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I last wrote about touch screens around 16 months ago and at that time ENL did not have any touch screen displays. Times have changed and now we do supply touch screen units from both Lowrance and Furuno and I am sometimes asked if my opinion on them has changed. For those of you who don’t remember my opinion at the time here is an excerpt from that article which summed up my opinion at the time, “The fact that a unit is touch screen is superficial; it is performance out on the water that is important”.

The short answer is no my opinion hasn’t changed on this. I still don’t believe anyone should base their decision on which unit to buy on whether or not it is touch screen. Before you look at whether a unit is touch screen or not you should look at all other features that are going to affect the performance of the unit on the water. By this I mean power of the sounder, which is going to affect its performance at depth, the pixel count of the screen – the higher it is the better your target discrimination will be - the transducer supplied and it’s beam angles and whether or not his can be upgraded.

Having said that, I have grown to like using touch screens a lot more and now sometimes (daily) find myself touching the displays of the non-touch screen units in the way I would a touch screen. In the showroom they are certainly easy to operate and very intuitive and make learning how to use them a breeze. I

am yet to use them out on the water, so will withhold my judgement on that aspect for a little while longer; I do, however, firmly believe that a pure touch screen is not ideal in rough weather or when you have dirty hands, and feel a hybrid with some control buttons is the perfect solution.

For those of you who may think I am sitting on the fence, you’re probably right but that is not through not wanting to lose face or any other reason. It is simply because there are some things that I think are great about touch screens, and I welcome the innovations, however I do also see the limitations of them and want to encourage people to make their decision based on the performance of the unit rather than how it is controlled.

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By Kieran ‘Danger’ Dooley

Wouldn’t it rip your undies! The last day of the old season and I hooked into a monster trout that its mates probably nicknamed ‘Moby’ - out of fear and respect – and I lost the bugger!

I’m fishing mad and like to be on the water between three-to-five days a week, so the thought of this big fish haunted me to the point I was back on the Henley on the Taieri with new licence and a freshly lubed reel a few sleeps after Opening Day. First cast and the spinner came up fast; my initial thought was a snag on a submersed log, but my efforts at greasing the reel caused me a moment’s panic. I couldn’t hear the line peeling out and when I looked down to see the spool going the wrong way, I thought I’d broken the thing. A huge splash coupled with that telling flash in the distance made me realise I had a monster on and at that point – it was ‘him’ or me!

I was using 6lb line so skull-dragging it about the place wasn’t an option; experience, patience and time were my tactics. The fish?

He was just plain gnarly and in a belligerent mood, dragging line around for a good hour before we were both stuffed and I managed to tease him close enough to the bank to attempt a landing. The trouble was, he was twice the size of the net, so I used another tactic I’m renowned for – finesse! I jumped the bugger, grabbed it by the jaw and hauled it ashore.

At 10lb this 72cm searun brown was my PB, but I hope to better that this season. He was a young fish in prime condition and I reckon there are more of these Taieri monsters out there. I reckon it’s due to all the whitebait slipping past those nets. In fact, I gutted it thinking I might score a free pattie, but only got a couple of baby perch. Entrée! Cheers – a toast to the Taieri!

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Two Rig, Eight Pups and a Big Smoothy!

Full of great anticipation, I pulled up at the beach at a-quarter-past-five on a crisp morning, only to have my enthusiasm tempered by a frosty reception from my crabs - had to wait 20 minutes for the bloody things to defrost!

Anyway, I got line in the water about half-an-hour later and shot a phone video of the sunrise while waiting for Vic

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to show; he must of been on a promise – snigger!

At the top of the hour my rod bent over and line screamed off the reel, so I wandered down to it and was waiting for the rig to stop pulling, but it didn’t. Usually rig, or spotted smoothhound, will pick up the bait and run, then stop and swim back towards shore. This

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is when you wind up the slack and strike - then all hell breaks loose. This was different; it wouldn’t stop.

Then when I struck, it felt like a wee tiny rig, so I just pulled it in until it hit the shore. That’s when it took off in normal rig fashion - heaps of fun and a good old tussle, as you might expect from a 17.5lb ‘smoothy’.

I re-baited and still no Vic must have been a good one! He eventually rocked up at seventhirty with a big smile on his face.

Shortly afterwards, the rod bent again and this time the rig did what it was meant to do. It was a smaller one and I could see it was full of pup, but bleeding real bad, so we carefully cut her open and released the eight pups. They all swam off strongly, which is more than I can say for Vic. He seemed a bit spent – the smoothy!

Lake Selfe Glowing

By Haydn McKinley After a stressful week at university a fellow student and myself decided to put the computers away for the weekend and head to Lake Selfe for the night. Arriving mid-afternoon on a beautiful spring day, we decided that throwing a few spinners around until early evening would be the way to go.

However, we managed to tempt no fish with this technique, so we thought we would bring out the big guns - the floating glow bug.

It didn’t take long before we had some action, with a few fish playing with the bug with a few short runs. Then finally we managed to fool the fish in the photo, weighing in at 5.5lb.

Photo Credit: Glen Holmes

The activity didn’t stop there though, with two more fish of similar size hitting the shore that evening. Again we decided that glow bugs in the morning change of light would produce the best results and we weren’t far wrong. While only one fish was landed in the morning, countless runs and rod bends occurred, leading to a high level of annoyance and irritation. After around 10 o’clock in the morning the activity slowed to a stand still, so we decided that we would quit while we were ahead and head back to the computer. Overall, the trip provided a nice change of scenery and an enjoyable 24 hours within one of New Zealand’s most picturesque environments.

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Bestest Day Ever

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By Vaughan Savage

Our family is a real fishing family, with the three teenagers having just completed their dive tickets, the younger two always chomping at the bit to get on the water and Mum elbowing me out of the way to get to the snapper. I drive the boat … a lot!

With the kids ranging in age from 19 to six, it’s often the youngest that feel left out, so on this occasion the focus was on getting Mitchell a fish. We found a spot just outside of The Cut, the entrance to Nelson Harbour, and were soon into the action – or rather, Mitchell was.

He fishes with a tiny Warehouse rod and reel, and judging by the way it had him hanging over the stern of the boat, a marlin had come to dinner. It was hilarious, him screaming and squealing fit to bust. He did himself proud though, battling the monster all the way to the boat, where I aided in netting it.

Mitchell was over the moon with his catching, literally jumping for joy.

“It’s the bestest day ever,” he beamed. And it was.

Freight Train Hits ‘Ship After a few failed attempts due to bad weather, the Dawnbreakers onebase snapper challenge was game on. I had mate Gavin Williams on board and he’s caught his fair share of big snapper over time, but he only recently joined the 20lb club when he finally landed a 21lb snapper on board Troy Dando’s Screaming Reelz.

The pressure was on ‘cause we knew the ‘Screamer’ was coming out with some guns on board: Pete Connolly, Paul Maskell and Troy. We wanted bragging rights, so spent time searching for sign until plenty of it was continuously running across my screen.

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Just drop down in weight, drift rather than anchor and soon enough they will get hammered.

Gavin was using a blue bottom ship and no sooner it was down and the first hit buckled the rod, then it dropped, down again. This was like a freight train; the rod was well bent and the reel was singing.

“Shark,” Gavin said, but then came the head shakes.

“No, it’s a big snapper,” I replied, “so take it easy!”

This snapper had some gas to it and when Gavin got it up few metres below

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the boat, I looked over and said, “Mate, this is a horse!”

The snapper hit the gas again, ripping line off and heading for the deep; three times the fish got close, only to go again.

Knowing this was indeed a big fish, Gavin slightly backed the drag off, hoping it would not bust off, as he was only using light gear. The battle went on for a good ten minutes before we could finally leader the snapper into the net. I lifted the net up into the boat and we both looked at it and thought, ‘WOW - what a fish!’

This snapper weighed in at 23lb. Great stuff Gavin – your day was made and you’ve set the benchmark for us all to better.

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Bugger – I Didn’t Break EVERY Record!

By Jeff Holden

I tried fishing outside the Boulder Bank last night. I got rained on blown around and cold. I caught one carpet shark. That’s fishing.

Today I slept in and ventured out to Cable Bay. I was on the water and paddling at 9.00am.

I use a Mission Catch 420 kayak; stable and she goes at a good pace. People keep telling me, “Fish the changing light” but I’d watched the Black Caps get dicked again and thought bugger the changing light.

I headed out to the second buoy marking the marine reserve and dropped a line. Birds were wheeling, circling and dipping about a kilometre out, so I decided if nothing happened here, I’d go for a kahawai.

Nothing happened but spinys and carpets.

Off for a kahawai.

Ten minutes paddling brought me into a surface working school and I managed to get a couple of nice three or four pound specimens.

I carried on out to the outer marker and about 300m outside the reserve and decided to drift for a while. I caught plenty of carpets and spinys. With sharks all around you need something to protect the line from the teeth, so I decided to try out a new puka ring I bought at Mega M10; pink fluoro with 6/0 circle hooks.

I dropped it down with squid on the bottom hook and sanmar on the top hook. While that was bouncing along the bottom I pulled in my other line and started to remove my old mates: two carpets.

The other line took off. I dropped the carpets and grabbed the singing rod. It has an Okuma

Classic Gt reel and the brake was nearly at max. yahoo a kingy. I wound the brake up to max and still had to use my thumb to slow it down.

After running for about 10 second it backed off, so I wound like mad till it took off again. We played this game for five or six runs and the fish began to tire; we were in 92ft of water.

I had 50lb braid with 5m of mono before my leader. As the leader came in sight I saw to my surprise, and pleasure, it was a very large snapper. Out came the net and in he went. At this point I think they heard me on the beach 1.8km away. I knew it was probably a 20lb or better fish. You have to share this sort of experience so I phoned Crimpy at The Fishing Paper and he said he would meet me at the beach with camera and scales.

Back onshore, the pulse picked up speed again as the big beauty was placed on the scales. 10.88kg - a couple of ounces shy of 24lb. Close enough for me - 24 it is.

But wait, there’s more. I had registered with the NZ Fishing Competition on the weeked, so I could measure him as my first entry. The longest fish at this stage was 87.5 cm. My boy came in at 87.0 - oh so close! That’s all right though, I am a member of the Dawnbreakers Fishing Club here in Nelson and our new season had just started. A pinfish on the second day and also a club record. Could the day get any better, I don’t think so!

Kayaking with Chris West Kayak Technique: Sweep Strokes There are several ways to control the direction of your kayak. The sweep stroke is one of the most utilised control strokes and can be used to initiate a turn or to keep you tracking straight.

The stroke starts with your paddle blade entering the water near your toes and close into your kayak. To get the paddle into this position, rotate your torso (as if you were keeping your shoulders parallel to the paddle shaft). This will help activate your abdominal muscles.

When you begin the sweep, ensure that your paddle moves away from the kayak. The path of the sweep will resemble two sides of a triangle. The apex of the triangle is located straight out from your hips. Sweep your paddle in a straight line to this point, then ‘turn around’ and sweep in a straight line back towards your kayak, aiming to finish about 1m behind your seat. As the blade reaches the kayak, lift it clear of the water so that you do not ‘trip over’ it.

When you have finished, you should have rotated your torso as much as possible, in the opposite direction to the start of the sweep.

Also think about and incorporate the following into your sweep stroke:

• Sweep slowly, do not rush. This stroke is a slow stroke.

• Keep the entire blade in the water throughout the stroke.

• Watch the blade that is in the water as this will encourage torso rotation.

• Keep your other hand about shoulder level.

