Back out of alert 3 chasing fat early Spring snaps and carrots in the little FC lucky charm

[@tend1130]

Congrats on great fishing and responsible conservation by sending the big one back! You set a very good example for all fishers.

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers TE for the kind words I do love catching fish but it makes a great catch more so special to watch a magnificent beast swim away. I try not to catch these bigger fish and def don't target them so will always try to release :-) - also when the fishing is hot it's great to be able to release a few back to carry on for future generations - great to be able to pick and chose with a lot of good healthy ones going back... Tight lines

[@martintopp1399]

Cheers mate. Love the instruction as you are fishing. Gres day out on the water. Love the action. Thanks so much!

[@sionevahaakolo7227]

Awesome work bro! Very clear audio and excellent footage. #TightLines 🔥👌

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers SV Tight lines

[@100ccollier]

So glad I found your channel awesome mahi 🤙🏾

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers cc - hope you enjoy a few of them :-) Tight lines

[@dantolo817]

Great session loving it

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers DT Tight lines

[@lesliekistanministry191]

The rig is so simple but effective, just love it. I used the glow bead and it works, I find the green and pink one really good for some reason. Thanks Jase!

[@reinierblignaut7093]

That last snapper was a good one.

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers RB Topped the day off nicely :-) Tight lines

[@nanpho80]

What a cool show, I like it

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers n80 Hope you enjoy a few of the vids :-) Tight lines

[@Poha961]

Great video sir

[@dank454]

Vids just get better and better man, everyone i meet having a flick on the rocks or up the beach knows the channel and loves the content. Learning plenty cheers!

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers DK I love that people are enjoying them and hopefully inspiring them to get out there - it's special to know many support the show Tight lines

[@youngblood8074]

Great videos really informative

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers MdJ Tight lines

[@gibo1363]

Mean session, great vid

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers G#1 :-) Tight lines

[@jasonnesbitt5105]

So much snapper wicked and consistent size , enjoyed that vid That was a good sesh ,can't wait to get out and get some lines wet now spring is here ,good stuff bro 👍👍

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers JN Was a good day and always good to keep a steady flow of good fish coming aboard - early Spring and early Autumn is my favorite times to fish :-) Tight lines

[@haydenpaterson4473]

Wat a good day out on the water. Nice one bro !

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers HP Was a good day out with a few nice fish to top it off :-) Tight lines

[@tcyy90114]

oh man I wish I could go out with my FC on that day, mint weather condition. Great episode as always!

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers SY Was a mint day out that's for sure and topped the day off with a few nice fish in the bin :-) Tight lines

[@onetun6953]

Jeez is this why folk live in Auckland

[@thor_6886]

Careful, the people who live around that western harbour might be insulted if you call them Aucklanders, even if their rates bill says Auckland!!

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Hi Pt It can be great fishing in certain places but some spots use to be a lot more amazing fishing - my local use to hold good fish with lots of 20lb plus and average 10-12lb with plenty of 5-8lb but no longer holds these fish which is a shame. But yip Auckland does have a good fishery on it's doorstep just hoping I can still say this in 10-20yrs time :-) Tight lines

[@scottholmes8374]

Need a bigger bin bro hope a sponsor gives you one lol

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Hahahahaha - yep a bigger bin would be good - not to much more for the little tin though would have to leave Stevo at home to save boat room :-) Tight lines

[@reelphatties6426]

Love the video killed it I subscribed 👍🏻 tight lines brother

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers RP for the support Tight lines

[@brendanhowley2964]

Another awesome video bro!

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers BH Was a good day :-) Tight lines

[@easygarden777]

Some beautiful fish again mate👍 When you were showing us the hooks I couldn't really see it. I think if you put against the backdrop of the sky rather than between the camera and you, old half blind guys like me will be able to see it 😁

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers VNZ Yep hard to tell what I will end up for editing being just a little GoPro - be good to have a camcorder and turn the screen to see what it's actually looking at sometimes but like you I'm old and half blind so prob wouldn't see it either ;-) .......(will try to remember to do a few diff angles when showing things) Tight lines

[@raymika2804]

Hey bro would you be able to do a video just on whats the best rigs for surf casting for the west coast and how to set them all. Up? Or do you already have a video on this? Cheers

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Hi RRM I mainly just use the two set ups - one is the running rig and the other is the dropper rig. This is an older vid but pretty much haven't changed much in the way of the rigs - the dropper rig side of things you can use a flasher rig so already set up for you and use the ones that have the Mutsu hook - this is pretty much a recurve hook and fish hook themselves quite often - I also always have a J hook set incase I want to swap over and actually strike on the fish. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3zck4KFptRrsKc Tight lines

[@thor_6886]

I'd love to see you take the little 430 to the G...yard on a pearler of a day like that, tangle with some donkeys. Looks like you've got the tote forit.

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Hi T_68 Have yet to really fish the area and wary about that area especially in the little tin - would prob softbait it as I have herd of boats going down due to trying to retrieve there anchor. Maybe get there one day - will be back up at the entrance doing a bit of surfcasting by using the little tin to get there ;-) Tight lines

[@bigddazza321]

REEL KIWI FISHING FISH WHISPERER I took my 430 up there a few times Ive found best is outgoing tide Easterly wind of 5 knots or less And swell smaller the better but under half a meter is ideal Had 2 stunning days out there in the 465 in the 1st level 2 cought some stonking fish happy to let you follow me up one day if you want just gotta pick a perfect day

[@sallysagar6112]

Hi Jason love your show but could you when you hold up hooks not hold them in front of your black jacket. Carnt see em a light back ground is needed ta . Cheers Al from Australia yea

[@raymika2804]

Hey can those gurnard traces be used off the rocks or off the sand west coast matata?

