KayakFishingNZ

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...

AndrewRawlingson

Epic TR

AndrewRawlingson

Hopefully the sign is big enough that you will still be over it when you come to a stop. As SitDown says, drop a slider down and boom! You're away (most of the time). Fish finders and vertical lure fishing techniques make fishing too easy

AndrewRawlingson

Predator PDL?

AndrewRawlingson

I've had some problems with Fireline. It's very thin (which made me buy it), but the knot strength just isn't there, not in my hands anyway.

AndrewRawlingson

Sounds like cheap or damaged braid. I regularly land legal kingfish and big snapper on 10lb braid in open water. I use Powerpro Superslick 8 or Suffix 832.

AndrewRawlingson

Interesting report. I wondered if you were pulling our chain like FOM

I'm not particularly worried about bronzies, but having a tug of war with a fish that size in a kayak is probably not a very good idea!

AndrewRawlingson

Reading with interest!

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Very good

AndrewRawlingson

My tuppence, the Viking livebait pod system looks pretty good to me, but obviously only compatible with certain Viking models. Otherwise, I came to the conclusion that livebaiting from a kayak just isn't worth the effort. I tried all sorts of livebait storage devices and none were great, and that's ...

AndrewRawlingson

I think it's a "how long is a bit of string" question. I would go for the best you can afford. I went cheap first time, and replaced it with a more expensive model a few years down the line because I didn't have confidence that it would work when needed.

AndrewRawlingson

Bloody good fish for the Gulf, indeed anywhere. Well done

AndrewRawlingson

Yep, I thought we were back to classic FOM. I needed a laugh with this shitty weather.

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Doh!

AndrewRawlingson

Just a heads up. Wetsuits aren’t great on a kayak. They’re designed to keep you warm under water, not above. Everyone’s needs are different when it comes to thermal protection. Most people seem to wear Sharkskin or similar, or dry pants/top with an insulating later underneath when it’s cold. Summer ...

AndrewRawlingson

Rob Fort has done some great videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGXI0FuC7kk

Personally, I would want a fish finder if I was going to try this.

AndrewRawlingson

Welcome. I would agree with the above, kayak choice is somewhat personal. Where in NZ are you? A location would help us give fishing advice. There's usually someone with local knowledge.

AndrewRawlingson

Fish species/techniques shouldn't be too different from what you know already, so you'll be straight in to it!

AndrewRawlingson

Welcome. Where in Aussie were you?

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