So… after a quick forum thread we came up with September 25th at Papa Aroha Holiday Park, Coromandel Mark that date on the calendar, work on your leave pass, and come and join us, it’s going to be a social event, we’ll fish on Saturday, have a bit of a weigh in, fire up the BBQ and sink a few beers, meet the forum members, tell tall tales into the night, you get the idea. We may even have a bit of a prize draw if I can russell up some prizes…

Read more in the forum…

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 free on our next Great Barrier trip, to enter for a chance to win this prize you need to enter a fish into our regular monthly online fishing competition, all entries over the month will then be judged by the Lara Star Skipper, Red, the angler who caught the fish he deems to be the best will be selected as the winner!

Simple as that, catch a fish in December, post it up in the competition thread, and you could be heading to the Barrier for free in January!

Any questions feel free to ask, terms and conditions are all below but basically the prize is the trip only, all other costs such as getting too and from the boat, your kayak, food & drink, fishing tackle, etc are your responsibility.

To see more about how our last trip went, have a read through the trip reports here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1286

If you wish to come along on our next trip you need to be quick as places are filling fast – see here for the current trip planning thread: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1376

Find out more about the Lara Star here: http://www.redquarters.co.nz/

Good luck guys!!!

Cheers, Mental

UPDATE Hairy Little Dwarf won the competition for his almighty Tope, and he has chosen to pass the prize on to Spraty

Come and see what 18 months of development brings you with the introduction of this new state of the art serious fishing kayak.

Also you have the opportunity to view the new Torque motorized kayak.

This is also the same night as the monthly meeting of the Hibiscus Kayak Fishing Club, also being held at the Jonson Outdoors factory, and all are welcome to attend the meeting too.

Factory Address:

2 Furnace Place
Silverdale
Hibiscus Coast 1461
New Zealand

So… after a quick forum thread and a few polls we came up with September 26th and 27th at Martins Bay! Mark that date on the calendar, work on your leave pass, and come and join us, it’s going to be a social event, we’ll fish on Saturday, have a bit of a weigh in, fire up the BBQ and sink a few beers, meet the forum members, tell tall tales into the night, you get the idea. We may even have a bit of a prize draw if I can russell up some prizes…

Read more in the forum…

Prior to the seminar you will be shown some of the exciting footage due to be released soon in the new Slam Softbait DVD which is filmed on location in New Zealand. This includes a kayak section where Rob gets towed around by a 25kg kingfish caught on a Slam Softbait. The seminar will cover all aspects of Softbait fishing. You will also find out some of the latest developments with Slam Softbaits that Rob along with many other anglers have been working on to improve this excellent New Zealand product. These new developments will be showcased on the night.
Definitley a must for anyone who is already into softbait fishing or new to the sport. You will learn plenty!

Presenter:

Rob Fort, Soft Bait and Kayak Fishing Expert, Slam Pro Team Captain, writer for New Zealand Fishing Coast to Coast magazine.

Rob Fort is an expert soft bait angler who has a wealth of information to offer other anglers. Rob is a writer for NZ Fishing Coast to Coast magazine which he regularly contributes soft bait feature articles and is actively involved with soft bait education attending most boat shows held in New Zealand. Rob has been recognised in the past for his soft bait expertise by Pure Fishing New Zealand Ltd and is a former Berkley Pro Team member. During the seminars Rob will cover many new topics which have recently been overlooked when considering soft bait fishing and will introduce these during the presentation. The audience will be treated to a visual show containing many photos and diagrams explaining the process of fishing this style in detail. Topics covered during the seminar range from types of soft baits and their uses, the system covering basic gear required, rods and reels, knots and associated equipment. After a short break we move into the more serious topics discussing terrain including mussel farms, trolling and using chart plotter/fish finders to fish soft baits. The attendees will be further educated when you are guided through a series of screen snapshots taken from the new Humminbird GPS/fish finder clarifying some of the common misunderstandings with sounder use. During this section the audience will learn how to recognise what is being displayed on the screen and using GPS to track drift lines. We look at the various platforms used to fish from including boat, shore, kayak and long line. The variety of species you can catch on soft baits and ways of catching them plus some development insight. Rob’s passion for the sport is very contagious leaving the audience inspired and motivated. The information offered is plenty enough to keep everyone attending captivated but with some of the stories thrown in the overall seminar makes for a very entertaining evening.

I look forward to meeting all who attend and will see you there! Rob Fort.