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Hi rrm It is just a strayline rig which you can use for the boat or rocks - when fishing from the rocks I use just enough weight to get the bait out - you can use no sinker at all (floating bait) which works really well. For off the sand you normally want to use heavier weight to get the baits out further especially out west, flasher rig with a 4-5oz breakaway works well for off the sand and gurnard come up off the floor to get baits. You can also use a running rig which will put your bait right on the ground. Tight lines

[@georginawalker-grace6772]

Kia Ora I'm looking at buying my moko his first surf rod he goes fishing about every 3rd day at Mitimiti West Coast Far North that is their food box I have bought him a Shakespeare beach patrola 12ft but something inside me is not happy do you have some suggestions for me.

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Hi GW-G Being a young fella and fishing a lot I would suggest sticking with a fiberglass rod for now - they can take a lot more punishment than carbon and are good to learn with. Although a little more heavier and sometimes bulkier, as he gets older he can move into that more lighter stuff. 12-13ft is a good size to start with when young but fishing on the West coast I always fish with a 14-15ft rod which helps a lot. It will give you better distance and helps with west coast waves etc but depending on how young he is 12-13ft for the first year or 2 is a good start. If he gets comfy quickly and depending his age he could look at moving into something longer. If really young it can be difficult to fish a long rod. Most brands have a good rod and the great thing about shakespare is they can take a beating. Once he wants to move up then he could look at the likes of the 14ft Okuma Tournament concept rod - although they are a graphite rod they can take some stick and are well known for their glass like characteristics - it would be a good step up for him once comfortable. Below this you could look at the likes of the 14'6 Solaris or the 15ft Xfactor - this could be a little bulky why'll young. Tight lines

[@reelqualitytime]

Hey Jase, love watching your vids mate. Thinking about getting the same boat, had a look at one at Albany with a 40hp plus all the mods but was wondering if the extra 10hp make much difference and worth the $$. Saw your boat on the yard and really like the setup, hoping to be able to take the wife and two kids out on it too. Cheers

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers KE for the support - I normally just have the 2 of us with a bit of gear and it does 20-22knts which I think is ample - the 40hp will give you a lot more get up and go and if paying the extra doesn't break the bank then up grade - if you don't you will still be able to do the same as one with a 40 but just a little slower - if you are thinking of towing the kids around at some stage then go the 40... Hope that helps and try talk to Mike and let him know I sent ya (He'll look after ya) Tight lines

[@John-uh2cm]

Nice vid mate. Can I ask, how do you set up your strayline rig using braid?

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers J I double the end of my braid about 1ft long using a surgeons loop then do a back to back uni knot to join the trace - doubling the braid helps a lot and makes it sim thickness to the trace. I did this vid for work which shows you how to do the loop and back to back uni :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZrEiWWfbaZ1aZo kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXecq3eea6qar6s Tight lines

[@bemybeeby]

I love your vids man, always learn something. Are you fishing near channels in the harbour or right up on the flats? Cheers Jase, keep up the good work.

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers TB for the kind words and great you are getting something out of them - we normally fish in the channels as I find the fish cruse them on there way to their feeding grounds or even mooching in them - the flats do hold fish like this but we like to drift these while softbaiting. We have anchored up just in the channel and berleyed for them on the flats so the boat doesn't disturb them to much - cool fun flicking back a floating cube of bait into a mtr and get smashed. Tight lines

[@clarksun99]

love the write ups eh, is this spot easily accessible by kayak? based in central auckland. Thanks

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Hi yy s Not to sure you want to be drifting around in a Kayak - not only is it quite a dangerous area with many maritime disasters, massive currents and swirls but the great whites and big bronzies that roam the area is a little scary. Wind against tides which is around 3-5knts at times can chop up out of know where. I've never seen a Kayaker out there - haven't seen a white as yet but know someone that had one stropping out when it got caught up in his anchor and didn't see what it was but launching one time there was a massive splash with huge white water like a car fell out of the sky. Tight lines

[@bigddazza321]

Yy s I agree with jase not the best idea to go where the video was filmed in a yack Be a he’ll paddle anyway its 45 minutes in a boat You could launch a yak closer but still wouldn’t suggest it However over the summer period the Kaipara has alot of fantastic fishing which would be accessible by yak During the 1st level 3 which was arround may by memory my mates in lew of the boat being available were getting some very nice fish

[@clarksun99]

Cheers guys. Bit of a newbie, never tried the kaipara on my yak, will look into some more kayak friendly spots on the kaipara

[@nanpho80]

What kind of boat you got looks good

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

It's a FC430 - great little boats, plenty of room and great to be able to walk about on it safely. Tight lines

[@malamaaukuso5491]

Nice vid bro . How much to go fishing with you bro ?

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers MA Wish sometimes I could charter or guide but to much red tape and have to have boat in survey etc - just stick to taking the mates and family, little easier if problems happen...Hopefully these vids inspire you to make you and your mates to get out there and enjoy your own Reel Kiwi Fishing adventures :-) Tight lines

[@bigddazza321]

Reels a bit rough there jase a bit squeeky

[@Reel-Kiwi-Fishing]

Cheers DH - reels algd its the little handle needs like a little hard plastic washer between the arm and handle - gets a little wet then starts to squeak :-) Tight lines