I have just got back from an epic adventure on our Goes Wild Coromandel social trip. It was another amazing trip at one of our best Jetskifishing locations in the country. Our group included many new faces to the sport and their feedback included being very impressed with the venue, loved the food and enjoyed learning so much about the sport from other anglers. To top off the trip, there was four 20 pound Snapper caught by our guests and plenty of personal bests achieved by those learning more about the sport.
Check out my new personal best caught on video, comfortably cracking the 26 pound mark on one of my latest stocked soft baits, Gulp - Nemesis Opening Night.
Fishing from our luxury Coromandel base makes for easy access to proven monster Snapper territory. Included is another video clip using our hottest bait currently, responsible for some more nice Snapper including another 20 pounder that was chosen to be released.
Cheers, Andrew Hill
Once a year I take my youngest son Cooper on a road trip, he always looks forward to it and we enjoy some pretty special moments together. This adventure was another level of excitement, Cooper landed a few Kingfish through mechanical jigging and managed to hook in to some seriously awesome Snapper.
Cooper's real goal was a big Snapper and at 12 years old, his enthusiasm is right up there with aspirations of a 20 pounder! What I thought was unrealistic for an angler his size, he soon showed me, it probably isn't far off him achieving. Check out the full video of him striking his catch, playing it and landing his new personal best Snapper caught on the Gulp - New Penny Grub (all gear used available at Jetskifishing)
These father and son adventures are priceless, not only did Cooper get his new PB, I nudged mine a little closer to my 25 pounder on a soft bait.
Wasn't long and I had a couple of good sized eating Snapper in the Ultimate Rod Holder chilly bin.
Another of the many things I do while fishing and often take for granted that not everyone does, is I continually analyze structure and fish sign on my sounder, while watching my bait in the water for anything following it on the wind up and checking the surrounding area for any fish/bird life. This is where the scanning paid off, about 1 km away I could see what I thought was white caps building on the sea towards Coromandel. Soon after that I spotted a few birds in the distance, the adrenaline kicked in as I started visualising a monster work up!
The following video footage shows another incredible experience with Jetskifishing, share with your friends so they to can see the fun we have being so in touch with nature.
Join us at our next social trip at the tip of the Coromandel. There are only a couple of spots left for our October trip, don't miss out on the big fish with the Spring Work-Up action!
We took advantage of the shelter within the Hauraki Gulf Islands, so we could still enjoy the fishing, if the weekends stormy weather approached faster than forecasted.
A short drive in the car from our home in East Auckland to the Kawakawa Bay, paid ramp facilities. This ramp always has plenty of parking and also has pontoons to dock your ski while you park the car.
Once on the water we headed out around the back of the islands, then out wide to see if there was any work-up activity. With the water being so flat, we decided to cruise over to the Coromandel. Fishing was slow, as we were fishing close to slack water, so decided to make the ride back closer to Waiheke.
On the way back, the work-up activity was building, with Dolphins hunting in packs and 1000's of Gannets working a large area. We couldn't resist dropping our lines, but after only catching small Snapper, we soon ran out of patience and headed in to an area better suited for 12 year old, Cooper's fishing skills.
You have to love winter fishing, as expected better sized fish were closer to home in shallower water. Using the Raymarine E7, we could see where the fish were holding. This was the type of fishing when you could see the fish on the display and could also predict you were going to catch.
The smaller baits worked best, yet still catching fish up to 50cm. This was an amazing session, another hectic father and son session when fishing became catching. For those struggling with soft baiting, don't give up! Softbait fishing is rewarding and sporting, I'm happy to assess your gear so you are assured you are rigged correctly and can enjoy the fun like we do.
Check out a couple of fish on our video
Cooper enjoyed the fishing so much, that he got to a stage with the Igloo chilly bin filling nicely, he only wanted to catch and release. Great to see, fishing for the future awareness has rubbed off in him, he wants to come back to his spot another day and catch fish for the dinner table. The classic was when he told me "no more sharing our go to spots with other people Dad"
We headed back to the ramp with smooth sea, it was another dream session on the water appreciating how lucky we are in New Zealand.
Don't miss out on our next social trip, only a handful of spots left and your best way to learn more with like-minded anglers who enjoy a holiday experience, while catching big fish.
