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Kingfish action!
November 13, 2024
The weather was pretty average and the seas were rough but we bashed our way out to the deep reefs where 300 gram long jigs were dropped to the dark depths to see if anything was biting. Upon hitting the bottom 250 ft below us a couple of cranks on the reel saw the boys hooked up to someting solid. A battle ensued for about 10 minutes before a large yellowtail kingfish came 8nto view. The decision was to keep this fish as one of the lads was feeling seasick in the rough conditions and home was calling so we left earlier than expected but job done and the boys were stoked with there big catch. A great morning had by all!
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Big kingfish in the 11th hour!!
February 22, 2024
Will Barnett from San Diego USA only had time for a short half day morning trip but his dream was to catch a 40-50 pound yellowtail kingfish. Bait was a little hard to catch but we manzged to secure about a dozen jack mackerel before hesding to a reef that holds some nice kingfish at times. Sure enough 1st bait in the water nails a nice little 15 pnd king that grts returned quickly back home. Next bait hooks a monster of a kingfish that steamrolls Will into the reef leaving us dussapointed but also excited. Next bait again hooks a large kingfish and as the fish comes into view a 400pnd bronze whaler shark comes out of the depths to engulf our kingfish before our eyes! Running low on baits and time we move to a spot 2 mins from the boat ramp and upon putting the bait in the water it immediately gets monstered by a yet unseen fish. Lucky we were still over a sandy bottom with no chance of getting reefed so after a battle of 15 mins the huge kingfish comes into view and what a monster it was! Making the decision to keep this one fish we hauled it aboard. The smile says it all! Well done Will!
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2 days of epic fishing!
February 13, 2024
Regular Aussie clients enjoyed an epic 2 days of insane kingfish fishing with dome great fish caught on livebaits and jigs. The weather was perfect and we even found some exciting new spots that held some very respectable fish. These guys always seem to time it just right! Until next time guys...
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Kingfish coming!
November 26, 2023
The warm water is coming and so are the kingfish! A quick half day trip on sunday provided some good action on soft plastic lures with some lovely snapper,trevally and some great scrapes with kingfish with some bust offs and this beautiful fish of 15kgs hitting the deck afterca 30 min battle. Kingfish numbers are building and we are expecting a cracker off a summer!
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Big snapper on the chew!
October 21, 2023
Big snapper on lures! Through this past month we have been doing great on Snapper targeting them on lures. Most anglers have opted for soft plastics but some have been caught on small metal jigs also. Some of these snapper have been close to 8kg making for some very happy anglers. Targeting the early mornings and late afternoons have paid dividends and we expect this run on the big fish to continue for awhile yet...
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Snapper everywhere!
May 4, 2023
Wow! Is about all we can say about the fishing right now! Snapper fishing has been exceptional with the fish seeming to be pretty much everywhere at the moment. This day we got a burley trail going and straylined big messy baits down current and caught some lovely snapper to over 10 pounds.
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Jason Harris
Tairua, New Zealand
Strikezone Sportfishing NZ
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StrikeZone Sportfishing Charters is the premium charter operation out of Tairua, New Zealand. You’re in for a fun day on the water, whether you’re a novice angler or a hardcore fisherman. With the year-long fishing season for juicy table fare,...
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