NZ Fisher Issue 29

ISSUE 29 November 2013

Aitutaki Bone Fish - A Refreshing Challenge

KINGFISH – Where, When & How? Strip Strike – SWF Club is Launched Congratulations to our Hooked Up prize winner for Issue #29! www.nzfisher.co.nz 1

BF60

ALLNEW GREENMACHINE

08 4STROKE(78 653) w .hondamrine.coz Honda’s brand new BF60 four-stroke EFI outboard engine combines exclusive Honda technologies in a lightest-weight-in-class package that delivers best-in-class performance.

The newly-designed, water-cooled, three-cylinder engine incorporates electronic fuel injection, Honda’s revolutionary Boosted Low Speed Torque (BLAST™) air/fuel ratio and ignition-timing technology, and lean burn control to deliver powerful start-up and acceleration together with outstanding fuel economy during cruising (ECOmo). NMEA2000 compatibility allows the BF60 to communicate with onboard marine electronics, while ultra-smooth operation and world-leading environmental performance combine to crown the new BF60: ‘Green Machine’.

0800 4 STROKE (787 653)

Honda_BF60_BC_FP.indd 1

www.hondamarine.co.nz

18/6/2013 8:58:44 AM

editorial

Pg 6 LOCALFISHING 6

Fly Fishing Aituataki

CONTENTS

18

SEASONALFISHING 8

King Fishing

CHAMPAGNEFISHING 12

Far North Triathlon

SALTWATERFISHING 16

Strip Strike

18

Reader Pics

20

Competition

21

Video of the month

COMMUNITYOFFISHING

8

22

Generous Donation to

Unique Charity Helping

Stroke Survivors

Pg 12

www.nzfisher.co.nz 3

//From the

editorial

EDITOR ALL THAT OCCUPIES my thinking

when I last heard so many friends

ABOUT /

this month is RoctoberFish 2013 –

tell me their fishing has relied on

Short and sharp, NZ Fisher is a

our little land based comp based

bait so heavily than this year. Is there

in Whatuwhiwhi. The weather is

a trend? Are snapper wising up to

looking stunning, tickets have sold

Softbaits? Or are we just fishing them

well and the fishing is bordering on phenomenal in the north this month.

And here I am sitting in my office in Auckland, dreaming.

Unusually strong winds, even for this time of year are battering Auckland and the lower North Island as I write and there’s only been a brief break in which I’ve ventured out. For some however, it’s been business as usual,

free e-magazine delivering thought provoking and enlightening articles, and industry news and information to forward-thinking fisher people.

earlier than usual and expecting summer-like results. It’s a bit

EDITOR / Derrick Paull

disconcerting. Between Easter 2007

ART DIRECTOR / Jodi Olsson

& October 2012 I did not buy bait, and here I was last weekend stressing out about who’d be open in time to buy bait before heading out. Thank God we did. Of 19 Snapper, one Kahawai and a Gurnard we landed

CONTENT ENQUIRIES / Phone Derrick on 021 629 327 or email derrickp@NZ Fisher.co.nz ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES / Phone Richard on 09 522 7257 or email richardl@espiremedia.com ADDRESS / NZ Fisher,

only the Kahawai and one (nice sized)

C/- Espire Media, PO Box 137162,

Snapper on plastics. Saved by the

Parnell, Auckland 1151, NZ

weekends and evenings. It’s normally

bait, that’s for sure. I’d love to hear

WEBSITE / www.NZFisher.co.nz

mid to late October when school

your thoughts on this, please send

snapper head into the bays and islets

me messages via the Facebook page

looking for food but this year they’re

or derrickp@nzfsher.co.nz if you

a bit earlier in some places. Like last

have any theories.

and it burns hearing of this great fishing whilst being restricted to

month there’s been some great catches off the East Coast Bays and Eastern Beaches of Auckland – enjoyed by a few between windy bursts (sorry to

The weather is settling and there’s great fishing to be had throughout

This is a GREEN MAG, created and distributed without the use of paper so it's environmentally friendly. Please think before you print. Thank you!

most of the country this month.

be so down about it, but I’m getting

Christmas is about to sneak up on us,

desperate enough to consider Trout

so take this opportunity to relax, flick

fishing just to get a fix!).

a line and catch a feed – you deserve it!

