Thanks for watching team Te Taiko. You’ll get them fish soon!

Yep my pronunciation needs some work sorry for butchering it.

@KingsWithAndy you're all good mate! Great vid too!

Thanks Paul, I appreciate the feedback.

Thanks mate. Appreciate the feedback

Yes sir. I couldn’t imagine doing this in my old Warehouse Kayak, but you have to start somewhere. Keen to try a multiple day mission to a few of these islands during summer for a bit of an explore trip. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for the comments Jezza. Good to see somebody hitting the sunset fishing. Interesting comment about the water temp , makes sense. I remember in the old days the guys picking up the 20’s in the shallows all swore by the sunset bite.

Thanks for watching. The nanomatrix was a 6-10kg …. Amazed it handled that king.

Thanks

I would have to agree.... I think the idea of cold wet dark packing up the kayak puts us off doing more sunset trips but definitely see more action just as the light drops. If filming wasn't so crap maybe I should try an overnight session to see what its like kayak fishing at night.

Was great to meet you too Dan. Always keen to chat to other kayak fishermen who are just getting into the sport. Hopefully we will see you again at some of the spots around Auckland to share tips and tricks.

Great question....Sunset was high tide launch falling to low (aprox 3-4 hrs), Sunrise was 8am Low tide so 2 hrs either side of Low

With your track record of big moochers I would agree with you!

If I’m honest I haven’t fished sunset that often 😂

Thanks mate, the fog does add a different element of challenge to the fishing… bring on spring I say!

Welcome aboard! I appreciate the shout out. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Rob. I’ve had some kingy success in that area in my youth. Keen to get them kings again soon… maybe we get lucky with BH in October

Thanks for watching and subscribing!

Thanks for your feedback. Is it the challenge or the cooking that you’re giving me feedback back on? Happy to do more fishing 😊

Thanks for watching! Having many cameras helps with the angles….. not the bank balance haha.

Thanks mate! Lots of trial and error over the years. I am a big fan of Mexican cuisine so lots of practice there.

True I lucked out with this one. Haha I’m not looking forward to the shallow 300g jig session in Shallow estuary!

😂 Bring it

My Stealth one was in the wash! Have you got a Kaveman one yet? 😉

Thanks Dman! I’ll have to drag you and Dillon out for a fish soon!

Hahaha thanks Andrew…. I felt so bad with that I contemplated editing it out but I thought somebody would find it funnny!

Thanks Kev, I might hit you up about fishing them I have only done it once in the Coromandel and would like to try some filming this time.

Any chance of getting a schedule of when the barge works. Only seen it out there once and had a gret day bouncing my softbaits off the side of it. Got a video on my channel a couple years ago.

@@snappagrabba i will give him a call and let you know

@@snappagrabba rang Dean and he doesnt have set days on any week, he works when the factory needs mussels. Next week is Wed/Thurs. ok

Thanks Tahli, yeah I need to work on my “release” haha …. The second one worked better!

Thanks Loz…. I still have the joy and challenge to join the 20lb club but it’s always exciting catching a new one & stepping closer. Keeps me coming back again and again.

Maybe you need to stop chasing Kings and focus on winter moochers 😂

Never!

Thanks Rob. Was fun…. Wish more sessions were like this haha.

Thanks for watching team Te Taiko! I was watching your epic journey to Fiji thinking what monster fish you might have been passing over haha :)

@@KingsWithAndy yes and we never caught any! We tried too!

Thanks Jezza appreciate the feedback, Im not using a GoPro Remote but I do use the Insta 360 remote for my 360 Camera, that was a good purchase as its a pain to have to extend/retract the boom to turn on off the 360. I dont have the battery capacity to have the cameras running the whole time *yet* but something im working towards... there is a trade off with editing effort havign to trawl through 8-10hours of footage vs missing the take or unique shot.... I think I might get to a point of having the 360 always running (battery life is good) but for now I scramble to turn them on when the action starts.

Thanks, always a great day on the water in my mind haha

Thanks for watching and the sub. I will definitely have a look!

Thanks mate, I think there was an issue with the circle hook not free moving. Potentially the hook might have turned into the live bait… will experiment with some other options…. I think the size of the live bait is the reason a massive king took it….I have had previous success on big baits… maybe a bigger hook required

Bridle rig through the eyes brother hook exposed 👍🏾 Choice vid Glad you never hit my spot X😝😎🎣

@@petepender5539thanks Pete for watching , I need to practice my bridal rigging…. I am unfortunately a bit lazy and go for the easy option annoyingly losing some good fish.

Thanks for watching mate, we are lucky that we can get up North for the endless summer! It was a bit chilly at the start of the morning around 6*C but definitely warmed up later in the day.

Thanks for the sub mate! Glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks Jezza, maybe we should hit this one together in the near future…. Imagine the drone shots haha

Thanks Rob, has definitely made me recheck my hooks and live bait holding techniques…. Might make a video of my efforts to learn…. Both Olaf and I had multiple missed hookups on our circle hooks so need some review I think. Makes us go back again eh.

Yeah amazing place, definitely will be back. Now I know I can get there and back in a day(just) might be soon haha

Thanks KnightClan…. Appreciate the support. A new adventure is up already! And another coming soon (might even contain the biggest snapper I’ve caught this year 😉)

Thanks for watching. Ika mata is definitely a favourite way to eat fish soo yum!

Thanks for watching Rus…. You should remind me to bring fish on a Monday!

Thanks Rob. I think I had the classic case of live bait + additional kahawai on the softbait = disaster

Thanks Loz. I normally give them about 10-15m depending if I'm running a sinker or not. Sometimes a pain to keep control of but find it works best for the kings.

Thanks for watching. Yep true addict out in lovely weather trying to find the big ones haha.

Im glad your enjoyed it. Regards the tether I have one and use it if I’m offshore or days that the surf is up…. I find it gets in the way a lot. The Stealth paddle holder on the nose does a great job of keeping the paddle safe and out of the way. Otherwise the paddle is firmly in my hands :)

As seen in an upcoming video where I tussle with an “out of Towner “ haha

Will do... Ill do a run through of my cameras on an upcoming video. Thanks for the request. Keep them coming.

Thanks Nicolas, yes the Stealth Fisha series are amazing kayaks. Well worth the extra cash vs other brands.

@@KingsWithAndy yeep i agree

@@KingsWithAndy They don't ship many in the Uk

Thanks mate…. More to come… I’ll do some more vids of the setup of the 460 when fully loaded soon.

Main cam is GoPro 11 Black Mini, angled shots from Insta 360 X3, and sometimes I use my Iphone 14 Pro (off the water).