighmaster, last week I helped hoist up a 218kg swordfish...

I’ve lost my Mojo! Between cyclones, power outages, internet and EFTpos failures, I just need a good fishing day. A chance finally came last Saturday and (drum roll..) we caught nothing! Not at all what was anticipated. I guess you gotta have these poor days to really appreciate the good days! Meanwhile, reports of meritorious catches keep rolling in. Coffee Cart Carl was casting a grumpy fish lure up front of the boat while waiting on the livebaits to get eaten by kingfish, and bam, pulls up a 22.5lb snapper. Kevin fishing with Mick Jepson on Kat n Fiddle caught...

Stephen with a nice porae, an unexpected but tasty by-catch! I’ve only managed the one fishing trip over the last fortnight, and it was just plain weird! The snapper are not in the usual places and we are catching large porae and blue cod on slow jigs at 70m. Having said that, Pete managed to snag two snapper on the single Fish Fingers jig – both fish were good size pannies and went in the bin!Reports from the big game fishers is that the marlin bite is the best ever. Last weekend, Bevan on Mazara tagged three in one day,...

Hena Eagle with a cracker 5kg fish she battled heroically to land on a Bender rod!

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.