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ISSUE 29 November 2013

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Aitutaki Bone Fish - A Refreshing Challenge

Congratulations to our Hooked Up prize winner for Issue 29

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Strip Strike ndash SWF Club is Launched

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ALLNEW

GREENMACHINE

Hondarsquos brand new BF60 four-stroke EFI outboard engine combines exclusive Honda technologies in a lightest-weight-in-class package that delivers best-in-class performance

The newly-designed water-cooled three-cylinder engine incorporates electronic fuel injection Hondarsquos revolutionary Boosted Low Speed Torque (BLASTtrade) airfuel ratio and ignition-timing technology and lean burn control to deliver powerful start-up and acceleration together with outstanding fuel economy during cruising (ECOmo) NMEA2000 compatibility allows the BF60 to communicate with onboard marine electronics while ultra-smooth operation and world-leading environmental performance combine to crown the new BF60 lsquoGreen Machinersquo

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CONTENTS

editorial

LOCALFISHING

6 Fly Fishing Aituataki

SEASONALFISHING

8 King Fishing

CHAMPAGNEFISHING

12 Far North Triathlon

SALTWATERFISHING

16 Strip Strike

18 Reader Pics

20 Competition

21 Video of the month

COMMUNITYOFFISHING

22 Generous Donation to

Unique Charity Helping

Stroke Survivors

wwwnzfisherconz 5

ALL THAT OCCUPIES my thinking

this month is RoctoberFish 2013 ndash

our little land based comp based

in Whatuwhiwhi The weather is

looking stunning tickets have sold

well and the fishing is bordering on

phenomenal in the north this month

And here I am sitting in my office in

Auckland dreaming

Unusually strong winds even for this

time of year are battering Auckland

and the lower North Island as I write

and therersquos only been a brief break

in which Irsquove ventured out For some

however itrsquos been business as usual

and it burns hearing of this great

fishing whilst being restricted to

weekends and evenings Itrsquos normally

mid to late October when school

snapper head into the bays and islets

looking for food but this year theyrsquore

a bit earlier in some places Like last

month therersquos been some great catches

off the East Coast Bays and Eastern

Beaches of Auckland ndash enjoyed by a

few between windy bursts (sorry to

be so down about it but Irsquom getting

desperate enough to consider Trout

fishing just to get a fix)

Bait has been doing the damage by

some margin I cannot remember

when I last heard so many friends

tell me their fishing has relied on

bait so heavily than this year Is there

a trend Are snapper wising up to

Softbaits Or are we just fishing them

earlier than usual and expecting

summer-like results Itrsquos a bit

disconcerting Between Easter 2007

amp October 2012 I did not buy bait

and here I was last weekend stressing

out about whorsquod be open in time to

buy bait before heading out Thank

God we did Of 19 Snapper one

Kahawai and a Gurnard we landed

only the Kahawai and one (nice sized)

