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Thanks for the kind comment Steve. So glad you’re enjoying the videos. Thanks for watching. Thomas.

So fun. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

Thanks for watching mate. Thomas

Sure were. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

Haha I’ll trade him for a crazy hat 😂🙌

I have no idea what your comment means. A 55 odd cm kahawai is a pretty nice fish. And I don’t know if you’ve noticed but coffee first thing in the morning is pretty common all around the world. This is one of the oddest and most confusing comments I’ve ever seen. Thomas

Thanks bro!

Thanks mate. I’ll check it out. Cheers, Thomas

Yeah hard out. So yum to eat too! Thanks for watching. Thomas

Yeah good call. I did actually have a second rod on the boat but with getting g used to it all, running the cameras and the fish biting anyway I never ended up using it. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

Thanks for watching mate! Cheers, Thomas

how bout your mums weight😂

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Yeah good idea re no weight. The tide was running hard but wasn’t quite as strong as I expected. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

Thanks Don! Hope you enjoyed this one. Cheers, Thomas

Hey mate. Shape things near the boat is definitely something you have to think about. I always made sure to net fish and drop them directly in a fish bin. I’ve now got a different boat (you’ll see that in my latest videos) and it’s a lot my casual dealing with sharp and pointy things I must say. The TrueKit is amazing for the ease of storage and start up cost but does have some drawbacks when it comes to fishing that’s for sure. Hope that helps. Cheers, Thomas

That’s a great call and it’s something I’ve had on my to buy list for a few months now. Thanks for the reminder I needed! Cheers, Thomas

Thanks so much Jaci. I love that you’re enjoying these videos even though you’re not a fisher. That’s really cool. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas.

Thanks mate. That was a nice day out. Cheers, Thomas

Haha get amongst it! I do think some of the safety gear I mentioned is very needed to keep us boaters safe though and keep others safe by not having to come and save our butts. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas.

Good call and thanks for all the technical info. My engine does have an emergency pull start option which is nice for peace of mind also. Thanks for that and thanks for watching. Thomas

Thanks mate! It’s good to be back. Been trying to film a bit but weather and lack of fish has been making it hard. How are things going for you with the boat share? Thats a cool set up. Thanks for watching. Thomas

Thanks for watching mate.

Sure didn’t expect that as an addition 😂

That’s a great idea. My engine actually has a pull start kit built in just in case so I sort of cover that one off another way. Thanks heaps for the great addition. Thomas

Sure was! Like a pond out there. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

Thanks mate! So glad you’re enjoying them. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas.

@@chasingacatch6017 I'll be Aulk in a fortnight, just for the day Have my own boat, want to go fishing?.

Nice one. I’m based in the Far North. Thanks heaps for the offer though. Thomas

That was such a fun fight. It really pulled! I didn’t get a weight on it back it sure wasn’t small. Thanks heaps for watching and commenting mate. Thomas

Thanks for watching! Thomas

Thanks mate!

Thanks mate. The reel is a Penn Slammer which is a 3500 size and using an Abu Garcia 6-10kg rod. Let me know if you need more info. Cheers, Thomas

Just replied to your other comment. Let me know if you need more info. Cheers, Thomas

Good call. Not seen the seducer before. I’ll check it out. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

I'm usually up that way on holiday for the last week of march & first week of April, might get in touch next year we head out for a fish

Wicked! So cool you get up here every year.

yeah have been holidaying at various places around Doubtless Bay since the mid 90's. Use to stay at Coopers or Cable, but these days I stay over at Whatuwhiwhi. I think the fishery in D.B is very underrated and it would be level peggings the best lure fishery for snapper etc in NZ. Level with Tryphena G.B.I pre Calurpa days....

Neat! Yeah it’s one heck of a place to throw lures around. We’re very lucky. Caulerpa is looking like a scary one. Fingers crossed some way to control it is successful.

