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Barty’s Big ‘Bull’ Story pg 10

 Snapper gets Brazilian  Big Blue 20 th bday bash

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CELEBRATING years

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Birthday bash out of the blue Daryl Crimp

A ‘boy’s fishing trip’ to Fiordland back in ’95 spawned an idea that took seed and blossomed into a veritable Aladdin’s Cave and Nelson’s most iconic dive and tackle store. Mario Alessi, Bruce Lines, and Chris Thornley established Big Blue Dive and Fish the following year, ostensibly as a specialist diving store with the main role being to support diver training courses. Two years later, Mario bought out his partners, continued with the focus on training, but gradually increased the fishing content of the shop.

“Diving and fishing went hand in hand because most divers like to dangle a line as well,” explained Mario, “but when I ramped up the fishing side, it attracted more and more fishing clientele as the range grew.”

Two decades later ‘Big Blue’ is celebrating a milestone anniversary, which has Mario reflecting on the rise of the little retail store that became as big in stature as it is in name.

Situated on the corner of Akersten Street and Wildman Ave on Port Nelson, the location is perfect for local fishers accessing the region’s main ramp. The shop is small, which has caused Mario some frustration in recent times in terms of expansion, but that’s always been part of the appeal.

“Our customers love the intimacy of it and the fact that it is well stocked, with a good range of quality gear and the latest in top end product,” says Mario.

This is endorsed by Mario’s ‘foil’, Mark Trevor Cotton, an engaging and enthusiastic rooster who has become as much a part of ‘Big Blue’s’ fabric as the signage. The two bounce off each other, their barbs and banter a signature of the down-to-earth, grass roots business that has become trademark Big Blue Dive and Fish. It’s fun to shop there.

“Over the years the shop has become a social destination, customers have become friends and fishing buddies, and people are always popping in through the week for a catch up,” Mark says.

Mark Cotton with a lovely kingfish.

Mark ‘Knackered’ at the outset However, Mark’s introduction to ‘Big Blue’ almost didn’t happen, were it not for the foresight of his dad, ‘Knackers’.

“I was never keen on diving but the old man was adamant I was going to learn, so he togged me up and threw me over the side at Okiwi Bay, in zero viz, when I was fifteen.

I was shitting myself, feeling around in the murk for scallops, but I ‘slayed' it… I got three scallops!”

Years later, Mark did a full time instructor training course through ‘Big Blue’ and hit it off so well with Mario, he stayed on as an instructor for three years before heading offshore for the big O.E. Two days before departing for a job in Fiji the coup struck, so

he diverted to Aussie where he spent a year instructing on live aboard boats. Then the UK for two years where he completed his TDI, Technical Dive Instructor tickets, but the lure of ‘Big Blue’ proved too strong and he’s now a permanent fixture there.

“Mario is a good bastard to work for!”

Mario Alessi flexing his arms for this pic with a massive groper.

The walk the talk dudes Banter aside, the chemistry between the two underscores a more professional synergy because ‘Big Blue’ has always been very much a ‘walk the talk’ business, so now Mark has stepped into Mario’s shoes in terms of field work. Over the past five years he has built his fishing skill set, learning through talking with others, practical experience, and a lot of trial and error. This learning curve has coincided with dramatic increase in fish stocks locally and a corresponding boom in fishing.

“Mark is great at promoting the fishing and diving because he’s so enthusiastic and he’s out there getting amongst the action regularly.” says Mario. “He gets to test the latest top end gear, develop current techniques for our conditions, and amass real time local knowledge so that we can speak with some authority when assisting customers in improving their catch rates.”

Mark also handles all social media, website, and a lot of gear repair.

And while Mario still loves his fishing and diving, he’d always planned to retire from instructing once he’d taught his kids to dive, and with increased compliance and scrutiny placed on the adventure sport industry, ‘Big Blue’ has now outsourced all diver training, but still hires, services, and sells quality gear.

MARINE ELECTRONICS With Sean Ryan sean@fluidelectronics.co.nz

Take time to recharge Whilst this time of the year sees many boats are parked up until the spring, we need to use this time wisely to take care of on board maintenance and housekeeping.

Your batteries are the best place to start.

Most batteries lose charge just sitting over the chilly months and can drop to levels that can cause the cells to be damaged to the point where they will either need replacing or affect the performance of your electronics.

The simple fix is keep them topped up with the use of a maintenance charger.

Check all electronics plugs and fittings to ensure they are clean and dry, making sure they are correctly tightened when you have finished. If you have antennas that screw onto the mount, a light coating of Vaseline on the thread will keep the water out for another season. Run your eye over the antenna looking for cracks or damage that allows water intrusion. Call up your local radio provider and make sure the VHF actually works.

Transducers are the heart and soul of your sounder, check for any damage and if you are one of those people who has a sounder that always stops working properly after your boat reaches 8 knots then adjust or shift it.

Its also a great time to have a decent look at your electrical wiring, it never ceases to amaze us the state of wiring in many boats, which can ultimately be the cause of so

many issues with modern technology. If standard wiring has been used in areas where it is exposed, then it will corrode over time and Murphy’s Law dictates that the time it will finally give up is when you are on the water and miles from home, or trying to find that finicky hot fishing spot. Prevent this by upgrading to tinned cable or replacing copper wiring on a regular basis.

Next on the list is to learn how your electronics work and play with the menus to see how much better it can work for you. If not out on the water, always turn off or pause the sounder to protect the transducer. Get the manual out and read it, but read it in front of the unit so you know what will happen when you press each button. Locate where the factory default reset button is and away you go. So many people completely under-utilize what their electronics have to offer; you will be amazed at what a few regular evenings in your boat will enable you to discover. If you don’t have the opportunity to get the boat on the water to play with the sounder put it into simulation mode to see how the image changes as the settings are adjusted. Just remember to turn that mode off when you are finished!!

Do your homework and be prepared. A better understanding of electronics doesn’t mean catching heaps more fish: its being smarter and more efficient in the way you go about it, and keeping the stress levels low.

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Celebrating success Mario has seen many changes over the last twenty years, including the growth of on-line sales that has seen profit margins shrink dramatically, but the fact that the ‘Big Blue’ has grown in spite of this is testimony to the boys doing something right.

“The current boom in fishing has helped,” says Mario, “but our strength has always been our relationship with our customers - they are our friends so we treat them right and let them in on our little secrets. If something is working we’ll know about it and we pass it on; it’s win win!”

To celebrate, Mario and Mark are holding a huge 20th Anniversary Birthday Bash, with heaps of mega specials to reward their customers. Check out the ad page 7.

Then it’s back to ‘Big Blue’ business as usual.

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Magic spells good fish for Flynn Derek Binnie

The Marlborough Sounds is magic in winter: calm water, cold, and with places that never see the sun. We have a family holiday home not far from Nydia Bay and over 20 years of fishing here has built a picture of fishing patterns.

Over the last four years fishing’s been hard and I thought the snapper had disappeared, but I was wrong - they are back.

Queen’s Birthday weekend we enjoyed a family trip with the aim to get my four-year-old grandson, Flynn, into his first fish.

The plan was to be on the water at sun up,tie up to a mussel line, berley up, wait.”

I took my son, Matt, aside and said, “It’s the middle of winter and we’re unlikely to catch a lot.”

He said as long as Flynn’s got a couple of spotties on his new rod, all would be good. Anyway, with not a breath of wind, warm winter sun, a dead flat calm sea, coffee in the thermos, where else would you want to be?

Amazingly, out of all the rods we set, Flynn’s little rod buckled and had him yelling, “I’ve got a fish dad, I’ve got a fish!” After a couple of minutes of great excitement he landed a kahawai. Matt and I looked at each other and grinned. The day was made, whatever else happened would be a bonus.

Another school of kahawai arrived and we had three on at once. Then we started catching pan-size snapper ranging from 20cm up to 38cm.

What were we fishing with? I have studied every snapper

Flynn keeping warm right on dark in mid-winter.

Dad and Flynn with a monster Sounds winter snapper.

article I could get my hands on over the last 30 years and stray lining was my go to method for many years. Not this time.