Snapper on plastics Saved by the

bait thatrsquos for sure Irsquod love to hear

your thoughts on this please send

me messages via the Facebook page

or derrickpnzfsherconz if you

have any theories

The weather is settling and therersquos

great fishing to be had throughout

most of the country this month

Christmas is about to sneak up on us

so take this opportunity to relax flick

a line and catch a feed ndash you deserve it

Tight lines

Derrick

From the EDITOR

editorial

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print Thank you

LOCALfishing

Fly Fishing Aituataki

FISHING FOR BONEFISH on fly

is considered by some to be the

pinnacle of salt fly-fishing My recent

trip to Aituataki showed me why this

is true but also revealed itrsquos all about

having fun

We were a group of seven anglers

with a variety of experience and

expectation For me it was all about

casting to sighted Bonefish in the

shallows with flies I had tied myself

Thankfully when three boats arrived

with local guides lsquoE2rsquos wayrsquo I was

partnered with someone who had

similar ideas It was a bonus that our

Kiwi sense of humour was also shared

across the pacific and Rua our guide

had our number very quickly

Humility and humour helped to

balance the intense pressure of taking

turns casting to Bonefish which the

guide was spotting and became

a great recipe for a day well lived

Thankfully I was in good company and

our first day revealed strengths and

weaknesses for each of us I managed

my first Bone within about twenty-

five minutes of fishing and was able

to relax thinking this would be easy

I was wrong The balance of day one

was spent throwing wild loops into the

increasing wind or missing short range

shots completely as the boat drifted

past on coming Bones that appeared

a rod tip away

Wind was not our friend that day and

after my initial success we lost count

of the number of big Bonefish we

managed not to catch The guides

are extremely cool chaps very good

casters and fisherman but most

importantly they seem to understand

people and we always moved on to

try something else just at the right

time After lunch on a shaded island

Rua found a small motu (Island) with

a lee shore he happened to also

find a school of Bones that worked

back and forth and never spooked

completely as John and I attempted

to make better casts and see the fish

he patiently told us were -rdquoBonefish

25 meters 12 orsquoclock moving leftrdquo

It is not essential to be a great

fly-caster to do this but casting

confidence sure helped When a

bonefish appears at 9 orsquoclock (from

the front of the boat) by the time

you cast it is heading to 3 orsquoclock

and the ability to go from a front cast

By Matt von Sturmer

6 wwwnzfisherconz

Mattrsquos guided setup

wwwnzfisherconz 7

LOCALfishing

presentation to a 25 meter back cast

puts more flies in front of fish Just

like fish anywhere sometimes do they

were just not eating However our

dedicated guide kept us late and

the late afternoon saw John hook a

beautiful Bone of about 65cm So

catching them was proving fun tricky

but not impossible

There were lots of fish to hone onersquos

casting and presentations and we

were even beginning to see the fish

Rua pointed out Once a Bone is

onto your fly you keep contact with

line and strip very slowly waiting for

a small tap With every tap the line

hand should swing away to produce a

strip strike while the rod remains low

and in position

Once hooked it is a case of letting

the loose line fly out between your

fingers until you have line on the reel

With heavy drag settings on 9wt rods

these fish were doing 100 metre runs

with ease At this point I realised that

these really are fantastic fish to target

on fly with every aspect of what I

love about fly-fishing

The following days are now a blur

of tropical warmth azure seas and

countless fish seen and cast to on

the flats tailing in groups At one

stage a school of countless silver

shadows streaming past us I am left

with a feeling of appreciation for the

ease and accessibility that Aitutaki

offers and the job that E2rsquos guides

do The enigma and challenge of

these fish is in no way diminished

and I think getting back to do it

again will have to be something that

happens with regularity

Fight on

Matts Big Bonefish

This is why we flyfish

8 wwwnzfisherconz

seasonalFISHING

THE FIRST RULE OF King fishing

donrsquot spread the love

Targeting a species like Kingfish

should be a dedicated task not an

accidental addition to the family

Snapper session If you want to be

serious about catching Kingfish ndash

make a real go of it and maximise

your chances

Kingfish are recognised as our

premier sport fish in New Zealand

not because of their size (they do

grow to 50kg) but due to their

incredible fighting ability Even

an undersized Kingfish can thwart

capture by an under-gunned fisho

and if yoursquore casting expensive

terminal tackle at them you

donrsquot want to be losing it due to

inappropriate gear

The question that seems to be most

often asked by new fishos or the

ones wanting to target Kingfish for

the first time is ldquoWhere do you

catch Kingfishrdquo The question can be

answered quickly with these words

ldquoWhere there is bait (food) for them

to eatrdquo That is actually the answer

often received but to expand a little

Kingfish congregate and hunt where

there is a lot of food that they can

catch with minimal effort

By Derrick Paull

King Fishing Focus your energy on the King

wwwnzfisherconz 9

seasonalFISHING

What this usually means is a location

where there is structure and current

The structure creates a rise or change

of direction for currents or tide flows

This in turn gives baitfish (Anchovies

Mullet Sprats Kahawai Trevally etc)

somewhere to feed and rest (in the lee

of the structure) Current is important

as it seems that every predatory fish

will eat more when there is current

This is likely due to their food passing

by in that current and they only need

to wait for it to arrive

Throughout the year some deeper

(50m plus) reefs produce Kingfish but

their numbers and sizes change month

by month In-shore reefs tend to hold

fish for shorter periods and largely the

size of fish is smaller (less than 20kgs)

but there are always exceptions

Inshore reefs tend to have the best

numbers of fish on them from October

to May When looking for possible

spots you need to be looking first for

bait On a sounder bait can usually be

easily identified as clouds or balls of

dots on the screen

The key is to first identify bait and

if yoursquore lucky see signs that might

be bigger predatory fish Larger fish

usually show up as an lsquoeye-browrsquo or

thick line depending on the sounder

yoursquore using whereas Bait will

usually be a cloud Kingfish (or other

predators) tend to swim on ladder

looking formations or in more spread

out schools

Things can be a bit harder without

a (good) sounder but you can still

give yourself a good chance by

locating spots where Baitfish current

and structure create the right

environments for Kingfish to hunt As

with most spots itrsquos best if the wind

and current are running together You

Baitfish

Baitfish amp Kingfish

Baitfish amp Kingfish

10 wwwnzfisherconz

want to be fishing the structure from

up-current This may mean testing

your drift lines and seeing which

way yoursquoll drift before anchoring or

beginning your fishing drifts

When fishing a new spot a quick flick

with poppers or stickbaits can be useful

to see if there are Kingfish present

before getting serious with burley and

livebaits Itrsquos not fail safe but is a great

way to learn quickly if there are fish

present and hungry on that day

When yoursquove chosen your spot live-

baiting is the go-to but this generally

requires early attention ndash usually the

very first task of the day either before

you leave the ramp or somewhere

nearby your chosen spot

Rigging of live-baits depends on the

depth of water yoursquore fishing the

current and the size of fish yoursquore

chasing In shallower water or where

yoursquore sure fish are in the top 20

meters of the water column your bait

should either be suspended below a

balloon or free swimming

Depending on depth from here there

a couple of weighted rigs that can be

very useful The simplest and least

likely to tangle is the dropper style

seasonalFISHING

where the sinker or weight (sometimes

heavy lsquoDiamond eyesrsquo are used as a

double whammy)

