The Fishing Paper & Hunting News November Issue 158

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FISHING & HUNTING FREE

November 2018 Issue 158

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PAPER

NEWS

 The Future Catch  Ohau to catch them  Soft bait tips  Thirst for impala

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THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - NOVEMBER 2018

The Future Catch: Proposed actions to improve South Island Recreational Fisheries

Most Kiwis who fish for food or fun will likely agree that too little attention is directed at improving the marine fisheries that are important to recreational fishers.

This inattention often comes at a cost to the recreational fishing experience.

In 2010, three South Islanders (Laurel Teirney, Alan Key and the late Nelson Cross) proposed a way to improve the situation for recreational fishers. As a first step, their proposal, Securing a Fishing Future, sought to replace the fragmented representation of recreational fishing interests with a unified voice by establishing a self-funded single (peak body) organisation.

This proposal attracted broad support amongst South Island recreational fishers.

However, it faltered when considered by North Island recreational fishing interests and the then Ministry of Fisheries.

In 2016 and 2017, Dr Randall Bess researched recreational fisheries in New Zealand and overseas and proposed a series of recommendations set out in his final report titled, The Future Catch https:// nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-media/reports/ thefuturecatch/

Central to these recommendations is the establishment of a professional, well-funded peak body to represent recreational fishing

interests to the Government and other fishing sectors and interests, and engaging constructively with them to improve fisheries now and for the future.

New Zealand since 2016.

The intent is to design a peak body that is similar to Recfishwest, which represents recreational fishers in Western Australia.

Recfishwest’s commitment is to protect, promote, and develop sustainable, accessible, enjoyable, and safe fishing for the benefit of the community https:// recfishwest.org.au/

After considering the lessons learnt from the 2010 Securing a Fishing Future initiative, Randall considers that a South Island peak body will be able to be established more easily than a national body.

Randall says, “Peak body structures are common and operate very successfully in New Zealand, such as Seafood New Zealand that represents the commercial fishing sector. There is even a National Beekeepers Association.”

Randall is now working with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to implement the 2017 recommendations. TNC is a non-government organisation with over two decades of fisheries experience gained from many of the 72 countries it operates in. TNC has been in

Randall says, “The Conservancy is ideally suited to pick up and progress the research from late last year.”

Randall has recently been meeting with South Island recreational fishing clubs and other groups to hear their views on the proposed formation of a working group to explore the establishment of a South Island peak body.

To date, the level of support has been high and gaining momentum.

TNC proposes to explore a peak body by convening the working group, and with the assistance of a professional facilitator and the co-founder of Recfishwest as a resource person.

It is envisioned the peak body’s primary tasks will include maximising the South Island recreational fishing experience through

resource sharing, working with fishing clubs and local interests to provide constructive input into fisheries management and policy development, and keeping the recreational fishing community well informed.

Randall is in discussion with various fishing clubs and groups to consider possible working group members. It is envisioned the working group will consist of South Islanders from the various regions who have stature in the recreational sector as well as subject matter expertise, and that the group will meet initially to draft the peak body’s specific objectives and potential constitution, organisational structure, and funding preferences.

The working group will be seeking input from South Islanders. The public feedback will be carefully considered throughout the working group process. TNC anticipates the working group will be formed by late 2018 and its process will commence early 2019.

Randall considers that, “If the interests of 740,000 Western Australian fishers can be successfully represented, it is certainly feasible to do the same for the 100,000 South Islanders who fish.”

Please direct any enquires and constructive comments to Randall randall.bess@tnc.org 027 314 4084

MARINTEC Dave James Sonar frequencies made sexy Sounders transmit an ultrasound frequency, generally between 15 kHz and 200 kHz. Greyer haired fishermen amongst us may recall the change in sounder frequencies over the years.

The older sounders were single, lower frequency (28 or 50kHz), but in the last 15 years dual or multi frequency sounders have become prevalent, typically 50 kHz and 200 kHz. The terms ‘high frequency’ or ‘low frequency are subjective. As a general rule, low frequency refers to 50kHz or lower, and high frequency refers to 120kHz and higher. E.g. On dual frequency 50/200kHz sounder, the low frequency is 50kHz and the high frequency 200kHz (tip: the higher number is the higher frequency).

For most, a 50/200kHz system does the trick for inshore shallow water angling, but for advanced anglers and commercial fishermen, there are a range of other frequencies available. The selection of suitable frequencies depends upon the intended purposes of the sounder — the specific target fish species and their local habitat (depth and seabed shape). There is no one-size-fits-all approach.

The best thing you can do is have a chat with an sounder electronics expert and talk to your mates about what works for them.

Certain fish species are

easier to detect on certain frequencies. For example, we have found species such as bluenose in 300-500m depth appear to provide a more obvious ‘return’ (detection) on 38kHz than 28 or 50kHz. That is not to say you can’t ‘see’ the fish on the other frequencies — it’s just better on the 38khz.

Higher frequency ultrasound is generally better suited for a detailed search (narrower beam means more detail), although it cannot be used for searching in deep water. Lower frequency ultrasound, on the other hand, is better suited for general searches (wider beam, equals more coverage, BUT with less definition/detail) and for use in searching in deep water.

Mid-range frequencies (70-110kHz) are popular for commercial squid fishermen, but not so popular for leisure fishermen, though some serious leisure anglers are now understanding the benefit a mid-range frequency can provide in targeting specific species/ depths.

When comparing a higher frequency with a lower a frequency (of the same power), the lower frequency will detect far deeper than the higher frequency. So, surely that means low frequency is better? No, not necessarily. The lower the frequency, the wider the beam angle. For example, a typical recreational 600W sounder beam is around

11° on 200kHz and 45⁰ on 50kHz. We have previously covered why a wider beam angle can be a bad thing (refer to our September article on The Fishing Paper website if you missed it).

The good news, for those looking to detect fish in deep water, is that the larger commercial grade low frequency transducers (28, 38 & 50kHz) have narrower beam angles (~20-30°) than their recreational counterparts. The bad news is that these commercial grade transducers are physically MUCH larger in size and not as convenient to install.

A good leisure 600W 200kHz sounder will typically be able to detect to ~120m maximum depth.

A good 2kW 200kHz commercial sounder will have a 5⁰ beam pattern and be typically be able to see to ~350-400m depths.

So, if looking to find fish in 300m, the angler with the leisure 600W sounder will be forced to use their 50kHz frequency (45° beam) resulting in a target detection area on the seabed of 250 metres in diameter versus the commercial sounder on 200kHz (5⁰ beam) showing just 26m of seabed coverage, allowing the angler to really see into those groper holes!

There is also a range of ultra-high frequency solutions (455-800kHz) available to provide very high resolution sonar images, in downscan or sidescan

configurations. These systems are generally depth limited, but if they are within your effective fishing depths (less than 40-80m depths)

they should be considered as a complementary addition, given they provide exceptional target resolution of both the seabed and fish.

You can literally identify seabed shape, down to small rocks, to target habitat to a micro level.

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Skiving off school for a school

Andy Brannen

Traditionally I take the first week of February off. However, this year, the kids went back to school mid week, so it left a couple of days of just the wife and I alone during the day. All things had aligned; kids at school, no work, and a stunning forecast. I just needed to set up the ruse of getting the kids to school without them knowing Carol and I were about to go fishing.

Sixty minutes after the bell we were on the water, heading to one of our usual spots in Tasman Bay. I set the shellfish berley, rigged up, and waited for the action. We did not have to wait long, less than 15 minutes, and the rather foul looking stuff in the berley cage started working it’s magic, as a school of pannies came the bite and a regular flow of good eating sized snapper in the 30 - 40cm range, were welcomed aboard.

After an hour or so, my strayline rod, baited with a pillie tail, got a good hit and off it went. The little Shimano Baitrunner screamed in agony as the fish took a massive amount of the 10lb braid with the first run. My head was full of images of my first 20lber. It was give and take for the first 10 minutes without gaining much line. Five minutes longer into the fight and I was not too sure how much hurt to give it, but up came an enormous trevally. It still had some gas in the tank and was not as pleased to see me as vice versa, so off it went on a couple more runs.

Andy’s enormous Tasman Bay trevally

Patience won out in the end, and we welcomed it aboard for a quick measure and photo. Back it went hopefully it will give another angler some more fun later in its life.

After that excitement and with more than a feed in the bin, we called it a day. Coming back through the cut we noticed a big

cruise ship tied up at the wharf with a door open and what appeared to be a couple of crew members having a fish. Good on them I reckon, then I had a thought, lets share some of our catch with the visitors. We slowly approached and made hand signals as whether they wanted a couple

of snapper. They responded very enthusiastically. Then the logistics set in, how could we get the fish approximately two storeys up to them? They had this sorted and lowered down a little net, and we dropped a couple of pannies their way. They seemed very grateful, and it gave them a great

fishing story about the generosity of Nelson fisher folk to take with them. Oh, couple less to fillet was a bit of a bonus.

I only learned later that there is a 50m exclusion zone around any ship on the wharf and that we could’ve been fined a hundred bucks!

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THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - NOVEMBER 2018

Question marks over canals John Knowler

The hydro canals have drawn people from the deep south for years, myself included.

An awesome piece of countryside, clear blue waters, amazing scenery, friendly people, and BIG fish, what more could you want for a fishing destination. My answer, we need to add sustainability.

list with quite a few coming close to the mark over the years. In fact on my last two trips, I have had fish snap off, these were I’m sure the elusive 30lber. We all have those memories of how big it was, how well it fought only to hear snap! And it’s off! Being a predominately catch and release fisherman myself it raises the question of releasing techniques. A poor release or a hook deep inside the fish, too long out of the water or gill damage and blood all may lead to a dead fish although it initially swam away! Having a good net and hook remover and keeping the fish in the water till a quick photo and then a good release is imperative to give that fish all the chances of surviving. There are many experts on YouTube, at stores, pro anglers and even fishing schools all offering advice on how to target these monsters.