Articles on soft plastics in the canals for salmon and trout prompted me to dust off the jig heads in my tackle that I’d never used and try them on snapper in May. Tied to a mussel line, I rigged a small softbait and, within minutes of casting and retrieving, hooked a 35cm snapper. We even learned snapper would take soft plastics lying on the bottom with the rod in the rod holder!

This trip, we were using flasher rigs with small hooks and it was working.

On our last day we slept in, had a late breakfast, and were on the water by 11.00am. Berley over the side, fishing lines rigged, and the snapper showed up quickly again. Twice over the course of the morning we had double hook-ups and three times we had a snapper and a kahawai on the same line at the same time.

I was up front when my rod went off. Matthew calmly picked it up and was pulling in my snapper when his rod went off. I

picked it up and proceeded to play what I thought was a small snapper but, within seconds and what seemed like 50m of line gone, my brain had said, ‘Wrrrrrong, this is a good fish!’

I turned to Matt, handed him the rod and said, “You need to pull this in mate.”

For the next 15 minutes Flynn and I leant over the side of the boat as Matt’s rod did the snapper dance. Finally we had a magnificent snapper on the deck waiting to be photographed and weighed, but Matthew said to Flynn, “You know son, this fish is probably as old as I am, so I think we should let it go, what do you think?”

Flynn had never had this serious question asked of him before but with papa and dad nodding their heads, he quickly came to the same conclusion. The big fish should go free, swim, and breed.

High fives, dancing a jig around the boat, and doing huge yahoos with son and grandson, that’s what fishing is all about - magic.

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tired and everybody very happy. Breakfast time, we were hungry!

Breakfast squared away and the boat cleaned up for round two, KINGFISH. Arriving on the secret kingi mark, the next lot of gear was readied for us. All gear was provided on the boat, top Shimano gear and well maintained. TLD 50’s with braid were used on the bluenose and TLD50 2 Speed with nylon for the kingies.

Instructions were given, drop down and wind up 20 turns on the reel, free spool on, clicker on, with thumb resting on the drum to hold the line. If the live bait is hit, count to five slowly - then strike. OK, ready to go, water depth 150m to 170m. Skipper lining things up, ready, DROP. Down we go, the bottom, up 25 winds, free spool and thumb on, bang. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, STRIKE! Two short pump winds on the reel then, WHAM, yanked hard up against the gunwale, holding on for all you are worth. “Wind!” shouts the skipper. I’m pinned to the gunwale, the power is incredible. You get a metre, the fish gets two metres.

On it goes, arms screaming but you just have to keep going, one metre at a time. The power is unbelievable. Imagine trying

Rod with his PB 35kg kingi after it gave him a pasting and nearly had him on his knees.

Pinned to the gunwales Rod Pearce

The trip on the Wai Whare had been held over from last year as the weather hadn’t been very good. Finally the time had come, we are on. There were six fishermen, including my father-in-law Bill Barry, Brett the skipper and Jess the crewman.

After introductions and the safety briefing we were away.

First up was an afternoon of game fishing around Mayor Island. We deployed at about the 80m mark and settled in with anticipation. Wind was 20 to 25 knots from the west and a little lumpy. Taking 15 minute turns each, with one of us always geared up as the back up the afternoon ticked by. About 6.30pm we called it a day and motored in to the southeast side of Mayor, Southeast Bay looked like Queen Street, with many boats anchored there for the night but our night was not for relaxing, we had live bait to catch.

Brett told us the next day’s success depended heavily on livies in the tank. By 10.30pm we had a few in the tank and Brett suggested we take it in turns to get some sleep. Time was called at 1.30am, 24 live baits in the tank, not many but the skipper said it was enough. Rangatira Rise here we come.

Out of the sack at 4.30am and we got ready to fish. We arrived at Brett’s secret bluenose mark. Everyone tooled up, day just cracking on the horizon, instructions given and away we went.

“Drop now!” yells the skipper. Down we go, 350m down. It took a while to get there then five turns on the reel up off the bottom and wait. Suddenly we started loading up and a bit of weight too? Up ,up, up, winding steadily for what seemed a very long time. Colour, then up popped a good sized bluenose, awesome, everyone was buzzing. The bite went off about 8.30am, arms

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Watch Pedro's close shave with his snapper - SCAN HERE

Pedro put Team International ahead with this nice snapper.

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Snapper get Brazilian!

Pedro Sochodolak - Brazilian exchange student

Everything started on Friday June 3 and I can remember that me, Philipp and Daymon we leave school earlier than the normal to go with Family Crimp to Cissy Bay for a fishing trip. At the first night I need to admit it was a little bit boring because I was still sick.

The boys went spear fishing around Cissy Bay but I decided to don’t get inside the water, to don’t make my cold worst.

At the second day the fun started. We woke up around six o'clock and we went fishing at Shelly Beach. We got just spotties and carpet sharks, but Philipp got the first two good fishes of the trip: a kahawai and a blue cod.

After that we went for the first time with the boat and anchored in a mussel farm. We started to get heaps of spiny dogs, three gurnards, and three greyboy sharks.

On the way back to Cissy Bay we stopped the boat to try to get a few blue cods; well we got a few and also some sea perches. After that we went back home and we had a great night of sleep.

At the third day we leave really early with the boat but before that we decided to make a small competition, me and Philipp on the International Team versus Daymon and Daniel on the Kiwi team. We thought we would get smashed because me and Philipp, we had literally no experience with fishing in New Zealand, but what happened was a little bit unexpected. While we were fishing for groper, Daymon got a conger eel and, a few minutes later, I got my first snapper - around 6lbs. Then Philipp snagged the rocks. Well, Crimpy got a little bit of trouble to make the line free again, but after that we kept fishing more.

Daymon and Daniel set the lures on the back of the boat and Daniel hooked a kahawai. As I had never landed a kahawai he let me do that. Minutes later we tried blue cod fishing and I got a giant monster with a soft bait, also a tarakihi with a 3 barrow (3/0) hook. Philipp got a big barracouta and a leather jacket. That was basically the end of the fishing, but everything was too perfect to be true, so at the end of the day I almost destruct the boat motor with my line (ed notes: prop wrap - skipper’s fault). After apologizing to Crimpy we kept going back home.

Well today I think we can laugh of that situation!

I think I just have to say thanks to all Family Crimp for the amazing experience - maybe the best of my life.

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On the Saturday of Queen’s Birthday Weekend, Brian and I set off for our first overnight fishing trip to D’urville together in a long while. I am not sure why he does not like taking me along, as he usually does boys only trips up that way! I guess they are better at tying knots and dealing to their own fish! My expertise is making coffee and dinner!

Saturday we fished the top of d’Urville in said secret spots (only about 40 other boats around the same spot!) and had less success than others we talked to along the way. We even tried others’ secret spots, but they didn’t really pay off either.

Fishing for kingfish in Stephens Passage resulted in me nearly losing 300 metres of braid and one of Brian’s favourite rods - not the best way to deepwater jig, so I gave it a miss after that! End of Saturday – a grand total of two average sized snapper, one cod,

and a squid!

Saturday night was a very early night for this fisherwoman. Rafted up to two other boats and the only female, I left the boys to their ‘fishy tales’, rugged up, and went to bed!

The sky was very nearly light when the other boats ventured out fishing again. Got to be keen! Brian and I were a few minutes later and casually headed out to my favourite snapper spot (again a well kept secret – only about five boats there that morning)!

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We then headed back to the fav’ spot and with my expert skills and gear (flasher rig of course!), I hooked up first a shark, then a barracouta, and finally I got the big thump and zzzzt of a possible snapper hook up! ‘Quietly does it,’ I was thinking.

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He then said, “what have you got on?”

“Mmmm - not sure – could be a snapper, so you best get the net out just in case.”

A bit more fighting then up it popped.

“Wow that’s a big fish,” Brian spluttered and, of course, gave me instructions so he could net it!

He then poked his head around the side of the boat to yahoo and let our friends nearby know that WE had caught a fish. Naturally, a small audience come over to the check out the fish.The boys were politely told they needed a female on their boats to help them catch the big ones! (One did persevere and catch one a very similar size after we had left.)

A few more cod and then back to Nelson to clean up. All in all a lovely weekend up on the water.