Current plays a major part in live

baiting and you should be aware of

the various ways of hooking live bait

In a light current I prefer to hook the

bait through the upper jaw from left

to right in front of the eyes This give a

good hook up rate and allows the fish

270 degree movement

In a stronger current livebaits find

their nose ring too oppressive and

tend to give up and pass away too

soon To alleviate their stress hooking

them through the back 9 as in the

lsquoKahawai image below) allows more

movement and a reduced stress

level ndash they can effectively surf in the

current saving energy and keeping

them active longer

It is highly recommended that you

prepare your live bait rig prior to even

catching live bait There is no surer

thing than Kings arriving before yoursquore

set up and then swimming off as soon

as yoursquore rigged

Itrsquos true that you can spend all day

with livies out and not even see a

Kingfish so once yoursquore set up with

livies swimming the desire to drop a

Snapper rig or flick a softbait will be

massive ndash especially is things are not

happening quickly

To remedy this agitation make sure

you have a popper or stickbait set on

hand Anything else is asking for a

kingfish to attack your ill suited and

under gunned rig and generally kick

your butt

Itrsquos easier to focus on Kings when

yoursquore jigging The normal scene is

deeper water (50m+) with a current

to deal with ndash itrsquos not ideal Snapper

fishing anyway With jigging yoursquore

looking for reefs again but itrsquos really

important to locate the target species

Headline fishing

HLS dropper livebait

HLS livebait balloon

wwwnzfisherconz 7

LOCALfishing

presentation to a 25 meter back cast

puts more flies in front of fish Just

like fish anywhere sometimes do they

were just not eating However our

dedicated guide kept us late and

the late afternoon saw John hook a

beautiful Bone of about 65cm So

catching them was proving fun tricky

but not impossible

There were lots of fish to hone onersquos

casting and presentations and we

were even beginning to see the fish

Rua pointed out Once a Bone is

onto your fly you keep contact with

line and strip very slowly waiting for

a small tap With every tap the line

hand should swing away to produce a

strip strike while the rod remains low

and in position

Once hooked it is a case of letting

the loose line fly out between your

fingers until you have line on the reel

With heavy drag settings on 9wt rods

these fish were doing 100 metre runs

with ease At this point I realised that

these really are fantastic fish to target

on fly with every aspect of what I

love about fly-fishing

The following days are now a blur

of tropical warmth azure seas and

countless fish seen and cast to on

the flats tailing in groups At one

stage a school of countless silver

shadows streaming past us I am left

with a feeling of appreciation for the

ease and accessibility that Aitutaki

offers and the job that E2rsquos guides

do The enigma and challenge of

these fish is in no way diminished

and I think getting back to do it

again will have to be something that

happens with regularity

Fight on

Matts Big Bonefish

This is why we flyfish

8 wwwnzfisherconz

seasonalFISHING

THE FIRST RULE OF King fishing

donrsquot spread the love

Targeting a species like Kingfish

should be a dedicated task not an

accidental addition to the family

Snapper session If you want to be

serious about catching Kingfish ndash

make a real go of it and maximise

your chances

Kingfish are recognised as our

premier sport fish in New Zealand

not because of their size (they do

grow to 50kg) but due to their

incredible fighting ability Even

an undersized Kingfish can thwart

capture by an under-gunned fisho

and if yoursquore casting expensive

terminal tackle at them you

donrsquot want to be losing it due to

inappropriate gear

The question that seems to be most

often asked by new fishos or the

ones wanting to target Kingfish for

the first time is ldquoWhere do you

catch Kingfishrdquo The question can be

answered quickly with these words

ldquoWhere there is bait (food) for them

to eatrdquo That is actually the answer

often received but to expand a little

Kingfish congregate and hunt where

there is a lot of food that they can

catch with minimal effort

By Derrick Paull

King Fishing Focus your energy on the King

wwwnzfisherconz 9

seasonalFISHING

What this usually means is a location

where there is structure and current

The structure creates a rise or change

of direction for currents or tide flows

This in turn gives baitfish (Anchovies

Mullet Sprats Kahawai Trevally etc)

somewhere to feed and rest (in the lee

of the structure) Current is important

as it seems that every predatory fish

will eat more when there is current

This is likely due to their food passing

by in that current and they only need

to wait for it to arrive

Throughout the year some deeper

(50m plus) reefs produce Kingfish but

their numbers and sizes change month

by month In-shore reefs tend to hold

fish for shorter periods and largely the

size of fish is smaller (less than 20kgs)

but there are always exceptions

Inshore reefs tend to have the best

numbers of fish on them from October

to May When looking for possible

spots you need to be looking first for

bait On a sounder bait can usually be

easily identified as clouds or balls of

dots on the screen

The key is to first identify bait and

if yoursquore lucky see signs that might

be bigger predatory fish Larger fish

usually show up as an lsquoeye-browrsquo or

thick line depending on the sounder

yoursquore using whereas Bait will

usually be a cloud Kingfish (or other

predators) tend to swim on ladder

looking formations or in more spread

out schools

Things can be a bit harder without

a (good) sounder but you can still

give yourself a good chance by

locating spots where Baitfish current

and structure create the right

environments for Kingfish to hunt As

with most spots itrsquos best if the wind

and current are running together You

Baitfish

Baitfish amp Kingfish

Baitfish amp Kingfish

10 wwwnzfisherconz

want to be fishing the structure from

up-current This may mean testing

your drift lines and seeing which

way yoursquoll drift before anchoring or

beginning your fishing drifts

When fishing a new spot a quick flick

with poppers or stickbaits can be useful

to see if there are Kingfish present

before getting serious with burley and

livebaits Itrsquos not fail safe but is a great

way to learn quickly if there are fish

present and hungry on that day

When yoursquove chosen your spot live-

baiting is the go-to but this generally

requires early attention ndash usually the

very first task of the day either before

you leave the ramp or somewhere

nearby your chosen spot

Rigging of live-baits depends on the

depth of water yoursquore fishing the

current and the size of fish yoursquore

chasing In shallower water or where

yoursquore sure fish are in the top 20

meters of the water column your bait

should either be suspended below a

balloon or free swimming

Depending on depth from here there

a couple of weighted rigs that can be

very useful The simplest and least

likely to tangle is the dropper style

seasonalFISHING

where the sinker or weight (sometimes

heavy lsquoDiamond eyesrsquo are used as a

double whammy)

Current plays a major part in live

baiting and you should be aware of

the various ways of hooking live bait

In a light current I prefer to hook the

bait through the upper jaw from left

to right in front of the eyes This give a

good hook up rate and allows the fish

270 degree movement

In a stronger current livebaits find

their nose ring too oppressive and

tend to give up and pass away too

soon To alleviate their stress hooking

them through the back 9 as in the

lsquoKahawai image below) allows more

movement and a reduced stress

level ndash they can effectively surf in the

current saving energy and keeping

them active longer

It is highly recommended that you

prepare your live bait rig prior to even

catching live bait There is no surer

thing than Kings arriving before yoursquore

set up and then swimming off as soon

as yoursquore rigged

Itrsquos true that you can spend all day

with livies out and not even see a

Kingfish so once yoursquore set up with

livies swimming the desire to drop a

Snapper rig or flick a softbait will be

massive ndash especially is things are not

happening quickly

To remedy this agitation make sure

you have a popper or stickbait set on

hand Anything else is asking for a

kingfish to attack your ill suited and

under gunned rig and generally kick

your butt

Itrsquos easier to focus on Kings when

yoursquore jigging The normal scene is

deeper water (50m+) with a current

to deal with ndash itrsquos not ideal Snapper

fishing anyway With jigging yoursquore

looking for reefs again but itrsquos really

important to locate the target species

Headline fishing

HLS dropper livebait

HLS livebait balloon

8 wwwnzfisherconz

seasonalFISHING

THE FIRST RULE OF King fishing

donrsquot spread the love

Targeting a species like Kingfish

should be a dedicated task not an

accidental addition to the family

Snapper session If you want to be

serious about catching Kingfish ndash

make a real go of it and maximise

your chances

Kingfish are recognised as our

premier sport fish in New Zealand

not because of their size (they do

grow to 50kg) but due to their

incredible fighting ability Even

an undersized Kingfish can thwart

capture by an under-gunned fisho

and if yoursquore casting expensive

terminal tackle at them you

donrsquot want to be losing it due to

inappropriate gear

The question that seems to be most

often asked by new fishos or the

ones wanting to target Kingfish for

the first time is ldquoWhere do you

catch Kingfishrdquo The question can be

answered quickly with these words

ldquoWhere there is bait (food) for them

to eatrdquo That is actually the answer

often received but to expand a little

Kingfish congregate and hunt where

there is a lot of food that they can

catch with minimal effort

By Derrick Paull

King Fishing Focus your energy on the King

wwwnzfisherconz 9

seasonalFISHING

What this usually means is a location

where there is structure and current

The structure creates a rise or change

of direction for currents or tide flows

This in turn gives baitfish (Anchovies

Mullet Sprats Kahawai Trevally etc)