Cheers, Andrew Hill
One of the many attractions to the venue for our 'Goes Wild Jetskifishing Experiences' is that it is nestled at the tip of the Coromandel Ranges and has the choice to fish either side of the peninsula. This means that with most wind directions, we can still get out on the water regardless of weather.
These Jetskifishing experiences are for three nights, gives plenty of time for us to all wind down and enjoy a holiday. Over the four days fishing, anglers learn more about the fishery, while fishing with others also increases their sea confidence.
Once again, this trip did not disappoint on the 'Monster' Snapper expectations, including some great sized fish caught very close to our launching base. This 70cm Snapper caught in 10 metres of water, only 500 metres from where we launched!
Check out another big Snapper caught by Alex, fishing two up with her husband on their Sea-Doo GTX.
This isn't their first trip away with us, they had enjoyed the previous adventures so much, they have now become regulars!
The Snapper pictured, caught on the Gulp Nemesis - Curried Chicken, which now has Alex top of our club leader board amongst 80 Jetskifishing anglers.
There was plenty more nice catches from these all year round Jetskifishos, I can't help but encourage you to sign up for one of these great adventures.
After each days fishing, no better way to finish the day with a few coldies and great meals, with many laughs and lots of Jetskifishing talk! Check out more photos of this latest adventure at my Facebook Page.
Our next social trip is October 8th 2015, this is your last opportunity for the year to join us. This trip will sell out, secure your spot this week so you too can join us and be part of the excitement and learn so much at our experiences.
With a break in the weather last week, I headed north of Auckland to some of my favourite fishing grounds. This journey included a few of my long-time clients joining me for this adventure. Day one was targeting Kingfish on the jigs and while they were aggressive on the bite, we were plagued by smaller fish! The Snapper fishing did not disappoint, with couple of the crew catching some big moochers.
Dinner provided by our host was the perfect finish to the day along with a few coldies. It was just what we needed to be one step closer to being charged back up for day two.
Day two and a couple of us headed off for an adventure to Cape Reinga. An early 5:15am start had us arriving at the launching beach just after sunrise. This part of the country was new to me and you really need to do your research before entering any of the beaches! Launching was slowed up by the soft sand. It pays to let some air out of your tyres and have an electric pump on hand for when you get back on the road...
It didn't take long to find some fish sign on the Raymarine E7, with a mixed species hungry on the bite. Fish hitting my Alien Jigs included Snapper, Blue Cod, Trevally and plenty of Kingfish!
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Another epic trip and hard to believe, I was back at home in Auckland by 9:30pm to appreciate the true lifestyle of Jetskifishing! |
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Last Sunday was the New Zealand Jetskifishing Club "Snapper Cup", which is an all jet-ski, members only comp for big cash prizes! The club has over 80 current members, with 39 of them signing up for the free fishing comp with a chance to win $850 in cash prizes along with lunch hosted by the club after the days fishing. With winter fast approaching and some atrocious weather forecasted, it was enough to reduce the number that headed out on the day!
The joys of owning a jet-ski in Auckland, there is typically somewhere you can find shelter to fish in whichever wind direction or conditions. I opted to take advantage of the ramp facilities at Kawakawa Bay which made for a short and comfortable ride across to fish at the bottom end of Waiheke.
Having a short fishing window with the weigh-in commencing at11:30am meant some pressure fishing! As with any fishing competition, you just don't know what size would be required for the winning Snapper on the day. My morning started off with a Snapper on the first drop in 25 metres of water, but soon to lose enthusiasim with it a mere 34cm, not even qualifying for weigh-in :-) The deeper waters didn't seem to be providing so I decided to move into the shallows as the drift was running nicely along the reef. Fishing the shallow depths in around 8 metres with one of my favourites, Gulp - New Penny Grub was producing some results. The bait was getting smashed by some good size Snapper just over 50cm. Within the hour I had caught half a dozen nice sized fish, but none of which I would expect to be the winner. Happy to have fish in the bin, I took my chances and made my way back to the weigh in to see how the others got on and enjoy a hot lunch with a few coldies at the club.
Plenty of fish were caught, in some hard conditions but the size of fish was a struggle with many of the anglers being plagued by under 40cm Snapper at the area which we fished. Another great comp, my 2.65kg Snapper was enough to claim first prize and $500 cash. Congrats to Craig Brown and David Mckenzie placing second and third, and taking the rest of the cash prizes!
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