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Kiwis commonly call the spiny rock lobster, crayfish - sorry, but they are not! The simple difference is that lobster are saltwater creatures, while crayfish inhabit freshwater streams, lakes, and rivers. In New Zealand a crayfish is a fresh water koura, while in Aussie they call them yabbies.

Some lobster have two large front pincers or claws and look like a larger version of a freshwater crayfish, whereas the spiny rock lobster has dual arm-like fighting claws and longer feelers. But it is the spiny rock lobster that is our chief delicacy - and, as Larnce Wichman explains, one with a…

Rock star life cycle

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ew Zealand has two main species of rock lobster: the spiny red rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii, and the packhorse rock lobster, Jasus verreauxi. Around the CRA 5 coastline we predominantly find the spiny rock lobster, although a few packhorse lobster are found around d’Urville and Stephen’s Island.

Our story is about the spiny lobster, which has a fascinating life cycle: In the beginning, egg production is prolific, with a one kilogram female capable of producing up to half-a-million or 500,000 eggs. The male lobster can service a harem of many females, fertilising each batch of eggs. The female hides away for five-to-six months, clutching the eggs under her tail while they mature. She does not wander too far from the hide for feeding, but, when the time is right, will venture out to open and mostly on top of a reef to release her eggs in to the open ocean currents. This phase is generally triggered when the sea temperature rises or the sea current changes.

Mum - I’m home!

Once settled, they moult multiple times a year and, as they grow larger, the moulting periods get longer. At three-to-four years of age ,the puerulus moult only once a year, with male and females moulting at different times. In CRA 5 they will start moulting in the north up to two months earlier than down on Banks Peninsula.

Spiny rock lobster reach legal size at five-tosix years and are then recruited into the fishery.

Interestingly, there is a separate size limit for female and male lobster, the reason being because of a physiological difference: the female’s tail splays outwards to accommodate eggcarrying, so is proportionately wider than a male of similar age. The female size of 60mm across the second tail segment is about the same age as the male at 54mm at the second tail segment.

Along the Kaikoura Coast, females reach maturity and come into egg at around four years of age, but the fecundity or eggs fertility success is less than a one kilogram lobster.

Junior goes swimming quite early

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Along the Kaikoura Coast, female lobster may release eggs close inshore, the likes of

Adult lobster are resident fish and not prone to epic migrations. Out of the 32,000 lobster tagged by CRAMAC 5, there are no reports of

Motunua. However, egg release also occurs many kilometres offshore to seek the right sea currents.

Once released, eggs drift the open ocean for up to 16 months; the main congregations are off the Waiarapa Coast, up to 200km off shore in an area called the Waiarapa Eddy. While cruising the greater ocean they share the company of octopus and squid larvae, and change metamorphous up to 11 times before taking on the form of a lobster as we know them.

Once the lobster larvae is ready to come to shore and settle, they are still transparent and called a puerulus (refer to the article on Paul Reinke servicing the puerulus collectors in last month’s issue). It is thought the puerulus come to shore by drifting with ocean currents until they get close enough to hear waves breaking on the coast, which triggers a response to come in.

the lobster migrating north or south, but they do move from inshore to off-shore, based on the lobsters’ biological periods of the year. When it is heard that the lobster are on the run, it is mainly due to the likes of the female releasing her eggs.

When females need to gain condition again, they go on what we call ‘the bite’. This also occurs with both sexes when they moult: they hide away due to being vulnerable to predators and when their shell is hard enough, they go on the bite. A lobster can normally only consume 3% of their body weight every three days.

So the New Zealand rock lobster is more than a delicacy on a plate, it is a complex and interesting creature that requires a healthy ocean in order to thrive. If not for the resources and research of our commercial lobster fishery, it might well have remained our best kept secret.

Barracouta simply the best Philipp von Gimborn - German exchange student

When I heard first about that Family Crimp will take us for a fishing trip to Cissy Bay I didn’t expect how nice and amazing it will be.

We started with fishing from the beach, just we boys (Daniel ,Daymon, Pedro and me). I heard a lot of times how annoying sharks for the Kiwi fishers are but for me it was really nice and important to catch a shark because we got no sharks in my hometown. I was really happy that I caught already the first morning a blue cod and a kahawai from the beach!

But the real fishing started when we gone boat fishing. I been excited because I never really fished from a boat, so when we arrived at the fishing spot we dropped the rods and after caught the first spiny dog shark. I been really happy to catch one.

After a while Daymon caught a big gurnard. It was the first time for me to see this fish and it looks amazing! After a while I hooked a fish and I thought its again a spiny dog shark but when it came to the surface Crimpy told me, “It’s a greyboy shark”. We kept it cause its good eating fish and even me who isn’t a big fan of fish liked it a lot.

So at the second day we gone far out in the sea for groper fishing. After a few minutes Daymon hooked a fish that might have been a groper so the fish came to the surface and it was just a big conger eel.

Then Pedro caught a nice snapper. He was really happy and everyone felt happy for him. Then I got a big snag and it took us a long time to keep fishing again.

Cod fishing was for me the highlight of the trip! We started with catching a few little blue cods and everyone was happy.

Then I caught a leather jacket fish , I never have heard something about that fish but

it was cool to catch it, and at the same moment Pedro pulled a tarakihi up.

After a time and a few spot changes, the cods got bigger and I have seen how a couple of barracoutas tried to steal my hooked blue cod. That was amazing to see it in real life. After two barracoutas destroyed my fishing rigs and Daymon already caught one, I really wanted to catch one so I grabbed my soft baits and dropped it down. After 20 seconds I hooked one and I been so excited and scared to lose it. After the barracouta was on the boat I was so happy because it was my dream to catch one! That was my highlight and I can say it was the best fishing and one of the best experiences in my life.

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Early larval stage of rock lobster.

About 2mm across

Eggs up to 1,000,000 eggs develop on the tail of each female rock lobster before being released into the sea. About 1mm across

Adult Rock Lobsters grow for 7 to 10 years before becomming sexually mature. Up to 50cm long.

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The last of 11 different stages that a larval rock lobster goes through in growing up. About 4cm long.

Puerulus Larvae spends most of its time swimming in the ocean before settling onto the rocky sea floor and turning into a young rock lobster. About 5cm long.

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From Sinker to Smoker

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Successful Surfcaster: Hayden Ferguson Hayden is a member of one of the well-known Westport fishing/whitebaiting families, the Fergusons. He loves his surfcasting and is keen to promote this form of fishing in the Buller area.

The Fishing Paper: What is your first memory of fishing?

Hayden: Hand lining with my grandad in Martins Creek for mullet.

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TFP: What stages have you passed through on your fishing journey?

Hayden: After hand lining I got my first rod for Christmas when I was five. First went surfcasting with dad at about nine or 10, also used to spear flounder with grandad and have owned a boat for 10 years and spent five years fishing the top of Coromandel.

TFP: What has been your most successful day surfcasting in the Buller area?

Hayden: Don’t tend to take more than I can eat but once when I took my dad and an uncle who can’t fish any more, I stopped after catching five good-sized rig.

TFP: What is your most favoured rig for surfcasting?

Hayden: Have had most success with the good old running rig, sinker on the main line and about a two-foot trace.

TFP: What brand of rod and reel do you favour?

Hayden: Currently I use an Okuma 13ft surf rod with a good old faithful Shimano 6500B reel but looking at making the change to a long cast reel and Nano rod. Won’t be easy as my old gear has been a great bit of kit!

TFP: What baits do you mainly use for surfcasting?

Hayden: Fresh yellow-eyed mullet and raw Aussie prawns and crabs.

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Hayden values the variety in his West Coast surfcasting.

TFP: What plans do you have for promoting surfcasting in your area?

Hayden: A friend and I are in the process of starting an exciting venture with the aim of teaching/introducing people to land based fishing on the West Coast. There are so many fish that if targeted are quite easy to catch and pretty good chewing. You don’t have to be hauling in kingies or dozens of snapper to have a good feed and night fishing for rig is one of my favourites.

TFP: What other forms of fishing do you pursue?

Hayden: Looking at rigs to try and catch turbot and flat fish off the beach and of course you can’t be a Coaster without whitebaiting.