somewhere to feed and rest (in the lee

of the structure) Current is important

as it seems that every predatory fish

will eat more when there is current

This is likely due to their food passing

by in that current and they only need

to wait for it to arrive

Throughout the year some deeper

(50m plus) reefs produce Kingfish but

their numbers and sizes change month

by month In-shore reefs tend to hold

fish for shorter periods and largely the

size of fish is smaller (less than 20kgs)

but there are always exceptions

Inshore reefs tend to have the best

numbers of fish on them from October

to May When looking for possible

spots you need to be looking first for

bait On a sounder bait can usually be

easily identified as clouds or balls of

dots on the screen

The key is to first identify bait and

if yoursquore lucky see signs that might

be bigger predatory fish Larger fish

usually show up as an lsquoeye-browrsquo or

thick line depending on the sounder

yoursquore using whereas Bait will

usually be a cloud Kingfish (or other

predators) tend to swim on ladder

looking formations or in more spread

out schools

Things can be a bit harder without

a (good) sounder but you can still

give yourself a good chance by

locating spots where Baitfish current

and structure create the right

environments for Kingfish to hunt As

with most spots itrsquos best if the wind

and current are running together You

Baitfish

Baitfish amp Kingfish

Baitfish amp Kingfish

10 wwwnzfisherconz

want to be fishing the structure from

up-current This may mean testing

your drift lines and seeing which

way yoursquoll drift before anchoring or

beginning your fishing drifts

When fishing a new spot a quick flick

with poppers or stickbaits can be useful

to see if there are Kingfish present

before getting serious with burley and

livebaits Itrsquos not fail safe but is a great

way to learn quickly if there are fish

present and hungry on that day

When yoursquove chosen your spot live-

baiting is the go-to but this generally

requires early attention ndash usually the

very first task of the day either before

you leave the ramp or somewhere

nearby your chosen spot

Rigging of live-baits depends on the

depth of water yoursquore fishing the

current and the size of fish yoursquore

chasing In shallower water or where

yoursquore sure fish are in the top 20

meters of the water column your bait

should either be suspended below a

balloon or free swimming

Depending on depth from here there

a couple of weighted rigs that can be

very useful The simplest and least

likely to tangle is the dropper style

seasonalFISHING

where the sinker or weight (sometimes

heavy lsquoDiamond eyesrsquo are used as a

double whammy)

Current plays a major part in live

baiting and you should be aware of

the various ways of hooking live bait

In a light current I prefer to hook the

bait through the upper jaw from left

to right in front of the eyes This give a

good hook up rate and allows the fish

270 degree movement

In a stronger current livebaits find

their nose ring too oppressive and

tend to give up and pass away too

soon To alleviate their stress hooking

them through the back 9 as in the

lsquoKahawai image below) allows more

movement and a reduced stress

level ndash they can effectively surf in the

current saving energy and keeping

them active longer

It is highly recommended that you

prepare your live bait rig prior to even

catching live bait There is no surer

thing than Kings arriving before yoursquore

set up and then swimming off as soon

as yoursquore rigged

Itrsquos true that you can spend all day

with livies out and not even see a

Kingfish so once yoursquore set up with

livies swimming the desire to drop a

Snapper rig or flick a softbait will be

massive ndash especially is things are not

happening quickly

To remedy this agitation make sure

you have a popper or stickbait set on

hand Anything else is asking for a

kingfish to attack your ill suited and

under gunned rig and generally kick

your butt

Itrsquos easier to focus on Kings when

yoursquore jigging The normal scene is

deeper water (50m+) with a current

to deal with ndash itrsquos not ideal Snapper

fishing anyway With jigging yoursquore

looking for reefs again but itrsquos really

important to locate the target species

Headline fishing

HLS dropper livebait

HLS livebait balloon

wwwnzfisherconz 9

seasonalFISHING

What this usually means is a location

where there is structure and current

The structure creates a rise or change

of direction for currents or tide flows

This in turn gives baitfish (Anchovies

Mullet Sprats Kahawai Trevally etc)

somewhere to feed and rest (in the lee

of the structure) Current is important

as it seems that every predatory fish

will eat more when there is current

This is likely due to their food passing

by in that current and they only need

to wait for it to arrive

Throughout the year some deeper

(50m plus) reefs produce Kingfish but

their numbers and sizes change month

by month In-shore reefs tend to hold

fish for shorter periods and largely the

size of fish is smaller (less than 20kgs)

but there are always exceptions

Inshore reefs tend to have the best

numbers of fish on them from October

to May When looking for possible

spots you need to be looking first for

bait On a sounder bait can usually be

easily identified as clouds or balls of

dots on the screen

The key is to first identify bait and

if yoursquore lucky see signs that might

be bigger predatory fish Larger fish

usually show up as an lsquoeye-browrsquo or

thick line depending on the sounder

yoursquore using whereas Bait will

usually be a cloud Kingfish (or other

predators) tend to swim on ladder

looking formations or in more spread

out schools

Things can be a bit harder without

a (good) sounder but you can still

give yourself a good chance by

locating spots where Baitfish current

and structure create the right

environments for Kingfish to hunt As

with most spots itrsquos best if the wind

and current are running together You

Baitfish

Baitfish amp Kingfish

Baitfish amp Kingfish

10 wwwnzfisherconz

want to be fishing the structure from

up-current This may mean testing

your drift lines and seeing which

way yoursquoll drift before anchoring or

beginning your fishing drifts

When fishing a new spot a quick flick

with poppers or stickbaits can be useful

to see if there are Kingfish present

before getting serious with burley and

livebaits Itrsquos not fail safe but is a great

way to learn quickly if there are fish

present and hungry on that day

When yoursquove chosen your spot live-

baiting is the go-to but this generally

requires early attention ndash usually the

very first task of the day either before

you leave the ramp or somewhere

nearby your chosen spot

Rigging of live-baits depends on the

depth of water yoursquore fishing the

current and the size of fish yoursquore

chasing In shallower water or where

yoursquore sure fish are in the top 20

meters of the water column your bait

should either be suspended below a

balloon or free swimming

Depending on depth from here there

a couple of weighted rigs that can be

very useful The simplest and least

likely to tangle is the dropper style

seasonalFISHING

where the sinker or weight (sometimes

heavy lsquoDiamond eyesrsquo are used as a

double whammy)