Bait has been doing the damage by

Tight lines,

some margin. I cannot remember

Derrick

Main pic: Anna with her first Mahimahi – Hookin’ Bull, Tonga – photo Grant Blair Fishing.net.nz

www.nzfisher.co.nz 5

Matt’s guided setup

LOCALfishing

Fly Fishing Aituataki

By Matt von Sturmer

FISHING FOR BONEFISH on fly

turns casting to Bonefish which the

casters and fisherman but most

is considered by some to be the

guide was spotting, and became

importantly they seem to understand

pinnacle of salt fly-fishing. My recent

a great recipe for a day well lived.

people and we always moved on to

trip to Aituataki showed me why this

Thankfully I was in good company and

try something else just at the right

is true, but also revealed it’s all about

our first day revealed strengths and

time. After lunch on a shaded island,

having fun.

weaknesses for each of us. I managed

Rua found a small motu (Island) with

We were a group of seven anglers

my first Bone within about twenty-

a lee shore, he happened to also

with a variety of experience and

five minutes of fishing and was able

find a school of Bones that worked

expectation. For me it was all about

to relax thinking this would be easy.

back and forth and never spooked

casting to sighted Bonefish in the

I was wrong. The balance of day one

completely as John and I attempted

shallows with flies I had tied myself.

was spent throwing wild loops into the

to make better casts and see the fish

Thankfully when three boats arrived

increasing wind or missing short range

he patiently told us were -”Bonefish,

with local guides ‘E2’s way’, I was

shots completely as the boat drifted

25 meters, 12, o’clock, moving left”.

partnered with someone who had

past on coming Bones that appeared

similar ideas. It was a bonus that our

a rod tip away.

Kiwi sense of humour was also shared

Wind was not our friend that day and

confidence sure helped. When a

after my initial success we lost count

bonefish appears at 9 o’clock (from

of the number of big Bonefish we

the front of the boat), by the time

Humility and humour helped to

managed not to catch. The guides

you cast, it is heading to 3 o’clock,

balance the intense pressure of taking

are extremely cool chaps, very good

and the ability to go from a front cast

across the pacific and Rua, our guide, had our number very quickly.

6 www.nzfisher.co.nz

It is not essential to be a great fly-caster to do this but casting

LOCALfishing

presentation to a 25 meter back cast puts more flies in front of fish. Just like fish anywhere sometimes do they were just not eating. However our dedicated guide kept us late, and the late afternoon saw John hook a Fight on!

Matts Big Bonefish

beautiful Bone of about 65cm. So catching them was proving fun, tricky but not impossible.

There were lots of fish to hone one’s casting and presentations and we were even beginning to see the fish Rua pointed out. Once a Bone is onto your fly, you keep contact with line and strip very slowly waiting for a small tap. With every tap the line hand should swing away to produce a strip strike while the rod remains low and in position.

Once hooked, it is a case of letting the loose line fly out between your fingers until you have line on the reel.

With heavy drag settings on 9wt rods, these fish were doing 100 metre runs with ease. At this point I realised that these really are fantastic fish to target on fly, with every aspect of what I love about fly-fishing.

The following days are now a blur

This is why we flyfish!

of tropical warmth, azure seas and countless fish seen and cast to on the flats, tailing in groups. At one stage a school of countless silver shadows streaming past us. I am left with a feeling of appreciation for the ease and accessibility that Aitutaki offers and the job that E2’s guides do. The enigma and challenge of these fish is in no way diminished, and I think getting back to do it again will have to be something that happens with regularity.

www.nzfisher.co.nz 7

seasonalFISHING

King Fishing: Focus your energy on the King

By Derrick Paull

THE FIRST RULE OF King fishing;

and if you’re casting expensive

don’t spread the love.

terminal tackle at them you

Targeting a species like Kingfish should be a dedicated task, not an

8 www.nzfisher.co.nz

don’t want to be losing it due to inappropriate gear.

accidental addition to the family

The question that seems to be most

Snapper session. If you want to be

often asked by new fishos or the

serious about catching Kingfish –

ones wanting to target Kingfish for

make a real go of it and maximise

the first time is, “Where do you

your chances.

catch Kingfish?” The question can be

Kingfish are recognised as our

answered quickly with these words:

premier sport fish in New Zealand,

“Where there is bait (food) for them

not because of their size (they do

to eat”. That is actually the answer

grow to 50kg), but due to their

often received but to expand a little,

incredible fighting ability. Even

Kingfish congregate and hunt where

an undersized Kingfish can thwart

there is a lot of food that they can

capture by an under-gunned fisho

catch with minimal effort.

seasonalFISHING

What this usually means is a location where there is structure and current.

