KayakFishingNZ

AndrewRawlingson

It depends. Always nice to start a drift on fish, but I often start in areas where I think it's highly likely there are fish based on previous experiences or birds etc. As for length of drift, sometimes I'm feeling lazy and just go with it. You often drift off one patch of fish and on to another. At...

AndrewRawlingson

As for jigs, I don't think it matters much despite what the tackle manufacturers say. Aliexpress jigs are as good as anything.

AndrewRawlingson

Am thinking about one rod+just slow pitch jigs and a few lures. No soft/live/dead bait. Come to think of it, has anyone had success trolling lightweight slow pitch jigs, such that I could try just these jigs and no other lures fro trolling? That'll certainly keep things simple if only had SP jigs a...

AndrewRawlingson

Am down to two rods also. I wonder if with speedclips I could get it to one without missing out on too many fish. Dropped livebait with no leader could be a tangle feast, but how about slow trolling one with no leader? Will try no swivels and just relieve line twist at end of each session. Have you...

AndrewRawlingson

I try to keep it simple. Usually only two rods/reels. No swivels. As for leader, depends on your mainline. If braid, then I would want a leader for abrasion resistance and lower visibility. A livebait straight to braid is just asking for trouble in terms of tangles. If you really want to make life s...

AndrewRawlingson

50s are the best size

AndrewRawlingson

My spring trolling for snapper is going well, and looking for some more lures to add to the collection. Thinking Strike Pro Supersonic 28g. Can anyone tell me the total length of these lures from tail to tip of bib? Cheers.

AndrewRawlingson

AndrewRawlingson

I live at the Heads and pass through the harbour every time I go fishing, but have never kayak fished here, and have done very little fishing of any kind within the harbour itself. It is an unforgiving place. There is an awful lot of boat traffic in summer and the currents are extreme. Outside of th...

AndrewRawlingson

Not a good idea. Waves and wash continually bash you in to whatever you're tied to. Tying up to cray pots and mussel farms works though. If you want to be lazy, go for a long drift. It's all good until you have to paddle home

AndrewRawlingson

Nice video and soundtrack

AndrewRawlingson

You can fish softies at anchor, especially in a burley trail, but one of the big advantages of this style of fishing is that you cover ground and hunt the fish down. At a guess, 99% of soft bait fishing is done on the drift.

AndrewRawlingson

ajst2duk wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:40 am

AndrewRawlingson wrote:What's Geraldton like? Would you want to live there?
Depends who you speak to - think of it as what Hamilton is to Perth except it’s on the coast and bloody hot +windy with flies

Thanks for that. I have been living in Whangarei for the past 5 years!

AndrewRawlingson

From today's Northern Advocate. Search for kayak owner ends Police have called off a search after they are satisfied no one had fallen off a kayak found drifting in waters off Northland. A yellow kayak with one fresh snapper onboard off the Cavalli Islands sparked a search by Coastguard about 10.10a...

AndrewRawlingson

FatherOfMany wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:15 pm
I can't reverse with mine yet...

An honest comment. It took me about a year of regular use to get OK, another couple of years to get reasonably competent. I still don't try anything too clever, but there's less anxiety than there used to be!

AndrewRawlingson

What's Geraldton like? Would you want to live there?

AndrewRawlingson

Nice behaviour from that skipper

AndrewRawlingson

Very good

AndrewRawlingson

Nice. I do think a trailer is the way to go, despite the associated hassle and cost.

AndrewRawlingson

Everything will sell for a price, it just might not be the price you were hoping for. As you say, it is a specialised yak. It's big and would suit the bigger paddler. Unfortunately for you, the pedalos have taken off and probably fill quite a lot of this market. If it was me, I'd keep it rather than...

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