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MARINTEC Dave James

The NEW Black Magic Snapper Snack ‘Banana Smash’ is here!

Light up For the longest time, man has used a light source to attract and target fish.

In commercial fisheries, especially surface long lining, it is common to have lights installed along the backbone (main line) to attract fish.

Chemical light sticks have traditionally been the solution of preference. These light sticks are inexpensive, but they only last one or two sets before they need to be replaced. Also, they have an environmental impact (waste).

So, we are seeing more fishermen adopting battery operated electronic fishing lights. The advantage these lights have over chemical light sticks are that they significantly brighter, and better for the environment (minimize plastic waste).

Marintec have been importing Spanish fishing lights for a long time.

Initially they were used exclusively on commercial liners targeting broadbill (swordfish) – and they are very effective. In recent years we have seen an upswell of demand for other commercial fishing applications and for recreational fishing.

The lights have been used in cray and fish pots with

great success. Leisure anglers are also getting good results rigging the lights on their gear for deep water drops, targeting species like bluenose and groper.

Feedback from fishermen is that different colour lights attract different types of fish. Our lights are available in green, blue, red and white. Green and blue are significantly more popular, and anecdotal feedback from anglers is that these are the most effective colours.

Some fishermen avoid red lights like the plague, as they say it attracts sharks… but others use red to attract octopus. We suspect that each fishing area will also have unique idiosyncrasies… so it may be worth experimenting with each light colour option if you are not sure.

In recent years we have started selling “disco” strobing/flashing lights, and these have been very effective. Some people say the strobing function generates a field. We know fish are very sensitive, so it is quite likely that this influences them.

There is a myriad of light options on the market. You can buy cheap lights online, but they are not very bright

or effective…and often they are disposable (one time use)…which is not great for the environment.

Our lights create a “light sabre” effect, which creates a big loom in the darkness.

Our Spanish lights are very rugged, having been designed for the rigours of commercial longlining.

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There are many theories why lights attract fish, but we just know that they do. So next time you are out there, why not try giving lights a go.

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Jurassic beach

Seven-gillers patrol the shallow surf zone for food

Tyler McBeth

Ever since I started surf casting, I have wanted to catch unique species that inhabit the east coast of the South Island. The more prehistoric in appearance, the higher they are on my bucket list. Broad-nosed seven-gilled sharks date back to the Jurassic period (145 – 200 million years ago). I had hooked one years ago at Amberley beach but tragedy struck when the frayed leader snapped once the giller reached the breakers. This summer, I stepped up my tackle and now properly target these fish.

Canterbury Surfcasting Club Captain Greg Gilbert specifically targets sevengilled sharks and has caught many ranging from 5lb to an estimated whopping 190lb.

Who better to show me the ropes.

Greg and I set out to Kaikoura to target blue moki and seven-gillers from the shore. Even after him showing me how to tie the rig and tips on bait

selection, I struggled to hook one. All my potential ‘big shark bites’ ended in break off or missed bites.

Thankfully, on the second trip, I managed to catch my first, weighing an estimated 50lb. The shark was photographed and released. It was a good feeling to tick this species off the list

Weeks went by, which saw me testing my tackle against these sharks time and time again. I caught gillers up around the 100lb mark and hooked these fearsome creatures most times fishing.

Having worked out where many seven-gillers were congregated, my friends James, Jamie, Vaughan, and I decided to try our luck with these hard fighting sharks.

We set up our rods and rigs in hopes to catch spiny dogfish to use as bait, which didn't take us very long.

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We cut these in half and cast out large baits less than 10 metres off the breakers, hoping to intercept sharks cruising along the drop-off.

An hour went by with no sign of apex predators but then I saw an enormous splash on the surface, just off the drop-off, between Jamie’s and my lines. Vaughan had gone to the carpark to

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meet up with James, and the shark chose Vaughan's rig. I rushed over to his rod as it slowly arced over and line slipped the overhead reel.

As it made its way south along the shore, I yelled to Jamie, "Bring in the rods!"

Unfortunately, the shark went through my line— without tangling and the line rolled off the beast. It felt

very heavy.

Vaughan returned and I handed him the rod. He faced a tug of war that went on for almost an hour and ended a few hundred metres down the beach when the colossal shark washed up with the waves. I don’t know who was more exhausted, Vaughan or the shark!

We struggled to return the giller, which was around 160lb, but it swam off and didn’t beach itself.

We all ultimately enjoyed fantastic fights with sevengillers, with Jamie catching his first, followed by James catching one over 100lb, after dark.

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THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - JUNE 2019

"You beauty," says Barney

Fish Mainland – to represent South Island recreational fishers’ interests The Fishing Paper & Hunting News has run a series of articles on the South Island working group that is exploring the establishment of an organisation to represent South Islanders’ marine fishing interests to Government and others.

Its proposed name is Fish Mainland.

The April issue (page 22) sets out the working group’s draft recommendations and calls for South Islanders’ feedback.

The feedback to date can be summarised as near unanimous recognition that the status quo is not working well for recreational fishing interests, and the outlook looks less favourable.

Back country beauty Barney Hodges

My mate Daniel and I set off on a back country mission in the Lewis Pass area. We stayed in a DoC hut on the Sunday night and next day as we were hiking back we stopped for an early morning spot of fishing.

On the first cast I landed a huge brown trout, big old jack, which tipped the scales at just over 14lb! I released the spotted monster and watched it swim away in the crystal-clear water. “ Let ‘em grow, let them go,” I say.

Special thanks to Bryn from Hunting & Fishing, Kaikoura for the local knowledge he provided us with.

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A demonstrated mandate for representation is inherently challenging because the recreational fishing sector is far more numerous, diverse and undefined compared to the commercial sector and Iwi fishing interests.

The recreational sector remains largely unknown, except for a small proportion with membership to fishing clubs. Successive governments have had no means of identifying those who make up the recreational sector, nor any way to gauge any mandate for change.

Many agree with Fish Mainland’s purpose to coordinate, represent and promote recreational fishers’ interests in restoring and sustaining fisheries resources to maximise their fishing experiences and opportunities.

As a consequence, the recreational sector has been largely ignored and increasingly disadvantaged as the mandated commercial sector and Maori interests have had the ability to advance organisational arrangements to improve representation of their interests.

Also, many support the working group’s focus on the two main challenges in establishing an effective organisation – a demonstrated mandate for

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Dawn Parade at Delaware Kevin Bannan

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A hefty double for Kevin

One could say it’s been a very fickle snapper season this year. I would normally have my first feed of fresh Tasman Bay snapper in late September, not this season, it was sharks and more sharks.

It was more like December that I got my first taste.

Never mind, that’s fishing.

along both sides of the road.

Parking was at a premium.

We quickly slipped the Stabi 509 off the trailer into the estuary.

As the season is heading to an end, my long time mate Ron Prestage was keen to get out while this awesome weather is still around.

The latest report we had was there were snapper off Pepin Island so we headed out past Pepin and dropped the setline and then carried on out for a few more minutes. We didn’t use any berley as that would attract all the sharks in Tasman Bay to our rods.

“Thursday 25 April— ANZAC day—is looking great for a fish,” he said, so we decided to head out from Delaware Bay. On arrival we were greeted with a parade of utes and boat trailers

The action was a bit slow until my rod gave a nudge.

I grabbed it and decided it was time to set the hook. I could feel a good weight on the end and was hoping for a snapper (as you do). Then

my second rod bent over with line screaming off.

“Ron can you grab that for me please.“ “A kingi I reckon,” said Ron. A few minutes passed until a nice 8lber snapper flopped on its side and waited for a lift into the boat. Then I had to deal with the kingi. An awesome battle—got all our lines on the way up—but a nice 800mm kingi for the smoker as a result! We cleaned up the gear and picked up the set line on the way in adding a few more snapper to our catch.