There has been many tech talks around the South Island of late, all starting I

might add at our store here in Invercargill, Hunting & Fishing with Bryce Helms from Composite Developments back in June. A well presented very informative session, covering most facets of fishing at the canals. Especially covering drifting eggs for when the fish are spawning in the canals. Just like every other waterway around the country. This raises the question on whether the canals need to have a season like the other waterways to allow fish to spawn undisturbed. I have discussed this with colleagues with a mixed result, as this is a favourite time to fish for a lot of anglers. My next trip is planned, accommodation booked through Bookabach, a 30lber is on the agenda, but if not, I will like always, enjoy being “Out There Doing It”

Charlee and Emily Knowler hooked on trout at an early age

Let us work together to make this awesome fishery sustainable.

John Knowler in his happy place

Josh Knowler in action at the canals

With life getting busy with three kids and working a couple of Jobs, I haven’t been to the canals as much in the last few years as I would like.

I’m sure most of you can relate to work and family getting in the way of fishing!

‘Include them’ some of you say, are you serious? That’s my way of getting away from them (and them from me no doubt), seriously though I remember taking my kids there for a fishing trip a few years in a row from around

2010 and we all caught salmon and big trout one after the other only keeping a couple of salmon to bring home to mum. I feel this was a mistake during my kids formative years. It was too easy back then to catch big fish, great fun yes but it didn’t teach patience and perseverance, but that was then. Nowadays at the canals you need to work for your fish. With recent pressures of high temperatures, low flow and of course us anglers! The elusive 30lber is the next on my bucket

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Hounding the monkey Tyler McBeth

The ‘spotted estuary smooth-hound shark,’ or ‘rig’ for short, is a fish I've underestimated, until last summer. Their vigorous fighting abilities are quite unique compared to those species I have tussled with in fresh water.

Thoughts of their long screaming runs, coupled with an unwillingness to be controlled by the angler, have remained dormant in the back of my mind over the colder months.

As winter drew to a close, rumours emerged that the odd, large rig were once again prowling the beaches.

In August, Greg Gilbert and I fished a beach that had proved fruitful the previous year. Armed with new Black Magic hooks to try out and live crabs as bait, our confidence levels were high. It was approaching 1.00pm by the time we had all our traps in the water.

Even though the sun was beaming down, the chilled, wintery gusts made waiting for bites unpleasant. Without as much as a sniff on our baits, I wandered off to take a few photos, leaving Greg in charge of my rod.

Once I returned, Greg was delighted to announce he had caught a rig and dogfish. Though the rig was small, it gave us hope there would be some larger rig lurking below.

I hastily cast out half a

fresh crab and resumed the waiting game. The low drone of waves breaking on the stones echoed from along the beach as we stared anxiously at our rod tips, desperate for a big rig to pick up one of our baits.

Out of the blue, my rod bent double. I raced towards the sound of my reel, which was alive with line peeling off. The sounds of the waves forgotten, I picked up the rod, preparing for this unknown creature to pull back. I waited and waited.

After a while, I felt my chance had slipped through my fingers. I put the rod back in the rod holder and sat

keeled over. Line sang off his bait runner. Greg picked up his 15ft rod to be greeted by an angry fish, which tore off line.

“This is a big fish,” said Greg, in a tone altered by adrenaline.

Less than a moment had passed before there was a loud CRACK! Greg’s mainline snapped. No words could describe the look on an angler’s face after they had lost a potential personal best.

It was the last dose of action for a long time. We continued re-baiting every 20 minutes and tried to remain confident, hoping one of us would get another Black Magic KL Tournament hook chance. It wasn’t until the last half hour of light that I noticed an ever so slight jolt on my rod tip before it went back to normal.

I bounced up and shouted, “OH, there’s a bite!”

back down, understanding at this time of the year, I wouldn’t get many chances per session.

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I felt like an idiot, as I soon convinced myself it was a breaker hitting my line. I sat and watched my line patiently as Greg re-baited his righthand rod. Within a minute, my rod slowly bent towards the ocean, confirming the small bite wasn’t a breaker at all!

A moth drawn to a light, I rushed towards my rod, hoping to get the bite on this

Tyler’s big rig!

time. Reeling profusely, I struggled to make contact as my opponent was halfway to the beach. Having caught up with the unrelenting animal, it quickly changed its mind, bolting towards the open ocean.

“I’ve got a good fish on here!” I shouted to Greg, who was still in the middle of recasting his rod.

Lactic acid began accumulating in my arms after a while of playing tug of war, yet the beast was still in open water. Attempting to turn the fish around, I tried side straining as the rig continued to kite along the slate grey beach, but to no avail. After multiple runs and countless head-shakes, the fish crashed through the breakers on to the beach, the

sheen of the coppery back glistening amongst a plethora of salty, white foam, I sighed in relief, having achieved my goal. Watching my prisoner below on the small stones, my prize looked to just make double figures. Greg struggled to drag the smoothhound up to higher ground.

The closer he came, the size of this colossal fish grew.

“That rig is over 20lb!" exclaimed Greg, who was puffing from dragging the shark towards our baiting station.

By this time, the sun had vanished. As we dealt with the fish, it became apparent that the trace was wrapped tight around the shark’s gills, rendering the animal almost dead by the time we got it up the beach. My first time

using the new ‘Black Magic KL Tournament’ hooks, resulted in a new personal best smooth-hound shark at 25lb 4oz.

Within 20 minutes of sorting my trace out, the long, fat shark was filleted

by Greg. Having warmed up by the recent action, I was once again focused on listening to waves clawing themselves up and down the beach, while watching my red illuminated tip light on my rod. Unfortunately, that rig proved to be the last bite we had during our session.

By 8.15pm, we had packed up, calling it a day. With the monkey off my back — the first rig I’ve caught this season — I’m hopeful it’s all smooth sailing from here.

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Quenching a thirst for impala The truck skidded to a halt and a cloud of orange surrounded us. Amongst the settling dust I could make out the shape of what appeared to be a herd of impala only 30 metres away and there looked to be a monster ram amongst them — just what we were looking for.

Dad and I leapt off the bakkie, followed by Hennie, who took us to the nearest bush where we watched the herd nervously trot out of sight. We seized the opportunity and crept around to a larger tree.

Hennie’s plan was to stalk around the side of them so I could get a shot off but in hunting the plan doesn’t always work perfectly, and the hunt was only just starting.

Sweat beaded on my forehead, slowly dripping down as the rays of sunlight beamed through them. We were trying our best to stalk, moving as slow as a snail but the heat was getting too much.

Cautiously, we crept into a bit of shade so we could observe the herd, which was now 100 metres away and hard to spot through the thick scrub.

That’s when we encountered the first problem… WARTHOGS!

I was startled by a loud snort, but not as startled as the mother warthog was when she saw us from only ten metres away.

With that, mum and the kids wasted no time and shot off, ducking and jumping through the dense bush, finding any little gap to scurry through, but with their tails high in the air. Due to their loud noises, we knew the impala wouldn’t stay long, and we were right, their ears pricked up and noses twitched; they were onto us.

We sat for 20 minutes waiting for them to relax but, just our luck, they fed off and across the bushveld.

The heat was getting to me and I couldn’t focus. I was dying for water but knew this might be my only chance to get this monster, so I carried on, fighting the thirst.

After another 200 metres of crawling on our bellies and being gazed upon by

the watchful giraffes, whose heads were higher up than the bodies were from us, we had finally managed to get in shooting range, but it was not that simple — the impala kept toying with me, hopping in behind bushes, forcing us to wait another 15 minutes in the scorching sun.

However, I knew it would be worth it and I was not going to let this animal beat me.

only movement was from me nervously shaking, as the impala stood watching us, confused as to what we were.

I'm lucky Dad, Hennie, and the impala were patient enough to wait for me, as I took some time to relax.

I thought back to my last few shots, which gave me some confidence, so I did what I was taught, took a

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deep breath, dropped the crosshairs onto the shoulder, breathed out and squeezed the trigger… BANG! The animal gave a kick and leapt over a log before collapsing onto the ground, dead.

Shouts, cheers, and handshakes we passed around as we walked over to the fallen solider. He had

an amazing set of horns and amazing character, but what made it so much better was the hunt — we had stalked 750 metres in over an hour.

I thanked Hennie, and Dad for giving me the opportunity to hunt, and I thanked the impala for giving its life so I could have an amazing hunt, one that will stick with me forever. It was the perfect way to end a perfect trip.

The beast finally stepped into the open and we started our perfectly rehearsed plan to move as one, swinging into position, tucked behind Hennie’s shoulder so the impala ram would only see ‘one’ of us. I was to shoot off Hennie’s shoulder with dad supporting my loose arm. It was only when I looked through the scope that I saw the true size of the impala ram, he was massive. I froze in fear of missing, the

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Not just the hunting either - I learned so much of the people, culture, and farming.

There were so many highlights it’s hard to pick a standout: stalking the bush veld for impala, wildebeest, and my impressive waterbuck was amazing but the hunt for the kudu topped the lot — everything came together to form the perfect hunt.

And Crimpy was a great host… even if he did dub me ‘The Silent Assassin’!

Gary Fissenden Safari 2017 The opportunity to go on safari with Crimpy was bloody awesome, and a trip of a lifetime.

The hunting exceeded my wildest dreams: the sheer number of animals and array of species was breathtaking, but what surprised me was how naturally wary all the animals were.