The structure creates a rise or change of direction for currents or tide flows.

This in turn gives baitfish (Anchovies, Mullet, Sprats, Kahawai, Trevally etc) somewhere to feed and rest (in the lee of the structure). Current is important as it seems that every predatory fish Baitfish

will eat more when there is current.

This is likely due to their food passing by in that current and they only need to wait for it to arrive.

Throughout the year some deeper (50m plus) reefs produce Kingfish, but their numbers and sizes change month by month. In-shore reefs tend to hold fish for shorter periods and largely the size of fish is smaller (less than 20kgs) but there are always exceptions.

Inshore reefs tend to have the best numbers of fish on them from October to May. When looking for possible spots, you need to be looking first for bait. On a sounder, bait can usually be easily identified as clouds or balls of dots on the screen.

Baitfish & Kingfish

The key is to first identify bait, and if you’re lucky, see signs that might be bigger, predatory fish. Larger fish usually show up as an ‘eye-brow’ or thick line, depending on the sounder you’re using, whereas Bait will usually be a cloud. Kingfish (or other predators) tend to swim on ladder looking formations or in more spread out schools.

Things can be a bit harder without a (good) sounder, but you can still give yourself a good chance by locating spots where Baitfish, current

h Baitfish & Kingfis

and structure, create the right environments for Kingfish to hunt. As with most spots, it’s best if the wind and current are running together. You

www.nzfisher.co.nz 9

seasonalFISHING

Headline fishing

where the sinker or weight (sometimes heavy ‘Diamond eyes’ are used as a double whammy!).

Current plays a major part in live baiting and you should be aware of the various ways of hooking live bait.

In a light current, I prefer to hook the bait through the upper jaw, from left to right in front of the eyes. This give a good hook up rate and allows the fish 270 degree movement.

In a stronger current, livebaits find their nose ring too oppressive and tend to give up and pass away too soon. To alleviate their stress, hooking them through the back 9 as in the

want to be fishing the structure from

‘Kahawai image below) allows more

up-current. This may mean testing

movement and a reduced stress

your drift lines and seeing which

level – they can effectively surf in the

way you’ll drift before anchoring or

current, saving energy and keeping

beginning your fishing drifts.

them active longer.

When fishing a new spot, a quick flick

It is highly recommended that you

with poppers or stickbaits can be useful

prepare your live bait rig prior to even

to see if there are Kingfish present

catching live bait. There is no surer

before getting serious with burley and livebaits. It’s not fail safe, but is a great way to learn quickly if there are fish present and hungry on that day.

When you’ve chosen your spot, livebaiting is the go-to, but this generally requires early attention – usually the very first task of the day, either before you leave the ramp or somewhere nearby your chosen spot.

Rigging of live-baits depends on the HLS dropper livebait

depth of water you’re fishing, the current and the size of fish you’re

as you’re rigged!

It’s true that you can spend all day with livies out and not even see a Kingfish, so once you’re set up with livies swimming, the desire to drop a Snapper rig or flick a softbait will be massive – especially is things are not happening quickly.

To remedy this agitation, make sure you have a popper or stickbait set on hand. Anything else is asking for a kingfish to attack your ill suited and under gunned rig and generally kick

you’re sure fish are in the top 20

your butt!

should either be suspended below a balloon or free swimming.

10 www.nzfisher.co.nz

set up and then swimming off as soon

chasing. In shallower water or where meters of the water column, your bait

lloon HLS livebait ba

thing than Kings arriving before you’re

It’s easier to focus on Kings when you’re jigging. The normal scene is deeper water (50m+) with a current

Depending on depth from here, there

to deal with – it’s not ideal Snapper

a couple of weighted rigs that can be

fishing anyway! With jigging, you’re

very useful. The simplest and least

looking for reefs again, but it’s really

likely to tangle, is the dropper style

important to locate the target species

seasonalFISHING

and drop your jigs directly on them; 20 meters away and you’re dropping your hook up chances by about 90%.