A well-executed sweep stroke should give your abdominal muscles a work out. If you cannot feel your abs working, then you are not using your torso as effectively as you could.

A common misconception is to think of a sweep stroke as a widened forward stroke. This is not the case. You need to focus on sweeping ‘out’ and ‘in’, as these are the parts of the sweep that turn your kayak. A widened forward stroke will not turn your kayak as effectively and will accelerate your kayak forward more than it will turn it.

Learning new techniques is best done under the guidance of a kayak instructor, who can ensure that you are learning the stroke correctly and avoiding learning bad habits.

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Dave's Day Out on Reeleas'em

By Jason Manson

We steadily steamed out in total darkness and headed through French Pass up to the island.

The mission of the trip was to hook up on kingfish and snapper and, as always, shoot out to the favoured blue cod spot. A few boats were on the hunt but no one had hooked up. After a quick look around it was rods loaded and kings on, but no big fish - just around the 10-12kg mark.

It was very hard fishing and the schools were difficult to chase and by this time it was boat city, so we decided to make a move and fill our quota of blue cod. On the mark and as usual, up they came - good size fish ranging between the 500 - 520mm.

I had Dave Brooks on board - cousin of friend Mark - who was keen just to pop along for a trip.

We showed Dave, who is a diver, how to use the Bottom Ships and he soon got to grips with it, pulling up some great eaters. He hit the big one on his last drop; it slammed the jig, loaded

the rod and we knew it was a good fish, even suspecting it may be a pup groper. After a few minutes, colour was in sight in the crystal clear water. It was indeed a blue cod but this one was special, weighing in at 3.7kgs and 597mm long it was a monster and in magnificent condition, but as it come up from 90m it couldn’t be released because we noticed some gill bleeding, so it was put on ice.

Dave was all smiles but little did he know I had one last surprise for him, one he will never forget.

I took the lads to another spot and told them it’s jig time. Dave had never seen a jig rod set up, let alone tried one and now he was loaded up on a good kingfish: braid literally screaming from the reel. Dave was hanging on the rail (rod warranty gone) and feeling the hurt. After a good battle, I leant over the side and boated an 18kg kingfish.

Dave’s eyes nearly fell out of his head and I think his arms ached for days after. Well done Dave!

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Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty Smile - an Everlasting Smile ...

I’ve always liked ‘people watching’ – not from a voyeuristic perspective – oh, okay that too – but from a psychological perspective; you can learn a lot from quiet observation. People speak the least with their mouth open!

Last month Reagan and I attended the Sika Show in Taupo and had a blast. The Fishing Paper & New Zealand Hunting News had a stand there and we had a ball promoting the paper, meeting people and engaging with fans of the paper. We were so busy neither of us got a coffee break until three in the afternoon.

There is a point here and I’ll get to it.

We also observed the interaction of other stall holders and retailers with the crowd and there was a stark contrast that came down to body language. Those with a grumpy, negative or disinterested and apathetic persona actually repelled people from their stalls, literally. You could see people physically shy away from certain stalls. Now those with positive, relaxed and engaging manners actually drew people into their embrace and

made sales.

I collect hunting books from all around the world and I’ve learned that if you can make a personal connection, even at a small level, and then build on that – in no time doors magically open. For example; I might attach a photo of me and the kids to an email correspondence and bang, a connection may be made. I had a ‘friend’ I’d never met sending me video commentary of the New York storm from his iPhone last month and another is chasing his uncle in Russia to write a story of the moose he shot because ‘Crimpy said he would print it in his paper and send them a copy’!

A simple asking after a stranger’s mother who’d just suffered a stroke and asking to wish her well from a ‘strange Kiwi she’d never met’ had one book dealer offering me first pick over of his collection, at a significant discount.

The point is: what you willingly and selflessly give to others, and it may be subconscious and it may only be a smile, is a small measure of what you are likely to receive in return.

Haggis, Spaghetti, Whisky and a Behemoth (Front cover story)

By Robert Strahl

I decided Monday morning before closing weekend that one last trip was in order to cap off the season. I invited my mate Haggis to a three-day tramp to fish a favourite river. At such short notice he couldn’t make it the first day, so met me at a hut half way for drinks and the remainder of the weekend.

Arriving at said river for sunrise, I quickly rigged up my favourite 5wt and hit the water for what was to become the crown of my season. Over nine hours of hiking, I released nine rainbows on both #10 spun deer hair body stimulators and #18 flashback PT’s respectively.

Working my way into the headwaters, I came upon some browns; releasing a seven-pounder and an eight-pounder. At the last pool of the day, at the hut doorstep,

I hooked, played, landed, photographed and released this 11lb behemoth. Marching into the hut soaked and triumphant, I was greeted by Haggis, a roaring fire, spaghetti bolognaise, and a bottle of Grants for my effort. These are the days that only happen in New Zealand.

Nelson Marlborough

Photo credit: Richard Boyden After three years of planning and preparation, the Sports Fish for Youth Charitable Trust and Fish & Game are pleased to announce the first Getting Kids Starting in Fishing Event which is to be held at the recently created Waimea River Park Fishing Ponds on the weekend 8 – 9 December 2012.

The ponds will be stocked with mainly rainbow trout from the North Canterbury F&G hatchery, but some salmon from NMIT may also be released early, with most held until after Christmas and released prior to the next events planned for the 26 - 27 January and 9 – 10 February 2013.

Due to anticipated popularity, children wishing to enjoy the thrill and excitement of this event will need to preregister with Fish & Game. On registering, each child will be provided with an information package containing their allocated fishing time and further information and details on how to get to the site.

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By Lawson Davey by phone (03) 544 6382 or by calling into 66 Champion Road, Richmond. When this event is fully booked, those who unfortunately miss out will be booked in for the next event held 26 - 27 January.

Due to anticipated demand, the initial events will be restricted to those between the age of 6 - 16 years and all children will be supervised by an experienced angler.

Each child will be allocated an hour to cover some basic casting tuition, playing a fish, and tuition on cleaning and looking after the fish once it is caught. The ponds will be well stocked so there is a high chance of success, but of course fishing carries no guarantees, so to increase the odds in the kids’ favour, Jimmys Bait Co has kindly donated a supply of their magic Bait Bullets for when the fishing gets tough! (Refer Jimmy’s ad this issue).

Participants of these event days will not need a licence, as this will be covered by an Educational Permit from Fish & Game and equipment will be supplied. A $2 entry fee (payable on the day) will help off-set some of the costs.

Currently the Waimea River Park Fishing Ponds are regulated by a CLOSED FISHING SEASON while the

ponds are being established outside of organised events, which are covered by a Special Permit from Fish & Game. As with all angler regulations, this will however be reviewed prior to next season.

The Sports Fishing for Youth Charitable Trust and Fish and Game would like to acknowledge the support and assistance of all of those who have helped with the project: Rainbow trout sourced from North Canterbury F&G with assistance from the Canterbury Community Trust, NMIT for Chinook salmon stock, reared as part of their Aquaculture Course and New Zealand King Salmon for kindly providing feed to grow the fish.

Likewise, Tasman District Council, Taylor’s Contracting, Downer, Fulton Hogan, Oldfield/Higgins, Owen Baigent, Hynds, & Sims Pacific Metals have also been critical in getting the ponds constructed. The Lion Foundation, Network Tasman Trust, Fresh Choice (Richmond), Mitre 10 Mega (Nelson), Nelson ITM, ANZ & Cawthron have also provided contributions in various ways.

Lastly without the assistance of the Nelson Trout Fishing Club and volunteers to help on the event days the project wouldn’t have got this far.

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A Chamois That Wasn’t

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By Greig Caigou

I’d pulled off the side of the road and jumped into the back of the station wagon for a good night’s sleep on the foam mat. The alarm had me jolted back to life just after 4.00am and I managed to shiver off the ‘I-don’t-wantto-get-out-of-this-warm-bagsyndrome’.

It was early May and the river was pretty crisp in bare feet, but soon enough I’d pulled on warm socks with dry boots and pushed into the bush, searching out an old route in the beam of the headlamp. The goal was chamois meat and I had to get up the stream and onto the tops before the sun’s rays hit the valley floor. (Tip #1 Your scent is down-valley until any warmth gets into the valley floor, after which the breeze will signify your presence up ahead. Strong prevailing winds alter this rule of thumb; otherwise, don’t be tardy.)

The new day was beginning to illuminate the bush and rather than continue into the main headwater, I struck out up a side spur that would take me through some steep gutters off to the edge of the main basin. (Tip#2 I think its best to not take the standard route

into a hunting area – animals know where danger usually comes from. Mix it up with a surprise factor.)

It was a bit of a grunt and great to blow the cobwebs out of the system – not to mention all those second helpings and casual muffins with flat whites!

Before long I was huddled into a wee hollow and scanning the slopes, spurs and gullies of the main headwaters. The sun had edged down the slope and I soaked up all the solar rays as I took in the views and sounds of the mountains. (Point #3 Everyone knows this, so its not really a tip is it?! Let your binos do the walking).

Later, I climbed to the main ridge to check out the basins on the other side and spent time working along the least favoured side so as to gain views into farther country.

(Tip #4 Generally, animals bed down late morning and are harder to spot, so you’re best to sit it out if you know they live in the area, or re-position to another area to await some later feeding activity.)

I was loving the energising walk and by early afternoon I was looking down into yet another area. As I worked the binos around the lip of the

small basin far below, I picked up shapes in the snowgrass – animals were bedded down, soaking up the sun. Deer caught napping! I watched these for some time – hmmm, what to do? Not the target species for the day . . . but I had been drawing a blank on my favourite game animal thus far.

One item I hadn’t mentioned was in my pack - a video camera and a kayak helmet!

I’d been playing around at home with the idea of a GoPro cam for a poor man (read ‘tight’). I’d drilled a hole in the old plastic helmet and secured a bolt threaded to mount my digital camera. No one was up there to see how dorky this

was gonna look, so I donned the ‘helmet-cam’ to record the stalk on these sluggish deer!

Down through the crags and out into the hollows of the slopes I easily gained ground on the animals. (Tip #5 Chamois, or deer, seldom expect danger from above and will bed down where they can catch those daytime thermals carrying danger from below.)

Once within sight, I again kept a low profile as I worked my way in and out of hollows to cut the range.

At 400m, for some reason, the four deer got up and started feeding their way towards the scrub. They were not alarmed in any way, so I picked up the

pace to close the range before they disappeared.

With two deer already into a gully and out of sight, I knew I had to get busy. The pack came off and I lined up on one hind, while focussing hard on settling the breathing down.

Aiming real small, the 7x57 boomed and the hind dropped from view.

Down near the bush edge, I worked away at getting every bit of meat off the fat hind and took a breather, enjoying the late afternoon sun. All that remained was the grunt back up to the ridge, the deadweight in the pack making it a taxing climb, and a drop down a leading spur to the road. I

arrived back at the car by

headlight again! (Tip #6 It is best to shoot your animal on

the near side of your hunting territory!)

Postnote: Yeah, it’ll be back to the drawing board in terms of the helmet-cam, as it tilted forward slightly from when I’d tested it at home. Suffice to say, I got heaps of footage of snowgrass!

(Final Tip. Expect anything when hunting chamois

. . .

and if necessary, bring home venison instead!)

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By Daryl Crimp

Hunting’s not a bed of roses but missing two thumping trophies on the same day left the pit of my stomach crawling with maggots. It’s lucky to see a Mr Big once in a trip, but to pull the trigger twice within hours and come away with a ‘pus ridden bag of bones’ to show for it – that hurt. My guide looked forlorn as he contemplated the whisky swilling unappetisingly around in his glass, but that didn’t come close to how I felt. I’d just given myself a mental hiding that would have made Ali look welterweight.

