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Just gaff it!
Last issue we looked at using landing nets, which requires less skill – even complete novices can be coached through the netting process by an experienced angler. When netting, the important thing is ...
Just gaff it!
Last issue we looked at using landing nets, which requires less skill – even complete novices can be coached through the netting process by an experienced angler. When netting, the important thing is ...
Get The Net!
If the fish is quite modest in size and well hooked, it should be possible to lift it into the boat by holding the lure or trace. However, bigger fish will require a net or possibly even a gaff. This ...
Get The Net!
If the fish is quite modest in size and well hooked, it should be possible to lift it into the boat by holding the lure or trace. However, bigger fish will require a net or possibly even a gaff. This ...
Chilly fishing
The planet might be warming, but we can still expect several months of cooler weather.
Chilly fishing
The planet might be warming, but we can still expect several months of cooler weather.
Re-propping my outboards
When it comes to choosing propellers for any boat, a fair amount of trial and error is required to get the performance you want.
Re-propping my outboards
When it comes to choosing propellers for any boat, a fair amount of trial and error is required to get the performance you want.
What a drag!
Properly set, a reel's drag system prevents busted lines and lost fish, but too much drag can be hard on anglers.
DIY Descaling
An overheating secondhand outboard needed descaling and flushing to unclog its cooling passages. Norman undertook the task himself.
Nelson Lakes Boat Show The Best Yet
The New Zealand Antique & Classic Boat Show just keeps growing, with a record 147 boats drawn to St Arnaud in the Nelson Lakes National Park f...
Auckland Wooden Boats Festival
Akarana & Tamariki Jnr Among Stand Outs at the Auckland Wooden Boats Festival, as passionate, enthusiastic boat owners and their devotees gath...
DiveCat Relaunched
The best of boating DIY, DiveCat returns to the water after a two-year refit.
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Opportunity III Salthouse 57
Sell and buy new or totally refurbish a boat they knew well and loved? That was the question for the owners of this Salthouse 57.
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Fishing smarter with lures
A typical day’s fishing can cost between $100–200 in bait – expensive when compared to a couple of $20–25 slow-jigs or $10–15 worth of soft-baits.
Arakana and Tamariki Jnr Standing Out from the Crowd
Passionate, enthusiastic boat owners and their devotees were everywhere you looked at the inaugural Wooden Boat Festival, held in Auckland’s Jellicoe ...
DiveCat relaunched
“Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are busy doing it” – George Bernard Shaw
The Catch: Spare the rod
I have seen lots of rods broken in lots of different ways. The vast majority of breakages were preventable.
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