Fishing tackle is expensive, even the cheap stuff, so it’s worth looking after.
THE CATCH
Rescue our fish
The not-for-profit advocacy group Legasea campaigns fisheries management issues on behalf of recreational fishers and the New Zealand public.
Stay alert
While recreational fishing can be a relaxing pastime, most successful anglers work hard to stay alert, relying on their senses to detect and react to bites, thereby turning lookers into keepers.
Hauraki Gulf reservations
A letter in last month’s Boating New Zealand, ‘Save our Gulf’ by Mark and Debbie Hampson, struck a chord with me.
Back to the land
Boating restrictions during the Covid-19 epidemic left John Eichelsheim grounded and fish-less. Some lateral thinking was in order.
Stay on top
Catching large fish on relatively light tackle is a challenge, but good boat work makes a successful outcome more likely.
Mind your frames
What is it with people throwing stuff into the water?
Invasive species
Invasive species, both terrestrial and marine, are a fact of life in this interconnected modern world.
What size hook?
Perhaps the biggest mistake people make, other than buying cheap, poor quality fish hooks, is using inappropriately-sized examples.