Hey. Depends on the conditions and depth really. My preferred is 3/4 oz but I’ll fish 1/2 oz and 5/8th also. The lightest possible to reach the bottom I find a good rule of thumb. I do like to feel in touch with it though so prefer a bit more weight at times. Sorry that’s a bit of a vague answer. Let me know if I can be any more help. Cheers, Thomas

Hey there. I’ve got the 4200cc. Let me know if you need any more info. Cheers, Thomas

The good sort of kablooey I hope? 😀 Were you out on the water? Thanks re the boat. I really enjoy it. Thanks so much for watching. Thomas

@@chasingacatch6017 not Saturday which I think is the day you were out. I was out last Thursday. Hope to catch a few more kings before winter weather sets in ☺

Nice one! I wasn’t out Saturday. Hope we keep getting some nice weather. Cheers.

I’m sold on that new penny! So glad I busted it back out. I love a bruised banana also. Such a great go to. Thanks heaps for watching and I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. Cheers, Thomas

Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve tried paddle tails but not grubs. Do you cast and retrieve or drag paddle tails behind the boat? I’ve had success with both methods. Thanks heaps for watching. Cheers, Thomas

@@chasingacatch6017 Either works, but dragging a grub gets a bit more movement from the tail than a shad IMO. You just need a slightly shorter shank hook to set the bait right

Yeah very true re the shank. It’s easy for it to sit too far back I find. Where I normally fish dragging is a real option and the bottom is very flat. Must do a bit more of it. Cheers.

Thanks mate. Haha those shorts are pretty wild 😂 Thanks so much for watching. Thomas 😀

Wish I could send you some Jaci! It was super tasty 🤤 Hope you’re really well. Thanks so much for watching. Thomas

Thanks mate. So glad you’re enjoying them. Thanks very much for the comment. Cheers, Thomas

Summer is getting closer for you 🙌 Fingers crossed you get out there soon. Haha re the sign. I forgot to turn it on for the video. Next time! Thanks heaps for watching. So glad you enjoyed this one. Thomas

Thanks very much. I’m so glad you’re enjoying them. Thanks for watching. Thomas

So good isn’t it! Always on the menu when I catch one. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

Hey there. 6-10kg on that rod. I’ve got 15lb on that reel. Thanks for watching. Thomas

Thanks so much for watching mate. So glad you enjoyed the cooking segment. That was a fun meal to whip up on the boat. Can’t beat homemade tortillas! I’m a bit further north than the Bay of Islands. Looks like the fishing has been great lately around the harbour in Whāngārei. Thanks so much again for watching. I really appreciate it. Cheers, Thomas

Thanks bro. Yeah I worked that one out after filming. Amazing how well it still worked. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it and liked the cooking section. That recipe is really tasty. Thanks for watching. Thomas

Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed the cooking. That recipe is super yum. I’ll do more of it in the future and maybe some more on board cooking too. Thanks re the gear talk. I normally do but when I got to editing for this video I noticed the info I’d given was completely wrong (I said the wrong softbait colour 😬) so I had to edit it out as it was more than useless info when it was completely incorrect 😂 Sorry about that! For your reference I was fishing with a 5” jerk shadz from z man in atomic sunrise colour and I used 1/2oz jig head at the start and 3/4oz jig head from about halfway through the video. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

Sure is pretty famous. Thanks heaps for watching this one. Thomas

Hi Don. I bait fish off the rocks but not really on the boat though. For one I love lure fishing and two it’s just so dirty and smelly 😂 In saying that I’m planning to do a stray lining video soon using bait. We don’t really use worms down here (not in the ocean anyway) we use pretty big dead baits. Thanks for watching this one! Thomas

Thanks so much for watching Jaci. I’m glad I could get a catch and cook together so quickly after you’d said you’d like that. The next video has some cooking in there too 🙌 Zadie loves just a simple piece of fillet cooked in olive oil. It’s so cool being able to catch fresh fish for her. I really appreciate all your support. Thanks so much for watching. Thomas 🙌😀