I was hunting rusa with Belle New Caledonia Safaris and previous owner Colin Murray had stayed on as my guide and time was our ally, so we were after something special. Bruce had already bagged his trophy, so was now the extra pair of eyes. Day two saw us rained in, but as Wednesday yawned to a clear dawn, the three of us were already settled in behind spotting scopes. I was testing the new Yukon and it certainly proved equal to the task, being light compact and affordable.

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Bruce had skirted a ridge that spilled over to the coastal lowlands, while Colin and I had become fixated by a young stag that held a harem of six hinds, but a combination of mist and the early angle of the sun frustrated accurate assessment of its head. A couple of novice stags interloped and we were treated to ‘Animal Planet’ in the flesh. The rack looked pleasing, with perfect symmetry and, just losing its velvet, it promised solid pearling, but we couldn’t

be certain it would go better than ‘thirtythree’, so left it. A 32-33 inch head is a good representative trophy, but I had time to be greedy.

Joining up with Bruce, we spent an enjoyable couple of hours spotting and assessing heads; half the fun came from learning from Colin what constituted a good head, how to measure it in relation to a number of factors and then mentally and verbally planning the various stalks. Deer peppered the landscape in every direction and the odd cluster of wild turkeys seasoned the surroundings, while we debated what to do next. Right at our feet, in a steep gut, a tall antlered buck taunted us with glimpses as it refused to fully leave the cover of the scrub.

The stalk was on – classic safari African-style stuff – bwana in front: clients in a line astern. Weaving in and out of guts, through copses of trees, sidestepping through scrub and commando crawling into position.

“It looks a bit light timbered Crimpy,” Colin mused. “We know where he is so we can always come back later.”

That’s as far as that thought got because old eagle eyes, Bruce, drew our attention to a stag that flew in from another planet, because he certainly hadn’t been there in our lifetime.

“He’s big Crimpy,” Colin said, “I mean real BIG!” The stalk was on – classic safari Africanstyle stuff – bwana in front: clients in a line astern. Weaving in and out of guts, through copses of trees, sidestepping through scrub and commando crawling into position.

There he sat – 200m away – on the fringe of a scrub belt and man did those horns look impressive.

I had plenty of time to bed myself in: good pack rest, get comfortable, range the distance, focus, relax and get the breathing under control. It felt good. I’d given myself every opportunity of success and was testing Sitka clothing, courtesy of The Safari Supply Company, that introduces new technology utilising fragmented shapes to make you ‘fade into the background’ – in terms of the way deer and other ungulates see. (Review next issue).

After an agonising forty-five minutes of lying ‘sniper’ prone, the stag stood - and stepped into the scrub. He was too good to leave, so we waited. And waited. A couple of months later Colin whispered, “Get ready, he’ll be here shortly!”

How the hell did he know?

“He won’t like that young stag chasing that hind in season.”

Oh! Clockwork.

Mr Big appeared, trotted after madam and promptly stood behind a bush for another week. When he eventually stepped clear at 250m I had the perfect shot and took it – and missed! The hillside erupted in galloping deer but, amazingly, Colin was able to put the brakes on Mr Big, with a roar and I fired

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I hadn’t been afforded the opportunity of a ‘sighter’ since arriving in New Cal’ and we later discovered the rifle to be shooting 6” to the left – even though it’d been zeroed before leaving New Zealand! That rectified, I was back in the hunt and that evening Colin and I hunted a block with few deer. I kid you not, but Mr Big number two walked out half-an-hour before dark, roaring angrily – 300m away. We were on a spur, watching a couple of hinds feed their way in behind a ridge and this arrogant beast with a Christmas tree on his head started a beeline that was going to have him tracking right into the muzzle of my old BRNO 7x57 and out the breech if I didn’t close the bolt quick enough.

I squirreled into a better position, checked that Mr Arrogant was still on track and chambered a round. When I looked up again, he had turned broadside at the base of the ridge and was about to lick something good folks shouldn’t talk about.

“One-seventy-five Crimpy,” Colin whispered urgently, “one seventyfive!”

The strike of metal on hide was immediately gratifying and the relief

overwhelming as we watched the stag falter and then collapse as the echo of the shot rattled around the amphitheatre before us. The male bonding was intense and I now understand why women hate kissing unshaven men.

We fought our way through the chest-high lantana, both glowing and immersed in private thoughts. The embers of glory faded 30m from the fallen ‘Monarch’.

“What the F@#* is that,” spluttered Colin.

“We shot the wrong animal!” was my feeble reply.

“But there was no other stag!”

CSI followed immediately, without the pert-bottomed and lippy sidekicks (although Colin was starting to look – nah, don’t go there!). Scrutiny of the crime scene indicated we’d been duped by that bastard ‘Murphy’. Mr Arrogant had indeed been walking directly toward us across what appeared to be a flat meadow, but Colin and I must have taken our eyes off him at exactly the same moment, at which point the stag disappeared into an unseen hollow. Another runty stag timed it perfectly to appear from around the corner of the ridge to step directly into Mr Arrogant’s shoes!

We were both so focussed on me not stuffing up another shot, neither of us

did a final check of the head. Colin was gutted and beat himself up something wicked, but he’s such a scrawny little bugger it was like halfa-round with Danny DeVito!

Colin continued to swill the whisky around the glass but showed little appetite of taking it further, “There’s always tomorrow Crimpy!”

And tomorrow there was.

We arrived early. A huge 100acre flat where we’d previously seen around 250 deer – some monsters

... through a gap in the trees, I saw a flash of bayonet – white ‘ivory’ catching the setting sun. He strutted into view, confident - battlescarred and bruised yet still prepared to take no prisoners. amongst them – that spilled from the surrounding mangroves just on dusk like ink on blotting paper. I was bedded in early, the Sitka gear helping me meld into the long grass and then it was a clock-ticking game. I dozed.

Colin snored. Stags roared.

Then the ink was spilled – hinds in

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the lead, tentative, hesitant at first, then mobile; feed, walk – feed, walk. A stag appeared at the rear – he looked big, but then I was wired. Easy shot but moving away as the seconds ticked.

“Should I take him?”

Colin’s deaf and with earplugs in he’s a blind lip reader.

“F@#*!”

Then, through a gap in the trees, I saw a flash of bayonet – white ‘ivory’ catching the setting sun. He strutted into view, confident - battle-scarred and bruised yet still prepared to take no prisoners.

“Him Colin?” I pleaded, “him?”

Colin studied him through the

spotting scope and for a second I swear I heard him snoring. Then, “Yeah, he’s goo …”

“Boom!” The majestic old 7x57 finished the sentence and I breathed

again. This time the jubilation was justified. It wasn’t Mr Big but in the

amber glow of evening I stood over the

magnificent animal and soaked up the emotions.

What made it even more special – Colin had shaved before the hunt!

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Paradoxically Kim Swan

By Daryl Crimp

Kim Swan is very easy to read, as an author. To many she is the name on eight very successful New Zealand hunting titles, with number nine, Swanning Around, just released for the Christmas market. She is also a popular columnist in The Fishing Paper & New Zealand Hunting News and other publications, and over the years her audience has widened.

Through her writings, many have connected, share an affinity and even enjoy a vicarious friendship with her.

Yet Kim Swan is not easy to read, as a person. She is, in fact, a paradox. The woman who has gained the reputation as one of our great storytellers and most recognised hunting authors, is shy, self-conscious, reserved, almost a recluse and ‘not good at speaking’ – inarticulate when it comes to verbally spinning a yarn. But on paper – Kim Swan becomes Kim Swan. I can’t help it, but there has to be an ugly duckling analogy here!

She agrees it’s a bit ‘twisted’ to be a shy storyteller, but claims that paper allows her to be more anonymous. “It’s a good outlet for me because I have lots of adventures and lots of fun and I don’t mind people laughing at my misadventures,” Kim says.

She concedes that she can write a good story and while she ‘copes’ with public recognition, Kim says it is nice to be seen as a role model for women of all ages and she’s flattered that some take her advice, or are inspired by her

writing. “It’s good that people can learn from my mistakes.”

She also thinks it’s great that others can live vicariously

www.thefishingpaper.co.nz Kim says she cringes when she looks back to her first book; “Oh my God, it was so basic!” But it’s natural for a writer to develop with time. She is complimentary of the role The Fishing Paper & New Zealand Hunting News has played in her career, “I have learned to take an axe to my writing; I’ve become a tighter writer – more professional.”

Malc Mans Up to Eyeliner!

By Malcolm Halstead

On a recent day out I chose not to take a rifle, as I felt the two rifles already being taken were ample plus it gave me a chance to get some video footage. After a great day in the hills shooting a few goats, I decided to have a go myself. I had a choice of my son’s .243 or a mate’s .308.

I chose the .308, which was mistake number one. It was both an unfamiliar calibre (Ed’s note: Big Boys’ Toy Malc!) and an unfamiliar rifle.

I write because ... I’m not good at speaking because I’m very self conscious of my grey hair, thin lips, crooked teeth, and double chin. When people read but don’t see me, they might imagine someone slightly more young and attractive! through her written adventures.

“People tell me it’s like being right there and that’s a huge compliment.”

Kim also recognises that a lot of people find little to laugh about in their own lives, so if she spreads a little mirth at her own expense – that’s fine by her.

Kim describes Swanning Around as a departure from her previous works. “It’s more rounded and not just about hunting, but there’s still lots of adventure – and a thread of adult humour.”

As with every interview there has to be a last question: “What next Kim – Any more books?”

“Heck no,” she shot back paradoxically, “but it’ll happen!”

I then left the others and climbed a small hill in search of prey. Mistake number two, the hill was bloody steep, making the shooting angle difficult.

Upon surprising a mob of goats, I made mistake number three by hurrying the shots.

Mistake number four was not holding the .308 snuggly into

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Self Medicate with SWAROVISION!

By Daryl Crimp

I recently attended the New Zealand launch of Swarovski Modular Telescopes, hosted by Paul and Jenny Clark of New Zealand Ammunition, who have been New Zealand agents for the popular brand for twenty-two years.

Paul, an avid hunter and ex-Forest Service deer culler and meat hunter, is a staunch believer in the advantages of using quality optics – if you can’t see it you can’t shoot it - and his commitment to establishing Swarovski as premier brand in New Zealand is

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backed with a very effective marketing strategy that has hunters at all levels aspiring to own a ‘Swarovski’ – or more if they own one already. Part of this strategy involves these ‘Launch/seminars’ for hunting media and retailers so that accurate product knowledge can be passed on to the end user – you guys.

Swarovski International Sales Manager Richard Kramer flew in from Austria to present the seminar, attend the Sika Show, enjoy a hunt and wear funny pants (Lederhosen or traditional leather breeches common among the alpine men of Austria)! He’s a top bloke but couldn’t get his head around the conditions we hunt in.

“You guys hunt in blizzards,” he said incredulously, “zat is schnapps drinking weather!” He went on to say, “New Zealand is the best testing ground for our products and so we take input from you guys very seriously!”

Swarovski invest heavily in an innovative design team that aims to lead in developing new technology, such as the ingenious ATX/ STX Modular Spotting Scopes– a break away from single bulky units. The concept affords greater flexibility, because the eyepiece module and objective module detach, reducing bulk and allowing the components to be packed separately, or in a compact Swarovski case. Weight has been minimised without compromising quality, functionality or ruggedness, by using light magnesium housing.

