Back to Horseshoe Bay
by Toby Kemp
The forecast wasn’t looking too flash for sitting in a 10ft tinnie with a few cold ones and relaxing in the sun, so I decided to head to a spot I haven’t fished for about 10 yrs. The rising northerly swell was going to be a major player on the coast, so this spot would work well.
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IMP clips and GULP baits
by Mark Roberts
Looking back, the spring of 2006 was not a good one for surfcasters. Rain, wind and big seas battered the west coast for much of October-December. The east coast got off lightly by comparison but while a westerly airflow produces negligible rain and a flat sea in Hawke’s Bay, those conditions seem not to induce snapper to feed along the shoreline. Hawke’s Bay snapper do that when there’s a wind from east or northeast and a bit of a chop on the water. Such conditions seldom prevailed during late 2006. If it wasn’t blowing from the west or northwest, there was a cold blast from the south. Bay of Plenty surfcasters also had a dismal spring. Again, too many southerlies and by December the water temperature struggled to reach 15ºC. Springtime catches in the BOP were down compared to previous years. Late summer and autumn can only be better for everyone.
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Its a Long Drive to the FAR NORTH
by Milan Radonich
Its a long drive to the Far North especially when leaving on Wednesday morning and returning Thursday night, but when the bug bites you have got to go. We loaded the truck in Auckland and headed up the motorway on our way north. Conversation turned to fishing storys and strategies for the 2 days of fishing. Andrew and Blake spoke of massive snapper and even more massive trevally. We wanted to fish Cape Maria but with the westerly blowing 25 knots and the window wipers going full noise to keep the torrential rain of the window the Perangaranga was looking a more suitable place to launch. We continued north until those green, rolling plains turned into crystal white dunes rolling along the coast to the mouth of the Perangaranga.
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Overnighter at Otamarakau
by Mark Roberts
Over the last year or two I’ve been in contact with surfcasters who post tips, stories and comments on the Tackle Tactics message board. You can locate this board through its home page: tackletactics.co.nz.
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The Easy Cast
by Mark Roberts
It’s two years since I last wrote about casting in this magazine. My technique and understanding have been refined since then, and I’m more convinced than ever that every surfcaster should learn the so-called BRIGHTON CAST. I discovered lately that many people overseas prefer to call it the EASY CAST. That seems a logical name. It is a fair description and doesn’t involve any arguments about where it originated.
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Winter Comp
by Milan Radonich
The land based Nationals winter Comp was held on the 18 of July and the base was Stray Possum Lodge on Great Barrier Island. Andrew contacted me and asked if I wanted to fish with him and Sam. It wasn’t a hard answer, as Great Barrier has been an area that I have enjoyed fishing for years. It’s sheer remoteness and wildlife bring it into a world of its own while it has some of the best fishing waters the country has to offer.