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THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - NOVEMBER 2018

PISTOL SHOOTING

Brian Bishop

More freedoms under attack from antis Pistol New Zealand, along with a few other groups in New Zealand, are very fortunate to have a lady president, Debbie Wakker.

Debbie has led the council well for several years now and had served on council before stepping up to take on the top role. The hours and amount of work that go on behind the scenes is vast, Debbie does this without complaint and with knowledge, skill, and grace.

Most people have no idea the work that is involved to make Pistol New Zealand a success.

A short, short fishing story Oliver McGlashen (5 years)

Debbie Wakker is an asset to Pistol New Zealand

Debs started shooting at a young age, guided by her father who still shoots today.

She has shot a lot of our different styles of shooting, which enables her to have a really good understanding of the requirements of each style of shooting. One of the downsides of undertaking the role of president is that she now has less time to compete, however I am working on getting her fully competing again!

as share the highs and lows of this sometimes-thankless part of Pistol New Zealand Council. I am part of this team of council members and I like to think that we provide a strong supportive backup system for her.

Debs has a vast knowledge of governance, rules, and regulations, and in the present climate of anti gun groups, who are attracting more than their share of misleading media, means that Debs is there advocating to get a fair view of our sport.

Debs is supported by five council members who are each happy to go the extra mile and willing to help shoulder the load, as well

Pistol shooting in New Zealand has a very high safety record and it has that because each member of P.N.Z. works hard to ensure

it is at the forefront of all we do — it is extremely important to us. Going forward, P.N.Z. council will continue to fight/negotiate on behalf of our member clubs to ensure that we keep our rights and to improve them as much as possible.

So come and give it a go, contact your local club and try it out. New members are always welcome. A small follow on from last month. Bruce went on and won the National 3Gun Championships , Congrats again.

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On Saturday I went fishing with Poppa and Connor and Amelia.

Connor caught the first fish.

Amelia caught two fish at a time. Then I caught the third fish and I caught four fish two I didn’t get to keep, two I did get to keep. The two I did get to keep, Omi (their grandmother) cooked those two for dinner. We had ice cream for pudding.

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Issue 158 9

In the pink with

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10 THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - NOVEMBER 2018 Trusting your tyres

Obituary:

Robbie Tiffen — Gunworks’ Godfather Daryl Crimp Robert John (Robbie) Tiffen — B186209 S/SGT R.N.Z.E.M.E. 16 May 1965 — 17 October 2018, Christchurch, Aged 53

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While annoyed that his life was cut short and there were some ambitions left unchallenged, Robbie Tiffen faced the final curtain with no regrets and his trademark pragmatism, having ‘done everything he wanted to do’ and with no stone left unturned.

“I have an amazing family, an amazing staff, and an amazing business,” he told partner, wife, and soulmate Amanda as he came to terms with his cancer. “Had I been thirty it might be harder to reconcile…”

With fuel prices at an all time high, and summer on the horizon, here are a few ways to help achieve the best fuel economy on your adventures.

Have the correct tyre pressures.

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Tyre rotation and wheel alignment is a must.

Leading manufacturers recommend a rotation balance and wheel alignment every 10,000kms.

Not only does driving with your wheel alignment out of spec wear your tyres much quicker than required, it also creates unnecessary drag, meaning you will use more fuel to get to where you are going without even knowing!

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Amanda said that once Robbie’s diagnosis was known he decided to ‘run with it’ rather than withdraw and feel bitter. The couple tried every treatment available and got an extra year out of his prognosis of 11 months, and Robbie ‘went all in’, immersing himself in things he wanted ‘to give a go’.

This later became Gunworks Ltd and Amanda joined him in the business 12 years ago, after the birth of their first son.

From the outset, Robbie had an interest in suppressors, borne out of his own hearing loss due to rifle fire, and he became an industry leader in the design and manufacture of them. He was possibly the first gunsmith to introduce the aluminium suppressor and championed their development as better materials became available, making them lighter and stronger.

Robbie’s strength in business was his innovation;

he just seemed to know what was going to work and he had a good feel for his customers.

service, and old fashion respect.

“It is our quality, service, and price that sets us apart,” says Amanda.

“He had incredible rapport with people,” says Amanda, “and he just loved winding me up on a daily basis!”

Robbie was a go-getter to the last.

Amanda says that it was his dying dream that Gunworks would go on beyond him — and it is, she says — because it is his legacy.

She says it is the Robbie Tiffen banter that will be most missed by people.

“He was kind-hearted, knowledgeable, and quick witted — a no regrets, happy guy!”

Right up to a week before he passed, Robbie was preparing the Gunworks team for life without him, sharing knowledge, information, and ideas.

And he was very bright.

He loved research and threw himself into projects one hundred percent, such as developing the Gunworks ethos: great products, top

“That was so typical of him,” she says, “He just kept on giving until the end.”

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He bought a Surtees boat and took to sea fishing off the Canterbury coast.

“He wasn’t very good at,” laughs Amanda, “but he thought he was!”

He took up car racing, successfully, and loved the thrill, challenge, and danger of the sport. He was also a very enthusiastic and competent jet boater.

Robbie and Amanda also discussed his life, the boys Alex and Charlie, the illness, and the outcome, frankly.

“He was a very open person yet private, and nothing was left unsaid, which is really helping us to heal.”

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Robbie gained employment with a manufacturing gunsmith in Timaru in the early ‘80s where he trained in all facets of gunsmithing, later specialising in action and barrel fitting. He then worked for some leading South Island gun shops and also joined the New Zealand Territorials in 1987 as an armourer and served as a Staff Sergeant until his passing.

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South Island circumnavigation and fish (Part one) Bruce Lock

The recent article by John Knowler about deep south kingies inspired me to write about our recent South Island circumnavigation in a mate’s 54 motor sailer Simpatica.

Five of us left Waikawa mid February 2018, heading for Stewart Island, then

Fiordland, and back in the Marlborough Sounds a month or so later. Our wish list included fishing: hopefully tuna, cod, groper, and, if really lucky, a giant tuna. And of course cruising, sightseeing, hunting, and generally having a good time with mates.

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We were plagued by ‘couta heading south and had to shelter over in Carey’s Bay (Port Chalmers, Dunedin) to allow a weather system to pass. Nice city to visit, excellent bus service to town and can highly recommend the Careys Bay boutique pub.

We left a few days later and pushed on through the S/SW swell and lumpy sea, arriving in Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island a day and a bit later.

A highlight was moving on from ‘couta to tuna, initially identified as northern bluefin, eaten, and then more correctly identified as slender tuna…you know the ones with worms! Never mind, the loins were worm free and appreciated by all. We didn’t do justice to Stewart Island, with a little cod fishing, a few paua, and late night attempt to see the kiwi. This was dashed by the concession holder forbidding me to land on a public beach and threatening to call the cops! Our weather window for Fiordland had now opened, hence quick lunch at the famous Oban pub and then

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Lunch-cruising style we set course to Fiordland.

Landfall for us was Cascade Cove in Dusky Sound where we tied up alongside the Wallis’s helicopter pad. The mooring line had a limit of 300t so we were secure. Showered and refreshed, we explored some of Cook’s early spots. Heaps of deer sign ashore, though none seen, so we focussed on cod and enjoyed our first encounter with seven gillers on the rods.

Further north in Breaksea Sound we encountered warmer water fish, with a school of XOS

kingies scattering as we pulled up alongside the permanently moored hull of the Uni, another fishing base, with chopper pad, fresh water, and good quality mooring lines. Dropping a jig here lead to immediate bedlam; with the drag on my Torium cranked up to the max,its 80kg braid still proved inadequate! Several kingi hits later, the only ‘fish’ landed in that anchorage was another seven giller!

Fast forward several days and more seven gillers, including one nipping at the heels while filleting fish in the shallows, nil deer, plenty of cod, kahawai, and even

a few groper (5 - 10kg) caught within the sounds fishing pinnacles. And yes more of our staple diet albacore, lovely cooked every which way, as well as sashimi. We got through our six tubes of wasabi long before leaving Fiordland.

A couple of days later we had our crew change in Doubtful Sound, by now we’d landed heaps more albies, crays, and cod, and we were supplementing our provisioning with venison… yes at last!

Little did we know we were about to catch a species none of us saw coming!

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How to buy a bow Carol Watson Advanced Archery Buying a bow can provide all the fun and excitement of buying a car, but without the irritation of pushy sales staff. You’ll also get to testdrive several bows, choose your bow accessories, and sometimes even agonize over camo options.

You’ll find our staff welcoming and professional. We are all mad keen bowhunters and will happily spend time with you as you study the bow options for you and your budget. This is why it’s vital to make this choice at an archery store.

You get personal attention as we explain the pros and cons of all the gear and you get to test several bows.

After all, choosing a bow is all about preferences.

You want a bow that’s comfortable to shoot from the start, but also provides some room for advancement as your skills and strength grow. We’ll get you started by teaching you some basic shooting technique so you can confidently try as many bows as you need to find the one that’s meant for you.

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(you can read more about that next month!), or simplify the process with a basic accessory package to get you started.

Next our bow technician will review your options and help you choose arrows that match your bow’s draw length, draw weight, intended use and budget. Then it’s back into the shooting range to fine tune your peep sight height and sight settings so you’ll walk out the door with your bow all dialled in to shoot approx. 20m. During the whole process you’ll be getting a free lesson (valued at over $100) where we’ll make sure you’re on the road to developing a sound shot process and teach you the right way to shoot the release aid of your choice.

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Andrew with a 22lb show stopper Bowhunting is a combination of various skills, some you have now if you’re already into hunting with a gun. Archery lessons are the best way to gain the necessary archery skills. We want you to be successful and that’s why we include a lesson when you buy your bow. You’ll get this same professional service with us, whether you spend $900 or $3k on a bow package. If you don’t live within driving distance of us, keep an eye out for cheap flight deals to come and spend a day with us getting started on the right track. We have customers come to see us from all over the country and it’s always time and money well spent.

