Thread: Sea shore fishing

Originally Posted by MB

You're in for a fun time! I was just about to recommend that kind of gear. Perfect. YouTube can make it look too easy sometimes. I would manage your expectations and target kahawai in estuarine areas. Why estuaries? Because they are often clean ground, at least in part and the fish are somewhat contained in a small area. You might get lucky and hook a kingfish. You would stand a close to zero chance of landing even a small, legal kingfish (75cm) on that gear in a rocky area. Other species are present, but I'm not that familiar with fishing in the south.

You might want to consider adding some paddle tail softbaits to your arsenal. They are cheap, cast well, relatively snag resistant and are absolute dynamite for catching kahawai. You can buy these locally (natural colours, 3/0 hook):

https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/z-man...it-7-6cm-qty-6

https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/tt-lu...ads-1-0-to-3-0

If you were coming north I would be happy to show you the ropes.

Would you believe I caught lunch from my front garden today!

Thanks MB, some good info there, I see Kahawai caught as bait a lot on Youtube for targeting Kingfish, but the Kahawai would be big enough for me, are they good eating?