Current plays a major part in live

baiting and you should be aware of

the various ways of hooking live bait

In a light current I prefer to hook the

bait through the upper jaw from left

to right in front of the eyes This give a

good hook up rate and allows the fish

270 degree movement

In a stronger current livebaits find

their nose ring too oppressive and

tend to give up and pass away too

soon To alleviate their stress hooking

them through the back 9 as in the

lsquoKahawai image below) allows more

movement and a reduced stress

level ndash they can effectively surf in the

current saving energy and keeping

them active longer

It is highly recommended that you

prepare your live bait rig prior to even

catching live bait There is no surer

thing than Kings arriving before yoursquore

set up and then swimming off as soon

as yoursquore rigged

Itrsquos true that you can spend all day

with livies out and not even see a

Kingfish so once yoursquore set up with

livies swimming the desire to drop a

Snapper rig or flick a softbait will be

massive ndash especially is things are not

happening quickly

To remedy this agitation make sure

you have a popper or stickbait set on

hand Anything else is asking for a

kingfish to attack your ill suited and

under gunned rig and generally kick

your butt

Itrsquos easier to focus on Kings when

yoursquore jigging The normal scene is

deeper water (50m+) with a current

to deal with ndash itrsquos not ideal Snapper

fishing anyway With jigging yoursquore

looking for reefs again but itrsquos really

important to locate the target species

Headline fishing

HLS dropper livebait

HLS livebait balloon

10 wwwnzfisherconz

want to be fishing the structure from

up-current This may mean testing

your drift lines and seeing which

way yoursquoll drift before anchoring or

beginning your fishing drifts

When fishing a new spot a quick flick

with poppers or stickbaits can be useful

to see if there are Kingfish present

before getting serious with burley and

livebaits Itrsquos not fail safe but is a great

way to learn quickly if there are fish

present and hungry on that day

When yoursquove chosen your spot live-

baiting is the go-to but this generally

requires early attention ndash usually the

very first task of the day either before

you leave the ramp or somewhere

nearby your chosen spot

Rigging of live-baits depends on the

depth of water yoursquore fishing the

current and the size of fish yoursquore

chasing In shallower water or where

yoursquore sure fish are in the top 20

meters of the water column your bait

should either be suspended below a

balloon or free swimming

Depending on depth from here there

a couple of weighted rigs that can be

very useful The simplest and least

likely to tangle is the dropper style

seasonalFISHING

where the sinker or weight (sometimes

heavy lsquoDiamond eyesrsquo are used as a

double whammy)