TFP: What is your top tip for surfcasting success?

Hayden: Don’t give up before you try. I have had some of my best fishing when I’ve been told I was mad, it’s too rough!

TFP: Besides fishing what else do you like to do in the outdoors?

Hayden: Love biking the new tracks the local people have done hours of work putting in around the Buller River and North Beach.

TFP: Do you have favourite West Coast surfcasting spots and how do you fish these places?

Hayden: Like every fisherman, fish where the weather lets you safely! Respect the sea and what it contains.

TFP: What do you think of the present state of the Buller fishery?

Hayden: Struggle a bit when the trawlers come in close but as a rule you can catch a feed.

The canal fishing around Twizel had been poor. However, when I tried fishing the canal above the main road bridge, south of Twizel, with a spinner and light nylon to increase my casting distance, I caught a couple of 1kg salmon and a rainbow trout.

Then we tried fishing the Tekapo Canal, where a number of salmon had escaped from one of the cages in the salmon farm.

Once more I tried spinners. The Tasmanian Devils worked well. The trick was to cast them up and across the canal, count to 10 and then reel in slowly. The Devil guided along just off the bottom beautifully and I had plenty of salmon follow my Devils, got some hook ups and landed three. Two were on an Orange Devil. Most of the salmon we caught were around 2.5 kg and in great condition. One salmon took me about 200 metres down the canal and it took quite a while to land as it weighed 4kg.

The next day after landing another salmon, I had another big fish take an Orange Devil. Unfortunately this fish went upstream into the salmon farm and broke off 50 metres of 6lb nylon at the rod tip, which was very unusual. I changed to a reel with heavier nylon and put on a Traffic Light Devil.

Fifteen minutes later Marcus, who was fishing with a soft-bait upstream, hooked into some nylon and landed my Orange Devil. After changing to the Orange Devil I landed another salmon before we left.

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Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty Crimpy’s African Hunting Safaris

I’d wanted to hunt Africa from the age of ten. A paperback on Africa’s Big Five, bought through The Lucky Book Club at school, had me captivated

by The Dark Continent the moment I turned the first page and locked eyes with a male lion staring back from a black and white, grainy picture. The lure was irresistible and I knew is was simply a matter of time before the magnetism of the place pulled me to its bosom.

Over the decades, my library swelled with African literature: Capstick, Ruark, Hemingway, Bell, Taylor, Roosevelt, Hunter, and Thomson all the greats, old and contemporary. However, it only served to fan the African fever, not quell it. African gets under your skin, even before you set foot on her ochre soil, and she itches until you can’t sleep at night. The only remedy is to tackle her head on, but I have heard that you never win… there is no cure.

I waited over forty-five years to scratch the itch, hunting South Africa and Botswana with my good friend and PH, Louis Beukes, this year for the first time. You will get a sense of what it is to hunt Africa if you read my stories but, let me tell you, even words from the pens of the greats cannot prepare you for the real Africa.

Africa is the heart of hunting and to hunt there is to hunt the dream - I have already booked my next safari!

The dream Africa of my childhood days has inevitably changed and there are now many pitfalls to going on safari there, and many horror stories of hunters who have been ripped off, had bad experiences with dodgy PHs, or arrived home to find the trophies that followed them either, weren’t the ones they shot, or had been damaged beyond repair. A mate of mine selected a hunt in South Africa based purely on price and didn’t recognise his trophies when they arrived in New Zealand. I recently compared them physically to his hunt photos and a bit of ‘forensic’ detective work solved the mystery: on one count, the warthog was simply someone else's trophy - not the one he shot, and in all other cases, the trophies had been boiled for hours until they shrunk, changed shape, and became brittle. So what started as a budget hunt became very expensive, because, in my view, the trophies are now worthless. This is not uncommon.

Other problems include: hidden costs, substandard trophy quality, poor accommodation, inexperienced PHs, and ‘canned hunts’ or bought animals transplanted just before you arrive. Prices vary hugely, so it is hard to get a grasp on what you should be paying for quality free range hunts, and many get sucked in to cheap package hunts. One truism of hunting Africa is - you get what you pay for. If it sounds too good to be true - it

An iconic safari camp in Botswana.

probably is.

However, the other end of the spectrum is that there is still exceptional hunting to be had through the many Professional Hunters who do it well, such as Louis of Hunt Essentials. I have agreed to act as his agent for Australia and New Zealand. My goal is to work with Kiwi hunters wishing to hunt Africa, to help avoid disappointment and ensure their African experience is a dream hunt to remember. To that end, I will be helping hunters, single or groups of mates, tailor the right hunt for them, and assist in planning and booking quality hunts.

For those who would love to hunt The Dark Continent but don’t want the stress or gamble

Barty’s ‘Bull’ on barbless (front cover story) Craig Bartlett finally gets a thumper to stick!

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Part of the attraction of fishing is trying new things and building on particular skill sets. Sure, it’s nice to nail a technique and become so successful you regularly hook into fish, but pushing the boundaries often pops up surprises - and the odd disappointment or frustration as well.

Queen’s Birthday weather was primo and Craig Bartlett, Josh

Keane, and Mark Trevor Cotton (Moi again) found ourselves amidst 80 other boats all vying for snapper spots around d’Urville.

We were mixing it up with slow jigs and softballs but were all up for a challenge, so decided to fish barbless hooks. It was also a good opportunity to test the new Shimano Concept rods, matched with the new Shimano Stradic 3000

reel, and new Shimano Ocea EX8 braid. For trace we were using Shimano Ocea 40lb fluoro trace.

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We elected to drift fish a number of different locations over two days, so weren’t particularly worried about time of tide. The big thing with targeting winter snapper is having some current or tidal flow - no water movement equals no fish - and getting your jigs or softbaits to the bottom. That said, you need to vary the weights according to the current, so we were fishing 120 - 200g jigs and softies. Once the bottom is located, a slow retrieve mixed with various actions is employed, mainly to get the best action out of the lure and encourage fish to bite. Erratic action suggests a wounded bait fish, which is irresistible to predators. Typically we’d slowly wind up, give a couple of flicks of the wrist, wind some more, lift the rod and drop it, and

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repeat. There are no set rules and often it is the weirdest of actions that will incite a response.

While we didn’t have too much difficulty hooking big snapper, getting them to stick was another issue and proved gut-wrenching early on. We dropped four thumpers early on - you can’t give any slack on the line with barbless hooks and have to be on the ball all the time. The tide eventually turned in our favour when Craig hooked into a real thumper. It gave him a real scrap, big powerful

dives and angry head-shakes, but he was getting the hang of having sensitive hands on barbless hooks.

But it’s never over until the fat fish sings and we had a near death experience in the final moments.

As Craig got the monster to the boat and we’d just slid the net under, the line snapped! It was a close shave but we survived!

At 22.15lb and 79.5cm it was a ‘Bull’ and all the more special for having been taken on barbless hooks!

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Research article, ‘The main host of TB is ... Possum!’, was written to combat the release last year by MPI of OSPRI information that showed only 0.04% of the wild possum population actually have TB symptoms.

That means 99.06% of wild possums don't have TB. In that TB Free NZ funded review/ Landcare Research funded article, assumptions defending their claim that possums are the main host of TB Landcare Research completely ignore the very significant part herd movement plays in the spreading of TB to uninfected herds. Why did this so called scientific review ignore herd movement as a TB vector? Because this science is ‘paid science’.

OSPRI spent $1.2 billion between the years 2000/2015 chasing the needle in a haystack ... a TB infected possum. OSPRI also told us the last TB infected possum found in Otago was in 2002. They now tell us they have found six TB infected possums in the Mt Cargill area near Dunedin, an area with three new herd

Loyal TFP fan Dear Ed, I am a regular reader of your paper and have shifted to live in Kaiapoi. I was wondering if your paper is available in North Canterbury and at what outlets will I be able to pick it up in the future.

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Where did the six Mt Cargill possums come from? Were they also inoculated with TB and released there or was it herd movement that caused the new herd infections? When those who are entrusted with ridding New Zealand of TB knowingly release possums they have inoculated with TB into our wild lands how can we entrust them to tell the public the truth about anything they do?