A very enjoyable day on the water with my mate Ron.

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Shallow ‘yak for snapper A fresh slab of kahawai drifted down to the bottom; a large red shape caught sight of this morsel and rushed over to meet it. The reel screamed and the rod bent in half. The fish began to drag my kayak off into the horizon.

Stray-lining is a very standard way to fish for snapper in New Zealand.

With some upgrades to the classic rig, I have found it to be even more successful. I designed a rig to use in six metres of water over sand. I tied some Black Magic 60lb leader onto a 6/0 DX point hook and placed a 1/8th oz sinker above it. Below this I threaded on a luminous float. This rig allows me to cast a large strip bait out and have it anchored to the bottom. The bait is able to float just above the sand with the mono lying flat across the bottom, which avoids stingrays picking up the bait and makes it very visible to a passing moocher.

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A session begins with getting a consistent berley trail going. Snapper love both shellfish and salmon types. My favourite is salmon due to the oil content. With snapper on their way to the kayak, it’s time to get my bait into position. I cast out a large slab of skipjack tuna 20m down current and flick my reel onto bait-runner.

Big snapper on the bite for Blair

When the snapper are on the bite they will pick your baits up very quickly. After a take, you must give it a little time to eat the bait.

Large fish often do not mess around and will hit from nowhere, then turn and run hard to fully take in the bait. When a fish hits this hard you don’t need to give them a huge amount of time before flicking the reel into gear and striking.

A fresh kahawai fillet was sunk into the moocher trail and was quickly crushed by a red. I had trouble

picking up the rod due to the pressure on the line. I was on the tow. When in shallow water snapper tend to just run for the horizon, so after being dragged 100m off my anchor, I finally had the fish underneath the kayak. This big red shook its head in disgust and took off again. With the tug of

war eventually coming to an end, an angry 5kg snapper popped up next to the kayak.

The new rig had paid off big time.

The snapper kept coming too. I caught three more over the 4.5 kg mark, which crushed a variety of straylined baits. Skipjack tuna

was the definite favourite, with the extra oil attractant.

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Issue 165 7

Heat, helicopters, and hard yakka

Settling

the score Bryn Williams

Elliot Hendry

Dark clouds loomed above us, threatening to ruin our evening hunt. Down valley stood three deer: two spikers and a hind. Getting into position quickly, we loaded the magazine, found a perfect rest, ranged the targets, and raced to beat the rain. We lost. The rain started and never stopped, forcing the deer to seek the shelter of the bush. It left us clutching at what could have been if we had more time.

Having unfinished business, a month later we were back again. Our goal for the evening was to secure a meat animal and leave anything promising for the impending Roar period.

We opened up some fresh country and picked up a fallow buck amongst native ferns. His attention was focused on feeding, trying to put on as much condition as possible for the rut. Over the next ridge we locked eyes on another fallow buck. It was fascinating to watch as he picked a fight with an unlucky tree. Smacking his antlers against the timber while we searched and searched for a yearling or spiker, it was typical really.

Of course, when stags are off the menu they seem to be

Thud, thud, thud—the R44 helicopter descended out of sight and soon the noise faded.

out in numbers.

As the evening wore on, we spent most of the time behind the glass until an opportunity arose. It was a hind barking at us that caught our attention. We searched in the direction of the noise but couldn’t find the source. The hind barked again. It was a test of patience waiting for either party to make an error in judgement. The hind remained hidden and we dared not move—a classic stalemate. In the end. it looked like the fading light would dictate the outcome, but then we saw two fallow hinds emerge from the trees.

Having lost to the rain, we

weren’t going to let the light beat us too. I shouldered the Laminate Tikka 7mm 08 and trusted the Leica scope to draw enough light to make a shot. A crisp image made for a good shot, dropping the deer on the spot.

Tui the dog was beside herself with excitement as she waited patiently for venison heart for dinner; a guilty tradition for top class hunting comrade.

She wouldn’t be the only one dining on venison, as we had achieved our goal of securing a good meat animal. It was also a great feeling to level the tally with the weather. Perhaps a trilogy is on the cards.

With Canterbury in the grip of a heat wave, the next day was an absolute scorcher.

It was impossible to do anything other than take refuge in the shade. Finally, at 7.00pm, the sun dropped low enough for us to leave

pointed out the lone hind sitting near the bush edge.

The range finder said 400m, so we stalked down a spur to close the gap. The hind noticed us and stood up.

I quickly threw my pack down and lined up for the

camp. I knew that the stag meat would be spoilt, so we climbed the ridge towards the head of the gully. The flies were particularly bad and we soon found out why, as we came across a big pile of fresh gut bags. The choppers had beaten us here.

shot. This was about as far as I'm comfortable shooting so I was thrilled to see her drop on the spot to a perfect shoulder shot.

Thirty minutes earlier we'd been running around Kaikoura New World sourcing last minute supplies and now we were atop a mountain range. I then Poppy, Elliot, pooch and walked 10 metres Bambi to the edge of the ridge and peered through my binos into the scrubby gut, mentioning to Poppy I'd seen a stag right here the year before.

"What's that brown thing just there?”

Poppy asked. ''You'd know if it's deer,” I replied as I looked to where she was pointing. Saw a nice stag sitting down not 50m from the previous stag!

Still in my street clothes, I grabbed my rifle and slipped down to a good shooting position on the opposite side of the gut and waited for it to stand up.

While I was waiting, another smaller stag appeared and I decided to take him instead, leaving the older stag to get even bigger. The 265m shot felt good and the stag disappeared from sight in the scrub instantly.

Making our way down there proved much more difficult than expected. It was very steep, scrubby, and dark by the time we arrived.

Sadly, we couldn't find the stag or any blood, so we slogged back up to our gear.

By the time we'd set up camp and had dinner it was after midnight.

Disappointed, we continued to the head of the gully and took a side of the ridge each to glass.

I'd barely sat down when Poppy saw one. I was really being shown up this trip.

Making my way over, she

It was after midnight again by the time we staggered into camp. We’d retrieved and butchered the deer by dark and then were faced with the heavy climb out.

Poppy did incredibly well carrying a pack half her weight, as we took turns with the load. But that was the half of it—we still faced a difficult 11 hour hike out to beat the heat.

Ivor Biggin enjoys little read Internationally acclaimed anthropologist Ivor Biggin recently toured New Zealand where he lectured on his controversial evolutionary theory that pygmies made better hunters than Homo Erectus. He claims that, because pygmies were closer to the ground than ‘Erectus’ they were often overlooked by their prey, very big dinosaurs, mammoths, and the lesser-spotted outer Mongolian meerkat.

“They held an advantage because they could get in close undetected an make a killing shot with their spears,” he says.

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THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - JUNE 2019

Small footprint for bow success

Carol Watson

A challenge for bow hunters is to find better ways of doing things and, for the past two years, we have focused on finding alternative ways to hunt. We asked ourselves, “How can we make better use of an area and increase success for effort?"

A key philosophy was to reduce movement, which included not tracking through an area, in order to reduce scent and minimise our ‘footprint’ on the hunting grounds. To this end, we have concentrated on following a direct line to the location, stake it out, and retreat via the same path. Basically, we stay still while the animals do the walking.

Carol with This method really ‘clicked’ for our the 'change son Conor over Easter: he found spots of tactic' where there was sign of deer moving whitetail through, and waited for the animals to come to him. The discipline netted him three deer for the weekend. Kevin had similar success, with the two taking seven deer in total.

Another strategy we have employed to good effect is to observe and monitor the hunting area using game cameras. On a recent trip to Stewart Island we set up game cameras in spots showing good sign and what we learned was invaluable. They showed we hadn’t timed it right for the bucks and the other deer weren’t patterning; there was no regularity to their movements. Bad news, but good to know. We’d initially been hunting only evenings but I noticed one animal had been appearing around one of my stands at random times during the day, so, on the last day, I decided to get there early and wait it out.