Dates:

Here is a run down of Rob Fort’s tour around NZ, some dates and locations to be finalised – Will update as and when information becomes available:

As at 8th July 28th July 13th August 17th August 21st August 28th August 2009

Date: 1st August
Where: Southland Boat Show – Stadium Southland, Invercargill

Date: 2nd August
Where: Southland Boat Show – Stadium Southland, Invercargill

Date: 25th August Merged with the East Auckland Kayak Club seminar in October
Where: Top Catch – Glen Innes
6:45pm Start – ph  09 521-5732 refer Craig

Date: 26th August Postponed
Where: Hunting & Fishing Keri Keriph. 09 401-7501 refer Jon Fox

Date: 27th August
Where: Warren Hay Marine – ph. 09 430-2666 refer Warren Hay
To be held at: Mark Crombie Holden Indoor Centre Meeting Room in Whangarei, 6pm to 10.30pm.

Date: 28th August
Where: Top Catch Marsden Cove – ph.09 433-0034 refer Jimmy Miller

Date: 15th September
Where: Big Fish Bait and Tackle – Venue The Mount Maunganui Cosmopolitan Club, Start Time 7:30pm – Phone 07 575 9056 <– New Start Time
People can buy meals before hand and the bar will be open.

Date: 25th September – Softbait Seminar <– New Seminar
Where: Top Catch Otahuhu – Venue Mangere Boating Club, Mangere, Time 7pm – Contact: Chris phone 09 276-3339

Date; 7th October
Where: East Auckland Kayak Club – Venue Panmure Yacht Club, Time 6.30pm – Kayak and Softbait Seminar

Date: 16th, 17th, 18th October
Where: Waikato Boat Show – Mystery Creek Events Center, Hamilton

Date: 22nd October
Where: Big Fish Bait and Tackle – Mt Maunganui, Time 7pm – Kayak and Softbait Seminar – Phone 07 575 9056

Pending – Dates to be advised

Papamoa Sports world

Fish City Albany

Fish City Hamilton

Wellington Angling Club

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN COMING OUT ON THE WATER FOR A FREE KAYAK FISHING CLASS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FOLLOWING DATES AND LOCATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:

SIMPLY EMAIL (rob@canoeandkayak.co.nz) WITH YOUR PREFERRED CHOICE OF THE 5 FREE CLASSES AND WE WILL BE IN TOUCH ASAP TO PROVIDE YOU WITH FURTHER DETAILS.

* Sunday 14th June – Narrowneck Beach
* Sunday 12th July – Browns Bay Beach
* Sunday 2nd August – Eastern Beach St Helliers Beach <–Updated
* Sunday 30th August – Shakespeare Regional Park
* Saturday 3rd October – Urquharts Bay – Whangarei

Spaces are limited to 30 people per seminar so don’t delay – book today!!

Proudly supported by : MIssion Kayaks

KAYAK FISHING

TOURNAMENT

2ND MAY 2009

6:00AM – 1:00PM

THE HEADS, WHAKATANE

SNAPPER ● KINGFISH ● KAHAWAI

TREVALLY ● GURNARD ● AVERAGE WEIGHT

CASH AND SPOT PRIZES

ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE HERE
Meeting to form a committee for the Kayak
Fishing Club, followed by a soft bait and
kayak fishing forum by Rob Fort
ENQUIRIES:
BRYAN JONES
0275 327 926
07 307 2757
bryanandsandy@slingshot.co.nz

See below for details, you need to RSVP to Javana – javana@smartmarine.co.nz

Kayak Fishing Competition Mahurangi 2009

Entry:
Entry is limited to 100 anglers, so get in quick!
Entry fee is $10

Date:
Sunday 5th April

Time:
Gates open at 6:00am
Registration is available on the day until 9:00am
Briefing at 6:50am
Fishing starts at 7:00am
Weigh in starts at 1:30pm
Fishing ends at 2:00pm
Prizegiving at 2:30pm

Where:
Sullivan’s Bay, Mahurangi Regional Park

Prizes:
Main prize for the average weight Snapper is an Ocean Kayak Prowler 13, kindly provided by Johnsons Watersports Silverdale
Biggest Snapper, 2nd biggest Snapper
Biggest Kahawai, 2nd biggest Kahawai
Biggest Trevally, 2nd biggest Trevally
Biggest other species
Spot prizes

Rules:
Rules and regulations

Contact:
Contact details

Website:
Contest Website
Hibiscus Kayak Fishing Club Website