It’s easy to think that jigging is an easy sport. Just rock up to a reef, find some sign, drop a jig and dance the dance until you hook up and look like a legend.

What’s really important is to find the direction of the current flowing over your chosen reef and then where the bait is holding at its densest. There can be Bait sign all over the show, but it’s dense, balled up Bait you’re after.

I find it is usually on the up-current side of a structure, but that’s not always a given – follow the Bait and drift over the structure until it balls up (see images of Bait above for the ‘balled’ image). If Kings are present, they’ll usually be present alongside or directly above Bait schools on the sounder.

Whatever the spot, the date or the conditions, Kingfish like to be difficult and you should definitely not give up. Keep trying, keep evolving your tactics and please – keep it focussed on Kings. The rest is just fish n chips!

www.nzfisher.co.nz 11

champagnefishing

Far North Triathlon Take the blinkers off

By Andrew Evans

WE WERE PACKED, heading north,

have seen and caught some amazing

ledge we got the baits out in the

with more gear than we had ever

fish. On day one the long strong rods

burley and bites began.

taken. The reason for the extensive

were selected and packed for the trip

range of weapons and ammo is that

in the baby stabi.

we were heading to the far north

With a strong northerly set to blow

biggest being a 4kg Snapper FT sight

for three days of three very different

day one we tucked into a ledge

fished after cubing it out from under

types of fishing out of Whatuwhiwhi.

Forsyth (FT) knew provided on the

the ledge. Pilchards were the flavour

We had been training most of our lives

south side. Wind and rain at our

of the day with Blue Macks, Kahawai

for this weekend, like the elite athletes

backs we got the burley in, a King

fillets, all being untouched. Perhaps

who run a true triathlon. However

swam by before we were ready, never

there were just no big fish feeding at

ours was a tad more relaxed, as one

to be seen again. Until 2pm after

that time. Day one complete we had

look at the diet and hydration for the

many types of bait, livies swimming

a healthy bin of 2-4kg Snapper and a

weekend would reveal.

and poppers cast, we had two small

couple of tasty Granddaddy Hapuka.

For the next three hours we had a steady stream of good fish with the

Pannies. The call that any land based

Day One: Discipline One – Land based

game (LBG) fisherman hates was made, let’s try a new spot.

Packing up and shifting spots is hard

Day Two: Discipline Two – Soft baiting

The foundation of my passion for

yakka but we soon found ourselves

With a bright sunny day forecast

serious fishing is the adventure that is

further out near the weather side of

and the Americas cup racing in the

land based fishing. Forsyth and I have

the peninsula. The spot was looking

morning, we went out at a very

been on many memorable trips and

filthy with fish and as swells hit the

gentleman’s hour. Soft baiting was the

12 www.nzfisher.co.nz

champagnefishing

event today. Now, I haven’t done too much of this type of fishing, preferring to stray line, but I was very keen to try it out in the shallows.

Andrews best Snapper

We began off an old ledge that had done well for us when land based in the past. FT extracting two nice 2-3kg snapper and a nice Granddaddy Hapuka from the cove. My technique obviously needed refining and I was watching and learning. We decided to motor up the length of coast, start up the top, put sea anchor out and let the wind take us down the coast casting into the wash.

FT was in again with a similar sized Snap gracing the bin. I then cast about 2m off the rocks in some nice wash and a second after the plastic hit the drink, the Daiwa Lexa I had borrowed off FT was screaming out line. The blistering run slowed and I made some gains when the weight increased and I felt weed rubbing on the line.

It had gone to ground. Keeping the pressure on we motored around the foul it was in, no luck. We came back to the original side and out she came.

Fairly tired now, there wasn’t much more fight left, but it had weight. The Snapper was up boat side and we came in just below 6kg. A Personal best on soft baits for me and I am hooked on yet another form of fishing.