Current plays a major part in live

baiting and you should be aware of

the various ways of hooking live bait

In a light current I prefer to hook the

bait through the upper jaw from left

to right in front of the eyes This give a

good hook up rate and allows the fish

270 degree movement

In a stronger current livebaits find

their nose ring too oppressive and

tend to give up and pass away too

soon To alleviate their stress hooking

them through the back 9 as in the

lsquoKahawai image below) allows more

movement and a reduced stress

level ndash they can effectively surf in the

current saving energy and keeping

them active longer

It is highly recommended that you

prepare your live bait rig prior to even

catching live bait There is no surer

thing than Kings arriving before yoursquore

set up and then swimming off as soon

as yoursquore rigged

Itrsquos true that you can spend all day

with livies out and not even see a

Kingfish so once yoursquore set up with

livies swimming the desire to drop a

Snapper rig or flick a softbait will be

massive ndash especially is things are not

happening quickly

To remedy this agitation make sure

you have a popper or stickbait set on

hand Anything else is asking for a

kingfish to attack your ill suited and

under gunned rig and generally kick

your butt

Itrsquos easier to focus on Kings when

yoursquore jigging The normal scene is

deeper water (50m+) with a current

to deal with ndash itrsquos not ideal Snapper

fishing anyway With jigging yoursquore

looking for reefs again but itrsquos really

important to locate the target species

Headline fishing

HLS dropper livebait

HLS livebait balloon

wwwnzfisherconz 11

and drop your jigs directly on them

20 meters away and yoursquore dropping

your hook up chances by about 90

Itrsquos easy to think that jigging is an

easy sport Just rock up to a reef find

some sign drop a jig and dance the

dance until you hook up and look like

a legend

Whatrsquos really important is to find the

direction of the current flowing over

your chosen reef and then where the

bait is holding at its densest There

can be Bait sign all over the show but

itrsquos dense balled up Bait yoursquore after

I find it is usually on the up-current side

of a structure but thatrsquos not always

a given ndash follow the Bait and drift

over the structure until it balls up (see

images of Bait above for the lsquoballedrsquo

image) If Kings are present theyrsquoll

usually be present alongside or directly

above Bait schools on the sounder

Whatever the spot the date or

the conditions Kingfish like to be

difficult and you should definitely not

give up Keep trying keep evolving

your tactics and please ndash keep it

focussed on Kings The rest is just

fish n chips

seasonalFISHING

12 wwwnzfisherconz

champagnefishing

Far North Triathlon

WE WERE PACKED heading north

with more gear than we had ever

taken The reason for the extensive

range of weapons and ammo is that

we were heading to the far north

for three days of three very different

types of fishing out of Whatuwhiwhi

We had been training most of our lives

for this weekend like the elite athletes

who run a true triathlon However

ours was a tad more relaxed as one

look at the diet and hydration for the

weekend would reveal

Day One Discipline One ndash Land based

The foundation of my passion for

serious fishing is the adventure that is

land based fishing Forsyth and I have

been on many memorable trips and

have seen and caught some amazing

fish On day one the long strong rods

were selected and packed for the trip

in the baby stabi

With a strong northerly set to blow

day one we tucked into a ledge

Forsyth (FT) knew provided on the

south side Wind and rain at our

backs we got the burley in a King

swam by before we were ready never

to be seen again Until 2pm after

many types of bait livies swimming

and poppers cast we had two small

Pannies The call that any land based

game (LBG) fisherman hates was

made letrsquos try a new spot

Packing up and shifting spots is hard

yakka but we soon found ourselves

further out near the weather side of

the peninsula The spot was looking

filthy with fish and as swells hit the

ledge we got the baits out in the

burley and bites began

For the next three hours we had a

steady stream of good fish with the

biggest being a 4kg Snapper FT sight

fished after cubing it out from under

the ledge Pilchards were the flavour

of the day with Blue Macks Kahawai

fillets all being untouched Perhaps

there were just no big fish feeding at

that time Day one complete we had

a healthy bin of 2-4kg Snapper and a

couple of tasty Granddaddy Hapuka

Day Two Discipline Two ndash Soft baiting

With a bright sunny day forecast

and the Americas cup racing in the

morning we went out at a very

gentlemanrsquos hour Soft baiting was the

Take the blinkers off By Andrew Evans

wwwnzfisherconz 13

champagnefishing

event today Now I havenrsquot done too

much of this type of fishing preferring

to stray line but I was very keen to try

it out in the shallows

We began off an old ledge that had

done well for us when land based

in the past FT extracting two nice

2-3kg snapper and a nice Granddaddy

Hapuka from the cove My technique

obviously needed refining and I was

watching and learning We decided to

motor up the length of coast start up

the top put sea anchor out and let the

wind take us down the coast casting

into the wash

FT was in again with a similar sized

Snap gracing the bin I then cast about

2m off the rocks in some nice wash

and a second after the plastic hit the

drink the Daiwa Lexa I had borrowed

off FT was screaming out line The

blistering run slowed and I made some

gains when the weight increased and I

felt weed rubbing on the line

It had gone to ground Keeping the

pressure on we motored around the

foul it was in no luck We came back

to the original side and out she came

Fairly tired now there wasnrsquot much

more fight left but it had weight The

Snapper was up boat side and we

came in just below 6kg A Personal

best on soft baits for me and I am

hooked on yet another form of fishing

Putting the fish in the bin my hand

grazed the spikes on the Granddaddy

Hapuka Drawing blood the next two

hours were spent with me sheepishly

putting my hand in the drink to

try and cool off the burning pain

definitely watch out on those FT in

the meantime added some more

respectable fish to the bin as well as

having a monumental bust off from a

very hard strike Day two and we were

back to the beach on sunset

Andrews best Snapper

Grandaddy Hapuka

14 wwwnzfisherconz

Day 3 Deep stuff

Our mate Bonze the lure maker came

up from the Bay of Islands to join us

with his larger lazercraft We were

excited about the prospect of heading

out with a fisherman of his calibre who

frequently fishes this area Pity it was

September and too early for a Marlin

The goal was to get out wide in search

of the deep critters On arrival to

the marks we began dropping with

the first spots failing It was the third

deepest spot where we had success

and I hauled up a couple of nice

Bluenose one about 12kg and my

first stoked FT then seconds after

his rig hit the bottom locked up to

something very solid the electric

reel was struggling and losing line

pinning him to the rail He was on this

beast of a fish perhaps a large bass

Unfortunately after a while on the

fish the braid parted for no apparent

reasonhellipgutted Again on the next

drop the same thing happened

Hooked up solid and bust off The

next drop we may have found the

reason Both FT and I snagged up on

the bottom but it wouldnrsquot bust off

and it had some give Bonze made

the call that perhaps it was an old

commercial long line back bone

Finally we came off and changed

our drift to avoid the obstruction

FTrsquos luck continued and after those

first chances he proceeded to lose

rig after rig to snags A pod of orca

turned up and we were off Bonze

telling us of their learned method

where they pick the Bluenose off your

line as you bring them up Sounded

pretty cool but we didnrsquot have time to

waste so in-shore we headed to a reef

with some nice Kingi sign

Jigs deployed Bonze brought in two

nice 12kg Kings Then it was rats rats

and more rats Every drift produced

fish but 50-60 cm Kings With no

change in the size we left them to it

and returned with the long drive home

ahead of us

It was a fantastic weekend fishing

with some great variety and some

nice fish caught Mixing up the

methods and target species like this

every once in a while is what keeps

us coming back and there is always

so much to learn Paring up with

guys like Bonze who have a wealth

of knowledge in an area you donrsquot is

always worthwhile The triathlon was

over and it was a great success

champagnefishing

wwwnzfisherconz 13

champagnefishing

event today Now I havenrsquot done too

much of this type of fishing preferring

to stray line but I was very keen to try

it out in the shallows

We began off an old ledge that had

done well for us when land based

in the past FT extracting two nice

2-3kg snapper and a nice Granddaddy

Hapuka from the cove My technique

obviously needed refining and I was

watching and learning We decided to

motor up the length of coast start up

the top put sea anchor out and let the