You can also ‘mix and match’ by adding components to suit specific applications: there are three objective lens modules (65mm, 85mm and 95mm – the big sucker!) and two eyepiece modules, 45-degree and horizontal. So if you were going bird watching at the estuary (read beach) you might take the big sucker, whereas a hike to the tops where weight and space are issues, the 65mm or 85mm objective would be a better option.

The unit is ergonomically designed for function as well as looks; the zoom ring now sits directly behind the focus ring, which allows for one-hand operation. Apart from speedier and more fluid operation, it also frees up the other hand to operate cameras and videos, attached using a digiscoping adaptor.

Now comes the part of the presentation where I really sat up and took notice and it’s a shame I can’t do Richard’s accent justice in

print – but these things come with SWAROVISION – hell, I’d buy one on the strength of that alone. “Darth Vader, step aside … you’re dealing with Crimpy now and I’ve got SWAROVISION!”

Clever marketing terminology aside, what it means is that the quality of the product is in the lenses, which are more than just ground glass. Each lens and prism may have a number of special chemical coatings to create specific properties and Swarovski has invested heavily in creating their own coatings, which they believe give them the edge.

For example, SWAROVISION gives better definition, a flatter image and therefore ‘razor-sharp’ clarity right up to the edge – plus a promised wider field of view. The fluoride-containing lenses enable maximum contrast, colour definition and therefore greater image clarity.

There are many more features but you can absorb them at your leisure by visiting the Swarovski website. Me – I’m stopping here. I need to devise a plan to convince Annette I need SWAROVISION. Perhaps I could suggest it’s new medication for my heart condition.

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Stick Your Oar In Why I No Longer Shave My Legs Dear Ed, The article written by Ron Eddy in issue 85 concerning the pigs that turned up their noses at a dead cat was very interesting.

A couple of years ago a favourite spot of mine on the Motueka River was a back wash at the bottom of a steep bank that always held one or two trout of around 3lb. It was a simple matter to drop a Hares Ear nymph into the water and hook a fish.

I decided one day to make a nymph that I called a Hairy Legged Turkey Tail. It was tied on a weighted hook and the short tail consisted of three or four hurl from a turkey’s tail feather. The body was dubbed with hairs I shaved from my legs and ribbed with fine brass wire and the head was black. I couldn’t wait to try it.

The idea of eating a fish that I caught using a part of me as bait held a strange fascination.

Something like in England where a fisherman could eat a trout that he caught on a worm

that had dined on a king.

I peeked over the bank at two trout in the backwash, lowered the new nymph and as the trout neared, I gave it a twitch.

The fish approached to within a couple of centimetres, then turned and slowly drifted out into the main stream.

Last season while fishing the d’Urville River, I stopped to have lunch on a boulder while waiting for my buddy to return from upstream. Lunch was a cheese and pickle sandwich and a small bottle of Pinot Gris. A wise man once said that a meal without wine was like a day without sunshine.

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While sitting there, I noticed a trout feeding just to the side of the main flow. Soon my buddy appeared 100m upstream and crossed the river. About two-minutes later, the trout stopped feeding and drifted into deep water out of sight.

My buddy was still some way off and there were no turkeys to be seen. I can only assume that it got a whiff of a fisherman’s hairy legs. Or my cheese and pickle sandwich.

Hugh Roberts

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The Butcher, The Builder, The Baker and Hotel Maker - Part 1 When the Lord Auckland sailed into Nelson Haven in February 1842 her 171 emigrants were keen to disembark after five months at sea. Their first night was spent sheltered together above the shoreline on a flat area the settlers named Lord Auckland Point. Sadly, James and Ann Lovell snuggled under an umbrella with four-yearold daughter Mary Ann, their one-year-old daughter Mercy having died during the voyage.

Keen to seek opportunity, James searched for somewhere to settle and make a living. The first surveyor reports indicated coal and lime in Massacre Bay (now called Golden Bay following the early discovery of gold) and in October, at short notice, he loaded his family and possessions into a whaleboat that was heading there to trade with local Maori. After a pleasant trip, they rounded Separation Point and landed on the beach at the Maori settlement of Rototai on the north bank of the Motupipi River mouth, where they were greeted by local Maori. With very little knowledge or understanding of Maori culture or language,

James somehow made it clear that they wanted to settle and live peacefully among them.

This they eventually accepted with a shake of the hand and the offer of a whare to sleep in.

During that summer, the family became well established with the local Maori and, in so doing, became the first European settlers to make Golden Bay their home.

James cleared an area of thick bush, pit sawing the big trees to erect their new house, the Maori being impressed with the stone and clay fireplace with a chimney that drew the smoke away, instead of their way of an open fire that filled the whare with smoke. James cleared land for a small farm goats for milk and cheese and

later calves for fattening - and a garden, and searched for other ways to earn a living. Together with other settlers, he set up the Massacre Bay Coal Association at Motupipi – their plan to mine coal for sale in Nelson, but the first shipment in December 1842 was poor quality and the venture foundered. With the help of Motupipi settlers – Robert Allan, William Sinclair and William Andrews, the business continued on and off another nine-years.

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From Sinker to Smoker

Ferguson’s Pudding at Ferguson’s Point

By Ron Prestage

Running Repairs

Fishers should regularly check their equipment to ensure it is in optimum working order to avoid disappointment and disaster when actually out fishing. Surfcasters use minimal equipment, so it is imperative that there are no weak links in the chain.

Monofilament quality can deteriorate over time and exposure to sunlight, and I have fished alongside people who have a disastrous result from a spool of ‘rotten’ nylon. Check your line every season to see it has maintained its strength.

Rod rings, in particular the rod tip ring, need to be closely inspected for cracks and chips.

I recently replaced the cracked rod tip ring on one of my surfcasters. Fortunately Dave Heyward, of Stirling Sports, Richmond carries a good selection of replacement rod tip rings, so I was able to get the right sized one to glue on.

I find the best way to remove a damaged tip is to hacksaw through the metal tube section parallel with the rod and pry open. Clean up the underlying rod tip and glue the new unit on with Araldite glue. If you have to pack the rod tip to get an accurate fit, bind the tip with braid line smeared with Araldite.

Another rod part that can let you down is the winch fitting. If the fitting is the closed screw

type, spray with lubricant and ensure the screw mechanism is working well. I discovered my strap winch fitting was damaged on a recent fishing trip and had to use box wire and insulation tape to effect repairs, and carry on fishing.

The key to replacing rod rings and strap winch fittings is the runner bind. This a special way of binding items onto a shaft and keeping the bindings secure. You need to incorporate a looped piece of line about three quarters of the way into the bind and use this to draw the tag end of the binding line back under the bind to stop it unravelling. Once the bind is completed, apply a varnish of Araldite glue to seal and strengthen it.

There is a sense of satisfaction in knowing your fishing or hunting gear is in a good state of repair, especially when you have carried out the replacement or repair with your own hands. If your equipment is in top class order you have every chance of landing that fish of a lifetime when it Rod tip comes along. ring ready for gluing.

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By Charles Bruning

Robert Ferguson, third generation whitebaiter pulls up a small ‘pudding’ near Ferguson's Point on the banks of the Buller River, on the opening day of this year’s whitebait season.

Whitebait season started on the Buller River with clear water, a midday tide and a northerly wind. Long time whitebaiter Robert Ferguson said, “It was a good start to the season; if you can pick up a feed, then you can’t expect more than that!” He had close to a pound - enough for a feed.

“I like to think I can pick up a feed on the first day and sit down to a meal with friends, which has been a tradition of our family for generations.

My father used to fish down

here at the mouth of the Buller River before me, and I would imagine his father, who used to live at Carters Beach where my father also grew up, would have fished here as well. In fact they call this part of the Buller River Breakwater Ferguson's Point.”

Robert is coy when it comes to predicting how the season will be. “But I can say it can’t be any worse than the last couple of years!” he reckons.

The weather pattern hasn’t been helpful but rumours of good sightings of whitebait

early last month bode well.

“It’s a good sign, in that there will be a good number already in the breeding grounds. Over the last couple of seasons we have had some good catches towards closing day, but like we always say, you need to spend the time on the river bank to reap the rewards. My advice to others is to respect the rules and the environment, as they are there to protect our whitebaiting habitat for our future generations,” Robert said.

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Buddies Bond in the Outdoors

Geraldine Salmon Nymph!

By Matt Jones As far as fly fishing for trout goes, picking up a salmon out of the Waihi, a tributary of the Opihi River, on October 11 is, to me, still unbelievable. After travelling down on Tuesday, a quick inspection of all the local rivers revealed they were in flood, after heavy rain in the area. Two days later the rivers had calmed down, leaving a high river with a slight greeny tinge and within a heartbeat, I was down on the river accompanied by my fly rod.

The morning produced six trout ranging from 2-5lbs, all caught on the faithful Pheasant Tail.

After walking home for lunch, I decided to go back with my younger brother later on in the afternoon - hopeful for a hatch. Within 10 minutes we had four trout between us, all on the nymph; a hatch never eventuated.

We walked upstream to the next hole in the river. A few trout were sighted, including one ‘monster’ that I was no sooner casting to. After 40 odd casts, I was convinced I was casting to a very large selective trout. My brother had a smaller trout on the end of his line by now and finally, as fate would have it, I hooked it on the side of the mouth. My reel was literally screaming and after realising I was nearly down to the backing, it didn’t take me too long to realise I had hooked into a salmon. A quarter-of-an-hour later, the fish swam down a riffle in the river and tipped over, allowing it to be landed.

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Richard has been mentoring Chazz, 9, for three months and says they get on really well because of their shared love of the outdoors. ``We bond very well. We have had so much fun together,’’ Richard says.

The pair have been surf casting at Tahunanui Beach and have practised fly fishing at the new children’s fishing ponds in Appleby, near Nelson. Richard, who has been a fly fisherman all his life, is a trustee of the Sports Fishing for Youth Charitable Trust that has developed the ponds, due to open on December 8.

Richard says Chazz gets a big buzz out of catching fish and was so proud of a kahawai he caught at Tahunanui Beach, that he declined Richard’s offer to clean it for him because he wanted to show it off to passersby.

However, the pair do a lot of other things besides fishing too; they’ve played mini-golf, been ten-pin bowling and been for beach walks.

As a father of two grown up daughters, Richard says he enjoys being around a young person again. While he has a granddaughter of his own, he doesn’t see her that much because she lives in the North Island. ``Chazz is almost like a son to me. He’s a very lovable person; he always hugs me when I leave to go, after we’ve been on an outing together,’’ he says.

He’s looking forward to doing lots more things with Chazz, he adds.

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Happy Hubby in a Haines Hunter

By Bev Clatworthy

We moved from the UK two-years-ago and love it. My sons and hubby read The Fishing Paper religiously - all my husband Martin does is fish ... mostly kayaking, but now he has bought a boat!

My seven-year-old son Adam wanted to send in a pic of his first trip out in the boat and show you the catch of the day. He’s very proud and hubby was a happy hubby too.

They were fishing off the Boulder Bank in the new Haines Hunter, using pilchards for bait. It was Adam’s first time in a boat and he’d only fished from the wharf once before, so he was really excited to get such a big fish. He also caught some rig and spiny dogs.

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By Vanessa Chapman After having withdrawals from not going fishing for a while following about nine wet weekends in a row for Nelson, my excitement over a purchase off GrabOne for accommodation and a day fishing trip was diminishing!

