Yer mate .... Bit serial really .... Lot of cars damaged on roofs & bonnets & clear light roofs hammered with hole, all in Matakawau .... Rose & Greg had a big tree come down at their place which I visited today .... but didn't get the big hail stones that we got here !!

Hi Frodoz ... Their plentiful in the Harbour still & the Trevally love them as their main menu ... Season starts September but not into their full orange roe till November December odd, but some years they have held their condition through till mid-March .... very yummy indeed mate !!

Ha ...yer ... Roads going to be closed for around 2 years they were saying mate !!

@@GeraldMuir damn well seeing how bad it is its no surprise

Thank you, Sharon, for your kind words. I have been living on the Peninsula for I think 10 years now & yes, it is certainly paradise for me too ... I'm in the little fishing village at Matakawau point as I love my fishing too xx

Sorry that the music didn't suit you Makka ... It is very hard to decide on music for these fishing adventure, however, thank you for your honest comment & perhaps you may like some of my other content on my channel with a lot of better music to listen too while viewing my videos 👍

Thank you so much xxx

Hey Wayde .... thanks for that & hope you guys are well up their xxx !!

What dates mate ?

@@GeraldMuir We just got home. We drove past Matakawau on our way to the Manukau light house, but our visit was brief. Would've loved to have seen ya, but we will be back. Such a beautiful part of the country.

Thanks Isaac ... hope you had a great Christmas & New Year mate !

@Gerald Muir it was good thanks mate

Take my Money ... Lol !!

Rest In Peace your caravan dad lol

Gidday Glen .... We Launch from the Western side of the Manukau Harbour, from a little Fishing village on the Awhitu Pennsula called Matakawau where we live .... You can follow more of our Fishing Adventures on the Manukau Harbour on our new KZbin Fishing Channel called Fish & Hunt To The End Of The Earth New Zealand or click on the circle icon on this reply ... Cheers & enjoy your fishing mate !!

Cheers Glenn ... what music do you think would go with this Hunting video as i'm always keen for feed back to improve my content ... thanks !!

@@GeraldMuir Well I don't think anything vocal is a good idea. Maybe some kind of 'adventure' music, like a soundtrack from an adventure movie?

Hi Lydia ... Thanks once again for this second comment & also i'll refer you to your 2014 trip comments & list the daily bag limits once again. I'm not shore about your comment or assumption that only the cray tails were kept though ... or are you assuming this ? ............... Limits on accumulation Within the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Area, a limited defence provision exists to allow possession of accumulated rock lobster taken over 3 or more days in excess of the daily possession limit if: • not more than 15 rock lobster are possessed; and • the daily take limit of 6 rock lobster was not exceeded on any day; and • not more than 3 rock lobster were taken from the Milford Sound internal waters of Fiordland; and • in the case of rock lobster held on board or landed from a vessel, including rock lobster removed from any holding pot, the rock lobster are held in labelled containers or bags that: - contain only rock lobster taken on a single day; and - are clearly labelled to record: (i) the individual fisher’s full name; and (ii) the date on which the rock lobster was taken by the fisher; and (iii) the number of rock lobster held in the container or bag; and (iv) the number of rock lobster (if any) taken from the Milford Sound internal waters of Fiordland. In the case of rock lobster held temporarily in a holding pot at sea, the fisher maintains and is able to immediately produce upon the request of a Fishery Officer, a legible written record containing the following information: (i) the individual fisher’s full name; and (ii) the date on which the fisher took the rock lobster; and (iii) the number of rock lobster held in each rock lobster holding pot, including the number of rock lobster taken from within the Milford Sound internal waters of Fiordland; and (iv) the Global Positioning System (GPS) co-ordinates or physical location of each holding pot; and (v) The date on which the fisher removed rock lobster from each holding pot; and (vi) The number of rock lobster removed from each holding pot.

Gidday mate.i was only going off comments an visual of how many guys there were an how long u guys stayed there for,I just see a whole lot of crays that's all mate,I understand you label date an name as you have stated in both an in other comments to another person..I only assumed you guys only consumed tails due to watching your video in 2016 part 2 4:57 just cooking the tails..Don't see no sign of the heads etc....which is pretty dam good..I'm from the west coast south island..takes couple Days on foot or fly in to get there...as a kid I've grown up diving in front of our house/Bach an just told to get a feed..we had(an enjoyed) to eat every little bit of the cray I'm the 5th generation,great great great father built it(ngai tahu)..there were literally hundreds of crayfish.Boats come in take there LEGAL limits.my son has trouble getting a feed now,let alone my grandkids(mokos).I'm just putting it out there mate..get a feed an respect tangaroa(sea)that's all I'm saying mate..enjoy your diving 😌

@@lydiaparnell Hi Lydia ... yer, fare comments mate & i guess you only see what i edit .. to be fair !! . Yer we had all the bodies from the kia night boiling away out in the kitchen for Cray soup & stock for when we got back & i am always the first to spread the yellow of the inside on some fresh bread & butter as it is the best of all the creature for sure. Also i am aware that quite a few commercial Cray boats work in that area ?

@@GeraldMuir yummy 😋 cheers mate..happy diving

Hi Lydia ... Thanks for your comments mate & yes ... Is the quoter system Sustainable ?. I believe that 4 crays per day is more than enough & have been pushing for this for many years. However i can recall this trip was for 4 days with 2 bins of 12 crayfish = 24 & quarter bin of Blue Cod in total. Iv'e documented the catch limits below for your reading & i'm guessing 2016 was our last trip into that area & not had the opportunity for the last 5 years since ....... Limits on accumulation Within the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Area, a limited defence provision exists to allow possession of accumulated rock lobster taken over 3 or more days in excess of the daily possession limit if: • not more than 15 rock lobster are possessed; and • the daily take limit of 6 rock lobster was not exceeded on any day; and • not more than 3 rock lobster were taken from the Milford Sound internal waters of Fiordland; and • in the case of rock lobster held on board or landed from a vessel, including rock lobster removed from any holding pot, the rock lobster are held in labelled containers or bags that: - contain only rock lobster taken on a single day; and - are clearly labelled to record: (i) the individual fisher’s full name; and (ii) the date on which the rock lobster was taken by the fisher; and (iii) the number of rock lobster held in the container or bag; and (iv) the number of rock lobster (if any) taken from the Milford Sound internal waters of Fiordland. In the case of rock lobster held temporarily in a holding pot at sea, the fisher maintains and is able to immediately produce upon the request of a Fishery Officer, a legible written record containing the following information: (i) the individual fisher’s full name; and (ii) the date on which the fisher took the rock lobster; and (iii) the number of rock lobster held in each rock lobster holding pot, including the number of rock lobster taken from within the Milford Sound internal waters of Fiordland; and (iv) the Global Positioning System (GPS) co-ordinates or physical location of each holding pot; and (v) The date on which the fisher removed rock lobster from each holding pot; and (vi) The number of rock lobster removed from each holding pot.

Yer ... It's a pretty special place we have here for sure .... Take the Tour one day mate, over the summer xx !!

@@GeraldMuir Deal 👍

Awesome😊 grew up at bigbay