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Free jetski upgrade crazy Daryl Crimp

Jetski sales in The Top of the South are not the only things going crazy of late; it could be argued Pete Walters of Marlborough Watercraft is displaying similar symptoms after announcing his latest innovative promotion. Marlborough Watercraft Blenheim is offering some lucky person a free upgrade to a 2017 model of the equivalent jetski, at absolutely no charge (see front page ad for details)!

If you are looking for fish hooks or small print, there isn’t any. And to back his generosity, Pete has taken the unprecedented step of backdating the promotion to include in the draw, anyone who has already bought a jetski from him since 1 December 2015, and anyone who purchases a new one between now and 30 November 2016. And the promotion is not just restricted to locals as Pete is aware fishers and water sport enthusiasts now travel great distances to get to the best grounds, so is happy for out-ofowners to rock up and check out the wide

range of ‘Yammies’.

“There has never been a better time to get into a new performance Yamaha jetski,” says Pete. “YMF finance is so low, you can get into a new model for as little as $46 a week.”

Pete said jets popularity is on the rise and with ten models to choose from, there is something for every application and all skill sets.

“While traditional use such as touring and exhilarating water sports is booming, there is a marked growth in jetski fishing,” he says.

“The sheer economy, versatility, ease of use, and immediacy of jetskis as a fishing platform means they are hard to beat and creates a whole new dimension to fishing.”

Marlborough Watercraft also specialise in fitting out and customising jetskis for fishing, so can fine tune to suit any need.

If you are in the market for a new jetski or contemplating upgrading your old one, get in between now and 30 November to go in the draw for a free upgrade to the 2017 model.

Southern scallop strategy discussed MPI media

Recently the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) sought public feedback on new proposals to support the long-term sustainability of the Southern scallop fishery (SCA7), which covers the top of the South Island.

The proposals include temporary closures of parts of the fishery for the upcoming scallop season, which runs from 15 July to 14 February.

A survey carried out in November 2015 showed the biomass of scallops in the SCA7 fishery was at the lowest recorded level, despite measures implemented to rebuild the fishery. This included reducing the total allowable catch, significantly reduced commercial catch limits for Marlborough Sounds, and continued reseeding of parts of the fishery by commercial fishers.

There is currently no scientific consensus about the cause of this decline, and it is possible that environmental factors are also having an impact.

MPI considers that resting some of the beds this season would give them an opportunity to recover and help rebuild the fishery. Closures would help safeguard mature and juvenile scallops from direct fishing mortality and incidental fishing mortality.

Spatial closures are an effective management tool that have been used previously in SCA7 and in other scallop fisheries to help rebuild the abundance of scallops.

At this stage, and subject to consultation, the proposed closures would be in place only for the coming season (until 15 February 2017).

MPI has actively consulted with recreational fishers by holding drop-in sessions where fishers could come along to speak with fisheries managers directly and have their say. These were held

between the 23rd and the 29th of June at Blenheim, Nelson, Motueka and Takaka. MPI also advertised the consultation on its website, Facebook site, in newspaper articles, and the recreational fishing mailing list.

A range of options were consulted on. Some of the closure options would significantly reduce the commercial and recreational catch in the short term, which may have an impact on the availability of scallops from this fishery. However, MPI considers this would be balanced by improved fishery productivity in the future.

MPI fisheries managers are reading every submission. They will include the views of submitters in their advice to the Minister. The Minister will then make a decision on what management action should be taken to best ensure the future of this important shared fishery.

Once the Minister has made a decision on management for this year, longer term management options will be worked through by a multi-sector working group that has been established for the fishery by MPI and all interested parties. These groups are part of a broader strategy

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The Fishing Paper Champion European fly caster and uphill ski champion, Odert Herzog lives for his fishing, and has been described as Austria’s most recognised fishing celebrity since he appeared on Austria’s Got Talent last year. He stunned the audience and judging panel by hooking Simon Cowell’s toupee from his head with a lateral side-cast using a #28 Hairy Bastard dry fly. He got three Yes’s and a Nooooo! from Simon.

Odert travels nine months of the year in search of fish and supports his addiction by busking on the streets and subways of Europe with his trick casting routine, where he spells people’s names in midair using his fly line to form the letters.

He ties all his own flies from material picked up in his travels, the most successful he has dubbed, A Tasty Shag, because it’s tied using only the hackle feathers from the pied-cormorant he found dead in a Siberian snow leopard’s lair.

His aim is to catch a fish in the three main rivers of each country and to collect every issue of The Fishing Paper and Hunting News, which he

discovered in a log cabin while fishing the Yukon.

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While whitebaiting may appear a case of sitting around and waiting for a feed, Chris Tonkin argues that real success comes with the ability to observe, read the water, and adapt accordingly. He introduces us to…

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Although there is skill to fixed stand fishing, the vagaries of current and tide dictate the size of the catch. Some years a particular stand will consistently out-fish others, but this is usually due more to river channel dynamics than any predetermined human strategy.

Set netters, or pot netters have more flexibility because they can choose where to set up so as to gain the best effect from tidal fluctuations; success or otherwise largely a matter of location. For example a net set in 'dead' water away from the current, will miss most of the fish.

The stretch of river downstream of stand fishers and pot netters is the domain of ‘draggers’ or ‘scoopers’. The scooper perches shag-like on a high bank or rock and relies on spotting shoals close enough to catch. Dragging is for those lacking the patience to wait for fish to turn up.

Turning whitebaiting into a drag

Depending on the size of the river and the state of the tide, the drag zone might extend upstream from the breakers for half a kilometre, but more usually it is a matter of 100 - 200 metres, and often less. The immediate impression is one of a procession of people, each undertaking a muscle straining battle against tidal surges to push a long handled scoop net from one end of the drag to the other. The struggle continues to the point where the first breaker is reached, making further progress, if not impossible, then usually inadvisable. At the end of the drag the fisher trudges back to his bucket, separates the catch from the gravel, twigs, and sundry debris before wearily lining up at the tail of the queue to do it all again. In reality, dragging for whitebait is right up there with fly fishing, in terms of skill.

On a typical day

Regardless of tide, always arrive just before daylight. Bait that has drifted in with the night tide will usually be parked up in shallow water close to the bank, or where there is a gravel or rippled sand substrate, hard on the bottom. At first light the bait begin to move and the mind games begin.

Whitebait generally swim close to the current as they head upstream and cover such as cobbled bed surfaces or other in-stream obstructions to make progress. Any projection from the bank will cause a backwater where bait may accumulate before streaming around the point and are always worth close attention.

As the tide builds and the river current diminishes, shoals move wider, often indicated by feeding terns or the swirl of a trout’s tail, and become out of reach: move upstream to where there is still some life in the water and the current remains close enough to fish. On the back tide the reverse applies.

Spotting the little devils

Bait can be difficult to spot – even in gin clear water - so use a net that makes maximum contact with the bottom; often it is necessary to catch gravel to catch bait. Lift the net regularly to monitor the catch and make subtle changes in technique necessary to compensate for changing currents and tidal influence.

Most go through the motions, oblivious to what is happening around them. For beginners, every time the person in front lifts his net there is something to learn. If he is catching bait then mimic his technique. If not, try something different, like fishing closer or wider. When fishing wide always watch the piece of water between you and the bank. The bait could be sneaking past unnoticed.

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A weather bomb hit Nelson about midnight 27 May, with torrential rain and strong northerly winds gusting over 50 knots. As usual a weekend of confused seas, full of dirty water and debris followed.

The following Sunday, the mussel workboat San Nikau ventured out into Golden Bay with a list of pressing work to attend to. When they finished their morning’s work they headed back to Port Tarakohe.

It was just as well they did!

As they cruised homeward the skipper noticed a patch of colour some distance away, a quick glance with binoculars suggesting someone’s head bobbing about. As San Nikau came closer, the colour became a red and white waka ama floating upside down and the bobbing head had become two bobbing heads.

Quick action by the crew soon had grappling hooks

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lifting the two men aboard, followed by the waka, followed by its outrigger. The waka ama had broken apart, thought to be caused by a combination of tricky sea conditions, unsuitable weather, and crew inexperience. It was certainly not suitable for a craft of this size and/or structure to be out in.