wind take us down the coast casting

into the wash

FT was in again with a similar sized

Snap gracing the bin I then cast about

2m off the rocks in some nice wash

and a second after the plastic hit the

drink the Daiwa Lexa I had borrowed

off FT was screaming out line The

blistering run slowed and I made some

gains when the weight increased and I

felt weed rubbing on the line

It had gone to ground Keeping the

pressure on we motored around the

foul it was in no luck We came back

to the original side and out she came

Fairly tired now there wasnrsquot much

more fight left but it had weight The

Snapper was up boat side and we

came in just below 6kg A Personal

best on soft baits for me and I am

hooked on yet another form of fishing

Putting the fish in the bin my hand

grazed the spikes on the Granddaddy

Hapuka Drawing blood the next two

hours were spent with me sheepishly

putting my hand in the drink to

try and cool off the burning pain

definitely watch out on those FT in

the meantime added some more

respectable fish to the bin as well as

having a monumental bust off from a

very hard strike Day two and we were

back to the beach on sunset

Andrews best Snapper

Grandaddy Hapuka

14 wwwnzfisherconz

Day 3 Deep stuff

Our mate Bonze the lure maker came

up from the Bay of Islands to join us

with his larger lazercraft We were

excited about the prospect of heading

out with a fisherman of his calibre who

frequently fishes this area Pity it was

September and too early for a Marlin

The goal was to get out wide in search

of the deep critters On arrival to

the marks we began dropping with

the first spots failing It was the third

deepest spot where we had success

and I hauled up a couple of nice

Bluenose one about 12kg and my

first stoked FT then seconds after

his rig hit the bottom locked up to

something very solid the electric

reel was struggling and losing line

pinning him to the rail He was on this

beast of a fish perhaps a large bass

Unfortunately after a while on the

fish the braid parted for no apparent

reasonhellipgutted Again on the next

drop the same thing happened

Hooked up solid and bust off The

next drop we may have found the

reason Both FT and I snagged up on

the bottom but it wouldnrsquot bust off

and it had some give Bonze made

the call that perhaps it was an old

commercial long line back bone

Finally we came off and changed

our drift to avoid the obstruction

FTrsquos luck continued and after those

first chances he proceeded to lose

rig after rig to snags A pod of orca

turned up and we were off Bonze

telling us of their learned method

where they pick the Bluenose off your

line as you bring them up Sounded

pretty cool but we didnrsquot have time to

waste so in-shore we headed to a reef

with some nice Kingi sign

Jigs deployed Bonze brought in two

nice 12kg Kings Then it was rats rats

and more rats Every drift produced

fish but 50-60 cm Kings With no

change in the size we left them to it

and returned with the long drive home

ahead of us

It was a fantastic weekend fishing

with some great variety and some

nice fish caught Mixing up the

methods and target species like this

every once in a while is what keeps

us coming back and there is always

so much to learn Paring up with

guys like Bonze who have a wealth

of knowledge in an area you donrsquot is

always worthwhile The triathlon was

over and it was a great success

champagnefishing

14 wwwnzfisherconz

Day 3 Deep stuff

Our mate Bonze the lure maker came

up from the Bay of Islands to join us

with his larger lazercraft We were

excited about the prospect of heading

out with a fisherman of his calibre who

frequently fishes this area Pity it was

September and too early for a Marlin

The goal was to get out wide in search

of the deep critters On arrival to

the marks we began dropping with

the first spots failing It was the third

deepest spot where we had success

and I hauled up a couple of nice

Bluenose one about 12kg and my

first stoked FT then seconds after

his rig hit the bottom locked up to

something very solid the electric

reel was struggling and losing line

pinning him to the rail He was on this

beast of a fish perhaps a large bass

Unfortunately after a while on the

fish the braid parted for no apparent

reasonhellipgutted Again on the next

drop the same thing happened

Hooked up solid and bust off The

next drop we may have found the

reason Both FT and I snagged up on

the bottom but it wouldnrsquot bust off

and it had some give Bonze made

the call that perhaps it was an old

commercial long line back bone

Finally we came off and changed

our drift to avoid the obstruction

FTrsquos luck continued and after those

first chances he proceeded to lose

rig after rig to snags A pod of orca

turned up and we were off Bonze

telling us of their learned method

where they pick the Bluenose off your

line as you bring them up Sounded

pretty cool but we didnrsquot have time to

waste so in-shore we headed to a reef

with some nice Kingi sign

Jigs deployed Bonze brought in two

nice 12kg Kings Then it was rats rats

and more rats Every drift produced

fish but 50-60 cm Kings With no

change in the size we left them to it

and returned with the long drive home

ahead of us

It was a fantastic weekend fishing

with some great variety and some

nice fish caught Mixing up the

methods and target species like this

every once in a while is what keeps

us coming back and there is always

so much to learn Paring up with

guys like Bonze who have a wealth

of knowledge in an area you donrsquot is

always worthwhile The triathlon was

over and it was a great success

champagnefishing

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saltwaterFLYfishing

The Saltwater Fly Fishing fraternity

of Auckland have been making their

presence known both online and on

the water for a few years now Once

thought of as the domain of Bone

fishers alone with budgets bigger

than their boats Saltwater Fly Fishing

(SWF) has more recently built a

reputation as the sport of choice for

anglers looking for more thrill than full

catch bag

Irsquove followed the exploits of Craig

Worthington Matt von Sturmer amp

Clark Reid for a few years as theyrsquove

delved into the near shore waters

dropping clousers amp streamers

boobies amp deceivers into gutters

and washes around the Upper North

Island But recently therersquos been

a new breed of SWF fisher ndash the

Auckland lsquoJoe-averagersquo who needs a

new thrill after softbaits became too

predictable or they realised Trout are

just socks with scales

This motley motivated amp quite

highly skilled group have formed

a club by the name of lsquoStrip Strike

Fly Fishers Clubrsquo paying homage to

the strike technique utilised by SWF

masters for sinking the hook but not

tearing the lip

If the 40 odd member turn out at the

first meeting is anything to go by the

club will have a strong following The

first meeting was held at Rod amp Reel

Newmarket and the club concept

name and membership details were

released to the prospective members

The first meeting included a

casting master class by Sage tackle

representative Tore M Nilsen his

ability to fling a fly on the end of his

line over 50 meters while concurrently

describing the action of his rod wrist

and silky back-cast was hypnotising

Torersquos class was followed by a brief

and eye-opening chat by Matt von

Sturmer on the best flies hersquos found

and made for Auckland SWF fishing

on his beloved Meola Reef and Pt

Chevalier banks Matt has flung more

flies than Irsquove had hot dinners and had

the crowd transfixed Last speaker of

the night was international champion

of kayak fly fishing Brent Condon

Brent added some international flair to

the night expanding our appreciation

of SWF to species like the great

northern Pike a large apex predator

most likely similar to our Kingfish amp

large Kahawai

The Strip Strike Club will be holding

its second meeting in November and

their first club day before Christmas

Interested members are invited to

email NZ Fisher for more information

at derrickpnzfisherconz

The new club in town By Derrick Paull

Strip Strike

wwwnzfisherconz 17

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2

3

4

5

5 simple rulesto help you stay safe

Life jacketsTake them ndash Wear them

Boats especially ones under 6m in length can sink very quickly Wearing a life jacket increases your survival time in the water

Skipper responsibilityThe skipper is responsible for the safety of everyone on board and for the safe operation of the boat Stay within the limits of your vessel and your experience

CommunicationsTake two separate waterproof ways of communicating so we can help you if you get into difficulties

Marine weather New Zealandrsquos weather can be highly unpredictable Check the local marine weather forecast before you go and expect both weather and sea state changes

Avoid alcohol Safe boating and alcohol do not mix Things can change quickly on the water You need to stay alert and aware

For more information about safe boating education and how to prepare for your boating activity visit wwwadventuresmartorgnz

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

The Boating Safety

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Mad Dogs amp their Black Cat

