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You Southlanders certainly are exposed to some cold weather. I love the Westcoast fishing, and always have an excuse to go over as I have grandchildren living just north of Hokitika. One thing about Westcoast whitebait is they are larger than the eastcoast fish,and taste much better.

Hi mate, what's a good way to get in touch? Am in Manapouri for a week and need some advice 😉

at least ya got a fritter

Well done on the catch was hoping while you were there would be a run on for you guys to get into. Sounds like the coast has been a bit patchy this year hopefully you manage to get out a few more times before the season ends

They must be difficult to fillet 😂

hope they still taste just like i remember

Legendary 😂

Dam there goes this spot well done

Great video looking forward to seeing how you go over the season. One suggestion have you thought about taping a plastic jar on the net to make it easier and faster to empty I have one on my scoop drill a heap of holes in lid when you cut bottom off I use fine sandpaper to smooth off where you cut

Their almost extinct. Leave them all-seeing for a few years ya plebs 😂😂😂😂

good vid mate, first spring in the South Island everyones talking about white baiting so good to see how it goes... The coastal erosion is nuts aye, currently out on the West Coast incredible how much land has been taken.

Great content mate 👍

Good on ya for making the effort.

Thanks for the video I always enjoy them the music is nice scenery is awesome and your lack of white bait is very familiar to me 😀

Algd

Great vlog matey cheers

Love your vids mate I was down there then not much happening then but last three days of November got 45 pound at mouth in surf

What the go with the lodge....? Do you need to book ahead...? I like your boat..!

You can’t drive down there now end of road has been washed in the sea,sea blow out gravel bank

boy be swinging that rod like a sword

Let those soft baits sink right down to the bottom then really slowly retrieve just so the soft bait is above the weeds, you'll catch alot of fish with that technique especially in lake gunn

Much trout in that river?

Thanks for sharing fella. Nice vid & great to see you out there doing it with Max. Once he catches his first Trout off the Kayak he'll be away. Cheers

Hello, thanks for posting your videos. How long is the trip to the Lodge? I'm taking my Solar 470 down with my kids so looking at amount of fuel to take. Cheers Pete

Hi thanks for the video I enjoyed it. How long did it take to get to the lodge, I assume you launched at Lake Haruroko? I have the same boat as yourself. Cheers

Whats the boat?

I caught a nice Rainbow from the SHORE on my second or third cast. So, one can catch them from the shore!

I went over the Coast with a mate in early October to fish the mouth of the Hokitika River, and only caught 1 kg in a week. By all accounts the East Coast fished better that the West this season, with some great runs in the The Waimak.

Looks like a good spot for set net

Nice work I'm itching watching this 😆

Nice vid mate. Any chance can get a vid on jet unit set up please and thank you. And was there much pig rooting around when you were there?

Hey great video, did you end up going for the oct fishing comp ?

Hi there another great video fishing an isolated river. Do you have an outboard or jet unit to get access

just found your channel great stuff just subscribed :)

Hi there. Have you ever tried scooping upstream. I have no boat, so wondering if ok upriver. Thanks

Are you going to do some trout fishing videos

Great video glad you got to enjoy a week away and pick up a few feeds of whitebait look forward to when your next video comes out

beautiful ,,,, many trout or kahawai about

What’s the definition of set when talking about setgear

Always enjoy your adventures,thanks

Nice, are you in haast for the whitebait festival. Thats the day we get there

Too much snow on the takis, wait till water comes up a degree or two.

Enjoy the white baiting and. The music.

Good to see you back

We got a good run up in Canterbury 3-4 days ago, I was lucky enough to get two 25+lb days in a row. Some of the shoals were amazing to see!

Looks fun!

10 hours running in the engine is a long time when your on the water! We did a day up the South Fiord to run in our 50hp Tohatsu and only managed 4.5 hours, did the same as you tho and stopped at every waterfall or river for a softbait

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Tell me how doc can do further evaluations when here on kaituna in plain sight of bell road Bridge and many other places whitebaiting has been happening for last six weeks with opening tomorrow. Don't think they could catch a wounded elephant in six foot of snow

It seems old fat fingers here accidentally deleted a comment from Luke Payne, so I'll repost it here: "Small brown fish was a juvenile stargazer" Thanks Luke