Skwidy Fishing

19/08/2024

We take a look at how the food chain works in the ocean..! Kingfish and barracouta rocket in to take advantage of a hooked blue cod, and absolute chaos erupts as i wind him in!

15/08/2024

This is by far the most chaotic clip I have ever filmed on my underwater camera! Watch as a kingfish picks up my Fishbites bait off the bottom and then heads straight off to the reef to try and break me off! My Black Magic Tackle tough trace was definitely working over time in this one!

09/08/2024

We look back at a huge weekend of fishing through late July as the weather (somewhat) finally settled enough to get my Viking Kayaks reload out there. With swell completely gone for 3 days i decided to fish all three days, expending a huge amount of energy to do so.

Day 1
The first day was a hard one, as the wind wasn't good enough to get where i wanted to go, i sat on a bit of reef near the island and managed to pick up a very nice sized tarakihi over 40cm along with two fat blue cod. It was slow going and after more wind turning up, i fished in close through some dogfish and barracouta to fluke two gurnard at the same time right near 3pm.

Day 2
On Saturday it would actually be much closer to forecast with barely a breath of wind. I made the call to paddle straight out to 80m to drop Black Magic Tackle Sunakku jigs and Fishbites on dropper rigs, continuing my search for Deepwater fish like hapuku that can range in here through the winter. Despite perfect conditions, it was immediately apparent that a huge biomass of spiny dogfish were sat on the bottom. After winding up 6 of these deadbeats from 80m i gave up and headed in closer. It was tough going today, with a lot of paddle time and not a huge amount of fish as i searched down something to take home. Eventually I picked up a singular blue cod, after doing a few drops with the underwater camera. Later i found a surprise snapper on the sand nearby, rounding out a very tough day with the majority spent paddling, looking for where the fish were.

Day 3
After two tough days, I put a plan together. Get my secret crayfish frame berley out to pump 4 kilos of it over a range of spots. This would hopefully avoid spiny dogfish who don't feed on shellfish species as much. The first part of the day i struggled to find the target blue cod and tarakihi, with many i landed just too small. With a bit of relief the huge Warehou saved the morning biting a 3/0 Black Magic Tackle KLT hook tipped with pink EZ Crab Fishbites. With nothing else legal coming out to play, i moved on out further to sea, near where i got the snapper. Since I had found one here there would likely be more, and my suspicions were confirmed when i picked one up as the first fish on the new spot. The weather started to throw a tantrum, as the flat calm sea slowly built to just under 8 knots of wind. I can handle a fair bit more, but being out to sea i was keeping a close eye out. It was the correct direction from the north east, so i'd get blown in if it got any higher.
I stuck it out and was rewarded with more snapper, a single tarakihi just barely over my self imposed limit of 30cm. Shockingly the berley brought in some gurnard very close to the reef and I had an epic double hookup on the rig.
With wind refusing to settle I had to get closer to land for safety and on the way in the wind at last eased slightly. I parked up again to use the last of my crayfish berley. It was a long wait but it was worth it as after an hour, the gurnard turned up big time! It was utter chaos as the the tide turned, bringing a dozen in short order.
The final two fish landed were some of the best of the day, with a lovely winter trevally and the Gurnard of the trip at a shade under 1.3kg.
I returned to shore bagged up completely and stocked up for the rest of winter if the weather keeps going the way it is.
Plenty of fish caught in between, not many photos as wind makes it hard to keep water off the lens, i was also on such a mission to bag up they went out the window!

Weather looking not great for the next little bit so you may see me somewhere more north soon enough!

29/07/2024

We had a 3 day run of weather recently so after 2 months of no fishing, it was time to get back out there, and what do you know! We picked up a monster Blue Warehou on the final day !

Having only caught a small one some 4 years ago, this thing was a much better fish. Using Pink EZ crab Fishbites and Black Magic Tackle 3/0 KLT hooks while targeting tarakihi, this beast smashed the rig and fought like a cross between a large kahawai and trevally. After some searing runs just under the kayak I got it aboard!

One thing i didn't know is these are a very very slimy fish and i got covered in it! Looking forward to trying this in the pan as its flesh was a nice white colour and tender like a blue cod. Anyone got recipe ideas 😁?

More pictures of the other fish we found to come this week!