It is estimated the two men had been in the cold water for 20-30 minutes and were in a hypothermic state when hauled aboard. To quote the Tarakohe harbourmaster, “The crew of the San Nikau have, in my opinion and the opinion of others, most likely saved the lives of two men.”

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As for the waka ama, it’s now in several bits. It does not appear to be a local boat, nor part of the local club operations. There is a message here for other waka owners and operators – check the construction and structure joints on a regular basis for any signs of weathering, cracking or loose joins. Before setting out, let someone know of your plans, and put that safety kit in with you.

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SinkerLock creator, Darren Hodgson, said horror stories from sinkers and rigs coming adrift abound, from major rod tangles, golf ball sized dents in the fibreglass of expensive boats, to more serious personal injury.

“One bloke copped a heavy sinker in the face, nearly knocking him out, then to add insult to injury - went home with a fancy ‘recurve earring’!” Darren said. “It’s not uncommon for people to try and grab swinging sinkers only to have a hook impale itself in a hand.”

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Good times can go bad real quick on the water and fatal boating accidents occur on the Kiwi coast with sobering frequency. The recreational boating toll in New Zealand for the last two years stands at 24, a number that could have been less if boating risk was better understood and managed.

With summer fast approaching, now is a good time for skippers to reflect on managing boating risks. We all know that boating carries a certain amount of risk and, for many people, that risk is part of the appeal. It’s a thrill to venture out on the big blue and pit yourself against the epic wilderness of the sea in the hunt for an unclaimed prize. It’s even better if you can take others along to share the experience of New Zealand’s incredible coastline and seas.

From this perspective, incurring boating risk has the potential to lead to great rewards such as a successful hunt and a great day out. However, when we fail to properly evaluate and manage boating risk, the results can be tragic. Avoiding tragedy requires good risk management and this is a skill all good skippers share.

Competent skippers are masters of managing risk, which means they are prepared for just about everything and can respond effectively to any situation. Good skippers develop this ability over many years and managing risk becomes automatic.

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Wear a lifejacket – take the correct sized lifejacket for each person on board, and wear them.

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Impressive for the wild Steve McEwan

I’d wanted a big boy so bad and had come close on three occasions: 200- - 210… Douglas Score that is.

The challenge of free range fallow hunting excites me because it requires quite a bit of planning and good execution to be successful on public land. I’d done a bit of research and identified a DoC block near Ratahi that smelt of fallow. It bordered farmland but was a long narrow block with good grassy clearings throughout. You could virtually hunt it within minutes of leaving the vehicle and that is what protected it, to a degree. Most hunters never ventured well back and that’s where the prime ground lay; the fringes of broken bush and scattered kanuka and manuka that fallow love.

It took me two ruts to get there, but when I did, I slogged in early under a heavy pack. I wanted to get amongst them before they started croaking proper so I had a chance of a good head; once they start scrapping, points get broken off and

antlers chipped.

On the first day of the hunt I heard this chap croak late in the afternoon. He’d just started and if he hadn’t given voice, I would have wandered straight past him. He was some distance off - too far to risk a long shot - and by the time I’d closed to within 300m, he was making for a patch of bush on a knob that I determined to be his camp.

Since I hadn’t disturbed him, I decided to retreat and return later in the afternoon.

Upon my return, I waited and waited and waited as afternoon crept closer to dusk, but he didn’t show where I expected him to. I wondered if he’d slipped out the back door and, sure enough, I picked him up way over on a scrubby face halfan-hour before dark. Again it was too far for a comfortable shot so I scarpered down through a gut and up to where I’d seen him last. He’d gone and I couldn’t find him.

Wondering if he was doing a circuit, I clambered up a ridge and ultimately located him in the head of a tight gut with some hinds. I moved in but was beaten by the light, so retreated and planned my strategy for the morning.

I was in place before daylight, listening to his croaking that had guided me to a spur.

Unfortunately, daylight revealed a cold reality - I’d picked the wrong spur! However, the wind was in my favour, so I nipped down through a gut and onto the next spur, coming out 100m from the big buck. He was in a tight patch of bush, but I could see hinds either side of him so knew it was down to a waiting game. Twenty minutes later he chased a hind into the open and fell to a well-placed shot.

I looked down on him in awe - he was everything I’d dreamed of: a stunning pelt, solid timber, and beautiful palms. He measured 245 Douglas Score - an impressive animal for the wild.

The long wait was finally over.

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OVERVIEW:

Day packs are essential kit for the Kiwi hunter and Ridgeline introduces the Hydro Gunslinga, which, as the name suggests, has two very important features, particularly for alpine hunting: 2L water bladder (optional extra) that slips into an internal pouch, with a drinking tube that attaches to the shoulder harness, and a rifle carrying harness on the front of the pack.

It has a capacity of 30L, is constructed of Ridgeline’s Quiet-Tex fabric, which is a two-layer fabric that claims to be silent, waterproof and breathable, and has a PVC internal layering. It is designed as an all-purpose, unisex daypack, and comes in Buffalo Camo or Blaze Camo.

DESIGN AND FUNCTION:

Ridgeline have adopted the common pair-shaped design with wide base and tapering top, which allows for even weight displacement but also easy foraging access for items required in a hurry. Dual opening zips with fold over tag for waterproofing provide easy access and two compression straps near the top are a useful addition.

The well-padded, mesh-lined semi-rigid back offers good support lower down, while contouring to the back, especially around the shoulders, which greatly enhances wearer comfort. Features I consider a must in a daypack, especially when tackling steep hills and alpine hunting, is broad shoulder straps with adjustable sternum strap, and a wide waist strap with dual adjustment and quick release nylon QD buckles: the Ridgeline Hydro Gunslinga certainly measures up, with a nice touch the sliding loops on the waistband to stop the tags flapping about.

On either side at the base of the pack are elasticated open-topped pockets to stow drink bottles or small items needed in a hurry.

The Gunslinga butt attachment folds away into a secret compartment at the pack base when not required, and has an elastic neck, which is much better than some strap models I have used. The rifle is secured to the pack via two velcro straps and an additional four-buckle adjustable flap that gives some protection to the breech area but only marginal cover for medium to large scopes.

The flat canvas ‘bum’ on the pack to prevent wear

is perfectly adequate but could be improved if it was larger and ‘bowl-shaped’.

Either side of of the canvas bum is an extra compression strap, presumably for carrying extra gear.

IN THE FIELD:

First off, when adjusted to suit the load, it is comfortable, snug, and well-balanced.

The introduction of a bladder system coupled with rifle harness sets this apart from other daypacks around this price point, so to my mind it would be nice to have this as an integral part of the system, rather than an optional extra.

The Gunslinga attachment system is great; easy to use, adjustable, and comfortably accommodated a range of rifles as tested: .22 magnum, .223, .308, through to the larger .300 Win Mag. The material is quiet when bush bashing but slightly compromised: the nylon clips and nylon webbing used for the extra compression straps obviously pose a slight noise risk. I am also nervous of too many straps on packs because of the noise risk, but also the potential to snag. The Ridgeline Hydro Gunslinga, through good design and placement, has minimised this, with the pack strapping down to quite a tidy unit.

Personally, I question the need for the bottom compressions straps and think they are a bit of overkill on a pack of this size, although they would come in handy for strapping down surplus clothing or kit to allow more room for meat inside.

Some have argued that they could be used for tents or ground mats but I don’t believe that is where this pack sits in the market - it’s not an overnighter.

The Ridgeline Hydro Gunslinga is a very good general purpose daypack suited to general hunting, bush stalking, day hiking, bird shooting, animal pest control, and medium back country hunting. The addition of the rifle harness allows it to punch above its class, making it perfect for hill work and moderate to medium alpine hunts: I think it would struggle capacity wise on those big winter tahr expeditions where you have a lot of bulky clothing and extras such as spotting scopes, camera, and other hunting miscellany.

Overall, it’s well-constructed, practical, comfortable, and, at $130, it’s a very good buy.