My wife Marg and I got hooked on the Ohau Canals from watching Dylan Booth's videos on YouTube and recently made our third trip to Twizel from Nelson this year.

This September trip I tried the technique for drifting eggs with the new clip on sinkers and, first cast, I hooked a nice rainbow.

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New Agent for SIMRAD and Raymarine Electronics Allspec is now a Certified Retailer and Installer of the full suite of Raymarine and Simrad electronics.

Fusion, BEP, Isotherm, Victron, Dometic and Webasto products, and are agents for Aakron inflatable dinghies.

Owner Malcolm Coffey is excited about the appointment, as it is an extension to the service that Allspec offers to new and existing customers. Malcolm particularly enjoys the electronic side of the marine industry. It has always been a passion of mine says Malcolm. New products being introduced with the latest technology makes it an exciting time to be selling marine electronics.

Allspec is also the local agent for the supply and installation of the entire range of SeaDek Marine Products.

We also supply and install JL Audio,

Allspec Marine, located next to the Nelson Marina, is your local boat and composite repair experts. Allspec specialise in boat repairs, fibre glassing, carbon fibre repairs and component manufacture, cabinet making, spray painting, plumbing systems, boat refits, and marine electronic sales and installation.

With a large undercover boat yard, Allspec offers a great facility to house your boat while it is getting our expert attention – especially useful for those high quality spray painting jobs. With an 8m building stud height and wide access doors, we can easily accommodate boats up to 65’ in length.

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Fish jumping on the surface, birds crashing down from above. Seals were throwing kahawai around, ripping the flesh from them as they did. Surrounding the work-up, dusky dolphins were patrolling the carnage, keeping an eye on the action.

Just as we were about to jump overboard, a whale surfaced around 50 metres away, spitting water as it breathed from its blowhole.

If there was ever a moment to make you feel like a very small fish in a very big pond, it was then.

Stories of Kaikoura kingfish cruising along our coastline had me itching to check out the local bird work-ups.

It wasn’t long before the wetsuit came on and a mate and I set our sights on a boil up not far from the shore.

Jumping overboard it was easy to see why there was so much action. A mass congregation of plankton and krill was the attractant, triggering the rest of the food chain into a frenzy.

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With no reference points, your dive watch is your best friend. I had the odd school of kahawai, barracouta and jack mackerel buzz past me but was unsuccessful in sighting a kingfish.

Before we headed back to the boat ramp, I found myself diving down amongst the biggest school of mackerel I’d ever seen.

Everywhere I looked in every direction was a thick wall of fish packed together. When tempted like that, curiosity got the better of me and I decided to target one for the table. With countless targets I focussed my aim on one of the bigger models and let the spear do the rest.

On this particular trip the kingfish managed to elude us but there are plenty more local excursions already in planning!

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Avoiding unwanted by-catch

4WD tyre pressures tips Tyre pressures have a marked effect on the way your vehicle handles as well as tyre life, especially on a 4-WD. Here are some recommendations to help make your journey safer and more comfortable:

Urban driving/sealed road Around town run 36 psi and increase this to 40 psi when loaded up for a trip.

Once the tyres are warmed up on a trip they will be at around 45 psi.

Pressure: 36 to 40 psi Speed range: 90 to 100 kph Good unsealed road Maintain 36 psi on quality unsealed roads. On rougher sections, lowering tyre pressures helps to soften the ride and reduce the wear on the tyres from occasional rocks and corrugations. It also reduces the chances of a puncture through running over sharp rocks.

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Rough unsealed road, gravel Where the unsealed road is consistently bad, drop down to 26 psi and reduce speed. Tyres will be better able to soak up sharp rocks, ruts and other nasties if they are softer and you are driving slower. This will give more reaction time to avoid hitting large tyre-shredding rocks and washouts.

tyres more. But remember that with very low pressures comes a much higher chance of the tyre rolling off the rim, so drive slow and corner gently.

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Rough track mud, rocks, creek crossings This is low-range 4WD type track. Be especially careful when cornering as too much speed and momentum can roll a tyre off the rim. The lower pressure will also help get more traction to climb in and out of creek beds and other obstacles.

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Sand Beach driving is risky, especially below the high tide line. The general rule is 16 psi, which will give you about double the amount of rubber on the sand and a less impact. This helps to float over the sand instead of digging in. If you get stuck or are struggling to get forward motion, lower your

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What’s more, we have the only vulcaniser in the top of the south island. We’re local and on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, ready to provide tyre fittings and any other tyre servicing you require.

this I will always try different methods to improve my catch rate. One of the best ways to do this is to avoid fishing with baits and switch to lures of different types, or even soft baits. This can be done while still anchored but preferably while drifting. My

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Spring fishing in Tasman bay can be hugely productive at times but can also be very frustrating, with large numbers of by-catch such as carpet sharks, spiny dogfish, red cod, and the forever hungry barracouta frequenting the bay.

Sometimes you need to change tactics to get amongst the snapper

While the good old bait and burley method works a treat sometimes, there will be days where it doesn’t.

On these days it can be very tough to stay sitting in the same spot just catching shark after shark. Although I’m patient, most of the time, there’s only so much of this I can handle; on days like

Slow-pitch lures attract a variety of species - even this thresher shark

favourite method is to look for any type of structure or signs of fish on my sounder.

This could be anything from a shellfish bed to a wreck or even weed lines around rocky points. When you have located a piece of structure or school of fish on the sounder, stop above it and work out the direction of

weights, such as the 60 to 80-gram, work well in most colours, and I seldom leave the boat ramp without them.

These can be fished actively or just left bouncing off the bottom in the rod holder.

Other lures, such as soft baits and slow pitch jigs, require more movement from the angler but can be irresistible to predatory fish and its always surprising to see what species will attack these lures. We have caught all sorts of species in the bay on these lures, from the humble gurnard to the hard fighting kingfish, and that’s the beauty of them, you just never know what they might attract such as the thresher shark pictured.

If you’re having a tough day’s fishing, I strongly urge you to put the bait away and try some lures — you just don’t know what you might catch!

If in doubt pop in store for some advice from the team.

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Out in the prop wash Dennis Ellmers

Rejuvenate, revitalise… re-power

I’m surprised more people don’t consider outboard re-powers, especially if their units are getting out to a decade old. Sometimes its the forgotten part of the boat and, along with the requisite service, as long as it keeps ticking over it is seen to be doing the job.

In reality, your motor and boat have a dynamic relationship a bit like a marriage and to get the optimum performance the two have to be suitably matched. However, unlike a marriage, you can always upgrade your motor to achieve a better harmony!

The reasons for considering an outboard re-power are many:

Protect your investment Boats are a luxury asset and will devalue over time, but it is possible to hedge against depreciation and maintain or even enhance value with a motor upgrade. There comes a point in an outboard’s life where age dictates that it is worth bugger all and the cost of upgrading becomes an issue. It is often wise to consider a re-power to a better model while your ‘old’ outboard has still has value; the trade up is less painful and the benefits become affordable.

Better fuel efficiency Technology has dramatically transformed the way we enjoy our boating over recent years, with better fuel economy at the forefront. For example, Suzuki’s new lean burn technology uses sensors and real-time computer processors to optimise fuel delivery and can deliver fuel reductions of up to 45%.

With recent fuel hikes that is significant and, at that rate, wouldn’t take long to pay for a repower, especially if your current motor is not an antique.

Improve performance It is not uncommon for older boats, and some newer models, to have a ‘mismatch’ with motor and hull design so that performance is compromised. It may have been a cost issue or the best solution at the time but technology has improved so much that we can better match the motor to your boat and your usage. The relationship between hull design and suitable power is not always straight forward so it is important you talk to a professional in order to get the optimum out of your boat. The difference a new, correctly matched motor can give you in terms of overall performance and

confidence really will give you a better boating experience. Think about increased acceleration, better power to weight ratio, reduced fuel consumption, increased lifespan of the motor, better ability to get out of trouble should the weather cut up, and just a heap more fun on the water. With summer coming on and those kids and teenagers eying up the ‘water sports’, it might well prudent to consider an early Christmas present; a gleaming black Suzuki would look nice in the stocking under the tree!

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Nelson & Tasman’s newest stockist of Okuma rods & reels With over 30 years of research, development, and manufacturing experience, Okuma Fishing Tackle has developed an impressive range of fishing rods, reels and accessories to fit your needs on the water and they are now all available at The Outdoor Store and The Logger Shop, Brightwater.

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The ultimate new development in rod technology, the Tournament Concept range provides all of the benefits of a high modulus graphite rod without the drawbacks. Lightweight, strong and durable, there is a rod in the range to suit every fishery.

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18 THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - NOVEMBER 2018

She is Gone Ben Sowry

I had an experience a couple of summers back. Something that, up until that point, had never happened to me before. I hooked a salmon. That part has happened before.

As is typical of the situation for me on hooking a salmon, I felt my heart instantly drop, before slowly ascending back to where it came. As it rose to its former location, its beating increased in both strength and regularity. I felt waves of blood radiate from the centre of my chest. It tingled as it flowed down my arms and rhythmically throbbed as it rose up my throat. All very normal stuff for hooking a salmon.

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However, during the fight, the line became hooked on a dead willow branch in the water, neither the fish nor I could gain any line. I saw her hang there in the water, she was silver, spotted, sleek and still. There was a moment, maybe less than a second, where our stalemate stretched for all eternity, deeply carving its niche within my memory. The fish shook her head, loosened the hook and once the hook fell out, she slowly sank back into her deep blue home. Invisible again from those with terrestrial ties. Becoming again an enigma, a mystery, a ghost. She was the first salmon I had ever lost during the fight.

