I remember as a kid back in the late 50's catching kahawai along the rocky foreshore at Goose Bay/Oaro using my little trout spinning rod, a treble hook, a shiny washer and red wool. Caught heaps. In those days we either left them for the seagulls or gave then to day for his cray pots. We never ate them.....too may crays. Lol.
Great video! One day I’ll go out to target some Kahawai. I’ve also been looking at fishing freshwater at lake pupuke. Would love to see a video on squid fishing from you! 👍👍
Yeah I think ky are so underestimated aye. And they cook up quite nice. Nz are snapper snobs and that’s all they want. As a result snapper stocks are failing. Ky are more fun to catch, acrobatic, pull hard. I love catching them
I caught one once that would have been 75-80 was incredible. Would have pulled an equivalent king backwards I think. But yeah the 3 kg ones are good fun though. Like that beast I got on my kayak jumping the other week
Hey man, just wondering, in terms of having success rate, is lure or bait better at catching kahawai? Thanks. And also, can kahawais see lure in the dark?
hmmm good question haha personally i think bait mainly cause i have the ability to cast far into the zone but with lure fishing you have limited distances not to mention lure size has to be considered too and hte kahawai has to b around the area in order to see it. i don't think kahawai can see in the dark but definitely can sense some movement
@@BasicFishingNZ thanks heaps for replying man. I think I agree with you too. I was thinking like, maybe cast a surfcaster out with a beach spike and use a smaller rod meanwhile to have a go with lure fishing?
i think they're good. ppl need to prepare them right if they want to get the best taste out of them: bleed them and gut them immediately to prevent the iodine tainting the flesh.
Yeah but with snapper, cod, kingis and the like it's not a highly rated fish compared to those. Personally kahawai is my favourite fish and even the small ones put up a good fight on a light gear
I love your videos bro 👍🏽 learning heaps of new stuff as a starting fisher
thank you for watching!
I remember as a kid back in the late 50's catching kahawai along the rocky foreshore at Goose Bay/Oaro using my little trout spinning rod, a treble hook, a shiny washer and red wool. Caught heaps. In those days we either left them for the seagulls or gave then to day for his cray pots. We never ate them.....too may crays. Lol.
jeez haha different times for sure
I live at oaro and I've caught 4 this week only just started fishing last week there still there mate it's a lot fun
Great video and fun spotting the local places. I liked your lures one too. Good to see the Old Mangere Bridge there :-) Cheers
cheers
Awesome video mate!
Thanks for the visit
Thanks man ❤❤ keep up the amazing work mann
Thank you!
Great video! One day I’ll go out to target some Kahawai. I’ve also been looking at fishing freshwater at lake pupuke. Would love to see a video on squid fishing from you! 👍👍
yea not sure about the squid lol but maybe one day
love your vids mate!
Thanks a ton!
@@BasicFishingNZ Your Welcome. Im hoping to try and catch a kahawai off the wharf soon and this video helped a lot thx!
Well done!
Nice voiceover, really good imformation.
Glad you liked it!
Thanks mate....amazing tutorial...
Glad you liked it!
That was a good vid bro. Nice voice over too
thanx man appreciate it
Yeah I think ky are so underestimated aye. And they cook up quite nice. Nz are snapper snobs and that’s all they want. As a result snapper stocks are failing. Ky are more fun to catch, acrobatic, pull hard. I love catching them
would b nice to see kahawai grow big as the kingfish haha that would b an epic catch
I caught one once that would have been 75-80 was incredible. Would have pulled an equivalent king backwards I think.
But yeah the 3 kg ones are good fun though. Like that beast I got on my kayak jumping the other week
far out haha i do know in nsw or somewhere around south auzzie the kahawai/salmon r huge there
Love catching kahawai my best on a day so far is 9 on a spinner in a work up off the beach I also use bait most days
ive still yet to experience a work up off the beach with the lure
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
where do you fish my friend? were in auckland but cant find any good wharfs... still yet to catch anything bigger than mackeral.
have u tried devonport wharf? its a good place and had a few successful trips there
@@BasicFishingNZ I have not but I shall! Is that the one by the ferry terminal?
yes
Hey man, just wondering, in terms of having success rate, is lure or bait better at catching kahawai? Thanks.
And also, can kahawais see lure in the dark?
hmmm good question haha personally i think bait mainly cause i have the ability to cast far into the zone but with lure fishing you have limited distances not to mention lure size has to be considered too and hte kahawai has to b around the area in order to see it. i don't think kahawai can see in the dark but definitely can sense some movement
@@BasicFishingNZ thanks heaps for replying man. I think I agree with you too. I was thinking like, maybe cast a surfcaster out with a beach spike and use a smaller rod meanwhile to have a go with lure fishing?
thats what i did the only problem is its hard to do 2 things at once
What hook do you think is better kl or klt
definitely the KLTs
Hey bro will you be doing a squid video anytime soon?
not any time soon. but maybe one day
Cool vid as always bro. Chur
Thanks for the visit
Very helpful
thank you very much!
Good video mate. Thanks :)
Glad you enjoyed it
Good Tutorial
Thanks
yesterday i caught a 10 pound kahawai and it was fun to bring in
Bloody yummy Cheers.👍 mate Nice.😆
Saludo compañero buena pesca un abrazo muy grande cuídate mucho hasta la próxima
Iike 11
Suprisingly my best fight with a fish was a parore. Really good fighters
oh yes and lots of them around too
Basic_Fishing do you like their taste? Ppl say they taste bad
i think they're good. ppl need to prepare them right if they want to get the best taste out of them: bleed them and gut them immediately to prevent the iodine tainting the flesh.
Basic_Fishing thank you for the advice.
You can still get 4-5kg Kahawai at the waimak
With a work up
I prefer Kahawai to snapper most of the time, ironically I catch way more snapper lol.
lol wish i had that case haha
I caught 9 kahawai while trawling in a small bay
always fun wen you hook up in a workup
@@BasicFishingNZ yeah
my friend kahawi is not an under rated fish its one of the most well known fish in NZ
Yeah but with snapper, cod, kingis and the like it's not a highly rated fish compared to those. Personally kahawai is my favourite fish and even the small ones put up a good fight on a light gear
well there are some fish species that are rated as 'unappreciated' XD haha
Ka wai its pronounced ka ha wai
A kahawai is known as a Australia salmon
yep
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yay!
KA-HA-WAI NOT KAWAI