After and hour-and-a-half in the tree stand you get fidgety. I’d been systematically studying different angles and shooting lanes, remaining motionless for long periods, when I decided to rest my head against the tree. Moments later, I averted my eyes to one side and there it was. It is amazing how whitetail appear as if

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Carol climbs into the tree stand by magic, with no noise. A button buck was standing 16 yards from the stand.

There is a routine we go through when setting up in a tree stand: 1. Make ourselves safe by attaching a lifeline around the trunk 2. Attach hook to hang bow 3. Hang pack from rope 4. Nock arrow in bow so it’s ready when you pick it up Despite my experience, I still manage to forget little things—by the time I’m really old I will have ironed out all the wrinkles.

This trip was my first using a Garmin Xero Rangefinding Sight and as I quietly took the bow and set up for the shot, I realised I’d forgotten to turn it on at the start of the hunt.

The checklist now goes to #5 Turn on your sight. So I gently lowered the bow, turned it on, raised the bow again, ranged the deer and my 16 yard pin glowed. The deer was still there—generally they won’t look up unless you make a noise or big movement.

I took the shot and heard the hit. The deer bolted into the crown fern and I listened for the telltale crashing so I could pinpoint its flight direction, but there was silence.

Normally we’d wait 20 minutes to let things settle but, as this was my last hunt, I waited long enough for the shaking to subside, then commenced dismantling the stand which takes a little while.

I picked up the blood trail but it was a straightforward trace; the deer had only run 15 yards before expiring. A very satisfying end to a great hunt.

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New bylaws approved by The Minister of Fisheries for Waitarakao, Te Ahi Tarakihi, Tuhawaiki areas Waitarakao Mātaitai

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Bylaw 1 - Maximum daily limit on pātiki (flatfish) – Waitarakao Mātaitai

guntheri; Colistium nudipinnis;

No person may, on any day, take more than ten (10) pātiki (flatfish) from within the Waitarakao Mātaitai.

Rhombosolea leporina; Colistium Rhombosolea retiaria; Rhombosolea tapirine) from within Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai.

Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai

Tuhawaiki Mātaitai

Bylaw 1 – Maximum daily limits on shellfish stocks – Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai

Bylaw 1 – Maximum daily limits on shellfish stocks – No person may, on any day, take more than:

No person may, on any day, take more than: Three (3) pāua (both blackfoot – Haliotis iris and yellowfoot – Haliotis australis) Twenty (20) kina (Evechinus chloroticus) Fifty (50) kūtai (mussels) (Perna canaliculus) from within Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai.

Bylaw 2 – Prohibition on the harvesting of shellfish stocks – Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai No person may, on any day, take shellfish (other than pāua, kina or kūtai (mussels)) from within Te Ahi Bylaw 3 – Maximum daily limit on pātiki (flatfish) – Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai No person may, on any day, take more than ten (10) pātiki (flatfish) (Rhombosolea plebeia; Pelotretis flavilatus;

Three (3) pāua (both blackfoot – Haliotis iris and yellowfoot – Haliotis australis) Twenty (20) kina (Evechinus chloroticus) Fifty (50) kūtai (mussels) (Perna canaliculus) from within the Tuhawaiki Mātaitai.

Bylaw 2 – Prohibition on the harvesting of shellfish stocks – Tuhawaiki Mātaitai No person may, on any day, take shellfish (other than pāua, kina or kūtai (mussels)) from within the Tuhawaiki Mātaitai.

For more information on these new bylaws, visit our website here: https://www.fisheries.govt.nz/news-andresources/consultations/bylaws-for-3mataitai-near-timaru/

Rob caught the big one today.

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BBCs (Big Blue Cod) Malcolm Halstead

One of the many advantages of taking people fishing each day on Top Catch Charters in Kaikoura is that I get to observe more about what is caught as I am not busy doing the catching itself.

Crimpy's People: Tony Glentworth— the Trackme gypsy

Daryl Crimp

Tony Glentworth started life as a gypsy: with a father in the Wildlife Service the family moved a lot, so the song lyrics ‘I’ve been everywhere, man’ strike a chord with him. Perhaps too, it was the seed that sparked an interest in tracking people, or, more accurately, keeping them safe.

Having settled for the past thirty years in Christchurch, the avid hunter and fisher now runs TrackMe, New Zealand’s leader in remote satellite communications and safety.

Hunting and remote locations have always featured in his background, with his most memorable hunt a fallow stag taken with his uncle—a shot of 150m after an exciting stalk along a steep ridge line. A similar scenario up Paradise Valley saw them glassing for an hour for chamois before his uncle explained what they were looking for.

“Oh, you mean those four there?” he replied.

Fortuitously, a buck ran toward them and Tony took his first chamois with his .308 from 200m.

But he loves the bow, stating that, be it hunting or fishing, he has a penchant for the stalk. His first billy with the bow didn’t come without his customary drama; he was so nervous the hunting arrows fell from the bow and, ultimately, he had to nock a target arrow.

Ironically, the impetus for TrackMe came from a deer fence strainer post, not the mountains. In urban Christchurch 2014, Tony jumped from the top of the post and broke both legs (I’m still scratching my head, I was so stunned I forgot to ask what he was doing up there). Dialling TripleOne, he was assessed as non-urgent and queued, so it was two hours before he made hospital and pain medication. Now the service he has created, in optimal conditions, can have those injured in the mountains or backcountry delivered via rescue helicopter to an appropriate hospital within an hour of activation—the fastest system in the world.

While TrackMe initially started as an events company providing tracking and rescue support for Coast to Coast and major mountain bike events like Pioneer and Old

Ghost Road, it has evolved around ‘the big red button’, as Tony puts it. The focus being Track Me, Find Me, Save Me, so how does the Canterbury based company differ from other rescue systems?

Firstly, TrackMe offers a wide variety of devices: Inreach, Spot Gen3, Spot 1C for asset protection, A*Live (a dual mode cellular and satellite device for paraglider and extreme adventurers), and satellite phones. But, critically, it is a tracking/rescue service tailored specifically for New Zealand conditions.

PLBs or EPIRBs, when activated, go through an international centre in the UK, while other Inreach and Spot plans go through GEO in Houston, and both require a verification process that can take up to 30 minutes before New Zealand is notified.

TrackMe NZ connects directly with New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre run in Wellington so the response time is almost immediate. What also sets the Inreach apart from other devices is that it is also a two-way communicator capable of sending and receiving texts and emails, and acts as a GPS with built in maps. Perhaps the most reassuring feature for partners is the TrackMe capability that allows multiple people at home to view where the ‘Inreach’ is on Google Earth, via the home computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Once activated, the RCC immediately messages the unit for a ‘sit rep’ and Tony at the same time. No response initiates an immediate rescue, but contact with the distressed party can provide useful information for rescue responders. The upshot is TrackMe saves time and search effort, and provides the right help at the right place.

The technology is advancing at such a rapid pace, new applications are constantly arising, with companies and local government utilising TrackMe as a safety and workplace tool for off-site and remote workers, and also as a tracker for fleets of vehicles.

After a short flight from a deer post, Tony Glentworth has found his wings and is going places, albeit with an Inreach in each hand.

We get to try different rigs and different spots on a regular basis which gives me the opportunity to amass more knowledge about fishing in Kaikoura. We regularly fish in the 80 metre to 100 metre range of water depth where we primarily catch sea perch and blue cod and because we use 10/0 hooks we have a very small amount of by catch and tend to catch bigger fish.

One thing that struck me this year was the quality of the blue cod specimens at 50 cm long and weighing a good 3 kg. I could only conclude that they must have a good food source to be in this condition. Even when filleting them you could clearly see the fat content.