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Optically Speaking - with Ant Corke Mid-winter hunting and pest control

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Game Animal Council launches online bowhunter safety course New Zealand hunters can now learn more about bowhunting from the comfort of home, thanks to the launch of a new online bowhunter safety course at www.bowhunter-ed.com/newzealand Bowhunter Ed, which is the official online course of the US based National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF), teaches safe in-the-field practices, bow shooting basics, methods of bowhunting, and shot placement and game recovery techniques.

“Bowhunting is a challenging sport, requiring a hunter to be more patient, utilise new and different skills, and better learn the anatomy and behaviour of game,” said Carol Watson, Councillor for the Game Animal Council of New Zealand. “It is our hope that New Zealand hunters who take this course will both get more out of the sport and improve the safety of bowhunting for everyone.”

Though bowhunter education is not a legal requirement to hunt in New Zealand, this online course will make it easier for aspiring or experienced hunters to learn how to be safer and more successful in the field. Certification will be accepted by the USA and other countries with hunting regulations that require bowhunter education and have a reciprocal agreement with the NBEF. The online course allows students to study online for free, paying only when they pass the course. Bowhunter Ed is mobile-friendly,

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The Pulsar Challenger GS 1x20 is also excellent for walking at night when headmounted, and for use as a hand-held spotter.

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The cost of the Pulsar GS 1x20 is a modest $699, which represents excellent value-formoney for a versatile night vision optic that produces the best image quality in the sub$2000 price bracket. A range of accessories are available that will further enhance the Challenger GS for an additional modest outlay.

Whilst the Pulsar Challenger GS 1x20 is ideal for hunting and pest control, the Challenger is also available with a Generation 2+ intensifier tube, which is suitable for professional users and for marine navigation. We have supplied the New Zealand Coastguard the Pulsar Challenger Gen2+ for navigating rescue boats.

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This time of year presents excellent opportunities for hunting and controlling pests. Food is short and nights are long, ideal conditions for shooting with the aid of night vision equipment.

Animals will feed from dusk to dawn, especially during clear and windless nights, and shooting is easier due to less vegetation, enabling the shooter to spot and shoot more effectively. Shooting at this time of year can drastically reduce numbers of adult pests, before the breeding cycle begins in spring.

I have extolled the virtues of thermal imagers for spotting and shooting, but night vision equipment is also very effective, and highly affordable. I have had great results with Yukon and Pulsar night vision optics, which start for as little as $549.00 for a Yukon Spartan hand-held spotter, and $899.00 for a Yukon Photon riflescope. This equipment is suitable for shooting both small and large animals, depending on conditions, terrain, and distance.

Spotting the target without alerting it of your presence is the most important aspect of successful night hunting. A hand-held night vision optic will enable you to spot and approach to within range. The shot can then be taken with a spotlight, or with a night vision riflescope if multiple kills are required.

Night vision optics are available as handheld monoculars and binoculars, and headmounted monoculars and goggles.

One of my personal favourite is the Pulsar Challenger GS 1x20, which is a modestly priced optic that is exceptionally versatile. This night vision monocular can be used in the following configurations for shooting: • Mounted to the rear of a daylight riflescope • Mounted in front of a red-dot scope • Mounted to a rifle that is fitted with a laser sight • Head-mounted when the rifle is fitted with a laser sight

so a course can completed on a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or other device. The New Zealand Bowhunter Safety course also includes professionally produced video, detailed illustrations and animations, and easy-tounderstand information.

“The GAC are pleased to see this bowhunter specific course introduced into New Zealand.

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Finding fallow Bruce Barnes - Hamills North Canterbury

Bruce with a beautiful buck.

Mate, I’ve been doing this for years!

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Fallow deer have become so numerous these days that finding them is proving to be considerably easier than it was when I first started hunting these elusive, tasty animals.

Forty odd years ago, fallow populations were listed in five areas of New Zealand; now they can be found almost anywhere. They adapt well to new locations and establish themselves relatively quickly in small localised territories.

This fact enables hunters, having once observed an animal, the option of going back to the area where a surprisingly large herd may reside.

Fallow are often mistaken, at a distance, for goats; particually in areas that they haven't been seen in previously. These animals do not mind ‘wet feet’ and will reside happily in semiwet areas and tight creeks; however, being relatively thin-skinned, they love sunny faces, particularly early morning, moving into cooler shady areas as the day progresses during the warmer months. They are not very tolerant of cold winters and if they haven't gained good condition before a hard winter, they may perish. This particularly applies to bucks, as they don't eat during the rut and can find it hard to gain condition before an early winter.

The small body size of fallow deer also makes them very susceptible to 1080 poisoning, with losses of 80-90 percent of herds. This is something to consider if you are about to hunt an area that has had a recent 1080 drop.

My advice to new hunters is to purchase

good quality binoculars and spend a good deal of time on the hill on your ass, looking for animals. Although fallow come in many colours, their ability to remain unseen is legendary. They will hold in cover as you approach, sometimes not breaking and allowing you to walk by. Other times they will wait until you are right on them (which can often necessitate a change of underwear).

I have often observed fallow move off a short distance and then lay down beneath a bush.

If you take your eyes off them, it can be very difficult to locate them again. In this situation it pays to immediately take note of terrain features near the animal.

I have spent some time stalking fallow, with a camera in full camo clothing including face veil and gloves. This enables me to get very close to animals and though they eventually break when I am right on them, they are often unsure of just what I am. If I stay still they will often stop a short distance away, and look back. This gives me the opportunity to assess an animal.

In areas with a high population, fallow are often all around you so just waiting and watching can produce dividends. Above all, get that wind right and develop your shooting skills and confidence so that you can take a neck shot, just forward of the shoulder.

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The New Zealand hunting community is a passionate group of highly driven individuals and the vast majority of you are acutely aware of the consequences of misinformation and complacency while handling firearms. It’s been especially encouraging reading the comments on a recent series of videos the Mountain Safety Council (MSC) produced in partnership with Big Game Hunting New Zealand. The videos were designed to be watched in series, and break down the various points in the Firearms Safety Code.

The overwhelming response was, “Great videos guys, have shared. Good to keep this safety

message in the media”.

What is particularly interesting is that the comments seemed to be coming from all ages, and all walks of life. Are we coming to a point where sticking up for safety is okay? Or have we been there for a while?

What’s clear is that the consequences of misusing firearms are ever present. A hunting community where it’s okay to speak up if you see something that isn’t right is surely the sort of culture we need to continually foster and strive towards?

Familiarity becomes experience, which can turn into complacency. For some, this can then become arrogance.

You’ll be able to spot this from an overwhelming ‘She’ll be right’ attitude, which when confronted can become defensive and might respond with, “What’s your problem mate, I’ve been doing this for years!”

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between firearm use and driving a vehicle. Both are highly technical activities.

Both have ‘road rules’ that are drilled into newbies - for good reason. Both also have an ability to lull an experienced user into believing they are increasingly immune to danger.

Unfortunately, both also have the potential to be lethal for the participant, and the bystander alike.

The consequences are real, and they are significant. The MSC will continually advocate for having these kinds of tough conversations. We are encouraging an adventurous, fulfilling, and safe hunt, one that ensures you and your mates make it home to your families. www.mountainsafety.org.nz

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The red feet of Malibhongwe Malibhongwe had a moment of brain fade.

The little black tracker had been told by Enge to sit tight out of sight but he suddenly appeared out of nowhere in an avalanche of flashing red Nike sneakers and pearly white teeth. I groaned because the upshot of his cheerful, grinning appearance was the betrayal of our position to the canny old mountain reedbuck I’d set my sights on.

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stalking. My PH, friend, and big man, Louis Beukes of Hunt Essentials, had been felled by a bite from a piddly little snake and was recuperating in bed, so he entrusted me with Malibhongwe, whose ‘eyesight was so keen he could see things that weren’t there’, and trainee PH, 18-year-old Enge Smit (pronounced Inger), who had incredibly blue eyesight and distractingly long blonde hair. I was relaxed about Louis not joining me for the first hunt.

We’d been hunting the rim of a high plateau when Enge spotted part of the ram’s head protruding from behind a huge rock, near a large herd of ungainly red hartebeests, way down in the valley. I chided Malibhongwe for not spotting it, but old eagle eyes simply said he’d been watching four ewes and an immature ram sleeping just below it and hadn’t thought they were worth mentioning. It took another hour before I spotted what he was looking at!