I just couldn’t believe my luck as the weekend unfolded and we set off with skipper Leigh onboard the Mistral of Wildcat Charters in Golden Bay. We couldn’t have had a more magic day, with a cool start, which warmed quickly and the flattest glistening sea; and Leigh laden with homebaking

Chris Milton from Christchurch got this nice greyboy, along with some blue cod, tarakihi, gurnard & kahawai.

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Most importantly the fish! No sooner were our lines down and there were bites, and more often than not we were reeling in a fish! We caught a great variety: rig, snapper, cod, tarakihi, gurnard, kahawai and Maori Chief.

getting in on the action and dive-bombing from above.

What a treat to step onboard and have lines ready, plenty of fish, which Leigh fillted ready to take home, and no washing of gear or boat. Poor Leigh had

to do all that! But he looked just as happy as we were to be there; always ready to lend a hand.

Thank you Leigh and Michelle for one of my best days fishing ever.

Rig, or spotted smoothhound, have put in an early appearance around Marlborough this year, choosing September over October to come inshore. With good numbers about I took the opportunity of getting my wife Judy into some classic rig action and it proved a lot of fun – for me anyway. Poor Judy was cacking herself when she hooked up and discovered the raw power of a big rig.

There was a ‘whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on’ and I’m sure she thought she was going to be hauled in, because she had her heels dug in and wasn’t parting with terra firma without a fight.

The battle lasted a good ten minutes but would have taken an hour had I not been on hand to lend support – chivalry is not dead round these parts! Judy was pretty stoked with her efforts and rightly so. Rig are awesome sport and good eaters too. We sometimes do them in egg and breadcrumbs but I reckon you can’t beat a good old fashioned batter and a serve of chips. We invested in a vacuum packer and cut the big fillets in half or thirds. I’ve taken them out after nine months and they are still fresh as the day they were caught – no sign of freezer burn. It’s shaping up to be a good season so you might want to give rig fishing a go.

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Spearfishing With Mark Roden

Breathtaking Crayfish We found some crayfish – yay! The first reasonable sized ones I’ve seen for a long time, but it wasn’t easy. We were diving a ‘midweeker’ on the outside of the Rangitoto Islands on the eastern side of d’Urville Island, which has become the norm of late; a one day window in a week long weather pattern of crap.

I’d rustled up a crew and once we’d secured a feed of the usual: couple of butterfish, a tarakihi or two and a moki each, we decided to have a serious cray hunt - initially with no success.

It wasn’t until we visited a rock that my old dive buddy Gary and I had found ten years ago that we actually found crays. Gary has very long arms and in the past it wasn’t uncommon for me to spot a cray and call Gary over to have a crack at it. But even he wouldn’t have managed these ones; they were right at the back of a hole. My Gopro camera is mounted on a 1.5m telescopic stick and I needed all of that to get some upclose footage.

We freedivers are limited by the length of time we can hold our breath and crayfish have evolved features that make them very difficult to pull out of rocky holes.

So realistically, if my useful spearfishing depth is 15m, then my useful maximum

crayfish hunting depth is probably 10m. Once you have a good grip on a cray’s horns (at the base of his feelers) and he digs in, you can be in for a bit of a tugof-war. It’s not just a straight brute strength exercise, otherwise you can end up pulling the horn out of his head; you get nothing and the cray will not survive that sort of injury. Remember I’m at 10m and holding my breath:

the cray has all the time in the world but I don’t. The trick is to push him the way he wants to go - backwards, which releases his grip - then wiggle him out of the hole before he can get another grip.

All this takes seconds and the physical exertion burns oxygen at a faster rate than otherwise. That’s why I don’t look in any holes deeper than 10m. I like crayfish but not enough to risk my life.

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This photo was apparently shot on location of a new James Bond movie that is rumoured to see aging actor Pierce Brosnan make a return playing the hero’s father John Bond, 008 – Licensed to take Pills! The movie, is set in Switzerland and this pic was snapped by paparazzi during a break in filming on the shores of Lake Geneva.

The castle in the background is the famous Chillon Castle where witches were burned at the stake in the Middle Ages and sources say the theme is used in the movie, with John Bond kidnapped by 007’s nemesis, the evil Dr Clam, in an attempt to lure Bond into a trap. When Bond fails to come to 008’s rescue because he has been distracted

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Love at First Bite

By Daryl Crimp

The West Coast of the South Island is renowned for big seas, treacherous rips and thundering surf and Herm Smith of Granity, north of Westport, became renowned for fishing them, for twenty years – in a 12ft tinny! Of course he modified it, with an extended quarterdeck and seating that had him steering the tiller from the middle seat, thus altering the centre of gravity so the surf seemed less mountainous and more manageable.

“It was still crazy stuff,” he reckons.

A marriage split put paid to those wild escapades because Herm’s ex-wife took the outboard and left him with nthe boat. More crazy stuff. For gtwo years he looked the tinny

carry it, horizontal and vertical fins – a nice keel system so it was able to track like a yacht.

“Plus Ken seemed like a genuine old guy and his set up is basic, so it is able to be serviced,” he says. “Unlike sealed models that have to be sent away or have parts that can’t be repaired.”

Herman bought the torpedo unit and invited the whole family to the beach for the inaugural launching ceremony, which he describes as ‘a bit chaotic’.

“I’d made my own spool out of an old electric fence reel, welded to a steel pole and poked in the ground.” Herm said the thing took off like a bat out of hell with hooks flailing everywhere and mother Sherry hanging on to the reel like it

tube, which he stretched back to points on the trolley frame at various tensions to create a braking system.

“This allowed me to put the line out myself,” he said, “but in reality, the real beauty of fishing the Kentiki is that it can be a family event.” Herm reckons nothing can beat a good fire on the beach, being surrounded by a gaggle of family, beer in hand as the sun goes down and the anticipation of the catch at the end of the day.

Down the Coast, the peak season is late summer and autumn and it’s common to catch a variety of species: snapper, rig, greyboys, kahawai, seven gillers and the odd blue shark.

“I’ve had a number of snapper between twenty and twenty-

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on his side of the fence and the outboard on the other.

He missed his fishing so sold the boat for enough to buy a Kentiki and got back to fishing, albeit in a much safer and more enjoyable manner.

“I did a lot of research on ‘torpedoes’ and decided it was the favourable option for our conditions.” Herm liked the fact that it had two handles to

was a son she didn’t want to part with.

“We caught a kahawai so it inspired me to develop model two, courtesy of a trolley from the Stockton mine to which I bolted a ‘mega electric reel’,” Herm recounts.

In a display of classic West Coast ingenuity, he then welded a V-belt pulley to the shaft of the reel and attached a bike

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My Grandfa’s shed was a wondrous place I’d love to explore with relish and awe. All kinds of miscellany hung from the rafters: old bike frames, chains, rubber tubes, lanterns and a hodgepodge of useless ‘useful’ paraphernalia. The benches were bedecked with boxes of bolts & bits, vices, hammers and tools and tins of assorted stuff. There were old oilcans; the ones with long necks and thumb plungers and cone-shaped clicker ones that you pumped the bum with your thumb. The walls were not left alone – bare framing

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that acted as random shelving and impromptu props that supported old road signs, recycled timber, scythes, sickles, hoes, rakes, garden stakes and a rusty push lawnmower. The dwangs stacked with an assemblage of antique jars, bottles with glass stoppers, tins halffilled with hardened paint and bristle-stiff brushes, tins in all shapes and sizes with faded labels and rags and cobwebs and stuff.

A Sense of Déjà Vu I go there in my mind sometimes, when I want comfort and assurance that everything’s going to be all right, but the other day I went there in person.

My Granfa’s long gone and along with him, his shed. But Ellis Street Auto Repairs is not and when I called in to have the backing camera fitted to the Landcruiser, it was déjà vu. Tucked down the back of a long drive, just like Granfa’s shed, is a traditional garage run by partners Maree Peter and Andrew Dyer. I say déjà vu because it is literally like stepping into your grandfather’s or great-grandfather’s shed.

Andrew has developed a passion for collecting garage paraphernalia: old fuel pumps from around the region, fuel tins, oilcans with long necks and thumb plungers and signs from a bygone era. The entrance to the workshop has a museum quality about it and many locals who drop their vehicles in for a warrant or service end up hanging around to soak up the atmosphere, wander through the assorted memorabilia or have a coffee and trade conversation with the staff.

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“So this reflects in the way the whole staff treat people – good friendly service is vital.”

At the forefront of this is the office team of Maree and ‘Girl Friday’ – who often comes in on other days – Sandy Hamer.

“Nobody wants to see a grumpy old bugger behind the counter and these girls have good bedside manners,” says Andrew.

The workshop staff comprise Andrew, Tom Ashton, Matt Dicker and Ryan Cole, who collectively bring around ninety-years of experience to the business.

With that comes versatility and they are known locally as ‘the blokes who fix things’. Andrew says they do everything from ‘weed-eaters and chainsaws to trucks!’ And that pretty much sums up the traditional garage appeal of the place.

Andrew likes that it’s referred to as a ‘traditional garage’ as opposed to an automotive workshop.

“We’re not PC here and I still think there is a place for traditional values,” he says. “Old values matter and when people walk through that door, they want to be treated as individuals and with respect.” Andrew says that when a person walks through our door, they are

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Andrew and Maree share another passion – a love of old cars, so they have built quite a niche market in the repair and restoration of vintage, veteran and old vehicles. The team can do everything from full restoration, servicing, engine reconditioning to general maintenance, and they welcome enquires from all over the country. They are prepared to take the time to do things properly and repair things where possible. Andrew says people who inherit estate vehicles or old family cars are now beginning to appreciate them more.

“We can enhance that experience by bringing them up to a condition whereby they’ll realise their full market potential, or get them to a stage where people can just enjoy and appreciate them.”

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The whole garage has a welcoming ‘sense of family’ about it and following the theme of value in keeping things traditional, Andrew tells of his daughter’s wedding: “I’d borrowed a customer’s old Pontiac for the bride’s car – we’d done a lot of servicing on it over the years – and when one of the bridesmaids slid into the seat, she visibly relaxed and sighed, ‘Ah, this reminds me of Granddad’s Chevrolet! It’s got the same paint – the same smell’. It took her back to happy times and brought back memories!”

That kind of sums up Ellis Street Auto Repairs: it brings back good memories and restores a sense of value and that assurance that things are being done properly and everything’s going to be all right!

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A Couple of Stunners – And Fish Too!

By Eric Walker

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During mid winter, Delys and I stayed at Catherine Cove for a couple of days. The ocean was sparkling, the weather was perfect so a great day’s fishing ahead of us was anticipated.

We headed up to Stephens Island and homed in on one of my favourite GPS marks and started sounding on my Lowrance HDS 7.

The screen showed huge schools of what I hoped would be snapper. We both had our lines in at the very same time, on either side of the boat. Almost instantly a fierce bite came from beneath on Delys’ line. Within seconds all I could hear was the peeling of line from Delys’ Shimano Torium reel. At that very same time my Ugly Stick, with a Daiwa reel, was lit up by a run from a snapper. I knew it was a big one, possibly the biggest one I have ever caught. Slowly I pulled up my line first; I was shocked - my first ever 20lb snapper.

Delys struggled to pull hers up and was yelling for me to help. At this stage I had no idea what she had on. A couple of seconds later Delys pulled up her first ever kingfish: a 39lb stunner! I was amazed with what she brought up, an absolute ripper of a fish.

Shortly after, I pulled up a 30lb kingfish. We let that one go, as we got the one that we went there for. So overall - a wonderful day of fishing and looking forward to next time!