On one particular specimen I took the time to examine the contents of its gut bag to see just what they were eating. I was very surprised to find it full of what looks like baby scallops. These may also be a type of clam that looks like a scallop.

From then on I have had a look at each blue cod and without exception they are full of these scallops which seems strange as there are no known scallop beds

in Kaikoura and the blue cod themselves are being caught on rough ground, not sand or mud. What is also interesting is that the scallops are whole, including shell and all, which points

to the blue cod having pretty good constitutions. The attached photo is of two blue cod that were caught on one drop and both were full of scallops. The bigger one measured 54cm long.

Coutta’s Cut: Cash and release

Coutta A lot of people who write for fishing publications are either experts or imagine they are experts. Some are even legends and a few more think they are. I want to make it quite clear, in this early stage of what I hope is a long and distinguished career writing for The Fishing Paper, that I am none of the above.

I’ve an old mate, Morrie from Ngapuna, who is in total agreement with me. In fact, he’s amazed Crimpy has asked me to write for him, as in his words, I “wouldn’t know shit about fishing.” At times it’s best not to know a hell of a lot because then people don’t ask you for advice.

While I don’t completely agree with Morrie, I will admit to being nothing more than an average fisherman. I like it that way. I can go out and enjoy myself and mostly bring back a feed without having a reputation, or worse, an ego to live up to.

So, now that I’ve admitted to being just an average fisherman, I’d say I’ve put myself in a pretty big group that probably includes a lot of the readers of this publication. See I’m not such a typical North Island wanker after all.

I suppose I might upset a few now when I say I go out and fish for a feed. I do release a few fish but that’s only when they are undersized. If I’m going to stick a hook in a fish’s mouth and make it suffer, I’m going to kill it and eat it. When I watch programmes showing people catching bloody big snapper and kingfish then putting them back in the water, I can’t see the point.

Yeah OK, they all swim away but I’m not convinced of the survival rate. Besides that, the sweat, hard work, and aching muscles involved in mechanical jigging for kings can in no way be seen as pleasurable. If you manage to hook one, it gets worse.

I remember one day last

season at Mayor Island when the bronzies turned up and took everything including the jigs. I was tying a third jig on and Lynne the Ruthless somewhat sarcastically suggested I just throw forty bucks into the water and move somewhere else. I suppose her point was proven when I lost the third one. Back to catch and release. If it floats your boat, fine, but it doesn’t float mine.

By the time you read this (if its published) a lot of us will be hard into the shooting season. Up here, our limits are in single digits and I for one work for my ducks.

Our pheasant population however is really healthy.

For both, the next most important item after a gun is a good dog. Again, while being no expert, I know my dogs and how to train them for my purpose. We’ll touch on a bit of this next time.

Hope you had a great opening day.

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Issue 165 17

No more bait for this boy

Flyn Jack

We had been to d’Urville a week earlier. It was our first time at Stephens Passage and we were defeated. We had been using the Shimano Torium 16PG which got completely spooled by a monster kingi. Dad was holding on as I put both my thumbs on the spool and they got burnt by the heat. It was a whole 30 seconds of line whizzing from the spool until we lost it.

We brought a knife to a gun fight, that’s all I can say. But that was a week ago.

We set off to find a new jigging combo that could take a hiding from d’Urville. As I scroll through social media I see a post advertising a new Shimano Stella 10,000 for sale. I call Dad and say, “I’ve found a reel”. He got home and we had a look at it together. “It’s perfect for what we need,” I say.

“Well let’s buy it,” Dad replied.

The next day we go see the owner and purchased the Stella. Content with my purchase I realise I need a rod. The next day we pop in to our local tackle store. The guys there showed us the Abyss aka the Ducks Nuts. We purchased it and set off on our adventure.

We wake up at 5:30am and leave for Okiwi Bay. So much excitement made the drive over feel like seconds. As the sun comes up Dad reverses down the ramp, I drive the Huntsman Dorado off the trailer and come back in to pick up Dad. After we leave the shelter of Okiwi the sea chops up a little bit but not enough to stop us. Prior to this trip I challenged Dad to a ‘Fish off’, Lures vs Bait (I chose lures). On arrival at Bottle Point I drop down my favourite Catch Fishing Tackle

Beta Bug in the hope to snag a snapper but what I really snagged was something very peculiar. As my lure hits the bottom I get snagged, well that’s what I thought. I try to get free of it but it doesn't budge.

It suddenly goes off on a barrelling run which I can't stop and struggle to hold on. I soon realise this isn't a snag. I max out the drag on my 6000 Okuma reel trying to wind but it still doesn't budge. I then come back to the conclusion that it’s a snag. My 10-15kg rod doubled over on the brink of snapping. I ask Dad to handline it in. As we gain some line I tell him to let go and I would try winding. It still wouldn't budge. Dad continues to handline it in. We see colour, an octopus?

No (it made sense at the time as it felt like it was stuck to the ground).

“Kingfish,” Dad yells. We bring it in the boat a bit confused as to what just happened.

As we finish up at our Bottle Point expedition we move further up the coast to Stephens Passage. The tides were perfect for a groper fish so we head out to the 200m mark where we had our first ever groper drop.

As an hour passed we decided to head into the passage to slay some kings. We arrive and I have a few test drops on my Stella to see how it feels. I get the hang of it so we head off to ‘King 25’ aka Spot X. I captain the boat whilst Dad has his first drops. I see plenty of sign on the sounder but we quickly drifted off it. I get us back on the spot and in a blink off the eye Dad’s on. I quickly get to the helm and drive off the foul into the deeper water.

After some string pulling we get the king in the boat. “It’s a nice eating

size,” I say, so we get it on ice.

Nice kingfish caught by Dad It’s now my turn to have my drops. I see around 500m away a washing machine of fish. Hoping for it to be trevally we head over to the bust up. I spot the fish and see that they are trevally. I pull out my soft bait rod rigged up with the Catch Fishing Tackle Smelt Livie.

I cast it over to the bust up and hook up instantly. It runs and does not stop, I’m super pumped to get this in the boat as I had not caught a trevally before. It goes on one more screaming run until we get it in the boat. I was surprised at how powerful they are like their tropical cousins the giant trevally. We get it on ice for sashimi later.

With one hour left I get back to jigging. I suddenly get a huge strike but I had my drag too tight so it snaps the line. I quickly tie on a Catch Fishing Tackle Long John Slider with a uni knot instead of a chain knot. A bit risky in my mind.

Five drops went by and sunset was upon us. I flash back in my head to what my great friend and professional fisherman Edward Lee said. Do 5 quick jigs and 2 big ones and pause, the two big jigs and the pause gives the kingfish a chance to strike. What do you know, it worked. As I get the Stella in my gimbal it charges deep to reef me. I signal Dad to drive the Dorado deeper. I finally gain all of 5m of line when it charges back down pulling the rod out of the gimbal, causing it to pop out and wind me. I signal Dad to drive the Dorado even deeper. 15 minutes went by still not getting to see what I had on my line. 20 minutes, the

Long John jig works well for Flyn

sun is officially behind the hills. It suddenly pulled out 30m of line within seconds. I look at Dad, his face said it all. “Get it in quick it’s going to get dark.” Well that’s what I read. My back starts hurting and the fish seems to be getting as tired as am I. I use what’s left in me and get it boat side. It swims near the prop. My heart skips a beat as I thought it was going to get cut off on the prop. It doesn't so Dad gets the gaff and gaffs it in the lip and brings it in the boat. I run to the helm and drive us away from the

Gunworks suppressors 101 There is no question suppressors benefit shooters and hunters alike, from less impact on hearing, reduced recoil, through to less disturbance to game animals in the field. Over recent years there has been an increase in brands and styles available, so what is best for you? To some extent, personal preference plays a large part; ask any ‘gun expert’ and they can be quite polarised on what constitutes the best suppressor or what ‘brand’ is best.