She was gone.

The salmon was gone.

I stood there, my whole body violently shaking on the riverbank. The pulsation from my chest was replaced with a black, swollen, heavy feeling. A lump in my throat replaced the throbbing. I expressed myself verbally, in words not to be repeated here.

She was gone.

The salmon was gone.

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My mind raced to try and salvage the situation but the passage of time continued. The salmon would not magically return to my hook.

She was gone.

The salmon was gone.

I cast, again and again, in a vain belief she might not remember what just happened and a deja vu scenario would return us to our combat but no. That was not to happen.

She was gone.

The salmon was gone.

I left the river, still shaking. I felt lost. My mind still searching for ways to redeem the series of developments but I couldn't and I can't.

She is gone.

The salmon is gone.

Gone like a setting sun

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Crimpy’s People Larnce Wichman’s story has elements of the Wild West about it; a lone cowboy rides into a remote town as three other dusty horseman, the Burkhart Boys, enter from the other end. The townsfolk are nervous; the town hasn’t seen visitors for years. The four rein in their steeds and eyeball each other cautiously.

“This town ain’t big enough for the four of us,” mutters Black Burkhart, as he spits a gob of tobacco in the dust.

“Then we’d best get busy and build a bigger town,” Larnce shoots from the lip.

Corny cowboy analogies aside, the small Marlborough town of Ward was a quiet backwater in the seventies when a young Larnce travelled from his mid-Canterbury home to visit his sister. At roughly the same time, the Burkhart brothers and cousin Lindsay Barron arrived from Masterton; collectively, they were the town’s first imports for many years.

Larnce was offered a job by Jack Thomson to help build a lime-works and he stayed on to manage it for five-years, until the removal of farming subsidies triggered a downturn.

Meanwhile, the Burkharts had bought a small fishery off a local, which was basically a Skyline garage from which cray tails and paua were processed in small quantities. The tails were fetching $6.80/kilo back in 1981 when the Burkharts asked Larnce to manage the plant.

“They were outgoing blokes,” Larnce says, “and we had a lot of time on our hands to enjoy snow skiing and jet boating.”

But it was time to get serious and they realised they needed to add value because cray tails just weren’t cutting it. They looked at whole green crayfish and cooked, but

Larnce Wichman: Lobster’s quiet champion neither provided any great added value.

Then they met Masterton lobster fisher Barry Brough who was operating a small ‘number 8 wire’ processing plant, exporting live lobster to Japan. Larnce and the Burkharts saw the opportunity but recognised it needed to be upscaled, so set about experimenting with technology: they developed a bio filtration reticulation system for conditioning the water in the holding tanks, and did a lot of work on refrigeration, packaging, and transport.

“We’d pack lobster and bus them to Dunedin and back to simulate the time it would take to fly them to market,” says Larnce. “And because the clients were Japanese who demanded perfection, it set our standards for the future.”

Barry had also told the boys that once they got involved with the live lobster export market, they have a tiger by the tail and would be unable to let it go.

“He was absolutely correct,” echoes Larnce.

The move instantly took the lobster from $6.80 tail price to $30/kilo in 1986. It was a successful formula but the only thing missing was volume — so they outsourced lobster from other companies. This immediately created a new role for Larnce: he became project manager of developing new plants and was instrumental in setting up new facilities in Bluff, Neil’s Beach, and Port Underwood, to name a few. He and the Burkhart brothers worked well as a team, moving the company forward and contributing to developing the industry as a whole.

“The skiing and jet boating suddenly became a memory!”

The introduction of the Quota Management System shaped Larnce’s philosophy. It was a baptism by fire but he developed a good understanding of people, the process, government, legislation, the Act, and the industry.

“I accepted and acknowledged very early in the piece that it is a shared fishery and that challenged me to develop relationships with others who utilise the resource.”

The natural progression was an involvement with CRAMAC 5 (20 years) and Te Korowai Kaikoura (13 years), which steered Larnce away from his core responsibilities and paved the way for the development of his own company, CRA Services. Larnce utilises his vast knowledge of the lobster industry to project manage the design and implementation of new facilities, or upgrade old plants, both here and in Australia. He has also worked in Hong Kong, developing systems and plant that would better maintain the quality of our lobster, strengthening client relationships by doing so.

Of the current state of the lobster industry, he says, “Given the knowledge I have gained, I have seen many countries’ lobster industries and I still rank New Zealand as number one, and our lobstermen including recreational are privileged to have the opportunity to fish it.”

I have known and worked with Larnce over many years and he really is one of life’s gems; intelligent, generous, passionate, committed, genuine, and a great advocate for the lobster industry, and equally for the resource — the lobster. He also has a very strong sense of community. I admire him because he is self-made, with no formal education, and

Whitebait on a bed of asparagus

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A momentous occasion for Larnce, speaking in front of politicians and environmental NGO’s after receiving the Green Ribbon Award for Te Korowai

respected at the highest levels of community and industry.

But it is difficult to find the private Larnce: “I’m so immersed in the lobster industry … it is me,” he reflects modestly.

However, he loves fast cars. And he is proud of the two children he and Julie have raised. But he does freely admit his private life now revolves around his five amazing grandchildren. And his best bud, Mr Davidson.

Just occasionally you might see him taking time out, astride his Harley, John Wayne-style, as he rides into the sunset. The deep burble of the bike echoing one of ‘The Duke’s’ immortal sayings that kind of sums up Larnce Wichman’s philosophy, “Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.”

COOKING with CRIMPY

20 THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - NOVEMBER 2018

Get ready for summer Now the water is beginning to warm up and more people are thinking about blowing the cobwebs off their fishing gear, it’s a good time to check the rules again.

There are a number of ways you can check the rules: visit the rules pages through the Fisheries New Zealand website, www. fisheries.govt.nz/rules; download our smartphone app called NZ Fishing Rules by texting ‘app’ to 9889, or visiting the app store; or by visiting one of the local Fisheries New Zealand offices to pick up a pamphlet.

We want everyone to have a great summer without getting in trouble. Even if you think you know the rules, we recommend you check them regularly because they can change. It’s up to you to make sure you are fishing responsibly.

The rules are in place so everyone has a chance to catch a feed of fish for their family.

Size limits are set so fish can breed once or twice before ending up on a plate and along with bag limits, are there to limit the number of fish coming out of an area on a daily basis.

So what else can recreational fishers do to help maintain healthy fish stocks?

Avoid catching undersized fish

There are a vast array of hook types and sizes available in New Zealand and it can be confusing trying to figure out what to buy. Fisheries New Zealand recommends matching your hook size to your target species. Barbless circle hooks significantly reduce gut hooking and make releasing unwanted fish in the water much easier.

Using big hooks reduces the chance of an undersized fish managing to get its mouth around the hook. Even though a gut hooked fish might appear healthy and swim away,

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the internal damage it causes increases the chance the fish will die later.

the fish will struggle to breathe and there is a high likelihood it will bleed out and die

If you find yourself continuing to catch undersized fish it’s best to move on to another spot.

Fish organs are largely unprotected in the gut cavity. Holding fish around the belly can cause internal damage to organs, especially enlarged gonads during the breeding season

Handle fish correctly

There are no restrictions on what fish recreational fishers can legally return to the sea.

In some fisheries, recreational fishers return one or more fish for every fish they keep. That can mean for someone who takes home five fish, they are probably really catching at least 10 fish and returning five or more.

The problem with returning fish is not all fish released alive go on to survive. As fish are reeled in, the rapid decrease in pressure causes gas to expand inside their bodies.

This is why when some fish are landed their eyes are popping out or their stomach has expanded into their mouth. The technical term for this is barotrauma.

We understand photographing big fish so you can share the action with friends and family later is a big part of recreational fishing. Many fishers then go on to release these fish with the idea they will live to breed another day.

Despite best intentions, not all of these fish will necessarily survive, so here are some tips for how you can maximise the chance of that fish surviving.

Make sure your hands are wet

Don’t lift the fish by the tail as this can dislocate the spine Never insert your fingers under the gill plate as fish gills are damaged easily If the gills are damaged, or even touched,

Make sure any fish returned is caught in less than 30 metres of water to increase the likelihood of survival Return fish as quickly as possible.

You are out there to catch fish not birds

In 2010 we contracted an independent research group, Dragonfly Data Science, to estimate captures of seabirds and marine mammals in New Zealand non-commercial fisheries. Based on interviews with fishers and reviews of previous research, it was estimated there could be 40,000 captures of seabirds by recreational fishers per year.

Move on

If you are catching lots of undersize fish or are being hassled by seabirds it is best just to move on.

Birds are likely to catch and eat returned undersize fish, so it is best to avoid this situation altogether. Following this advice and keeping up to date with the latest rules is good for the fish and will help ensure you have an enjoyable and productive summer.

Keep up to date

The recreational fisheries mailing list has been created to keep fishers up to date with information on their local fisheries, including changes to bag limits and size limits and other management initiatives.

To sign up for the mailing list email us at recreationalfisheries@mpi.govt.nz

This includes birds tangled in fishing lines and birds being hooked. About three quarters of those are released but we don’t really know how many birds survive capture.

We all need to adopt seabird smart fishing practices to reduce this.

Avoiding seabirds

Knowing seabirds are looking for food, you can make your boat less attractive to them by keeping it clean. Use a bait bucket or bait board with a lid and keep scraps covered.

Keep your deck clean and take the bait off any unattended rods.

Seabirds are fast and many of them will dive six metres or more. Once you’ve prepared your berley container or set your line, sink it deep in the water as fast as you can. Keeping your rod tip low will prevent birds from becoming entangled in your line.

