Unbelievable Kahawai Fishing at the Waimakariri River Mouth with Our Favourite Lures

[@deanhoward7534]

You guys do the best fishing videos! So relatable and funny 😅. Kahawai really are the "peoples fish". ❤

[@deanhoward7534]

Glad the grimreaper lures are so effective for you. Cheers for the plug ❤

[@Fishingreminder]

Cheers Dean - appreciate that. Yeah for sure and Kahawai are also the best eating, haha. Have you tried my German Brat - Kahawai Recipe yet? Soo yummy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWenpmCaq5uqrM0

[@walkintomydream7208]

Yes! Fishing for the people's fish at the people's fishing spot in Christchurch

[@BasicFishingNZ]

gr8 to see the boat in action out there. awesome action on the kahawai

[@Fishingreminder]

Cheers Peter, yeah great little spot for boat fishing, eh. I bet it would be good fun on a kayak too. I was a bit worried when I had my kayak that there's too much current out there. But it's actually not too bad.

[@MacFORTITUDINE]

You two are amazing ! And I love how much knowledge you share. ❤

[@Fishingreminder]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy our content!

[@WinnieCyL]

The water is so blue!!Amazing!

[@Drone-D-Fishy]

nice Video 🤙

[@Fishingreminder]

Thanks ✌

[@Marlonoverlunde]

Great video, lovely couple fishing, I also fish with my girl, good information Thankyou for sharing your experiences I'm from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 ♥️

[@Fishingreminder]

thanks so much for the nice feedback

[@hicktownguy2]

AWESOME !!!🤙🤙🤙

[@Fishingreminder]

cheers :)

[@kingmarz3635]

I liked the video … a lot I felt real excitement when both of hooked up and fish jumped across each other, it was fantastic for the viewing. Salmon fishing on the Waitaki has been a bit lacklustre have only caught two so far and one was only 4 1/2 pounds (trout size) seen a few though, will try again tomorrow

[@Fishingreminder]

Thanks mate, shame about the salmon. Hopefully you'll still get a few.

[@MFoden]

Another great video guys!!! Well done!!!

[@Fishingreminder]

cheers, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@Robonza]

Great video mate. When you dropping kahawai, sharpen your hooks and keep the rod tip high, I guarantee way less drops.

[@Fishingreminder]

cheers mate, thanks for the tip 👍

[@WinnieCyL]

Good video~Look forward your update!!🤩

[@Fishingreminder]

thank you 👍

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Legends 🙏 Hyeshin needs more fishing time, get fit for the big kingfish 🎣

[@Fishingreminder]

haha, yeah absolutely - it's about time too, I haven't had a kingfish this year. But if we get one you have to promise to come over and smoke it. I tried but I just can't replicate the way you make it. It was so yummy.

[@walkintomydream7208]

Yes! Bring it on! Catching those big Kahawai is also practicing for pulling a big kingi with you later!😉

[@hughbond4584]

Another great video - nice to see you guys at my 'go-to' fishing spot. Cheers.

[@walkintomydream7208]

Have you caught any good fish in Waimak?

[@Fishingreminder]

cheers Hugh, wonder what it's like in winter. Do you sometimes fish there over the winter months?

[@jerrybow8779]

Come back in the whitebait season, the kahawai are twice as big then!!

[@Fishingreminder]

haha, okay will do 👍

[@walkintomydream7208]

That will be awesome! BIG Kahawai for dinner with some whitebait fritters!!😀

[@thalassa_gilos]

Thank you for the great adventure.!

[@Fishingreminder]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Aeroo_Drones]

Nice one Mark! Looks like a beautiful spot 🙌

[@Fishingreminder]

cheers guys, hope you get a chance to come over and visit sometime :)

[@TheBeaker59]

Here I have been using the little trout softbaits paddletails and they are lethal in our local river mouth. Also I think the Kahawai caught in the fresh water are better tasting.

[@Fishingreminder]

Interesting, I haven't noticed any taste difference.