Putting the fish in the bin, my hand grazed the spikes on the Granddaddy Hapuka. Drawing blood, the next two hours were spent with me sheepishly

Grandaddy Hapuka

putting my hand in the drink to try and cool off the burning pain, definitely watch out on those! FT in the meantime added some more respectable fish to the bin as well as having a monumental bust off from a very hard strike. Day two and we were back to the beach on sunset. www.nzfisher.co.nz 13

champagnefishing

Day 3: Deep stuff Our mate Bonze the lure maker came up from the Bay of Islands to join us with his larger lazercraft. We were excited about the prospect of heading out with a fisherman of his calibre who frequently fishes this area. Pity it was September and too early for a Marlin!

The goal was to get out wide in search of the deep critters. On arrival to the marks we began dropping with

Unfortunately after a while on the

waste so in-shore we headed to a reef

fish the braid parted for no apparent

with some nice Kingi sign.

reason…gutted! Again on the next

Jigs deployed, Bonze brought in two

drop the same thing happened!

nice 12kg Kings. Then it was rats, rats,

Hooked up solid and bust off. The

and more rats. Every drift produced

next drop we may have found the

fish, but 50-60 cm Kings. With no

reason. Both FT and I snagged up on

change in the size, we left them to it

the bottom, but it wouldn’t bust off

and returned with the long drive home

and it had some give. Bonze made

ahead of us.

the call that perhaps it was an old commercial long line back bone.

It was a fantastic weekend fishing

the first spots failing. It was the third

Finally we came off and changed

deepest spot where we had success

our drift to avoid the obstruction.

and I hauled up a couple of nice

FT’s luck continued, and after those

methods and target species like this

Bluenose, one about 12kg and my

first chances, he proceeded to lose

every once in a while is what keeps

first, stoked! FT then, seconds after

rig after rig to snags. A pod of orca

us coming back and there is always

his rig hit the bottom, locked up to

turned up and we were off. Bonze

so much to learn. Paring up with

something very solid, the electric

telling us of their learned method,

guys like Bonze who have a wealth

reel was struggling and losing line,

where they pick the Bluenose off your

of knowledge in an area you don’t is

pinning him to the rail. He was on this

line as you bring them up. Sounded

always worthwhile. The triathlon was

beast of a fish, perhaps a large bass.

pretty cool, but we didn’t have time to

over and it was a great success.

14 www.nzfisher.co.nz

with some great variety and some nice fish caught. Mixing up the

keeps your screen water repellent... for longer!

“…using diamond Fusion gives you clear vision 360 degrees (even at night).”

Milan Radonich, PlaceMakeRs Big angRy Fish, nZ.

endorsed by new Zealand Fishing news and fishing.net.nz

diamondfusion.co.nz

call 0800 666 785 for your nearest retailer

saltwaterFLYfishing

Strip Strike The new club in town

By Derrick Paull

The Saltwater Fly Fishing fraternity of Auckland have been making their presence known both online and on the water for a few years now. Once thought of as the domain of Bone fishers alone, with budgets bigger than their boats, Saltwater Fly Fishing (SWF) has more recently built a reputation as the sport of choice for

just socks with scales.

This motley, motivated & quite highly skilled group have formed Fly Fishers Club’; paying homage to

on his beloved Meola Reef and Pt

the strike technique utilised by SWF

Chevalier banks. Matt has flung more

masters for sinking the hook, but not

flies than I’ve had hot dinners and had

tearing the lip.

the crowd transfixed. Last speaker of

catch bag.

first meeting is anything to go by, the

Clark Reid for a few years as they’ve delved into the near shore waters, dropping clousers & streamers,

Sturmer on the best flies he’s found and made for Auckland SWF fishing

If the 40 odd member turn out at the

Worthington, Matt von Sturmer &

and eye-opening chat by Matt von

a club by the name of ‘Strip Strike

anglers looking for more thrill than full

I’ve followed the exploits of Craig

Tore’s class was followed by a brief

club will have a strong following. The first meeting was held at Rod & Reel, Newmarket and the club concept,

the night was international champion of kayak fly fishing, Brent Condon.

Brent added some international flair to the night, expanding our appreciation of SWF to species like the great

name and membership details were

northern Pike, a large apex predator

released to the prospective members.

most likely similar to our Kingfish & large Kahawai.

boobies & deceivers into gutters

The first meeting included a

and washes around the Upper North

casting master class by Sage tackle

The Strip Strike Club will be holding

Island. But recently, there’s been

representative Tore M. Nilsen; his

its second meeting in November and

a new breed of SWF fisher – the

ability to fling a fly on the end of his

their first club day before Christmas.