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Tip of the Month: Filleting Snapper

Ensure that all fish are well chilled before filleting.

1. Make a diagonal cut from the shoulder to just forward of the vent. Cut through to backbone.

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2. Angle knife forward and slide over the ribcage to the tail, but attached to the tail. Flip it over.

3. Make a cut between the flesh and the skin at the tail end.

4. Hold skin with one hand while sliding the knife evenly down the length of the fillet, keeping the blade angled slightly toward the skin.

5. Place the fillet face down on the board. A row of bones extends two-thirds along the lateral line.

Remove as shown.

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Wash the fillets in salt water and prepare for cooking or freezing.

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Westport Westport 06:46 0.5 12:55

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18:44 0.5

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Nelson Nelson 12:03 4.1 17:54 06:05 12:03 06:39 06:05 07:15 06:39 07:54 07:15 08:39 07:54 09:32 08:39 10:38 09:32 11:55 10:38 06:55 11:55 07:59 06:55 08:57 07:59 09:48 08:57 10:37 09:48 11:23 10:37 12:09 11:23 06:37 12:09 07:26 06:37 08:16 07:26 09:10 08:16 10:11 09:10 11:22 10:11 06:19 11:22 07:26 06:19 08:25 07:26 09:15 08:25 09:57 09:15 10:35 09:57 11:10 10:35 11:44 11:10 11:44

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12:35 17:54 13:08 12:35 13:43 13:08 14:21 13:43 15:07 14:21 16:07 15:07 17:21 16:07 18:33 17:21 13:08 18:33 14:09 13:08 15:02 14:09 15:50 15:02 16:36 15:50 17:21 16:36 18:07 17:21 12:54 18:07 13:41 12:54 14:31 13:41 15:26 14:31 16:29 15:26 17:37 16:29 12:34 17:37 13:38 12:34 14:30 13:38 15:14 14:30 15:53 15:14 16:29 15:53 17:03 16:29 17:36 17:03 17:36

Akaroa Akaroa

NELSON • 1341 AM MARLBOROUGH • 92.1FM WEST COAST • 98.7FM 0.7 4.0 0.7 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 1.2 3.4 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 4.4 0.3 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.2 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.5 1.3 3.4 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7

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23:43 18:55 19:46 18:55 20:42 19:46 21:46 20:42 22:54 21:46 22:54 18:44 19:42 18:44 20:32 19:42 21:15 20:32 21:56 21:15 22:34 21:56 23:12 22:34 23:49 23:12 23:49

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Havelock Havelock 11:49 3.0 17:21

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12:21 11:49 06:06 12:21 06:42 06:06 07:21 06:42 08:06 07:21 08:59 08:06 10:05 08:59 11:22 10:05 06:41 11:22 07:45 06:41 08:43 07:45 09:34 08:43 10:23 09:34 11:09 10:23 11:55 11:09 06:04 11:55 06:53 06:04 07:43 06:53 08:37 07:43 09:38 08:37 10:49 09:38 12:01 10:49 07:12 12:01 08:11 07:12 09:01 08:11 09:43 09:01 10:21 09:43 10:56 10:21 11:30 10:56 11:30

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17:54 17:21 12:54 17:54 13:29 12:54 14:07 13:29 14:53 14:07 15:53 14:53 17:07 15:53 18:19 17:07 12:35 18:19 13:36 12:35 14:29 13:36 15:17 14:29 16:03 15:17 16:48 16:03 17:34 16:48 12:40 17:34 13:27 12:40 14:17 13:27 15:12 14:17 16:15 15:12 17:23 16:15 18:30 17:23 13:05 18:30 13:57 13:05 14:41 13:57 15:20 14:41 15:56 15:20 16:30 15:56 17:03 16:30 17:03

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Rakaia Mouth Rakaia Mouth

23:53 2.9

23:53 18:29 19:09 18:29 19:55 19:09 20:52 19:55 21:58 20:52 23:06 21:58

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23:06 19:21 20:15 19:21 21:05 20:15 21:53 21:05 22:41 21:53 23:29 22:41

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0.7 22:29 2.0 5 Mon 02:55 0.9 09:10 2.2 15:27 0.9 21:36 2.0 5 Mon 02:51 0.7 09:07 2.2 15:23 0.7 21:33 2.0 4 4 4 Sun 03:04 0.6 09:20 2.2 15:33 0.7 21:45 2.0 Sun 02:12 0.8 08:27 2.2 14:41 0.9 20:52 2.0 Sun 02:08 0.6 08:24 2.2 14:37 0.7 20:49 2.0 6 Tue 04:32 0.7 10:47 2.2 17:05 0.7 23:14 2.0 6 Tue 03:40 0.9 09:54 2.2 16:13 0.9 22:21 2.0 6 Tue 03:36 0.7 09:51 2.2 16:09 0.7 22:18 2.0 5 Wed 5 Wed 5 Wed Mon 03:47 0.7 10:03 2.2 16:19 0.7 22:29 2.0 Mon 02:55 0.9 09:10 2.2 15:27 0.9 21:36 2.0 Mon 02:51 0.7 09:07 2.2 15:23 0.7 21:33 2.0 7 7 7 05:18 0.7 11:32 2.2 17:51 0.7 23:59 2.1 04:26 0.9 10:39 2.2 16:59 0.9 23:06 2.1 04:22 0.7 10:36 2.2 16:55 0.7 23:03 2.1 6 6 Thu 6 03:36 0.7 09:51 2.2 16:09 0.7 22:18 2.0 Tue 04:32 0.7 10:47 2.2 17:05 0.7 23:14 2.0 Tue 03:40 0.9 09:54 2.2 16:13 0.9 22:21 2.0 8 Thu 8 8 Tue 06:05 0.7 12:19 2.2 18:38 0.6 05:13 0.9 11:26 2.2 17:46 0.8 23:52 2.1 Thu 05:09 0.7 11:23 2.2 17:42 0.6 23:49 2.1 7 7 7 Wed 05:18 0.7 11:32 2.2 17:51 0.7 23:59 2.1 Wed 04:26 0.9 10:39 2.2 16:59 0.9 23:06 2.1 Wed 04:22 0.7 10:36 2.2 16:55 0.7 23:03 2.1 9 Fri 00:45 2.1 06:55 0.6 13:07 2.2 19:25 0.6 9 Fri 06:03 0.8 12:14 2.2 18:33 0.8 9 Fri 05:59 0.6 12:11 2.2 18:29 0.6 8 Sat 8 Sat 8 Sat 06:05 2.2 0.7 07:46 12:19 0.6 2.2 13:57 18:38 2.3 0.6 20:13 0.5 05:13 2.2 0.9 06:54 11:26 0.8 2.2 13:04 17:46 2.3 0.8 19:21 23:52 0.7 2.1 05:09 2.2 0.7 06:50 11:23 0.6 2.2 13:01 17:42 2.3 0.6 19:17 23:49 0.5 2.1 Thu 01:34 Thu 00:41 Thu 00:38 10 10 10 9 Sun 9 Sun 9 Fri 00:45 2.3 2.1 08:39 06:55 0.5 0.6 14:49 13:07 2.3 2.2 21:03 19:25 0.4 0.6 06:03 2.3 0.8 07:47 12:14 0.7 2.2 13:56 18:33 2.3 0.8 20:11 0.6 Fri Fri 11 11 11 02:25 01:32 01:29 0.6 2.3 12:11 07:43 2.2 0.5 18:29 13:53 0.6 2.3 20:07 0.4 Sun 05:59 10 Mon 10 Mon 10 Mon 01:34 2.4 2.2 09:35 07:46 0.4 0.6 15:42 13:57 2.4 2.3 21:56 20:13 0.3 0.5 00:41 2.4 2.2 08:43 06:54 0.6 0.8 14:49 13:04 2.4 2.3 21:04 19:21 0.6 0.7 00:38 2.4 2.2 08:39 06:50 0.4 0.6 14:46 13:01 2.4 2.3 21:00 19:17 0.3 0.5 Sat 03:19 Sat 02:26 Sat 02:23 12 12 12 11 11 Tue 11 02:25 2.5 2.3 10:31 08:39 0.3 0.5 16:36 14:49 2.4 2.3 22:51 21:03 0.3 0.4 01:32 2.5 2.3 09:39 07:47 0.6 0.7 15:43 13:56 2.4 2.3 21:59 20:11 0.6 0.6 Sun 04:14 Sun 03:21 13 Tue 13 13 Sun 03:18 2.3 2.5 07:43 09:35 0.5 0.3 13:53 15:40 2.3 2.4 20:07 21:55 0.4 0.3 Tue 01:29 12 12 12 03:19 2.4 09:35 0.4 15:42 2.4 21:56 0.3 02:26 2.4 08:43 0.6 14:49 2.4 21:04 0.6 02:23 2.4 08:39 0.4 14:46 2.4 21:00 Mon Mon Mon 14 Wed 05:10 2.5 11:28 0.3 17:32 2.5 23:49 0.2 14 Wed 04:17 2.5 10:36 0.6 16:39 2.5 22:57 0.5 14 Wed 04:14 2.5 10:32 0.3 16:36 2.5 22:53 0.3 0.2 13 Thu 13 Thu 13 Thu 04:14 2.6 2.5 12:25 10:31 0.2 0.3 18:30 16:36 2.5 2.4 22:51 0.3 03:21 2.6 2.5 11:33 09:39 0.5 0.6 17:37 15:43 2.5 2.4 23:54 21:59 0.5 0.6 03:18 2.6 2.5 11:29 09:35 0.2 0.3 17:34 15:40 2.5 2.4 23:50 21:55 0.2 0.3 Tue 06:07 Tue 05:14 Tue 05:11 15 15 15 14 14 Fri 14 05:10 0.2 2.5 07:04 11:28 2.6 0.3 13:21 17:32 0.2 2.5 19:28 23:49 2.5 0.2 04:17 2.6 2.5 12:29 10:36 0.5 0.6 18:35 16:39 2.5 2.5 22:57 0.5 04:14 Wed 00:46 Wed 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By Malcolm Halstead

Have you ever had a well thought out plan go awry for reasons you have no control over? I have on many occasions and the usual reason is weather, although mechanical issues have also featured! This story is about how it all came together on the day.

The forecast was good so at 4:30am, my son Jack and mate Steve left Christchurch for a day in Kaikoura, my 430 Stabi in tow and stowed with fishing and diving gear to give us maximum opportunities.

Optimism soared as we were greeted by a flat sea, with the sun just starting its climb into the clear blue sky. I could not believe how clear the water was and we could easily see the bottom as we travelled out through the channel in six metres of water. It all looked good for a dive later, but to start with we were headed out deep for a fish.

We rigged our lines and sent them to the bottom, in 60m of water. As is usual for Kaikoura, as soon as they hit the bottom we had bites and hook-ups on perch. Now while these red devils are not the best of fighters, they do make for excellent eating, so over the next hour we added a few to the chilly bin. We also picked up a few blue cod which were very welcome indeed. Once the chilly bin was half full, about fifty fish, we called it quits and headed back to the ramp. At the wharf we unloaded the fishing gear, reloaded with dive gear and donned our wetsuits.

We anchored next to a prominent reef not more than 200m from the ramp. Jack was the boat boy for the day, while Steve and I dived. As soon as I hit the clear water I could see numerous juvenile butterfish and some larger ones as well.

Long live the set net ban I say!

With a sling in hand I started to pick off the odd good butter and deliver it to Jack at the boat.