Marlborough Sounds area closed for blue cod fishing The Marlborough Sounds is closed for blue cod fishing from 1 September until 20 December.

This is to support the reproduction of blue cod by reducing disruption to spawning behaviour and reducing catch numbers.

No person may take blue cod from areas marked on the map. You could be fined up to $10,000 upon conviction.

During the closed season, you may transport blue cod from the Challenger East area into the Marlborough Sounds area as long as you can prove where the fish were taken from.

To check the fishing rules for your area, download the NZ Fishing Rules App, visit www.mpi.govt.nz/fishingrules or email recreationalfisheries@mpi. govt.nz to sign up to fishing related updates in your area.

It is illegal to sell or trade your catch. Free call 0800 4 POACHER (0800 476 224) to report illegal poaching or fishing.

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Report illegal fishing 0800 4 POACHER (0800 476 224)

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A chalk and cheese morning Rochelle Ashmore

The ‘dogs were biting in shallow and while some argue that you have to persevere through the junk fish to get to the snapper, we elected to fish deeper, so headed further into Tasman Bay. Anchoring over a recognised ‘feature’, we dispatched the squid-baited flasher rigs and settled in for a wait. At 35m we’d decided not to use berley so it took a good hour before anything happened. We got a few

small blue cod, then a flurry of sizeable red cod and one 27cm gurnard, which, while legal, went back because it was hardly big enough for a feed.

Then my rod twitched and buckled, loaded up with a good fighting fish.

After an exciting tussle a nicely conditioned, stroppy snapper was boated and photographed. Excited, I wasted no time rebaiting and getting back to the bottom. Almost

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All in all, it was a great way to spend part of Labour Weekend and good to go home with a selection of species for the table.

Snapper are a girl’s best friend

Ben Macintyre Penguin RRP $40 Penguin publishers continue to impress with their seemingly endless production of quality nonfiction. On this occasion they have really hit the jackpot, the timing being perfect as the world reels at the ongoing suspicious and secretive operations of Russian secret agents involving such events as the botched poisoning of Sergei Skrepal and his daughter Yulia, the 2017 cyberattacks on the Ukraine, the US presidential elections and more recently four secret agents caught in Amsterdam then deported (Press, Oct 6th).

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THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR

The long serving KGB spy agency, the source of many books both fiction and non-fiction exists no more.

You will need to read ‘The Spy and The Traitor’ to read the reasons why and to find out that it has since been replaced by a restructured unit known as GRU. Right in the thick of it is Vladimir Putin, once an entrenched KGB spy. As the saying goes “Leopards don’t change their spots”. Nor does a name change and a new letterhead logo. The mentality doesn’t change.

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immediately, I had another strike but it was ‘chalk and cheese’ to the previous scrap. This fish had weight but it hardly put up any fight at all, so I confidently called it another red cod.

Imagine my surprise when a thumping big blue cod broached the surface, all 52cm of it and bull-headed!

TIDES OF CHANGE wide spy agencies and all the secret code names for each spy then perseverance will reward you with a book you can’t put down.

A true action thriller full of suspense completed with the help of a shopping bag, Mars Bar, packet of crisps and a soiled baby’s nappy.

Author Ben Macintyre is a newspaper columnist, associate editor at the Times, has written several ‘spy’ books and has an international reputation on the topic. His work is thoroughly researched and referenced. The inclusion of about 60 photographs helps the reader put faces to names and events, and brings in the much needed human touch to balance out the cut throat culture of the KGB and secret spies in general.

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Optically Speaking

Ant Corke

Coastguard’s unsung heroes recognised Coastguard New Zealand plays a key role in saving lives at sea, on lakes and rivers, runs marine safety courses, and initiates safety campaigns such as the ‘new for old’ lifejacket campaign.

But most remarkably, the organisation is heavily reliant on volunteers who are extraordinary people who undertake lifesaving tasks at their own risk.

We have supplied Coastguard New Zealand since 2012 with optical equipment at reduced cost, and from 2014 as the sponsorship of their national conference ‘Welcome Dinner’. Attending the Coastguard NZ conference never fails to astound us at the multitude of rescue missions each year.

Here are a few statistics for 2017:

2042 Coastguard NZ volunteers 291,235 volunteer hours served 3037 rescues 6951 people bought home safely This level of service requires a high level of public and corporate funding, as well as a fresh supply of volunteers. Visit the Coastguard New Zealand website for information about becoming a nonactive member, making a donation, becoming a corporate sponsor, or finding out how to become a volunteer. Volunteers

can be both lifesaving and administrative.

Our attendance at the 2018 National Coastguard New Zealand conference was another great experience.

Our trade stand was inundated with coastguard volunteers and other search and rescue organisations.

Understanding the requirements of the different coastguard units and matching this with practical advice and demonstration equipment ensures that the correct purchasing decision is made. Especially memorable are the stories and enthusiasm of the volunteers. Thank you for doing your country proud!

For information about helping our coastguard, visit www.coastguard.nz

First Impressions:

Pulsar Accolade XQ38 thermal imaging binoculars Daryl Crimp

The product: Last year I extensively field tested the Pulsar Helion XQ 38 thermal image monocular and was impressed with its versatility. Now Pulsar has taken the obvious next level step by bringing to the market the XQ38 and XP50 in binocular format. This month I took the Accolade XQ38 out for a play and it lived up to expectations.

Here are my ‘first impressions’ of this compact little beauty.

The location: Private property, huge hill country, clear to dense vegetation covered faces, steep valley to river flat terrain, and night testing.

In the field:

Christine Corke at the National Coastguard New Zealand conference.

First up, use of Accolade is very intuitive, with a compact light binocular format that we are all familiar with. The ocular eyepieces are easily adjusted to fit individual eye width by simply sliding in or out.

Each has a soft rubber eyecup to block any peripheral light and the diopter is individually adjusted through each ocular; close one eye and focus the opposite lens by turning it to focus on the numbers at the bottom of the internal screen. Repeat with opposite eye.

Focusing the screen image is done via a standard binocular centre focus wheel, which gives fingertip control. Adjustments are relatively fine so it is relatively easy to switch through focal planes quickly and smoothly.

Unlike optical binoculars, the Accolade thermal

imaging binoculars has only one ‘objective’ lens centred in the front of the main housing and protected with clip screen cap, which can be quickly opened with a flick of the finger. A lot of thought has clearly gone into the ergonomics of this unit.

The Accolade has five soft push buttons in a cross pattern on the top main body, with the menu button centre. Once you familiarise what mode each button controls, it is very easy to operate these using fingers from both hands. The buttons are very responsive and basically have two modes: long press and quick press, making navigating easy.

The Accolade also has built in record function for both video and still, which is operated via the right button.

Long hold to switch between video and still camera and quick press to take picture or record video. A clear record icon with timer shows to the left of the screen and a quick press pauses recording; long press to exit.

A useful function is the zoom, which essential has three powers: standard or default is 3.1, first zoom is 6.2, and second zoom is 12.4. This is useful when viewing a signature from some distance and wishing to better identify the target but, to be honest, the clarity of the screen is that good I didn’t use the zoom mode much. It also has a split zoom mode so you can see in standard mode while viewing a zoomed in image in a little pop up box.

The Accolade, Like the Helion, has Wi-Fi capability that allows you to operate and view from your

smartphone through the Stream Vision App, which effectively lets two or more view from the thermal imager at the same time. It also allows you to set the thermal imager up on a tripod and view the image from your phone, a short distance away.

Conclusion: While the Accolade XQ38 has the same processor as the monocular version, it is more intuitive to use because of our familiarity with using binoculars. It is also feels more natural and is definitely more comfortable for prolonged use. During our test we took one meat animal with a spotlight and saw 16 other deer. The thermal imager picked up some deer that were light shy and not picked up by the light, and it was useful for tracking animals that we’d lost track of with the light.

While this was only one use of the thermal imager, the observations I made on the QX38 monocular hold true for this model also.

By the end of this year, Pulsar will have introduced a new model featuring a rangefinder, so I will do an in-depth review of that.

In short, a beautiful piece of kit. It costs approximately a grand more than the Helion XQ38 monocular, which is a chunk more for essentially the same animal, but if a thermal imager was to become an essential piece of my gear, I think it would be worth the investment.

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Taranaki rock lobster war lop-sided A

recent opinion piece published in a Taranaki district newspaper caught the attention of Daryl Sykes and he went looking for recommendations for conflict resolution. He outlines the strengths and weaknesses of what is on offer.

The opinion piece was entitled Crayfish Wars and cited accusations made by a self-proclaimed representative of the Opunake Boat & Underwater Club. It also referred to allegations that commercial gear was being stolen and interfered with. For the past five seasons at least, commercial vessels fishing the Opunake coast have had pots cut-off and pots stolen, with losses amounting to $90,000.00 of pots, ropes, and buoys; lost catches not counted so far.

That much of the story was true but it is hard to have a war when only one side does the fighting.

The non-commercial sectors have lost nothing. In fact, the fishing club had support from industry in setting aside commercial lobster fishing exclusion zones.

The article carried a range of misinformation and accusation, including allegations that commercial vessels take their entire quota from a small area in the vicinity of the club and are ‘hammering’ the Taranaki coastline like never before.

A brief study of Ministry fisheries publications confirms that the Taranaki coastline has not been ‘hammered by the commercial fleet’ but fished in a consistent and sustainable manner – with fewer vessels landing the same or similar quantities or rock lobsters every season. The number of vessels has reduced considerably, from a peak of 11 in 1997 to just three currently. Records also confirm that the proportion of total CRA 9 commercial landings taken from the Taranaki coastline has been relatively stable over the same period, declining from a peak of 40 tonnes in 1991/92 to a steady 30 tonnes from the mid-1990s as the CRA 9 fleet was progressively restructured due to the implementation of the quota management system in April 1990.

