Articles Posted in 2009
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Coastguard Summer Promotion
Coastguard has teamed up with the good people at AJ Hackett to offer a great package to encourage people to not only become a member of Coastguard Northern Region but also get the opportunity to either climb the Auckland Harbour Bridge or take a thrilling bungy off the bridge.
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Basic Kayak Safety
Before anyone uses a kayak there are some basic kayak safety information that you should know, kayak fishing whilst fun and rewarding can also as with any water sport be dangerous and carries the possibility of injury or death. Always use common sense and follow all safety rules at all times. • Never mix alcohol, [...]
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Win a Fishing Trip to Great Barrier Island
Win a long weekend away on “RedQuarters” at Great Barrier Island – Jan 29th to Feb 1st – with a group of other KayakFishingNZ.com kayak fishers – valued at $300.00 The owners of the Lara Star MV (Redquarters) have offered up a prize to KayakFishingNZ.com for one of the forum members to come along for [...]
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2c Solar Light Cap
I have one of these 2c Caps . For those of you unfamiliar they have a solar panel, batteries, led lights and controller built into the rubber visor. The lights in the visor point down and out to illuminate anything you are holding, working on etc http://www.solarlightcap.com/SLC_KayakWork-email.pdf I didn’t start out intending to buy this [...]
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Ocean Kayak – Prowler Ultra 4.7 – First Look
Here you go, the first look at the new Ocean Kayak Prowler Ultra 4.7 Well what can I say, this is a NEW Prowler, lots of changes, about the only thing that is related to the previous Prowlers is the name… This is a ground up design which according to Ocean Kayak has taken over [...]
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Ocean Kayak – Prowler Ultra 4.7 – Public Launch Event
The moment you have been waiting for has arrived. At the Johnson Outdoors factory on November 11th, 7pm the first public release and showing of the new Prowler Ultra 4.7 kayak will take place. Come and see what 18 months of development brings you with the introduction of this new state of the art serious [...]
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Choosing a Paddle
There are many different paddle styles, so it’s essential that you fi nd the right paddle to suit your chosen pursuit. Here are some tips to help you make the right choice. WHAT PADDLE LENGTH SHOULD I PURCHASE? Factors to consider: 1 Boat width – the wider the kayak, the longer the paddle 2 Paddling [...]
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Jigging New Zealand
Author: Greg Hill (from GoFish.co.nz) Japanese jigging, butterfly jigging and jigging are terms used to describe a contemporary technique for fishing with long metal jigs, in a rhythmic action. The action goes something like this: drop the rod tip and wind the reel one revolution, lift the rod tip and repeat at speed, through the [...]
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LED Lenser H7 Headlamp
DESCRIPTION – self contained headlamp powered by 3 x AAA cells mounted in a slimline pack on the rear of the headband. Light unit holds a single Cree LED. Operation is by an on/off button and beam focus slide toggle on the light unit, as well as an intensity adjustment on the battery pack. Lamp [...]
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Tag-It Insulated Fish Bag
PRODUCT- Tag-It Insulated fish bag for a Prowler PRICE – $140ish WHERE TO GET ONE – Tag-It, Silverdale Auckland. http://www.fishingdirectnz.co.nz/ PRO’s – Sturdy construction which looks and feels built to last, Built in self draining Drogue pocket, good padded insulated top side, sits well in the back of the prowler and is flush with the [...]