Reader Pics

Langs beach

wwwnzfisherconz 19

READERpics

Paulrsquos stalkereerie

WINNERPaul Rountreersquos second nice Brown Trout pulled from the Hutt River recently while he escaped a conference for a lsquomental health breakrsquo

Langs beach

Rawhiti 2013

wwwnzfisherconz 19

READERpics

Paulrsquos stalkereerie

WINNERPaul Rountreersquos second nice Brown Trout pulled from the Hutt River recently while he escaped a conference for a lsquomental health breakrsquo

Langs beach

Rawhiti 2013

20 wwwnzfisherconz

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JUST POST A PIC of you with a fish to

our Facebook page and yoursquore in the

draw to win day trip aboard Diversity

care of Damo and the team at Tackle-It

Every image you enter has a chance

to win the big prize The more and

sooner you enter the better your

chances so get fishing and posting

those images to Facebook

WINNER Paul Rountreersquos second

nice Brown Trout pulled from

the Hutt River recently while he

escaped a conference for a lsquomental

health breakrsquo

COMPETITION

wwwnzfisherconz 21

THE KING FISHING off Mayor Island

has been blindingly good this year

and our contributor Phil Josephs has

been in the thick of it Check out Philrsquos

videos below

1 Major Islands

2 Fishing with Angels

As summer progresses these

surface sessions dry up a little

but towards the ends of the

season Kingfish amp Tuna join in on

some real carnage where ocean

currents drive food and Baitfish

to the surface While we donrsquot

see it like this in NZ anymore

therersquos still great Tuna fishing and

some incredible bust-ups around

the world ndash see here for some

amazing tuna footage through the

Blue Planet film makerrsquos lens

VIDEO

Fishing Video of the MonthWhat is under the water

22 wwwnzfisherconz

communityoffishing

AN AUCKLAND-BASED CHARITY

that helps stroke survivors partake in

one of New Zealandrsquos most popular

leisure activities has received a

generous donation that will help the

organisation continue its good work

After scouring the country to find

more than 200 people from 18 towns

and 12 cities who were considered

heroes of their local community

Visique wanted to further recognise

the philanthropic efforts of Blockhouse

Bay local Sam Benjamin president of

the Stroke Survivors Fishing Club

Mr Benjamin founded the club in 2001

for keen anglers who have suffered a

stroke Itrsquos the only club of its kind in

New Zealand and its founder does

not know of anything like it overseas

ldquoEach of our 62 practices play a vital

role in their respective communities

and we wanted to recognise

individuals from within those

communities who were also vital due

to their volunteer work or generous

actsrdquo says Visique Blockhouse

Bay optometrist Cullen Szeto ldquoMr

Benjamin and the work of Stroke

Survivors Fishing Club stood out so

we wanted to go one step further and

offer the charity a donation of $2300

to continue its fantastic workrdquo

The club funds and hosts monthly

fishing trips and Mr Benjamin

says the donation will be used to

help fund a planned trip off the

Coromandel Peninsula

Mr Benjamin converts unwanted

fishing rods so stroke survivors with

limited use of their hands can work

the rod and reel He says the club

is always in need of unwanted Penn

reels which are particularly suited

to conversion

Many detractors predicted the club

would last only a few months but itrsquos

going strong nearly 12 years later It

currently has 18 members who are

all stroke survivors and membersrsquo

supporters also participate in club

activities such as meetings and

fishing outings

As a company that bases its service

on the principles of lsquocare quality and

By Derrick Paull

Generous Donation to Unique Charity Helping Stroke Survivors

Sam Benjamin and Cullen Szeto from Visique

wwwnzfisherconz 23

communityrsquo Visiquersquos winter mission

was obvious Set out to find caring

heroes in every region of the country

and make them famous for their

goodness and kindness to others And

after putting the word out through

radio advertising and posters and

word-of-mouth throughout Visiquersquos

62-clinic nationwide cooperative

more than 200 people were named a

local hero

They ranged from Murray Barclay a

teacher from Orewa in Auckland who

has worked as a volunteer fire-fighter

to Janette Ford a Whakatane local

who goes above and beyond in her

job caring for elderly residents

Like his fellow heroes Mr Benjamin

was nominated by an admiring

acquaintance friend or family member

who wanted the world to know about

their chosen personrsquos good deeds

Mr Szetosays ldquoThis is our first local

Caring Heroes campaign and we have

been thrilled by the response and by

how many people are perceived as

heroes by those who nominated them

ldquoThe campaign was inspired by the

many anecdotal stories we all hear

about people who go out of their way

to help and support others ndash even

when it seems they are the ones

most deserving of help themselves

Some people seem to draw strength

from giving and we wanted to find

those people in our community and

offer them a token of thanks and

some recognition on behalf of the

many people who benefit and draw

inspiration from them

Sam Benjaminrsquos being presented with donation from Visique

Samlsquos letterbox

communityoffishing

wwwnzfisherconz 23

communityrsquo Visiquersquos winter mission

was obvious Set out to find caring

heroes in every region of the country

and make them famous for their

goodness and kindness to others And

after putting the word out through

radio advertising and posters and

word-of-mouth throughout Visiquersquos

62-clinic nationwide cooperative

more than 200 people were named a

local hero

They ranged from Murray Barclay a

teacher from Orewa in Auckland who

has worked as a volunteer fire-fighter

to Janette Ford a Whakatane local

who goes above and beyond in her

job caring for elderly residents

Like his fellow heroes Mr Benjamin

was nominated by an admiring

acquaintance friend or family member

who wanted the world to know about

their chosen personrsquos good deeds

Mr Szetosays ldquoThis is our first local

Caring Heroes campaign and we have

been thrilled by the response and by

how many people are perceived as

heroes by those who nominated them

ldquoThe campaign was inspired by the

many anecdotal stories we all hear

about people who go out of their way

to help and support others ndash even

when it seems they are the ones

most deserving of help themselves

Some people seem to draw strength

from giving and we wanted to find

those people in our community and

offer them a token of thanks and

some recognition on behalf of the

many people who benefit and draw

inspiration from them

Sam Benjaminrsquos being presented with donation from Visique

Samlsquos letterbox

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Day Skipper

Boatmaster

Maritime VHF Operator Certificate

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Sea Survival

Sea Kayak and Waka Ama

Club Safety Boat Operator

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Powerboating

Sail Cruising

Motor Cruising

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