The first step is understanding what a suppressor is and how it works. First and foremost it is not a ‘silencer’ so remove that word from your vocabulary—we are not James Bond here. A suppressor does what it suggests and suppresses part of the sound that is created when you fire a bullet.

When the firing pin strikes the primer it sets of a small detonation or explosion, which, in turn, ignites the gunpowder in the cartridge to create a second bigger explosion. This sudden expansion propels the projectile down the barrel, but also creates gases as a by-product of the violent burning. These gases need to escape the confined space and exit the barrel behind the projectile, travelling above the speed of sound as they leave the muzzle—hence the boom.

It is important to note that this sound follows but lags behind the projectile, which is also travelling faster than the speed of sound.

If the bullet strikes the target in the kill zone, well and good—mission accomplished. Unless, of course, there are more than one animal and you intend multiple kills. If the bullet

misses the animal, or others are present, it creates a sonic crack as it passes by, which sounds like a stock whip cracking above or beside the animal. This will suddenly alert the animal to danger but it won’t immediately run.

Half a second later, the ‘thump’ generated from escaping gases catches up. In military terms this is described as the ‘crack and thump’ and is used to determine where the shot came from.

Prey will generally not run until they know the direction of the threat—they don’t want to run towards danger. In the case of an unsuppressed rifle, the direction danger is coming from is given away by the secondary ‘thump’, causing the animal to bolt in the opposite direction.

A suppressor doesn’t alter the sound of the projectile breaking the

sound barrier but reduces noise by diverting the gases through baffles, slowing and dissipating them to below the speed of sound. In doing so, recoil is also reduced.

A suppressed rifle does Crimpy has enjoyed a lot of success with his Gunworks suppressor

rocks. We got away from the rocks and Dad puts the fish in my arms.

I go to stand but fall over. I finally find the strength to stand and hold the fish up.

PB for me for sure. The Stella works.

We finally arrive back in Nelson at around 8pm where we get an official weight of 20kg. The fish was shared between family and friends and was not wasted at all. I guess you could say it was a ‘STELLA’ day on the water.

Daryl Crimp

not produce the secondary thump, so the animal only hears the crack above its head. It cannot easily identify the source of the threat and therefore will mill around in confusion until it can.

Gunworks over-barrels suppressors reduce recoil on large calibre rifles by up to 50% and noise reduction can be around two-thirds.

Next month: the mechanics of Gunworks suppressors.

18 THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - JUNE 2019

Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty

Living Life by Annette Bormolini I’m home from an amazing adventure, after leaving Crimpy on the side of a road somewhere in Africa.

Maybe he`ll make it home but I secretly believe that Africa is his mistress, so maybe he won`t.

This was our first hosted tour group and my first time on this incredible continent. It was an adventure from the moment our guide lost the

bus in the hotel parking lot, and from then on it was laughter, excitement, and wonder.

We drove through three countries, ate heaps, worked through all sorts of plumbing and décor, and washed it all down with a sundowner (happy hour) in the evenings.

I took nearly 7000 pictures of sunsets, elephants, birds, and when we found a pride of

lions the camera went into overdrive.

People have asked me how it was and there are truly no words to describe exactly how wonderful it was.

I was lucky enough to be able to share this opportunity with an amazing group and experience the continent`s beauty, animals, culture, and people together.

I was certainly living life.

I think this is a safe spot to leave Crimpy

After a long day stalking we found the rare and endangered white rhino.

Tiger fish on the great Zambezi river

TIDES OF CHANGE

Poppa Mike

Constant Bay in its heyday

ORIGINS of CHARLIE’S TOWN

One of New Zealand’s most scenic drives is Highway 6 going south from Westport to Haast. A well recognised tourist route with many interesting scenic and historic features around every corner. Unfortunately for many people, particularly foreign tourists, the trip is planned to take one day meaning going as fast as possible with minimal stopping time. To make the most of what the West Coast has to offer the trip could easily soak up a week.

One of the first places to put the foot on the brake is Charleston, situated just over the Nile River (Maori name Waitakare). Th first gold miners led by experienced prospector William Fox made their way up the coast from Hokitika. Finding some traces of gold in the area soon attracted other miners, growing to about 4,000 in just a few months.

With no known name the area became the ‘Pakihi' field and its miners became known as ‘Parkees’. Initially supplies for the miners were landed (with great difficulty

and risk) at Woodpecker Bay just south of Fox River, then carried by backpack the difficult 20 kms north to Pakihi.

The difficulty of shipping access and the arduous trek northwards meant that supplies were always scarce and expensive.

A particularly harsh wet winter that first year caused widespread starvation.

Things were desperate. What the miners did not know was that word of mouth had reached 27year old Charles Bonner in Nelson who got the sniff of profits to be made, quickly loaded up his coastal vessel with food and sailed off down the West Coast in search of Pakihi. As he studied the coastline he noticed two narrow bays and guided his boat into the southern one.

Fortunately quite a number of miners had seen the boat out at sea and they gathered on the rocky headlands to assist the boat make a safe entry. With just sail power, the onshore push of the swells, and the willing hands on shore pulling ropes or

fending off with long poles, the vessel finally dug into the beach in the safety of this little bay. The vessel Constant was met with hearty cheers and much appreciation from the starving miners. Captain Charles Bonner had to post guards as he unloaded and distributed the stores.

While the supplies were very welcome there was disappointment that there was no grog aboard.

Later the grateful miners gave Charles a special presentation and in doing so declared that Pakihi would now be known as ‘Charlie’s Town’, in his honour. This later became shortened to ‘Charles Town’ then later still to Charleston. At the same presentation the previously unnamed bay was named Constant Bay. This event opened the way for many other smaller sailing vessels to trade in and out of Constant Bay. A signal flag was erected, ringbolts fitted to the rocks and a stash of long sturdy fend poles on hand for any arrivals.

With the area reaching a

peak of about 5,000 visiting vessels became a regular occurrence, often several beached in the bay at the same time.

The official record book of New Zealand Shipwrecks (8th Edition) tells of the ketch Constant on a trip from Charleston to Greymouth in 1870. While attempting to sail over the river bar at low tide she was swing broadside and capsized. Captain J.Pascoe was drowned, although a rescue boat did manage to save the two crewmen. Charles Bonner

must have sold the vessel prior to this disaster as the owner is listed as Captain James Stone. Records tell us that Constant was built in Port Davey, Tasmania in 1862.

Sightseers need to take time to take in the scene and visualise what risky times those early mariners and miners undertook.

If swimming or kayaking there be very careful as the water’s edge seems calm and safe but as you venture further out the force of the West Coast swells

and north heading current create a washing machine effect between the rocky headlands. Better still take a walk out to the headland with Constant Bay to your south and Joyce Bay to the north.

Now I need to see if I can find out how Joyce Bay got its name - similar in shape and size but more dangerous. I wonder if a vessel named Joyce managed to squeeze in there once?

Maybe there is a reader who can help me find out?

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From Sinker to Smoker

PISTOL SHOOTING Brian Bishop

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Spotlight on shooting sports Shooting sports and shooting in general has been in the spotlight like never before, or at least in the last 28 years!

This is such a shame because, as a sport, there is so much to gain when you spend some time at a shooting range. You are surrounded by licensed, dedicated sports men and women who are only too happy to share their skills and passion for their chosen sport. Firearms training is essential, a no brainer really as you can only improve your skills and get the most out of your equipment through training alongside other competent shooters.

