Thread: Catching a kingy - charters?

onestly save ya money -- stay and sail out of Hicks bay to Ranfurly bank leaves these other areas for dead -- spend ya money on quality experience and if dam wealthy 3 kings

Its my school mate that runs the charter out of Hicks, look up Coastal Fishing Charters on Facebook. Aaron is a good bugger, drop my name and you might get a 10% increase in cost

does he have a few pots out to thats always a bonus few crays to take home

Not sure about charters but plenty of kings around the nelson/durville area. Probably cheaper to get to from Dunedin than somewhere way up north

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

does he have a few pots out to thats always a bonus few crays to take home

Hes a hell diver

Awesome info chaps. Really appreciate it.

Barry - Farking hell I'd be pretty happy with that! Maybe I should get my ass back in the water over the winter and give spearing one a decent nudge. Heaps of good info, thanks mate.
Gibo - Will look them up
MSL - Nice one. We won't have a boat so unless someone is a real good bugger, we'll need a charter but will keep the area in mind.

iSi one needs to be right at top of game to target kings that size at 3 Kings the right gear - extremly fit ( big currents ) and good back up - not for me I would get towed to bottom never to be seen again lol

Originally Posted by Gibo

Its my school mate that runs the charter out of Hicks, look up Coastal Fishing Charters on Facebook. Aaron is a good bugger, drop my name and you might get a 10% increase in cost

@Gibo I just looked it up and Aron has closed up
I thought i seen a add recently with day rates etc must have been someone else

a quick google shows numbers of charter companys offering ranfurly banks and east cape

Originally Posted by bigbear

@Gibo I just looked it up and Aron has closed up
I thought i seen a add recently with day rates etc must have been someone else

Oh true, must have retired already ha ha

Nelson / Tasman Bay kingi fishing / spearing is going well ..not outstanding but good fish .

Tasman Bay goes ok

November onwards when the blue water arrives sees a solid fishery.

I’m out of country end of October but if your stopping over here , In November I can offer up a few beds and we shore dive kingis ..or head for other spots …certainly not offering up a charter expectation ..but —- well if the blue water arrives the kings will to..

Bit cheaper than a North Island trip .

Just an offer

stingray - that's an awesome offer mate, I really appreciate that.

Will see how we go and might get in touch. It sounds like the brothers are tentatively onboard with some spendy charter, within reason, but doing it a bit tougher would mean we probably meet a real good bugger and could also do a pretty serious hunting trip and spend the savings on.... "lemonade"...