Limiting my catch to four good fish, I then sought out other species; a couple of good moki were too quick for me.

I spied a nice crayfish in a crevasse, in only a metre of water - definitely worth a go. I took the sling back to the boat and put on a leather glove. It was reasonably simple to dive down and secure my prize. Meanwhile, Steve had collected eight paua and about twenty kina.

The chilly bin was now full so we called an end to the day. We were well under our limit on all species, but still had a 50 litre chilly bin full of delicious seafood and it was only lunchtime!

We marvelled at how everything had worked out perfectly. It sure makes up for the ones that don’t go so well!

Grasshopper Not to Taste

By Kane Amtman (15 years)

The sun was shining on a cloudy and windless day. We bussed to our fishing spot with great expectations, as we’d had good results in the past. After trudging up and down the river without a fish to be seen, we were disappointed so went to plan B. We knew of a wee spring creek we thought would hold at least a few fish, but to begin with, nothing. Then fingerling size fish and the odd spooky fish we just didn't get a crack at. A nice wee pool finally delivered my mate his first fish for the season on the fly - about 2-2.5lb.

We continued upstream through amazing stretches of water barren of fish and sidetracked past some bushes and lost sight of the wee creek. My mate instantly cried, “Whoa!” when we came upon the creek again and we ducked behind some bushes. There was a nice fish lying in the middle, feeding away. I tried a dry with a Pheasant Tail dropper to no avail, then changed to terrestrials to see if I could get him to take

a big grasshopper off the surface, but again denied.

I tied on one of my mate’s realistic stoneflies he’d been developing, which was heavily weighted and sunk very quickly, so I had to get the cast in the right spot. After a few casts, which weren't quite on target, I got the money cast and the fish swerved to the right. I struck and the battle began, and because it was a very small creek, the fish didn't have many options on where to go. It chose to go right into the snags and in between bushes! The only option I had was to jump in and follow, manoeuvering it in and out of snags until finally, I had it in a nice wee pool where I could land it.

It was a really good-looking fish and came on the scales at 4lb, and was released. We returned to Christchurch happy that we’d both got our first fish, but decided not to return until the numbers picked up.

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Thanks Granddad

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By Ash Millar

By Dave Dixon

Dave Doubles the Double

My dad John Millar my son Cullen Millar and I Ash Millar.

As far as I’m concerned, Granddad was the best fisherman to have ever cast a fly. I’m sure he could catch a fresh run trout in a mud puddle.

Granddad spent most of his life in Turangi and most of those days you could find him waist deep in the mighty Tongariro, battling another magnificent rainbow trout.

There would be very few, if anyone, who would have caught more trout from the Tongariro than Granddad, as he would usually get his bag limit, even when the limit was eight - although he would only bring home a one for the neighbor and one for the many cats that would hang around Nana and

Granddad’s house knowing that a feed of fresh trout was never to far away.

Granddad always used to hook fish and call out, “Ooh, ooh, here we go lad!” and I would come clambering over the riverbed to take the rod and play the fish.

My fondest memory of fishing with Granddad was the day I was standing at the bottom of the bridge pool and next to me was my dad and then Granddad; three generations of fisherman waist deep in the Tongariro.

I got two fat rainbows that day and when I hooked the second one I asked Granddad if he would like to play this one! “Cheeky little bugger!” he replied.

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Unfortunately, time as it does, finally caught up with Granddad and he passed away. But not before instilling his knowledge and passion into his son, as my dad has to me, and as I will do to my son.

Dad and I have always had a bit of healthy competition between us, who would get the first one, the biggest or the most and with a fair bit of friendly banter to go with it.

But like most species in life, the time must come when the alpha male must hand over the reins to the next generation. I’m not sure Dad is ready to do that just yet, but when it comes to fishing now, I don’t think Dad or I have a choice because my five-year-old son Cullen always gets the first one and the most. I can only think of one time, since he has been coming out with us, I have got the biggest snapper, but Cully reckons he had one that was bigger but it got away.

Yeah, it is in his blood alright.

Thanks Granddad

Labour Weekend saw me trek north to Huntly, to compete in the NZ Open. With February’s New Zealand Champs already in the bag, I was hoping to repeat my ‘double’ of 2006, when I won both national events.

The Mangawara Stream, a tributary of the Waikato, is generally a fair venue, but there’s one group of pegs I’d rather not draw and it was smack in the middle of C Section that I found myself on Saturday!

The problem is that it’s split, with a large stretch of unpegged bank in the middle, leaving two ends that can fish very differently. Last year I was in exactly the same situation and although I beat the anglers around me with a low weight of eels, I couldn’t compete with the pegs at the other end where all the carp were. At least this time I was in good company, with two of the top anglers immediately to my right, so my first goal was to take them down.

As often happens, the start of the first day’s fishing was very slow and it soon became obvious I’d have to focus on eels again. By casting a feeder towards a tree overhanging the far bank and using worm on the hook, I managed to catch five or six reasonable eels before the tip went round and I found myself attached to an angry koi carp! The fish powered up and down the river, but gradually circled closer to my bank and I was able to net it at the first attempt. At around 8lbs it boosted my total catch to 14lbs; I’d won the section with a 10lb margin - on a hard day.

Weights were similarly low in all other sections apart from A, which benefits from being used for practice and always seems to have good numbers of resident, well-fed fish. Five-time national champion Gary Bourne was the winner of this section, with 28lbs. I knew he’d be hard to catch with such a head start.

Sunday’s forecast was for gales and heavy rain so I really wanted the sheltered B Section. Out of the draw bag came Peg 10, perfect!

Once again, I had one of the top anglers to my right so I would have to work hard, but when another decent koi came to the net within a few minutes of starting, I had the upper hand. Then the rain came! Steady at first, then heavier, then torrential with thunder! I’ve never fished in such a downpour and any onlookers must have been incredulous at the sight of drenched, muddy men huddled under a row of big green umbrellas. The winds were gusting too and hearing a yell from an angler along the bank, I looked up to see his brolly fly through the air to land upside down on the far side of the river! It floated there for a while, but as it filled with rain it tilted over and gracefully submerged like Oracle’s AC72!

Throughout this drama I continued to catch a steady stream of rudd, catfish, goldfish and smaller carp, which kept me out in front. As the whistle sounded, my float dipped and a final 2lb koi was hustled to the net. The scalesman recorded three catches of 20lbs from anglers nearby, but my fish totaled 27lbs for another section win and a 2-point total score.

I was now sweating on results from elsewhere and as word filtered through that Gary Bourne had only managed second in D Section, victory was mine!

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Season each fillet with a little cracked pepper.

Lay bacon strips side by side in pairs.

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Coastlines

By Ivan Wilson

We All Can Do With a Mentor While still a confused teenager and ‘casting’ around for a working life in the Garden City, I spent time with a firm that had a fanatical fly fisher as a technician. Let’s call him Mr. R. He walked the premises casting an imaginary rod in anticipation of his next trip out and asked me if I would like a run to the Selwyn with him - an offer accepted with alacrity.

As we trundled across the plains in his little blue van, fat smoky columns from late summer stubble burn-offs rising eerily in the still air, he expounded on the magic of the lure, fished deep

when the dusky evening melds into darkness. With youthful ignorance and lofty knowledge gained from books from the old country, I felt the dry fly was the better choice – far more artistic and in keeping with the refined arts of the angler.

Having ignored my mentor’s advice, on went a Coch-ybundhu, which I fished to an uninterested trout that rose spasmodically on the other side of a promising looking run. Promising it was, but delivering it wasn’t. The creature was tethered there by the Acclimatisation Society to frustrate young anglers like

myself – or so I thought.

Sometime around 1.00am, suffering a severe case of RSI from all the casting, I stumbled back up river to find my mentor releasing yet another good fish. Yep, it was taken on a good old feathered Canterbury lure, just like all of it’s predecessors that evening.

Lesson One: Always listen and do your best to comply with your mentor’s advice.

It’s great to have mentors. I hope we can all, as the saying goes, “Pay it forward.”

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WAVERIDER ELECTRIC KONTIKI Head off to the beach, launch your electric kontiki into the water and enjoy a picinic, play in the sand with the kids or enjoy a quiet glass or two. Then everyone has the excitement of what’s on your line to bring home for dinner.

Waverider Marine Limited design and manufacture their own kontikis. They are based in Rotorua and their kontikis are highly popular especially for those on tight budgets. Their products are high quality and affordable.

The Waverider Electric Kontiki has a plastic moulded shell and is powered by the 30lb thrust Mercury motor. Other features include zero to 30 minute manual timer, a tacking unit, two seven amp batteries, a night activated strobe light and flag.

Waverider Electric Kontiki is $1010 plus freight, but for an additional $200 you can upgrade to the 46lb thrust Mercury motor which includes a third battery!

Waverider also stock DIY kontiki kitsets, plastic trace rack, traces and supply all kontiki parts.

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Chance Discovery

By Frank Cartwright

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For more years than I care to remember, every November when the High Country season opens I fish a beautiful lake in Central Otago.

It’s when rainbow trout congregate before ascending streams to spawn.

However, it is only in recent years that my mate and I discovered a stream that we had habitually ignored because of jagged shale and shingle all but choking the flow and affording no refuge for ascending trout. The streambed more or less resembled a quarry site and extreme flooding was evidenced by abundant debris decorating the limbs of nearby trees. This veritable moonscape extended from the lake edge upstream for a kilometre or so, offering no inducement for a passing angler to try his luck therein.

However, one day my buddy and I stopped there solely for the purpose of knocking up a brew and as I set about getting it organised, he wandered off upstream and eventually out of sight. After fifteen minutes or so he sauntered back with a broad grin on his face and noting my questioning raised eyebrows said, “Hey Frank, I think we had better take a look round the first bend. There’s trout up there!”

We rapidly downed our tea, assembled our fly rods and set off upstream. Quite out of view from where I had parked my wagon was a delightful little beech forest and very surprisingly, the stream was devoid of rubble. It flowed in short runs over water-worn boulders and shinglecovered bedrock; perfect spawning habitat and

the surrounding beech trees were tall, shading the stream from direct sunlight and mercifully nullifying nor’wester intrusion. Those graceful trees with their over-arching branches provided a sanctuary for beautiful rainbow trout and they could be observed energetically pursuing their courtship rituals. We watched them for several minutes before casting flies up to them and enjoying great sport when they readily accepted our offerings, dashing about as only spawn-mad rainbows do.

Over the next three-hours we fished this delightful stream, taking turns with catch-andrelease until we came to a huge waterfall that ended further fishing. But over that time, we had landed sixteen rainbows, the biggest of which was a five-pound hen caught by my mate on a Pheasant Tail nymph.

Since discovering this piscatorial ‘Shangri La’, we have returned year after year and enjoyed wonderful sport, never killing or harming its beautiful trout. Preservation of the stock has always been a priority when fishing there and the fact that it has never ever let us down, sportwise, suggests that we are doing the right thing.

The other factor is that we are sworn to secrecy over the stream’s location and that, I believe, is far more significant than how we physically deal with its inhabitants. In our opinion it is much too fragile to be exploited by others beyond the current level. Sometimes there are things that you just don’t share around. Agreed?

Seafood New Zealand starts life as new industry organisation The new fishing year, which commenced October, also marks the beginning of a new national industry organisation called Seafood New Zealand.

Dave Sharp, Chairman of the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council (SeaFIC) said the new entity is the outcome of a comprehensive review undertaken by SeaFIC in consultation with industry participants.