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Malibhongwe directs me to where the sleeping reedbuck lay.

We were wedged into a rock crevice high in the headwaters of the Pangola River, on the western escarpment of the Greater Drakensbeerg Mountains, and here we stayed for the next four hours. The tiny mountain antelope had shifted position so it could weld us to the spot with its gaze and, in no time, Malibhongwe’s snoring was competing with the crickets for an audience.

I’d elected to hunt one of the hardest antelopes first up and was already paying the price for sloppy

Enge keeps an eye on the ram.

Slipping onto our butts, we slithered down through a necklace of bluffs and had closed the distance to 200m before the ram whistled. Once satisfied we posed no immediate threat, the ram sat and rested, but kept watching. We had no choice but to wait until the animals got up to feed and hope the ram would graze in our direction. Over the next few hours it stood, fed two steps, then sat and rested again - twice.

With the day ticking on, we eventually attempted to close the gap by leopard crawling down a chute and along under a fringe of rocks and scrubby bushes. I gambled on the fact that, even if the ram did detect movement, it wouldn’t be spooked by our low profiles. Note to self - stop gambling! We’d scarcely made 20m when the reedbuck sprung to its feet, whistled shrilly, and commenced a stifflegged strut that screamed, ‘I’m out of here!’

I was stuck in the open on a steep face with no immediate options for a stable shot and the ram was moments from disappearing. Scrambling

forward in a hunched run, I threw my daypack onto a flat rock on the edge of a game trail and dived prone behind it. I started sliding but by spreading my legs wide and digging my toes in, I was able to ‘hang’ on to the side of the hill, albeit rather tenuously. Cocking the BRNO .223, I located the ram in the scope but found I had little margin to lead it; a rock just in front and to the right of the barrel required that I take a quick shot, which impacted a bit far back in the ribcage but anchored the reedbuck. Changing positions, I quickly delivered the coup de grâce with a shot to the heart - no hunter likes to prolong an animal’s suffering.

I slumped back and took in the expansive African Savannah. I was feeling quite heady, which could have been due to the thin air so high above sea level… but perhaps it was because I had just taken my first African trophy - a magnificent old mountain reedbuck with thick bases and worn tips.

I was finally hunting the dream.

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Officially bloody enormous

TIDES OF CHANGE

By Poppa Mike

Mark Twain Started This One Noted American author Mark Twain found himself in financial difficulty in 1895 so decided to embark on a world tour with his family for a series of speaking engagements. While heading for Australia aboard ss Warrimoo he became captured by the concept of crossing the equator, something he observed as he sat on the bow rail and a few days later when crossing the international dateline. So much so, it later both became a feature of his next novel ‘Following the Equator.’

While we were crossing the 180th meridian it was Sunday in the stern of the ship where my family were and Tuesday in the bow where I was. They were there eating the half of a fresh apple on the 8th, and I was at the same time eating the other half of it on the 10th – and could notice how stale it was already. The family were the same age they were when I had left them five minutes before, but I was older now than I was then.

The day they were living in stretched behind them half way round the globe, across the Pacific Ocean and America and Europe; the day I was living in stretched in front of me round the other half to meet it.

Several years later on 31 December 1899, ss Warrimoo was once more cruising through the Pacific for Australia with another load of passengers, when the navigator reported their position to Captain Phillips.

First mate Payton, also on the bridge, then pointed out they were just a few miles from the intersection of both the equator and the international dateline. Prankish Captain Phillips realising this was his chance to go one better than Mark Twain, adjusted his course slightly and asked his navigators to double check their position. With the engine speed adjusted and a calm, clear night,

he was able to place ss Warrimoo exactly on the point of the intersection, right on midnight.

This meant the bow was in the southern hemisphere and the middle of summer, while the stern was in the northern hemisphere, in the middle of winter. The date in the bow was now 1 January 1900, in the stern it was still 31 December 1899.

The ship was in two different days, two different months, two different seasons, two different years and in two different centuries all at the same time!

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The tooting and yelling started outside my place early one Thursday morning; Nigel and Brett were in the truck, eager to get on the road for our planned 24 hour mission to Twizel. Their impatience was due to the anticipation of hooking into monster trout in the canals.

After the mandatory pie stop in Geraldine, we hit Tekapo where Brett smashed a nice salmon of around 7lb on his softbait set. Then it was time to pick up our accommodation keys and get some dinner before the night session.

A good steak and a few beers later we headed back in the dark wet night for a go at the giants. Brett was on the board again first with another nice salmon on the softbaits while I persevered with the fly. Ten minutes later he was on again, this time a solid rainbow of about 14lb. I was starting to think I should have left the fly rod in the truck, when the line suddenly stopped. I knew it was a solid fish but had no idea how solid.

After a few heavy runs, the little 6wt Sage rod eased the shape into the torchlight causing an eruption of sound. A few ‘holy shits’ and many more ‘unprintables' were exchanged as Nige slid the net under it.

When he lifted out of the water, its size became glaringly obvious. It was bloody enormous! The week before I'd landed one that was 27lbs but that looked like a tiddler compared to this thing. With scales that bottomed out at 20lb there was no point in trying to weigh it, so an official weight was declared as ‘bloody big’ and, after struggling to hold the big slippery bugger for a few grip and grin shots, he was sent back to get a bit bigger.

The fishing slowed down after that, so it was back for a sleep and a late start Friday morning where some nice salmon were kept to bring home for the pot. If you haven't tried the canals it's a great winter destination with epic fishing and amazing scenery. Give it a try!

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DVD REVIEW

Off The Tops and Into The Trees DVD Stealth Films

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Available @ www.stealthfilms.co.nz Specialist safari cameraman, Steve Couper, is the man behind Stealth Films, a small New Zealand company dedicated to producing quality hunting and fly fishing DVDs, and still photography. With a number of DVDs to his credit, including Flashing Antlers, Himalayan Tahr, and Stealth with a Fly, Steve has just released his latest, Off The Tops and Into The Trees. As with Stealth’s previous titles, the most obvious trait is professionalism: filming, editing, and production. So it is a quality product worthy of a price tag and in a different league to social media and YouTube footage.

Off The Tops and Into The Trees reintroduces the viewer to hunter, Grant Banhidi, who embarks on two very different ROAR hunts: open tops stalking in Otago and a rafting hunt in Fiordland. From the outset the photography is excellent and Steve is skilled at setting the scene and building the framework of a story with the camera. He captures the essence of hunting the ROAR in disparate surroundings and with deft use of camera and editing, creates an interesting subtext of ‘man alone in the wilderness’.

Grant is comfortable in front of the camera and does a good job of carrying the viewer with him through ‘piece to camera’ dialogue, useful tips, and up close encounters with belligerent stags. A difficulty with one-hunter situations and monologue, is that it does create a linear storyline that can feel one dimensional. It would be nice to see Steve introduce voice overs into his work, as I think it would add depth and richness to his nicely crafted storylines. It would also lessen the temptation to rely on ‘hunt summaries’ over the carcass, because explanation and additional information can be overlaid by a narrator, obviating the need for the hunter to explain himself after the hunt.

The DVD also features a West Coast chamois hunt with Tim Buma, again a solo foray. As with the previous hunts, this is beautifully filmed, informative, entertaining, and typifies what alpine hunting is about. It also proves that Steve understands this genre, which is borne out through post production and editing: judicious use of appropriate music to set ambience, use of natural sounds to give the story texture and momentum, obvious use of quality sound equipment and camera gear, nice cut away shots, and use of flora and fauna shots to give depth to the storyline. Nicely done.

Off The Tops and Into The Trees is worthy of a place in the hunter’s DVD library.

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Hopefully through the new MPI Recreational Fishing Initiative we can get all interested groups involved in getting daily catch limits down, sooner rather than later.

Personally, I believe recreational and charter skippers need a MANDATORY duplicate return book for species caught, size and numbers, crew numbers, and date.

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As there is no data collected for the Kahurangi area from either commercial or rec fishers, a time frame of four to six years would allow all groups and MPI to make good sound decisions based on facts . I am only suggesting this should apply to areas like Kahurangi, which are in decline, to give them the attention they deserve.

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