• Opening Weekend exploits with Gareth Faulkner as he follows on from earlier articles about being ready to fill you in on the first weekend . A good weekend was had by all
• Andy reels in a PB snapper after a slow start for the recent Dawnbreakers Snapper Cup competition
• This month we profile the Sunderland Marine “Young Fisher of the Year” – great inspirational story of reinventing the business.
• Ant Corke tries to demystify Thermal Imagers and what you are actually buying – vs what you maybe wanted.
• A roundup of people taking too many fish , wrongly sized fish or selling their recreational catch – when people break the rules we all suffer – we need to know what the rules are ; follow them; and be prepared to call out those who aren’t following the rules.
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For our first trip of the season, we headed to Kaikoura for a long weekend as it is only about two and a half hours from Christchurch. Our road trip has its own little rituals, after hitching up our Osprey and leaving Christchurch, our first stop is for a coffee and scone at Amberley and […]
Nestled amidst the Kaikoura hinterland, the hut was a welcome sight on that clear August dawn. The omens were good: fine weather and plenty of deer sightings. The objective was to get my son his first deer—a fitting present for his thirteenth birthday. As we lazed on the deck late in the morning, a small […]
A story about the indignity a ‘Mo’ suffers during a spearfishing mission, The sole purpose of my life is to be free to sit in proud display above a top lip – Mo. The sun is shining, a gentle breeze stirring in its warmth, all is right in the world. Excitement simmering in the background. […]
The mission began for 7 year old Max Harwood setting off from Port Nelson. Max was very focussed and determined to catch his first albacore tuna to add to his species list for his Dawnbreakers Fishing Club competition. We took some big gear out with us to make it easier for him if he managed […]
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