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Our little stingray has finally grown up:D

Giant crawdad without pinchers. My kinda place!!! stingray…the fastest man on the South Island in a 25cm sprint, those poor crays never stood a chance:thumbsup:

Seeing the exploits of the experts I realize that I’m just where I am, planted firmly at the bottom of the pecking order…and loving it :)
We went on our first genuine camping trip to Totranui over...

From what I understand you’d need to be have a firearms license to have a gun here, let alone a pistol. That process will likely take 3 years from the time I arrive…I’ll let you know.
Also, moving...

All this New Zealand fish catching is rubbish and I chalk it all up to photoshop. I’m leaving to go see the americas where the fish fight like wet rags and I used to be able to catch em oh so many...

I’m very excited about a new year for Dundee!!! Get em son!!

Maybe I shoulda looked up this thread before I started crying about being a sucky surf-caster:D
Technically I want a surf caster/retriever. I got an 11’ 10-15kg Shimano rod and I’m gonna spool up...

One of the smartest things I ever heard a fisherman say is "you can't try and do too many things or you just end up being no good at any of them" Albacore are a kick in the pants for sure but that...

I went for the great Kiwi Slam this long weekend...stingray, trout and kingi.
We put the hammer down on some rays in Mapua...had the girls on the end of our paddlepoards spotting cruising rays and...

Jig addiction??!! My therapist has sooooo many other issues that are more pressing!! Honestly a year ago I was planning to move to NZ for the rest of my life so buying 30-45yr worth of jigs seemed...

Someday I’m gonna go fishing a lot in these beautiful waters that surround us!! I’m getting close to actually going for a fish here soon. I do I’d love to go on a kingi jigging trip, like a legit...

Boys weekend domination!!!

The influencer culture is part of what we tried to leave behind, I understand the business of it but I feel like making the constant effort to be a star would cheapen the experience of soaking in all...

Well done on getting out there all and epic performances…especially the guy willing to be a deep fried diver just to put some crays in other peoples bellies :)
I dig the squid swimbait!!!
Not to...

Ocean conditions are such a major player. It's not that ocean conditions get overlooked but it's still amazing to think of all the work we do for salmon(ids) in the freshwater system when they spend...

Super true on the density issue of H vs W sore head

I reckon the other side of the coin is that hatchery fish have been packed into a raceway and only know... "food" "pellet" movement...

Perhaps both those statements are true!! :thumbsup:

I say why drink beer when you can pay $8 for a non alcoholic ginger beer!!?? It's all a scam I tell ya!!!

As someone who dedicated his life to salmonids in the PNW...which is where most of these documentaries and debates originate I'd take all these "fact based" studies and documentaries with a heap of...

Oh man you guys are tearing em up!! My kids are gonna freak when they see the mako pic, great pic!!

Thanks Boys!!
Yeah, the H&F owner said he'd store em and then put em in the new store but that's a lot of hassle for them and I can only imagine all the other crap they'll be dealing with. Sharki...

Thanks :)
They’re from Washington state, one rifle, one archery. I figured I’d keep the two shoulder mounts and sell the 6 euro mounts in the states…now I kinda wish I’d done it the other way...

I thought I'd throw this out there. Truth be told I was 50/50 on whether the shipping company had stolen all of our stuff and most of our money...but apparently they didn't.
I'm not sure we'll end...

Stupid Joe Schmo has been working and working on getting settled in NZ. Piss poor excuse to not go fishin. Been thinking about you boys for sure. I'm keen...I have all these beers at my fridge that...

Beauty Sharki!! Looks like a giant steelhead...more sleek than most giant trout I've seen pics of here. Almost a meter?