Clearly there is conflict here that needs resolution.

In the world of professional disputes resolution there are generally three options given as methods for resolving disputes.

Interest-based methods: working with what people care about, such as efficiency, respect, fairness, lifestyle, and fair rewards

Court-based methods: working with what people are entitled to or what their obligations are under legislation

Power-based methods: using force, coercion or some unilateral action to gain control or impose some decision In the often contentious world of inshore fishing it seems that most anti-commercial fishing protagonists have opted for the power-based method, as exampled by this recent attack on the integrity of the CRA 9 (Westland/Taranaki) rock lobster industry.

The Opunake Boat & Underwater Club levelled further allegations: they were very much afraid of a total collapse of the crayfish fishery in their area, as they claim happened in the Bay of Plenty (CRA2). “Exactly the same systematic localised intensive fishing by commercial boats coupled with what was obviously inaccurate reporting has completely wrecked this fishery. We do not need that to happen here as well”.

That accusation is demonstrably untrue, as evidenced by the final advice paper that went to Minister Nash in February 2018, which guided his decision to make a very significant cut to the CRA 2 Total Allowable Catch (TAC). The advice paper puts the two lies in the article to the sword – the decline in CRA 2 stock abundance was not occasioned by systematic intensive fishing or by the defamatory charge of inaccurate reporting.

The largest of the three commercial rock lobster fishing vessels operating along the Taranaki coastline from Opunake north to Kawhia. The FV Arrow owned and operated by the Kibblewhite family.

Disputes depressing development New Zealand’s seafood industry has bold growth targets, with export receipts in excess of $2 billion and a strong domestic market for fresh, sustainably harvested premium seafood. However, increasing levels of conflict are harming its ability to maintain growth and innovation and are discouraging many industry members. Disputes between fisheries stakeholders are frequent, time consuming, and costly. Millions of dollars are spent (or lost) each year in the direct costs of conflict, while some commercial stakeholders are suffering from the flow-on effects of damaged relationships and loss of credibility, status and respect in both New Zealand and international markets.

Few people enjoy dealing with conflict. Disputes are often stressful, frustrating, and expensive — and they take fishing industry personnel away from their core business activities.

While conflict may be an inevitable fact of life, it does not always need to be destructive. Conflict can be useful in determining what is important, what different people value, in initiating change and in finding out what people have in common.

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he problems arise when resources of money and manpower are wasted by ‘digging in’, ‘putting up a fight’ or ‘proving a point’, rather than by tackling the underlying issues, as appears to be the case with the Opunake Boat & Underwater Club.

The vast majority of disputes between fisheries stakeholders are about the definition of ‘rights’. There seems to be a peculiar belief, for example, that recreational fishing ‘rights’ must have absolute priority and preference.

A war with no winners?

So, what is the game for this particular anti-commercial ranter? The media story suggests it is a grab for a recreational fishing reserve – despite there being a voluntary commercial exclusion zone in the area that has endured for more than two decades.

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his is possibly now jeopardised by the ongoing attacks on the three remaining Taranaki commercial rock lobster fishermen.

Whilst they don’t regard themselves to be at war, they have reached the end of their patience in regard to gear theft and vandalism and are unlikely to accept the Power-based method of conflict resolution.

They might therefore look to another conflict resolution method – Court-based – but already have demonstrated a preference for the Interest-based method and had commenced a conversation and a negotiation in good faith, only to have the goodwill and good intentions very publicly battered down by the club.

Some of the outcomes anticipated from the Interest-based method included: Clarifying rumours, which had created suspicion and resentment.

Reaching agreement about more positive approaches to management.

Reaching agreement on drafting a new code of practice.

It would be harsh and unfair to criticise that approach to resolving the alleged Taranaki ‘Crayfish Wars’. After all, both sides would get a win out of it. That most definitely won’t be the outcome if things go according to the game plan laid out by the club spokesperson in his media rant and followed up by letters to the editor from like-minded and equally illinformed supporters since. Taranaki commercial rock lobster fishermen will now be waiting to see who makes the next move in the game.

24 THE FISHING PAPER & HUNTING NEWS - NOVEMBER 2018

Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty

The statute of fishing limitations Pure bliss

The boat slipped nicely out of The Cut as the last of the day fishers were nailing it for home. There is a kind of calm associated with evening fishing that is not there during the day; the softer tones of dusk, less boat activity, and a mellow ambience.

Daniel and his best mate Daymo were oblivious of this as their youth bubbled over and they tackled the fishing with real zealousness: nonstop banter, laughing, and the constant activity of baits and lures flying while a steady army of fish species marched over the side. There was no minimum size requirement before happiness kicked in — they were both just thrilled to be on the water enjoying the outdoors.

applied, by then spontaneously unleashed a confession.

“Dad remember that time we were little and we biked to the Motueka wharf to go fishing?”

“Yes,” answered expectantly.

“Well — you are probably going to hate us for this but some guys there asked us what we were using for bait so we sold them all our small mullet for 50 cents each,” chimed in Days.

“And we made enough to buy a cheese scone,” finished Daniel.

I tried to bring the situation back on track by reminding the boys that it was illegal to sell fish.

“I prefer to think of it as taking necessary immediate action to avoid a starvation situation,” grinned Daymo.

Over my dead body This might be one of the most important pieces of writing I have put together.

A strong comment from a well-known local conservationist in my part of the country regarding trout as a species in New Zealand, “Oh we've got to get rid of those,” brought a chill to my heart. This was some time ago and I’ve been quietly concerned ever since.

Now it’s time to get noisy.

Fly fishing has been a central part of my life and the lives of countless others for many decades. It has taught me much, brought lifetime friendships, at times provided a welcome variation to the diet, and calmed an at times restless spirit. It became part of my culture from an early age.

It has been my therapy and the effective treatment for day to day maladies brought on by work in a contemporary society. Then there’re the people it brings

to invest in this country.

They come from all corners of the globe to experience trout in our wild rivers and lakes. They spend big on appropriate gear, food, drink, accommodation, and travel around the two islands.

Many have felt the wonder of our fishing; they have bought holiday homes here. This practice has been happening for more than 50 years.

Fly fishing for trout is an ancient art form going back centuries and should ‘those in authority over us’ attempt to bring about the end of this recreational past-time in New Zealand, even on a limited basis, they will engender derision, anger, and provoke such a voter backlash they'll live to regret it when it’s time to go to the polls.

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“Besides,” said Daniel, “When we told the lady at the shop what we had done, she gave us free jam with our scone for our efforts.”

the native species allegedly eaten by our trout would be to enhance the quality of the rivers, streams, brooks, and creeks. Too many of our waterways are simply disgusting and certainly don't support any aquatic life at all.

Acclimatisation Societies brought trout and other species to this country a very long time ago and the fish are well-established to the point they are a central part of many Kiwi’s lives.

Attacking our way of life by attempting to get rid of them, would be an extreme and erroneous measure, very likely requiring the use of something extreme such as what's being used in our forests at present. Look at the anger and division that provokes.

I am not being dramatic with a warning of rage, turmoil, and a massive backlash if advances on our acclimatised fish are made. It is simply not worth it.

“And remember we came home with a greyboy and a kahawai and told you we caught them on the rod!”

“Yes!” “We didn’t!”

Daniel even looks pleased with a red cod!

I reflected quietly to myself that a good wholesome outdoor upbringing, which includes hunting and fishing, is instrumental in the development of good character, and I applauded that these two were transforming into delightful, honest, and solid young men.

Then the bombshell dropped. I’m not sure if it was the relaxed atmosphere of an evening’s fishing or whether considered enough time had passed that the Statute of Limitations

The story unfolded that they didn’t get a bite the whole morning but a boat came in having caught a greyboy and kahawai. The boys presented a case to the skipper that he now faced the onerous and unpleasant task of filleting the fish and offered to take the ‘junk’ fish off his hands, to which he

agreed.

‘So you are lying little shits as well,” I said with mock scorn.

“It’s not lying… I prefer to think of it as short-term fibbing to get a better outcome,” beamed the recalcitrant Daymo!

Fishing is full or surprises.

Oh, and there are a lot of red cod about this year.

The Fishing Paper a reality check South African entrepreneur and star of the popular reality TV show Dangerous Games, Harrison van der Jones relaxes between episodes by reading The Fishing Paper & Hunting News. Robert says his day job is so stressful, the paper is the perfect antidote and ideal escapism for him to take his mind off his death-defying actions on screen.

The series follows as Harrison, an African mix of Bear Grylls and Crocodile Dundee, pits his wits each week against unknown dangerous game and attempts to survive: crocodiles, man-eating hippo, man-eating lions, marauding elephant, tank-like Cape Buffalo, and rabid pygmy dik dik are just some of the threats he faces. Each episode he is parachuted in to an untamed part of Africa and has a week to make it to a rendezvous and safety.

Of course, it is reality TV so some liberties are taken in order to

get the storyline each week. All the animals are hand-reared and trained to charge on cue, and Robert uses a stunt double for the charge scenes, because it is import for continuity for him to make it to the next episode.

“The real challenge,” he says, “is to find enough replacement stunt doubles to keep the series going — there are not a lot of short tubby guys in the industry!”

While the series is popular and worldwide syndication has made him a fortune, it is his spinoff toys that have turned him into a billionaire. The miniature replicas of him, clothed in classic fedora, adventure garments, and sporting his trademark stock whip, are sold as ‘Africana Jones Dolls’ and have become popular collector items. When the head of the doll is squeezed, the guts explode all over the floor.