“Earlier this year the SeaFIC Board went out to industry proposing a new direction aimed at delivering better value through a new national body that would represent whole of industry, while allowing for greater autonomy of individual sector groups.

“The result is a new entity called Seafood New Zealand which becomes the public face of the industry, taking over the operational roles previously undertaken by SeaFIC. Seafood New Zealand operates within a governance model that has three key interlinking parts including: A central, cooperative seafood industrywide organisation through Seafood New Zealand focused on providing a range of services to the seafood industry and the Sector Representative Entities (SREs).

Greater sector-specific representation and responsibility via five Sector Representative Entities (SREs) including the already established aquaculture, deepwater, paua, rock lobster entities, and an emerging inshore finfish sector.

A dedicated focus on industry strategy through Seafood Strategy New Zealand Limited, aimed at ensuring a broader strategic perspective for the industry.

"Like all primary industries in New Zealand, we need to ensure we have the best structure in place to meet the demands of a difficult economy while continuing to ensure good environmental stewardship in how we harvest New Zealand seafood. I am confident the changes will achieve this by delivering a more coordinated whole-ofindustry approach while enabling improved representation for the diversity of industry participants through targeted services," says Dave Sharp.

Note: Seafood New Zealand’s web presence will be via two websites: one for industry-related matters, the other for consumers as follows: Industry www.seafoodnewzealand.org.nz and Consumer www.seafood.co.nz

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Jason Manson of Motueka teamed up recently with Troy Dando aboard Screaming Reelz and enjoyed a successful mission at Stephens. Both Top of the South fishers are serious sport fishers and staunch advocates of the catch and release philosophy. Jason caught this beauty on a Jigging Master Titanium 250 with PE5N reel and a secret jig. Thanks guys for being great ambassadors for The Fishing Paper Tagging Programme!

Word from the Wharf

straight from the fish’s mouth

By Jim Jobe

This month’s Word from the Wharf departs Nelson and travels down to Christchurch for the 24th Annual Take a Kid Fishing Day. This annual event is organised by the Kids Fishing Charitable Trust at the Groynes ponds. An estimated 3,500 kids had the opportunity to fish four separate ponds stocked with prime 1-2 kilo salmon and rainbow trout. The start fishing time of 9.00am couldn’t have come fast enough.

Kids were given a basic fishing kit to use and a pro fishing volunteer to guide and answer any questions.

The fish were in a good mood for the first two hours and many young anglers had their limit of two fish in quick time. It was great to see parents and their kids spending quality time together without the need of a 40 inch screen and a joystick!

The local scene in Nelson is still slow as sea temperatures sit around 13-14 degrees. The staple diet of spotties and sprats are always available and interesting to catch from the wharf.

Fish & Game Nelson host their own Kids Fishing Day event on 8th & 9th December. See their website for further information.

Rosie’s Pick: This month’s photo comes from The Groynes at Christchurch – How cute is he?

Tip of the Month – Sabiki rigs consist of 4-6 pre-tied hooks and are the most effective way to catch small wharf fish. They vary in price from $3-$5 and should be available at your local fishing store.

Don’t forget to send us your photos and stories to info@jimmysbait.co.nz for the $50 monthly prize draw of Jimmys Bait Bullets.

Until next month, HAPPY WHARF FISHING KIDS!

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Salmon of Concern

By Steve Terry (Fish & Game Officer Canterbury) www.fishandgame.org.nz - Ph 03 366 9191

Summary of 2011/12 Salmon Report A comprehensive salmon monitoring programme has been running for 20-years in North Canterbury. All key primary spawning streams are intensively monitored and a number of secondary streams have one-off spawning counts carried out around the peak of the spawning run. Estimates of annual salmon returns consist of combining the number of salmon that reach their spawning streams, angler catch data from phone surveys and returns to hatchery facilities, such as Silverstream and the Fish & Game managed Montrose and Peacock Springs hatcheries.

Last season, North Canterbury anglers experienced mixed success, with around 1,800 salmon taken from the Waimakariri River, while Rakaia anglers were less satisfied, with around 1,500 salmon caught. These trends are reversed when spawning numbers are calculated and shows increased angler success is at the expense of spawning escapement in the Waimakariri River, with only 1,350 salmon reaching their spawning grounds compared with over 3,000 in the Rakaia. Angler catch and total runs in most East Coast salmon fisheries were slightly up on the previous season, but still below long term averages.

In recent years, angler salmon harvest levels have concerned North Canterbury Fish & Game staff, who have

weekends. The tidal nature of this section of the Waimakariri River, in conjunction with low flows often experienced during the peak period of salmon returns, at times reduces the conditions required for salmon to head upstream. These prolonged periods with low flows result in the congregation of salmon in the lower tidal reaches of the river, allowing anglers plenty of opportunity to catch them.

With the increasing pressure by users to abstract more of the peak flow water from the river, this problem is likely to get worse in future years.

In assessing the influence anglers have on the salmon population, it appears that each year the quantities of salmon returning to the rivers are highly variable, with no visible trend or explanation. An excellent year does not necessarily create another good year three years later, and in fact often results in a very poor run and vice versa (following the average life cycle of salmon in New Zealand). As a result, it is difficult to determine the exact impact that this angler pressure is having on the sustainability of the salmon population.

Marine survival is widely recognised internationally as being more likely to be having a significant influence on returning salmon numbers, however, this high harvest rate needs addressing.

assessed long term harvest levels and believe they are within sustainable levels in most rivers, with the exception of the Waimakariri River, which consistently sees greater than 50% of returning salmon caught, and often more than 60%. Worldwide, there are large fluctuations in the size of Chinook salmon returns from one year to the next, and fishery managers in North America have differing views as to what the maximum sustainable yield of Chinook salmon fisheries should be. Small numbers of spawning salmon often generate very large returns and large numbers of spawning salmon often produce poor returns, and therefore run size is more likely determined by ocean variables.

However the general consensus is that when harvest levels reach 50%, then caution is required and at 60% conservation measures should be introduced.

The high average annual angler harvest rate in the Waimakariri River is likely to be largely due to the river’s proximity to Christchurch, with up to 600 anglers simultaneously fishing below SH1, particularly during

With signs that the fishery is consistently experiencing greater than 60% angler harvest, the fishery may not experience bumper years when ocean conditions favour salmon survival and may well be leading to a long term decrease in the population.

Most of their life cycle occurs in the Pacific Ocean, where they feed primarily on krill. The abundance of krill around New Zealand is therefore likely to be an important factor for the survival of salmon and anecdotal evidence suggests we are not seeing the numbers of krill around our coastline we have historically seen. In freshwater, juvenile salmon encounter many pressures before they reach the ocean, such as un-screened irrigation and stock water intakes.

Habitat quality and quantity and the resulting impact this has on food abundance, as well as favourable climatic conditions, are all essential for optimal growth. Ideally, fry should remain in freshwater until they are seven grams, allowing them to adapt to salt water, otherwise they all die.

The larger they are before they enter the ocean, the greater their chance of survival.

Ocean conditions excluded, habitat degradation is the greatest concern for the salmon fishery. In recent years

Fish & Game has worked with High Country landowners bordering spawning streams, with the focus on the protection and restoration of riparian areas around the spawning streams.

This riparian area has a critical influence on in-stream conditions by buffering the impacts of neighbouring land use such as erosion, loss of shade through removal of riparian vegetation and increased flood intensity through drainage of neighbouring wetlands for land intensification.

On-going projects include negotiating livestock grazing regimes, erecting fences for livestock control, the revegetation of riparian areas and relocating stock water sources away from streams. These projects are on-going rather than a quick fix. In order to succeed with habitat restoration we need to maintain a long-term perspective.

Of note, the Glenariffe Stream in the Rakaia has had the majority of its margins fenced to date, with the remaining unfenced sections now subject to sheep grazing only. In the Waimakariri catchment, Winding Creek has had significant fencing carried out with additional fencing of a further 5km of the creek currently underway. Recent changes to ECan regulations require all stock to be excluded from significant salmon spawning streams and landowners have been very supportive of these new protective measures.

With the increasing evidence of habitat degradation, it may be that during years with above average salmon spawning numbers observed in headwater springs, that this is a disadvantage to the health of juvenile salmon.

They may compete for a limited food supply, forcing many to leave the safety of the spring creeks at a very small size.

During major spring floods, many of these small salmon are flushed to the ocean. The majority are likely to die because they are too small to fight the current and may also be weak from competition for limited food. Also, when the small salmon reach the ocean, they are the prey of choice for many marine predators. This may explain why some bumper years produce poor returns three years later and vice versa.

Other factors are also likely to be responsible for the decline in the salmon fishery and the irregular and inexplicable fluctuations. There are many variables associated with salmon survival, which are the topic of much debate amongst salmon anglers, and Fish & Game is investigating options in an effort to better understand this fishery.

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to develop a concept tailormade for their business. A key requirement of the customer was the need for long-range operation and the installation of a large 400ltr fuel tank sealed the deal. The design, based on the popular DNA’s 5.5 model, also incorporated extra casting room up front, with the console further to the

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FISH FOR TOMORROW As part of a project on fishing, Year 1 and 2 students at Clifton Terrace School, Nelson, have written this poem which they believe gives a good message to people fishing. The Ministry agrees and thanks the Clifton Terrace students for their thoughtful work.

Fish within the limits

If you care for our sea life

Show you care for New Zealand Help our fish.

Follow the rules

Bad Things Come in Threes Good Things in Nines

Ever since The Three Town Jig rolled into town, I was keen to give kingi fishing a try. A bigger boat, rebuilt trailer, new sounder and the purchase of a sphincter-puckering priced jig outfit and I was good to go. Information on how to catch kingis was extracted from Crimpy – thanks mate - the advice was worth the pain! Tony and I set off for French Pass with John and Rigger in hot pursuit and Mike and Mark following later.

A big bump followed by harsh grinding sounds elicited a, “Doesn’t sound good,” from a very astute Tony. The drawbar and safety chain were still firmly attached to the towbar, but the opposite end was attached to - thin air!

Yep, the drawbar had broken off and only a small snub block brace clamped to the drawbar was preventing a couple of tons of boat hurtling back towards John and Rigger, bringing up the rear. The drawbar was about the only thing not rebuilt on the trailer, as it was at the un-rusty end. Bloody removable drawbars! With a new unit welded on, we were on our way two-anda-half hours later.

That afternoon Mike and Mark arrived and we launched the boats for a wee look around. While bouncing across rough water the instruments and lights for the port engine stopped working and the trim wouldn’t adjust.

Who would think one very small broken wire

By Steve Cattermole

terminal could have such an effect? Despite regular maintainence - things still break.

“What else could possibly go wrong?”

Hmmmm!

When I pushed my boat out from the beach, the loose rope tangled around my ankle, pulled my legs out from under me and dumped me in the tide. You’d think the others would have shown some sympathy after my crappy day but the insensitive bastards just laughed!

All three boats eventually blasted out to the kingi grounds where Tony supplied some hurley and immediately hooked a good kingi.

Maybe that’s a new secret weapon for kingi fishing! After boating the monster, I hooked a similar size fish and Rigger landed a nice fish from John’s boat. We ended up with five very nice kingies, four of which were caught by Tony and me ( Must be Tony’s hurley). We kept some as none of us had tried kingfish before and returned the others, before retiring to the house for a shandy or two.

Steve and Geoff arrived early next morning and we were into it again – this time boating another four kingies, not bad for a bunch of first timers. The nine good things definitely outweighed the three bad things!

Or there won’t be any fish left Respect the sea.

Too big? Put it back

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