@@treasuretrails Will have to give it a go! Went over to Matarangi last year, caught so many kahawai with my dad off the beach. What's the usual over Whitianga side?
@@paulglucina1184 welcome to the fam mate! Much appreciated. The bucket I got through mighty ape here in NZ: tinyurl.com/bdeb4etp and the bubbler I use with it these days is one from Rapala, got that through Burnsco Marine: tinyurl.com/5n7z5s25 . Makes a pretty good combo for keeping live bait alive or if you're taking kids fishing and don't really want to keep the fish
Oh absolutely! Don't taste too bad to humans either if treated right, but small kahawai like that definitely make amazing kingfish bait if they're lurking around. Still trying to catch one of those beasts, somehow they've eluded me so far. Thanks for watching mate, and look forward to more content.
Yeah I've gone digging for pipi on slow fishing days, sometimes there's heaps but sometimes it's a bit hard to find decent ones. What kind of jigs do you throw out there?
@@otklfnz yeah Bubba's is my go to when I'm down that way, legends there for fishing supplies and local knowledge. Will have to give that a go, haven't done much jigging for a long while.
@@SIDEWAYZNZ Yeah definitely bro! Chuck out a line and see what you get. I don't think I've had a day down there without at least catching a few small kahawai.
@@loonatick0072 yeah mate I find morning/evening there is good - think there's a bunch of rocks along the channel boats use to get into the marina and the snapper hang close by because of the shellfish beds.
@@SkySeka dunno about that mate, I've seen some decent snapper and kahawai caught up and down that beach at times. Especially when the pipi etc are prolific on the sandbars
Come try fishing in Whitianga it is the best!
@@treasuretrails Will have to give it a go! Went over to Matarangi last year, caught so many kahawai with my dad off the beach. What's the usual over Whitianga side?
@@Ride_Reel Can catch huge record breaking trevally over here off the beach in whitianga!
@@treasuretrails awesome! Haven't caught a good trev for years, will definitely add that to my list of places for my next road trip.
Great vid! New Sub. Where abouts did you get that bucket? Great bit of kit.
@@paulglucina1184 welcome to the fam mate! Much appreciated. The bucket I got through mighty ape here in NZ: tinyurl.com/bdeb4etp and the bubbler I use with it these days is one from Rapala, got that through Burnsco Marine: tinyurl.com/5n7z5s25 . Makes a pretty good combo for keeping live bait alive or if you're taking kids fishing and don't really want to keep the fish
Many thanks, enjoying the content!
Mullet, and fresh kahawai, excellent bait..
Oh absolutely! Don't taste too bad to humans either if treated right, but small kahawai like that definitely make amazing kingfish bait if they're lurking around. Still trying to catch one of those beasts, somehow they've eluded me so far. Thanks for watching mate, and look forward to more content.
I like to cast jigs from that very spot. Good pipi’s on that sand bar to your right on the shallow sand there too.
Yeah I've gone digging for pipi on slow fishing days, sometimes there's heaps but sometimes it's a bit hard to find decent ones. What kind of jigs do you throw out there?
@@Ride_Reel 30-40g micro jigs mate, it is awesome fun. The Catch pocket rockets, see the guys at Bubbas supplies Whangamata
@@otklfnz yeah Bubba's is my go to when I'm down that way, legends there for fishing supplies and local knowledge. Will have to give that a go, haven't done much jigging for a long while.
i ALWAYS SWIM HERE, NEEDA BRING MY RODS SOMETIME.
@@SIDEWAYZNZ Yeah definitely bro! Chuck out a line and see what you get. I don't think I've had a day down there without at least catching a few small kahawai.
Went at tht second spot December last year 5am got 6 good size snappers in two hours
@@loonatick0072 yeah mate I find morning/evening there is good - think there's a bunch of rocks along the channel boats use to get into the marina and the snapper hang close by because of the shellfish beds.
Do you normally leave your reel in the sand?
@@smellyvalley not normally no, I try to avoid it most times as it's risking damaging the mechanism
Beautiful spot! But 15:31 too long! 😁
@@seaview1997 thanks for watching and the feedback, planning to make some more short form content of beautiful places soon enough.
Dived all around those rocks and those islands. This is 30 years ago and it wasn't that good then. Too close to the town.
Fishing there is crap everywhere
@@SkySeka dunno about that mate, I've seen some decent snapper and kahawai caught up and down that beach at times. Especially when the pipi etc are prolific on the sandbars