The people you meet

are an added bonus and a better and more diverse mix of people would be hard to beat. As I have mentioned before in one of my write ups, you are not limited by gender, religious beliefs, age or abilities in our sport. We have a one-armed Cowboy action shooter; our oldest shooter is well into their seventies and our youngest is in their early teens. All who I have met, are in this sport for the share enjoyment of firearms and the sportsmanship we show each other. Trips away to competitions lift the experience and expertise of shooters to another level and it is this that has kept me competing and travelling. I

History repeats on Anzac Day

have met fellow shooters who are now some of my closest friends, again making the travel and competing so worthwhile.

about joining a club and see what style might interest you. IPSC was and still is my preferred style of shooting for me in the pistol, with 3 Gun events following a close second. As you know, 3 Gun has taken a hit with the change of firearms law and may never be the same in New Zealand again. The future for law abiding firearm owners who shoot in New Zealand remains uncertain.

There is a general mix of competitors, some who take it very seriously and are out to win and secure a higher grading, and those who are a bit more social and come for the company of others.

So if you are thinking of a change of sport, have a think

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Russell and Dewone on Anzac Day in Westport.

Contrary to Neil Finn and Split Enz’s belief, espoused in their epic song, History Never Repeats, most fishers base their actions on trying get history to repeat!

They visit the same spots where success came calling previously in an effort to repeat fruitful history.

Fishers often repeat annual cycles in their fishing with days, times, tides, locations, baits, etc., all fed into the mix with experience in an effort to get successful outcomes once again.

Russell Meyer of Westport who featured in last month’s Sinker to Smoker with his Tip Head kahawai and snapper catch provides a fine example of history repeating

itself. He was down at the beach near the Tip Head the day before Anzac Day gathering driftwood for kindling and ran into a couple of backpackers who had just caught three snapper from the Tip Head.

It was good news to know that the snapper were still there so Russell resolved to try his luck after the family had attended the local Anzac Day Service. During the service he reflected on the freedoms he enjoyed that the Anzacs had fought for. Fishing at the Tip Head later history did repeat and Russell soon had another kahawai and snapper for the family food table.

Daughters Dewone and Tepteadar (with happy cat) greet Russell with his repeat catch.

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Game fishing in the Maldives! - do it today

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Shooting the breeze

In my last column we discussed the Swarovski Ballistic Turret (BT) system and the options available to allow you to dial up the elevation turret when taking a longer shot in the field.

Penny Betts

I still couldn’t quite believe I was actually in the Maldives, it all happened so fast and it was totally out of the blue that this opportunity was offered to me. This could be a game changing venture I thought. Most of us think of the Maldives, (that’s if we even know where it is) as way too expensive or as the playground for the rich and famous.

Travelling to the Maldives for me, was about checking out the fishing, the diving, snorkelling in turquoise crystal clear warm waters and putting together a package tour.

I was certain I was in for some fun times! By the way the Maldives are made up of about 1200 atolls and Addu Penny with her first Atolls are just beyond 34 kg yellowfin tuna the equator.

I was up relatively early and very excited scored two skipjacks .Then things got to be heading off for my first day game really exciting, because the third fish fishing, trolling on the Indian Ocean in was on the lure. It was obvious straight the Maldives. It was a little bit windy, away this was a biggie, the fight was so we anticipated a bit of swell once on. After what seemed ages, but it was out at sea. Our dhoni (speed boat) more likely 30 minutes of fighting and which is specifically designed for game Ahmed had been clipped onto the boat fishing, was captained by Ahmed (or to ensure he didn’t fall head first in the known as Jack amongst the game water, we finally saw our prize. Well fishing community). Faarey, Mr Hussain worth waiting for, a 34kg yellowfin tuna. (both local Maldivians) and myself were Faarey and Mr Hussien had their work onboard. I even got to captain the dhoni cut out for them landing this fish safely as we sped out through the gorgeous in the dhoni. I would have been be very atolls and into the open ocean. It was so sad if it had got away at the last minute. much fun!

It was a perfect day on the ocean off Addu. Never before have I seen Just 6 nautical miles fish jumping out of the water like this, and they were yellowfin tuna. Such off shore from Addu an incredible sight. Whilst trolling we watched a local fishing vessel use pole City and we were in and line to catch tuna. It is the Maldivian deep sea territory. traditional method.

Chef Mazahim from our guesthouse Let the trolling begin. prepared a feast. We ate tuna soup, grilled tuna with salad and chapati. What Wahoo was the fish we were after. a superb way to finish of the first day (of Alas the only wahoo we got was the many) in Addu / Maldives. one that got away. In the first hour we

JP Klaus

Once you have your BT set up, you need to consider how you will overcome shooting in windy conditions.

All calibres are affected by the wind, the key is knowing how much you need to correct for. This is the hardest skill to master and only really comes with practice. It is still easily misjudged by even the most experienced shooters, particularly when in hunting situations where you are not always shooting at the same place, as you are on a rifle range for example.

To compensate for wind, you need to know the approximate wind speed and direction, and how far that is moving your bullet. This can be figured out from your ballistic data and the aid of a wind meter.

Having a way of adjusting for wind with your rifle scope is the next factor. On all Swarovski 1” tube rifle scopes with a BT you have a choice of two crosshairs, PLEX or 4W, with the latter being my pick of the options as it has windage hash marks/ aiming points every 2 MOA. Holding off for wind is easier than using the side windage turret as it is a standard capped type, which means you would have to unscrew the cap and then count your adjustment clicks. I have seen windage adjustments on a turret inadvertently turned the wrong way far too often.

Allow for wind on longer shots

Using the 4W crosshair is simple: if the wind is coming from a left to right direction and you have figured out you need 4 MOA of adjustment, simply hold the second hash mark on the right-hand side of the crosshair where you want the bullet to go.

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Hi Crimpy, We have a place at Bulwer. The other day while fishing around the Trios including set netting, we could not get over the enormous proliferation of seals. In fact, in one little inlet about 15m wide, there were about 14 pups playing. This was on the north western corner of the centre island. All other areas around the islands were covered in seal pups.

Obviously our fishing was very poor.

Also, a couple of months ago, I was talking to Charlie, the local (Pelorus) manager of King Salmon.

He said they counted 111 seals between Boat Rock (Waitata) and Bulwer. Now, say each seal eats 3kg of fish per day, that's 333kg/day or 121 tonne of fish/year in this small area. Multiply this by all the other colonies nearby and we have a serious problem. Note: I don't think King Salmon are feeding the "morts" to the seals either.

Therefore, this should not be an attraction for the seals.

I would love to see the seals culled. They have few predators and their numbers will continue to increase. Is it possible through your paper to raise this issue publicly with the government department concerned plus there must be several iwi that would be happy to join forces?

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Golding also lauded a 2015 Kahurangi NP rock wren breeding result but did not mention the disappearance of 25 out of 39 tracked rock wren during a 2014 DoC aerial 1080 operation. Did DoC factor those 25 lost rock wren into their so called successful breeding results?

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Starting again from scratch

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F Words Keen nor’ wester in my face, afternoon sun in my eyes and a pig on my radar. I know not whether its boar nor sow, whether its fingerlickin’-fat or ignore-it thin.

The winter sun, hanging dull and low in the west makes my binoculars worthless, my eye-piece view is twin circles of sun strike.

The ridge where Piggus mooches between young pines is haunted by a magician. If there were any other big game animals anywhere within cooee I’d ignore Piggus entirely for I know this magician well and he is cunning and cruel. I’ve experienced his pranks many times on hunts past.

Each time he waits till I’ve committed to a stalk and set off confidently, nor’ wester strong and steady on my face, stag or boar feeding unaware of my evil intent.

When I came to New Zealand for the first time, I considered myself a very experienced angler. I had fished the lake in front of my doorstep for over 25 years and had been on dozens of trips to the northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean—how hard could it be to apply my skills and catch some fish in these new waters?

