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Hi makka, thanks for that, it will be my Bassing set up I'll be using. From photos Kahawai does look a bit like a European Bass crossed with a Mackerel.

Thanks for the replies everyone, some good suggestions there and some which match up with my own research which is what I'd hoped for. I wasn't aware you had Zebra and Giraffe over there, tempting,...

will do, many thanks.

Can't wait to get there now, great description, thanks. If you think Oz is crowded you should see England, we're sinking!!

Hello everyone,

2 months to go now before my epic solo bowhunting and fishing trip to your amazing South Island, flights booked, 4wd hire booked, 2 nights in Christchurch hotel at start and then...

An update on that question I posted, I'm going to place my rucksack empty in another duffel bag for the air travel. Also I've managed to access the frame and remove the 2 upper aluminium stays that...

Thanks for all of your replies guys, some good tips and info there, I will have a game fishing licence so should be ok. The fishing over there looks bloody awesome, I can't wait to get there now, 2...

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?

Thanks, stug, I wonder whether a back country licence for trout would cover that, I'll check out the fish and game website.

Hi quentin, thanks for that, I should have said, 100% light tackle spinning for me in both sea and fresh, for sea mainly with metal spoons around 20 grams, also with what we call plugs, floating...

Yes, I completely agree, many thanks.

Hello everyone, I'm planning a hunting and fishing trip to New Zealand, South Island from the UK for a month next February, I know you need a licence for freshwater fishing in the backcountry and...

Hello again everyone, I have a Tatonka Yukon 85+10 litre pack which is the European version of the popular Bison 90+10 X1 pack you have over there in New Zealand and looks exactly the same.
The X1...

Hello Everyone,
I'm still in the planning stage for my Bowhunting trip next February to the South Island of your great country from boring old England. I'm hoping to take a goat or two for camp meat...

Many thanks guys, that link is exactly what I was after. Some large areas there but thankfully the areas I had in mind are clear. There is no poisoning here in the UK, but the deer numbers are at...

Hello everyone, I'm in the process of planning the route I'm going to take on my trip to the South Island next February. I have an idea of travelling North to South along the west Coast with 3 or 4...

Some good info there, Longshot and HappyJack, many thanks. I have contacted 4wd rental companies and yes they do say their vehicles are not allowed off road, which is a bit pointless really. I...

Hello Longshot, that makes sense, I will be ticking lots of boxes. I haven't yet finalised my plan of travel but I'm thinking the Arthurs Pass area first, then out to WestCoast, then maybe up to...

Thanks Smokey, that's good to know. I'll be bringing new Broadheads, so they will be clean, although hopefully they will be bloody on the way out. I won't be too bothered if they refuse me exit for...

Hi Guys, thanks for the tips, especially safety tips, I have been doing research on PLB's, probably get a McMurdo as well as an inreach for texting home . Safety is paramount to me as I'm sure I'll...

Many thanks for all of your responses, I'll buy a compass upon arrival and I've found a shop in the UK that stocks NZTopo50 maps so once I've finalised where I want to explore I'll buy some. I'm...

Hi XR500, thanks for that, I've 5 weeks and coming over alone means I can have a no compromise trip, I just want to dive straight into the deep end of the New Zealand way of hunting in the...

Thanks everyone, some really good tips there, I shall certainly be doing all of those suggestions. I was getting worried when I read the list of prohibited items, the riser of my bow is made of wood,...

Hi Juicy, thanks for your message and offer, I can't work out how to pm, maybe I'm not allowed as yet. It is very daunting just looking at a map of the whole South Island and wondering where to go....

Hi ROKTOY, thanks for that link, I'd glanced at that a while ago but couldn't find it again, so I am legal according to those rules. You have so much good info provided by DOC, we have absolutely...