24/07/2024

I just love this perspective of whats really going on down there and seeing my reactions in real-time!
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Fishbites

23/07/2024

A quick vid filleting my massive skipjack i caught off the kayak a while ago! We also do a little ablacore while we are at it!

22/07/2024

The baitcaster strikes again! 😁a solid bronzy just barely hanging on, what a battle!
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Viking Kayaks

21/07/2024

Using my trusty Black Magic Tackle deepwater slim jigs, we managed to tangle with a few yellowtail kingfish who happen to be out hunting! Even these ones are fun!

20/07/2024

We hook up to what i suspect is a tuna.. another battle for the ages follows !
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Viking Kayaks

19/07/2024

We head out deep with our Black Magic Tackle sunakku jigs in hand and hook up to a few beasts!

14/07/2024

This lovely condition Snapper is my best one from recent memory, on a winter day out from kapiti, Black Magic Tackle sunakku jigs were doing the damage at a depth of 40m. During the course of the day i caught this snapper and many more averaging over 3.5kg. Epic !

13/07/2024

For everyone who asks about my equipment.. This is the video for you!

This is an extensive look at my complete on the water Viking Reload Kayak Fishing Setup covering absolutely everything i use on board my kayak 🤙

This Video was filmed on the water around 3.5 kilometres off the coast of Waimarama beach during a flat calm June day.

Chapters for your reference →
0:00 - Intro
0:13 - Safety Equipment
3:54 - Tackle Pod Outside
6:54 - Tackle Pod Inside
12:19 - Rear Well
15:34 - Deck
18:11 - Carbon Paddle
19:35 - Running Rig
20:13 - Rod & Reel Combos
24:17 - Clothing
26:15 - Camera Gear
28:50 - Packing Down
31:05 - Surf Landing
32:25 - Beach Retrieval
33:14 - Trailer
34:25 - Outro

12/07/2024

This Monster Blue Moki is easily my biggest of the species at 74cm and an estimated 7kg, it was an absolute pig of a fish. Fishing off the coast of Kapiti using a Black Magic Tackle flasher rig with Fishbites EZ Crab Orange tipped on the hooks. If you want to catch moki like this you can find fishbites at Last Cast Bait & Tackle NZ !

11/07/2024

I make a dream come true and put one of the most beautiful sharks on the planet onto my lap ! on a kayak of all things

10/07/2024

This video right here is an insane look at one of the longest organisms on the planet and i was luck enough to run into one on my kayak! Can anyone name what this is ? 🤔

09/07/2024

A little while back we found this little octopus chilling out in a rock pool! He was a little cranky to say the least, such cool animals !

08/07/2024

New Video up on the YouTube Channel!
Bit of action out wide and then tangling with some eating species along with a rather big shark which drags me offshore! Seems to be a running theme lately!

We head off to find more Tuna, but are handed a hiding, with barely a fish to speak of. Later that week I head out for redemption in the shallows. And manage...

07/07/2024

In this incredible clip, watch as larger fish round up anchovies right behind the boat. I then have the brilliant idea to net a few for fresh bait.. chaos ensues 😂

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06/07/2024

An oldie but a goodie - putting the maximum pressure onto a kingfish to stop it reaching the reef

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05/07/2024

Take a look at this epic clip of multiple Kingfish fighting over a live mackerel at the boat!

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04/07/2024

You cannot beat a Kingfish blowing up on a livie right on the surface!

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03/07/2024

This week we are throwing it back to some of my favourite clips! ✊Watch as my rod disentigrates as an angry kingfish heads for the rocks below! 💀

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02/07/2024

A different look at a beach landing from the rear view, to be real I thought i was a goner when i saw that wave coming!
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02/07/2024

Its not too often you hook two fish like this at the same time!

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01/07/2024

A huge shout out to my members on Patreon!

Andrew in the Kahawai Tier and Guy and Sam in the Snapper Tier!
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Thank you all for keeping up with my content and look out for more videos coming this week!

01/07/2024

We hit just the right spot and have an epic session on the snapper over a local reef, plenty of other species pop up too!

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30/06/2024

A very tiny tuna trolling from my kayak during late april, easily the smallest i have ever seen!

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29/06/2024

In this clip we find a few stunning eating fish, lured in by a burley trail out behind my kayak
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28/06/2024

A fun trip out catch some fish for dinner in close to the beach!

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27/06/2024

Heading far out to sea on my kayak I connect to one of the largest tuna I have ever hooked
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