A friend of the family took me out on his tinny in Okiwi Bay and my first kahawai and several blue cod gave me a taste of how great the fishing here can be. I borrowed his boat for a trip out of Nelson on the last day of our vacation and came across a kahawai work up—my poor Nelsonian inlaws had to eat kahawai for months!

The internet was full of wonders about the numbers and sizes of New Zealand fish and I was excited to find out for myself.

The first tries proved to be disappointing.

Spotties and a few undersized snapper were all I could catch from the shore. I fished at dark and finally got my first legal snapper (a whopping 27cm long), and hooked a monster that took 300m of 30lbs line and busted me off without even stopping once (now I know that it must have been a stingray).

After we had emigrated to New Zealand, it took me only two weeks to buy a boat.

Although it was easy to catch kahawai, all the other fish proved to be very elusive.

Everybody else at the ramp seemed more successful and I had to admit that I had much to learn about fishing in the bay. The first step was to join the local Dawnbreakers Fishing Club and the members welcomed me warmly. I peppered the guys and girls with questions and listened carefully to what they had to say. The wheres, whens,

Today is no different. A riffle kisses my lobe. Surprise!

Piggus may be feeding in sheltered gutter but it may also have been in cahoots with the magician and, after lifting its snout and taking in a draught of human scent, its trotted off. Either way I cannot see it, and you cannot shoot what you cannot see.

Thwarted, I look further afield. Downwind but so far distant that its environment is as-yet untainted by human, is another pig. It’s a mile away, literally. And as its east of me there is no sun strike to mar my magnified view. It

too is black. Its big. And it’s a boar.

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My fishing success has steadily improved ever since, with a lot of trial and error (more error to be honest). And while I still consider myself a beginner when it comes to fishing here, I can usually show a fish or two when the other fishos at the ramp ask me how I got on.

Piggus, be it near or far, is forgotten in a trice for Mr Boar sets my heart aflutter. I’m drawn to him like a moth to flame. That is until I’ve rattled round in my skull and gathered some logic anyways. In the mile between he and I are two rugged gullies, he’s downwind, he’s walking steadily towards heavy cover, night is coming. And I’m lame, a gimp with a limp.

Unconsciously I veer steadily eastward till I lose sight of Mr Boar and commonsense taps my shoulder. Begrudgingly I resume my westward tack and loop along a native bush boundary hoping to encounter Piggus again.

Now the sun has slithered below the horizon other pigs and deer hereabouts will be sneaking from their hideouts

to feed. There is hope yet.

I walk and I stalk, ever mindful of the katabatic and the nor-wester but all the while there’s a bit of me whining and scratching like a caged puppy; Mr Boar still lurks, large and tusky, in a corner of my brain.

Piggus is nowhere. Mr Boar is too far. The light is fading and a chill descends. My hunt is almost over.

Puffing aloud, limping ever upwards, bottom lip dragging, I pause to catch my breath. A grey-mattercog slowly turns full circle - clank. Several clanks unite and begin a clatter. The clatter becomes a whirr.

When the whirr is smooth and true I register, finally, that that brown behind the pine tree over there is a living thing. The brown stifle is positioned behind and

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When I’m almost within shooting distance he taps his wand three times and as fast as you can say ‘abracadabra’ the wind somersaults and pops out from behind my left ear.

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Just forward of the ear, obscured by a pine branch, is a watchful eye. A fringe of pine needles camouflage that eye but I see it widen and bulge when I make visual contact. In that nanosecond the hiding stag knows I’ve seen him and he whirls and flees before my rifle sling is off my shoulder. Gone.

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Perception and Reality and the consequences of both Daryl Sykes - Chief Operating Officer - NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council

Daryl Sykes explores the perceptions and the realities of fisheries and conservation politics and questions whether or not the recreational fishing community has allowed itself to be unwittingly hitched to the wrong wagon.

Observed behaviours and perceived commercial fishing attitudes have invoked adverse reactions from customary users and from the amateur sector. Both are clearly not without influence in our political system.

But there is yet another community sector increasingly getting in on the act – the environment and conservation lobby – the “deep greens” or the eco-cult. If left unchecked and unchallenged they will take all extractive users down in time, not only the commercial sector.

Their angle is that if customary users are not happy and the amateurs are locked into some tensions with commercial users

then the fishery management regime is failing and Government needs to institute Marine Protected Areas comprised of a network of no-take marine reserves as a safeguard.

The eco sector can conjure up risks of stock collapse or other dire consequences without even going near the water. They have friends in high places, and they have access to money. Biodiversity funding has fostered some interesting marine research applications. For example, there is plenty of data to show that many rock lobster stocks have effectively been maleonly fisheries in winter. Which raises the interest of the research industry and others as to what are the consequences of taking only males from the fishery? What effect will that strategy have on lobster breeding success and subsequent egg production?

If you read the technical reports you have a measure of reassurance – there is no evidence from stock monitoring that a male-only fishery has or is causing some lack of breeding success in rock lobster populations. Nor is there any evidence that an apparent mismatch between small male lobsters and large mature females has impeded breeding success or reduced the viability and survival of larval lobsters.

But reassurance will not silence the conspiracy theorists and the New Zealand rock lobster industry will no doubt continue to bat off proposals for seasonal or area closures to protect breeding stock and/or berried lobsters; or the

The theoretical construct of the New Zealand fisheries management regime is that sustainability can be achieved by way of aggregate catch limits (output controls), and ecosystem protection can be achieved by excluding fishing from sufficiently large areas of representative habitat. If those blunt instruments of policy are more actively pursued and implemented, the commercial and non-commercial fishing sectors will be severely impacted in terms of production and fishing opportunity. It is an immutable law of the universe that you cannot take fish unless you have access to productive fishing grounds.

Fishermen negotiated informal sharing agreements with local communities.

prosecuted for fish thieving, or scattering bait carton liners all over the ocean on the way back to port.

The establishment of the regional industry organisations (CRAMACs) supported and facilitated by the NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council (NZ RLIC) was a grass-roots owneroperator fishermen initiative, one generated by the same cohort of fishermen who made the transition from Controlled Fishery to the Quota Management System (QMS) in 1990.

Owners of commercial property rights have a duty to ensure that their rights are used responsibly.

Likewise, all rights holders have a significant duty of care in relation to how fish are landed and handled.

What distinguished that group was that they were the owners of the fishing rights – they owned the commercial access to the lobster fisheries and fishing companies were dependent on good relationships with those fishermen in order to sustain their processing and export businesses.

ill-informed advocacy for no-take marine reserves to protect and preserve genetic diversity of rock lobster stocks.

The adverse impacts on commercial fishing of no-take marine reserves are already well documented.

Over recent years fishing interests have experienced a temporary relief from the roll-out of more closures.

The holiday is almost over with a new self-serving political emphasis on a marine protected areas strategy and operational proposals for networks of no-take reserves in Otago and the Hauraki Gulf making the news in recent weeks.

The message for those who want to keep fishing The energy and initiative for all the positive and productive changes to rock lobster fisheries management since 1974 were generated by owner-operator fishermen through their affiliation to the NZ Federation of Commercial Fishermen. In many instances they had to fight Ministry personnel and go straight to Ministers like Doug Kidd and John Luxton to get changes that were good for the lobster fisheries and consequently good for fishing.

Commercial fishermen instigated industry-generated data collection programmes and target enforcement initiatives.

Fishermen established voluntary funding systems and later tapped into a statutory funding source.

The QMS and the progressive aggregation of ownership and control of fishing rights have changed all of that. The new collective of mainly corporate owners has now seen the need to step up and take on the responsibilities and duty of care that was the hallmark of that original cohort of quota owners.

The face of the New Zealand fishing industry is the faces of the skippers and crew out on the water around our coastline. The reputation of the industry will be determined by their behaviour and by the nature of their relationships with fellow resource users.