Auckland ‘Joe-average’ who needs a

line over 50 meters while concurrently

Interested members are invited to

new thrill after softbaits became too

describing the action of his rod, wrist

email NZ Fisher for more information

predictable or they realised Trout are

and silky back-cast was hypnotising.

at derrickp@nzfisher.co.nz

16 www.nzfisher.co.nz

www.adventuresmart.org.nz

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO The Boating Safety

CODE Before you go boating on our seas, lakes and rivers, get familiar with New Zealand’s Boating Safety Code, no matter what kind of boat you use.

1

Life jackets

5 4

Take them – Wear them.

Skipper responsibility The skipper is responsible for the safety of everyone on board and for the safe operation of the boat. Stay within the limits of your vessel and your experience.

3

Communications Take two separate waterproof ways of communicating so we can help you if you get into difficulties.

to help you stay safe:

Marine weather New Zealand’s weather can be highly unpredictable. Check the local marine weather forecast before you go and expect both weather and sea state changes.

Boats, especially ones under 6m in length, can sink very quickly. Wearing a life jacket increases your survival time in the water.

2

simple rules

5

Avoid alcohol Safe boating and alcohol do not mix.

Things can change quickly on the water. You need to stay alert and aware.

Also available: The Water Safety

CODE

The Outdoor Safety

CODE

For more information about safe boating education and how to prepare for your boating activity, visit www.adventuresmart.org.nz www.nzfisher.co.nz 17

READERpics

Langs beach

Reader Pics Mad Dogs & their Black Cat

18 www.nzfisher.co.nz

READERpics

WINNER:

Paul Rountree’s second nice Brown Trout pulled from the Hutt River recently while he escaped a conference for a ‘mental health break’.

Paul’s stalker...eerie!

Rawhiti 2013

www.nzfisher.co.nz 19

COMPETITION

Win a Trip on Board Diversity with Tackle-It & NZFisher!

JUST POST A PIC of you with a fish to our Facebook page and you’re in the draw to win day trip aboard Diversity care of Damo and the team at Tackle-It. Every image you enter has a chance to win the big prize. The more and sooner you enter, the better your chances so get fishing and posting those images to Facebook!

WINNER: Paul Rountree’s second nice Brown Trout pulled from the Hutt River recently while he escaped a conference for a ‘mental health break’.

20 www.nzfisher.co.nz

VIDEO

Fishing Video of the Month What is under the water?

THE KING FISHING off Mayor Island has been blindingly good this year and our contributor Phil Josephs has been in the thick of it. Check out Phil’s videos below 1. Major Islands

2. Fishing with Angels

As summer progresses these surface sessions dry up a little, but towards the ends of the season Kingfish & Tuna join in on some real carnage where ocean currents drive food and Baitfish to the surface. While we don’t see it like this in NZ anymore, there’s still great Tuna fishing and some incredible bust-ups around the world – see here for some amazing tuna footage through the Blue Planet film maker’s lens.

www.nzfisher.co.nz 21

communityoffishing

Generous Donation to Unique Charity Helping Stroke Survivors

Sam Benjamin and Cullen Szeto from Visique

By Derrick Paull

AN AUCKLAND-BASED CHARITY

not know of anything like it overseas.

Coromandel Peninsula.

“Each of our 62 practices play a vital

Mr Benjamin converts unwanted

role in their respective communities,

fishing rods so stroke survivors with

and we wanted to recognise

limited use of their hands can work

individuals from within those

the rod and reel. He says the club

communities who were also vital due

is always in need of unwanted Penn

After scouring the country to find

to their volunteer work or generous

reels, which are particularly suited

more than 200 people from 18 towns

acts,” says Visique Blockhouse

to conversion.

and 12 cities who were considered

Bay optometrist Cullen Szeto. “Mr

Many detractors predicted the club

heroes of their local community,

Benjamin and the work of Stroke

would last only a few months, but it’s

Visique wanted to further recognise

Survivors Fishing Club stood out, so

going strong nearly 12 years later. It

the philanthropic efforts of Blockhouse

we wanted to go one step further and

currently has 18 members who are

Bay local Sam Benjamin, president of

offer the charity a donation of $2,300

all stroke survivors, and members’

the Stroke Survivors Fishing Club.