[@abc-df1vg]

Great video. I was checking out salmon fishing videos and KZbin suggested New Zealand salmon. I was curious to see how you fish salmon in the southern hemisphere. Vancouver, Canada here. Our regulations here require single barbless hooks so it's a challenge to land salmon. The trick is to have very sharp hooks. They should be "sticky". If you try to stick the point of the hook into your thumbnail and the hook doesn't "stick", it just slides along your thumbnail, then we just throw it away and get a new one. Having sticky sharp hooks increases your landing success immensely. You probably won't need to use the treble hook and releasing is easier on you and the fish. I recommend Gamakatsu hooks. They're strong and very sharp hooks.

[@Fishingreminder]

Thank you. Good tip having sticky hooks. Very important for trout and salmon indeed.

[@kel-jamesdevon8190]

Awesome video, they had a good run this summer. What rod and reel combo are you two using?

[@Fishingreminder]

Woohoo, cheers for the first comment. I'm using a Berkley drop shot rod and a penn softbaiting rod combined with penn spin fisher reels. Love these reels as they are super tough and waterproof. One is a 3500 and the other a 2500

[@ShaneRea-o6s]

Have you tried the Waitaki River Mouth they are huge 60+ CM just South Of Waimate in South Canterbury ?

[@Fishingreminder]

Hey mate, yeah thats also a great spot. Got a video on that as well :)

[@ShaneRea-o6s]

@@Fishingreminder ok must go look for it cheers

[@StuWNZ]

Kahawai are great fish to catch,eat and use as bait- a good all-round fish but so many people turn their noses up at them. I catch them on Daiwa bait junkie 4-inch soft baits and they hammer them at the Rakaia River mouth. Usually they are 3-4kgs so big Kahawai.

[@Fishingreminder]

yeah those little 4 inch or even 3 inch softies are great. My favourite for kahawai used to be the 3inch gulp chartreuse jerk shads. I find that they are really attracted to bright yellow colors.

[@crustybear]

Try to imagine a bit what the hook does in the fish's mouth. There is a reason why you are losing most of those fish. If you hook a fish for example upstream of you the shank of the hook and your line/rod are "in line" and as long as you keep pressure on, the fish will usually stay hooked unless the hook rips out. In the video on multiple occasions you can see how the fish goes for example from upstream to downstream, i.e. swims past you, and you dont lead correctly with your rod. The shank of the hook now points away from your rod/line, and as you build up tension the hook "rolls out" of the fish's mouth (unless you keep a lot of pressure on and keep the fish's head turned all the time). You gotta keep the rod consistently on one side of the fish and if the fish passes you by, you dont switch sides and pull into the other direction. Trebles dont save you from this (or only help a bit). Try improving your technique on how you play the fish. Hope this makes sense. There are lures for fish that jump and shake their heads, where the lure is an in-line lure (the lure slides freely on your line and the hook is tied on behind the lure). We use this to catch sea trout in Norway. You basically take away the leverage from the fish, it doesnt have any mass left to shake out the hook. Try googling "snurrebassen lure" to see what I mean. Im sure NZ has something like that too. Also: pleeeease kill the fish before you de-hook if you are going to take the fish anyway. In your home country, this is the way you are being taught, and the only way you're getting your fishing license. No reason to behave any differently abroad.

[@Fishingreminder]

thanks for the comprehensive analysis :) I'll have a look at the lures you mentioned.

[@ryandigings7335]

Is it possible to get these guys off the shore near Auckland? I’d love to get one but not sure where

[@Fishingreminder]

your best bet is the manukau harbour out by the heads. But you can also catch them right in the auckland harbour. Down by the harbour bridge is a good land based spot.

[@Izzy-t6s]

this is my spot

[@neilbeyers9786]

Bro, it's not kawai. It's kahawai. Car-ha-why. I love your posts.

[@Fishingreminder]

cheers brother, I will try and improve my pronunciation :)

[@neilbeyers9786]

@Fishingreminder all good my bro.