The owners of fishing rights cannot sit in an office mouthing platitudes about responsible behaviour and custodial attitude whilst the people using their rights and putting fish, shellfish and lobsters into their processing plants are conducting their own version of the Cod Wars with each other or with the local community, or being

The recreational fishing community lags well behind the commercial sector in terms of proper accountability for effort and landings and general stewardship of fisheries resources. The inconsistency of properly mandated representative organisations even at local level leaves the recreational fishing community even more vulnerable to the ambitions of the eco cults.

Collaboration between self-appointed recreational representatives and a band of eco cults in a campaign to ban trawling might initially have been perceived as a useful alliance to improve recreational fishing opportunity.

But the piper always needs to be paid and the genuine recreational fishing community should be concerned at the fate which awaits them when the environment and conservation lobby brings the weight of their political influence to bear. The alleged champions of the recreational sector are now compromised – tacit support for eco cult values and aspirations is an endorsement of their marine protection and restoration agenda. The quality of any fishing experience is a function of access to fishing grounds and the maintenance of well managed fish stocks.

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Split-second shot for whitetail A fresh footprint in the sand

I was sick of seeing the other group members coming back with deer, while I hadn't even seen one, so Dad and I set off, having planned a huge bush stalk up a creek and onto a ridge, to try and get me a whitetail. With the sun glaring at full beam, to say we were not looking forward to it would have been an understatement, however, we were willing to do whatever it took to bag a deer.

The soft sand slid under my feet as I struggled to climb the steep sand dune, only just making it to the top and slowing down so I wouldn't disturb anything—if there was even something there. But, just like the last 10 dunes, there was only more sand and tussock. I sighed as we glided down the sand—these whitetail were elusive.

Daniel had a split-second to react

Daniel Crimp

I was just thinking about that when I noticed something imprinted in the sand. A quick tap on Dad’s shoulder got his attention and we examined the small footprint that looked extremely fresh, only minutes old.

We now knew for sure that there were deer in the area and it was only a matter of time. It didn't take long.

We had only walked six or so metres around the corner when I saw Dad freeze and stick a hand to the side; an old habit from taking me rabbit hunting to show that there’s an animal ahead. I slowly looked up to see a yearling only five metres away, ears pricked, and knees slightly bent—he was ready to bolt. I hadn't a second to lose so, as quickly and as quietly as I could, I put one up the spout, closed the bolt, took a step to the side to make sure the barrel was clear of Dad, and as soon as the cross hairs found the shoulder, squeezed the trigger… BANG!

We scoped out some nice faces that looked perfect for deer but, in the hot sun, we knew nothing would be out feeding, so decided to leave it for later in the week and quietly stalk through the dunes to the far corner of the bay. It was sheltered from the wind and, with flax bushes and plant life providing shade for weary animals, we thought there might just be a clumsy deer moping around.

After making the gun safe, we went over to check him out, a beautiful male yearling. I was rapt and was smiling ear to ear all the way back to camp.

We stuck close in single file while moving as slowly and quietly as possible. We have learnt from past experiences that you never know where a deer is going to come from—they can pop up at any moment.

I couldn't stop thinking what an amazing hunt it was and what an incredible place on earth. With a few days left, there was always a chance I could bump into a big stag. Only time would tell.

The animal’s front leg gave a kick before it bolted but it was dead on its legs and it tumbled into a flax bush only a few metres from us.

The sand dunes were steep and gnarly

Pan-seared snapper with mushroom risotto 4 serves snapper fillet 25g butter 2tbsp rice bran oil 4 capsicums halved and deseeded

Melt the rest of the butter and oil in pan

COOKING with CRIMPY

over a moderate heat. Sweat onions until soft and then add rice, and turn up heat.

Stir rice for 2-3 minutes so it doesn’t stick.

2 cups arborio rice

When it turns slightly translucent, add the

1 onion finely diced

wine and cook until the liquid is taken up by

1 cup diced brown button mushrooms

the rice.

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 glass fruity white wine 1.25L vege stock

Now add the stock a ladle at a time, stirring gently until it is absorbed. Season with salt and pepper half way through the process and check again at the end. Add another ladle

50g butter

of stock and repeat the process until all the

3tbsp oil

stock has been added and the rice is a nice

Salt & pepper to season

soft, creamy consistency.

Stir in mushrooms and cheese, then fill each

Melt 25g butter with a tablespoon of oil over a high heat and toss in quartered button mushrooms. Fry off until they colour but still hold their shape. Remove to a bowl – they

capsicum half.

Bake at 180ºC for twenty minutes.

Meanwhile, melt 25g butter with oil over a moderate heat. Season fillets on both

will exude juice, which can be added to the

sides with salt and panfry each side until

stock for extra flavour.

golden. Serve with wilted spinach and stuffed capsicum.

Issue 165 27

Bugs and sticks and rocks and huts

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Karl Barlow

We Kiwis love our hunting and fishing and we read about it in publications just like this one. I, from time to time, regale you with tales of my exploits, but I wasn't always hunting or fishing when I was younger. I simply enjoyed being outdoors.

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The boys enjoy their Tom Sawyer adventure

Before I could lift a rifle or cast a lure, just being outside was all the fun I needed: finding bugs, picking up sticks, whacking stuff with sticks, rolling big rocks down hills and being fascinated by the trail of destruction left in their wake, and the humble art of hut building. Who remembers making crude lean-to shelters from natural materials the forest provided? I loved that sort of stuff and I now find myself doing the same with my two boys.

I’d recently spent two weeks working in the big smoke of Christchurch and was driven mad from the noise and lack of bush, so decided the boys and I needed some guy time in the bush. A good ol’ shelter building project was in order, so we headed to the family hunting grounds near Murchison.

We decided to erect a semi permanent basic A frame structure, with a quintessential tarp cover, on flat ground close to a creek, and set about gathering what we needed. Beech tree poles were set upon by a couple of eager young fellows and with much chopping and the odd chainsaw a roaring, we amassed our lumber.

Nature and the contemporary combine to create bush luxury

With much huffing and puffing, we commenced construction and, following a few expletives on my part, our crude and somewhat askew shelter took shape, held together with baling twine and para cord. A sizeable tarp was secured in place and, “Voila”—Casa De Barlow was born.

With evening drawing in, we chomped

bacon sandwiches cooked over a smokey fire and revelled in our achievement.

I was loving the time spent bonding with my boys in the bush.

Contented, we hit the sack—on a couple of old mattresses—and I drifted off to sleep to the sounds of boys and dogs scuffling and giggling in their sleeping bags. Yes, these are good

times.

The dawn was clear and crisp, perfect for a feast of Weetbix and milk that had been submerged in the creek to keep it cool. We’d suffered roll-together during the night on the slightly uneven floor, so set about using leftover beech poles to construct a level sleeping platform. With the aid of the eye-o-meter, more twine, some plywood offcuts, and a few more expletives, the platform was done.

Feeling at home in our bush digs, we dined that evening on deer liver, bacon and mushrooms cooked over the smokey fire. We chatted about all sorts of stuff until the stars came out, then hit the the sleeping bags set up on the new sleep platform, with no roll together but still a lot of giggling and yelps from all the pups.

Morning saw me up early

and heading away for a quick successful hunt just over the ridge, but you will have to wait for a later Fishing paper and Hunting News to hear all about it.

Back at camp the lads and dogs were happily chowing down on another round of Weetbix and making a serious attempt at whittling.

There was a lot of laughing.

After a quick clean up of the camp and a "See ya later Nana and Granddad,” we were homeward bound, the boys chatting excitedly about their weekend, which left me with a warm glow of nostalgia—me doing the same thing with my old man. Now I’ve helped with building blocks of the next generation of youngsters getting out into the great outdoors and enjoying what it has to offer: bugs and sticks and rocks and huts.

Thanks Dad.

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