to continue its fantastic work.”

supporters also participate in club

Mr Benjamin founded the club in 2001

The club funds and hosts monthly

for keen anglers who have suffered a

fishing trips, and Mr Benjamin

stroke. It’s the only club of its kind in

says the donation will be used to

As a company that bases its service

New Zealand, and its founder does

help fund a planned trip off the

on the principles of ‘care, quality and

that helps stroke survivors partake in one of New Zealand’s most popular leisure activities has received a generous donation that will help the organisation continue its good work.

22 www.nzfisher.co.nz

activities such as meetings and fishing outings.

communityoffishing

Sam‘s letterbox

Sam Benjamin’s being presented with donation from Visique

community’, Visique’s winter mission

to Janette Ford, a Whakatane local

“The campaign was inspired by the

was obvious. Set out to find caring

who goes above and beyond in her

many anecdotal stories we all hear

heroes in every region of the country

job caring for elderly residents.

about people who go out of their way

and make them famous for their goodness and kindness to others. And after putting the word out through radio advertising and posters and word-of-mouth throughout Visique’s

Like his fellow heroes, Mr Benjamin was nominated by an admiring acquaintance, friend or family member who wanted the world to know about

to help and support others – even when it seems they are the ones most deserving of help themselves.

Some people seem to draw strength from giving, and we wanted to find

62-clinic nationwide cooperative,

their chosen person’s good deeds.

those people in our community and

more than 200 people were named a

Mr Szetosays, “This is our first local

offer them a token of thanks and

local hero.

Caring Heroes campaign, and we have

some recognition on behalf of the

They ranged from Murray Barclay, a

been thrilled by the response and by

many people who benefit and draw

teacher from Orewa in Auckland who

how many people are perceived as

has worked as a volunteer fire-fighter,

heroes by those who nominated them.

inspiration from them.

www.nzfisher.co.nz 23

HOOKED UP!

CO

Every issue, all NZ Fisher subscribers* go in the draw to get hooked up with some fantastic prizes courtesy of generous NZ Fisher supporters.

To find out if you’ve won simply check this section in each issue to see if your name has been drawn and then email us before the deadline to claim your prize. Sweet as!!!

HOOKEDUP!

U

LD

IT

B

E

YO

U

?

Congratulations to our Hooked Up prize winner for Issue #29!

Rhyannon Williams is the winner You’ve won this month’s awesome Hooked Up prize pack including: •

Your choice of mens or womens ReelWear T courtesy of Reel Adventures

•

A $50 voucher to spend online or instore from GoFish.co.nz

•

A super tough 3-tray tackle box from Flambeau (contents not included)

•

Plus two 500ml bottles of Tackle-It Odour Eliminator from PureAir to keep those fishy smells at bay!

To claim your prize you simply need to email jenniferl@espiremedia.com before 5pm Wednesday 20th October, 2013. Easy!

*To be eligible to win stuff in the Hooked Up section you need to be a confirmed email subscriber to NZ Fisher e-Magazine and be a resident of New Zealand at the time of the draw. A big thanks to our Hooked Up sponsors! Please support them!

24 www.nzfisher.co.nz

Know what you’re doing Wide range of courses for all types of boating available nationwide

Specialty Courses

Core Courses

RYA Courses

Day Skipper

Coastal Skipper

Marine Medic

Powerboating

Boatmaster

Ocean Yachtmaster

Sea Survival

Motor Cruising

Maritime VHF Operator Certificate

Radar

Sea Kayak and Waka Ama

Sail Cruising

GPS Operator

Club Safety Boat Operator

PWC

Engine Maintenance

Bar Crossing

Phone 0800 40 80 90 or visit www.boatingeducation.org.nz

NEXTmonth regionalREVIEWS

In next months issue:

- ROctober! Who got what?

- Planning the Christmas fishing trip - The new Honda 250hp

Have you subscribed to NZ Fisher? It’s free!

Simply visit www.nzfisher.co.nz to get a copy of NZ Fisher delivered straight to your inbox every month!

www.nzfisher.co.nz 26