Articles Posted in the Featured Category
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You Gotta Love Winter! – Yakman
Well I thought I would go out this morning and try a get something like Mentals fantastic fish! Went to a spot that has produced in the past and started to fish. The sea was a bit sloppy and the fishing was slow but after an hour and a half I had enough for dinner [...]
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Toots Kingi Bash – Mental
Ok here we go… The report you have all been waiting for… So the trip had been in the making for sooooooo long and we had a small window in the weather for Friday May 29th, the "who’s available?" call goes out, Hairy Little Dwarf, New2Yaking, and Mental step up to the mark… Here’s my [...]
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Toots Kingi Bash – HLD
I’ll just put a summary up, and the others can chip in when they get back online The predawn was still and clear, but not too nippy, as I met up with Mental and New2Yaking at Pacific Bay in Tutukaka Harbour. Didn’t take long before we were on the beach for final preflights, and away [...]
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VHF Radio for the Kayaker
Let’s face it, most of us spend more money than we’d care to admit purchasing not only our kayaks but all of the gear we tote along with us on our fishing excursions. But, not all of us have purchased a VHF radio and carry it with us every time our kayaks get wet. The [...]
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Surfing your Fishing Kayak
An original article by Kayaker Nath, re-published with permission. Surfing your Fishing Kayak This is a subject that a few guys have asked for a bit of advice on so I hope the following helps. There is a fair bit to it… actually, there’s probably not, but I talk a lot! haha… No, seriously, there’s [...]
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NZACA Nationals, Coromandel – delbnz
The NZACA National Fishing & Casting Champs; Coromandel, 2009 Every year the best of anglers from all NZACA affiliated clubs are invited to fish the NZACA Nationals to compete for the title of National Champion. This year’s champs were based in Coromandel Town, on the Coromandel Peninsular. The NZACA Nationals are a tournament to decide [...]
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Taranaki Comp – Mental
Ok, here it is at last, sorry for the delay… Friday Finish packing my bags, end up with one rucksack and one back pack full of gear and clothes and one home made rod tube for a couple of rods, Mrs Mental gives me a ride out to the airport, check my bag in and [...]
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Taranaki Comp – Yakman
Where to start! Checked weather forecast on Friday evening and there was certainly no problems there, light winds and no swell for Saturday and Sunday DAY 1: Up at 4:00am on Saturday, loaded up and headed off to chosen fishing location, just north of Tangahoe River but south of Awakino River ). Met fishing buddies [...]
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Tiri Trip Report
A quick post on the forum Friday afternoon saw three of us, Mental, New2yaking, and Sandy Cheeks, turn up at Army Bay, well two on time and one late… By the time we launched the sun was on it’s way up So off we paddled, Sandy Cheeks left and New2yaking on the right A bit [...]
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Coastguard VHF Channels
Here is a quick run down of all the VHF channels in New Zealand that the Coastguard mans at all times.