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STICK YOUR OAR IN HAVE YOUR SAY…

email all your letters to editor@thefishingpaper.co.nz Third Reich alive in NZ Dear Ed, The Government’s 1080 poison agencies warlike approach against introduced animals within New Zealand is causing a large public backlash. ‘Blitzkrieg’ aerial 1080 operations, helicopter gunship slaughter, covert surveillance of protest groups by Department of Conservation hired private security firm Thompson, plus ‘spin doctored’ propaganda to justify their unpopular poison campaigns all mimic Third Reich practices.

Apparently, 1080 poison agencies can’t understand the results of DoC’s own June, 2016 Survey of New Zealand that told them 66% of respondents (Conservationists?) were against aerial 1080 operations. The Government’s poisoners completely ignore public opinion - they have a gravy train to run.

In a recent interview (Nelson Mail, 21/7/2018) with Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage we are told the coalition governments motto is, “inclusive and sustainable”. What a joke… that is pure ‘spin doctored’ rubbish. Ms Sage was also reported as saying that the best moment of her tenure was knowing the continued funding of DoC’s 1080 pest programme created a flow on effect: “DoC could give its helicopter companies and other contractors the

same security to invest in their own staff and businesses.”

Because we the public are not part of this “inclusive and sustainable” project, we can now look forward to seeing more “Blitzkrieg” 1080 toxin bearing helicopters flying amongst our mountains, replacing the large percentage of kea that die in aerial 1080 operations.

DoC’s own science tells us that.

The article contained no mention of saving our native kea, rock wren, fernbirds or other native fauna from 1080 poisoning. No mention either of the 1080 poisoning of domestic/farmed animals or the very real danger of 1080 residues ending up in our domestic and export primary products food chains. A recent DoC aerial 1080 operation poisoned eight cows in the King Country. However, every such incident has wider ranging consequences; surviving animals with sublethal doses of 1080 can end up being slaughtered at a meat processing plant. Think about the consequences... the poisoners and their supporters don’t.

Ron Eddy Nelson (Abridged) 1080 hmmmmmm Dear Ed, Having briefly watched the antics of some comedians recently outside a DoC

office, it seems to me to be a complete waste of valuable time and or effort. Those present could have spent their time more productively by getting out into real countryside and helping to eliminate pests by trapping, shooting, or any other means that spins their wheels.

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I am of course referring to possums, stoats, feral cats, rats, mice, oh and ,while they are out there, gorse, broom etc.

Yes I am one of those men who were employed to distribute 1080 in the late 1960’s. Yes I have noted the absence of birds after a poison drop.

But within two years the birds are back and noisier than ever when those pests are no longer raiding the nests for eggs and chicks.

Maybe those conservationists keen on eliminating pests should take a dose of their own medicine.

Leave the tahr alone. They do, do a good job of keeping the vegetation shortened.

Gordon Sylvester Humane slaughter required Dear Ed, Radio and TV have presented numerous government spokespersons talking about poisoning our animals. They have told us that toxic baits land directly into stream water and that 1080 can be detected in that water for eight hours or more thereafter! They tell us they are driven by “science” and this pollution of the streams is OK but nowhere in the science does it say this is

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I have listened to two spokesmen tell us that 1080 is inhumane. The death it causes is cruel in the extreme. One man told us that, on 1080, a possum takes eight hours to die.

Eight hours. Nowhere in the science does a scientist say this is OK. And yet the spokesman says it’s OK because the scientists have given him a list of all the rat poisons in use in NZ; they are all deemed “inhumane” and 1080 lies

somewhere in the middle of the list. Eight hours of agony before you die is in the middle of his list.

If a creature has to be slaughtered we, as human beings, make sure the slaughter is done in the most humane way. This means death only takes a few minutes. To sanction and administer cruel eighthour deaths to any creature requires a callousness and cruelty of heart not shared by all New Zealanders. If it took eight hours for our beef and lamb to be slaughtered

we would very quickly find another, humane way of doing it. If the rats and stoats need slaughtering then we must find a humane way to do it.

Do we and our children meekly adopt the same heartless, cruel attitude as we are seeing from our poisoners? Or do we stand up in numbers and voice our concerns?

John Veysey Coromandel (Abridged)

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HUNTING INSIGHT In recent years, a dial up turret scope has become very common place on a lot of hunting rigs. Some may think these are tricky to use but with a little time spent setting one up, they become a very valuable addition to help get a better shot placement at longer hunting ranges.

The SWAROVSKI OPTIK Ballistic Turret (BT) as supplied comes with three coloured dots — green, yellow and red — that can be set at any predetermined distances by using the SWAROVSKI OPTIK Ballistic programme on Swarovski’s web site. The process is quite simple and is best done after you have sighted your rifle at the distance you have chosen to be your zero. I recommend 200 yards/metres because if you are running a BT you are most likely going to be shooting longer distances, the exception would be the dedicated bush hunting rifle, which I would zero for 100 yards/metres.

Step 1: Choose imperial or metric (yards or metres).

Step 2: Select the scope you are using.

Step 3: The sight height above bore. The simple way to measure this is to have the bolt in the rifle with it open and back and measure from the firing pin hole to the middle of the scope’s tube.

Step 4: Ammunition; you can select from a massive list

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of factory ammo or handload if you are rolling your own.

Either mode has a section for the manufacture, cartridge, bullet, bullet weight and velocity. I recommend using an actual muzzle velocity with a reliable chronograph as what the ammunition manufacture claims it is doing maybe different in your rifle, particularly if your rifle has had the barrel shortened for a suppressor.

A ballistic coefficient in only G1 can be entered or will be listed from the factory ammunition selection.

Step 5: Zero range of your rifle.

Step 6: Enter elevation above sea level that you may be shooting at. I choose an average for this. An expert mode is available where you can enter the air pressure, humidity, and temperature.

However these are fine at the default settings. Hit submit.

Click on the BT symbol and shown is your zero of 200 yards/metres at the upsidedown triangle and the distance to the green dot as 250 yards, yellow dot as 300 yards, and the red dot at 350 yards. These pre-set distances can be set to other distances other than this example simply by overtyping the shown number and hit the refresh button. Decals are provided with Swarovski rifle scopes with BT’s fitted where you can write the distances that the coloured dots correlate to.

Ballistic turrets Another popular and simple method is to have a Personalised Ballistic Cam (PBC) made up for your scope, which is engraved with distances.

The advantage with a PBC is it is even faster to use out in the field, as once you have ranged your target and the true ballistic distance is known you simply turn the PBC to match the distance.

Using the same inputs from Step 1- 6 you simply click on the PBC option instead of BT and hit start configuration. Four options of engraving variants a given.

I always recommend Variant 2 as the best option. The zero is 200 and the next number shown will be a 3, representing 300 yards, then a small line for 325, then a longer line for 350 yards and again a smaller line for 375 yards, then a number 4 representing 400 yards and so on. One point to make clear is the PBC will only work for the chosen load in

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your rifle so if you can stay with the one bullet/load you will have the easiest system; if you decide to change your ammo you will need a new PBC. Lastly the standard BT system can have a PBC to replace the coloured dots in either MOA or MILS depending on the click value of the scope. 1-inch

Standard Ballistic Turret (BT)

tube models will be MOA and 30mm tube scopes in MIL. The advantages with the MOA/MIL cam is that if you change your load you don’t need a new PBC just a printed drop chart or simply change the input in your chosen ballistic app on your smart phone.

I personally run both the PBC and MOA cam systems.

With the MOA type I have a small drop chart printed and laminated on the ocular housing of the rifle scope.

This way I have the dial/ come ups instantly at the ready. The PBC options are an additional cost of $209 over the standard Ballistic Turret coloured dot system which works perfectly for a lot of hunters.

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A sneaky

overnighter Patrick Noone

What a trip that was, two days exploring the West Coast with Kieran Lee. I, like most anglers, love looking at fishing videos and wonder, "Where the hell is that guy fishing" and "Why can I never find those places?"

That all changed when I asked Kieran to take me out for a few days and he said, “Bring a big pack with gear for an overnight stay in the bush.”

I immediately started wondering where we were going and was like a kid waiting on Santa to arrive, leading up to the trip. He wouldn't tell me where it was till we were on the way and made me promise never to tell anyone, and for good reason.

After a three-and-a-half hour drive and a two-hour hike, we finally arrived and there it was, a river I've only

ever dreamed of fishing. This place was incredible.

We didn't waste any time getting the gear set up and the first pool we looked in held two nice fish. Kieran threw a lightly weighted nymph under a dry to the first fish and it didn't waste anytime sucking it in. After a 10 minute fight, we had it to the bank — a stunning fish around the 5lb mark. I jumped in behind the second fish and it also fell to a small nymph; a respectable 4lb wasn't a bad way to open my account.

We continued to fish up the river for about 10 hours, landing nine fish between us before we got to our camping spot and what a spot it was. We had our hammocks hanging 30ft over the river and beneath us was a massive deep pool with an eight pound fish feeding on the surface. We both agreed to leave him till the morning.

Patrick caught this brown tyrout in a dream

I awoke first so as to get the

We decided to make our

jump on Kieran but probably

way back to the car and fish

should have let him have first

another river on the way

go, because I spooked it with

home. What a decision that

my first cast.

was.

Cough and grunt outside

What an epic struggle - my every orifice is clenched resolutely, eyes closed, teeth gritted. I do my best to keep still and quiet. But, despite my hellbent determination, my diaphragm convulses and before I know it I'm barking up cough after chesty-cough. Dammit, so much for self control.

Normally I'd attempt this cough-control just twice before conceding defeat and skulking off to the spare room. Tonight though, there is no spare room. Tonight I'm sharing a back country hut with my beloved. He lies motionless, breathing rhythmically, but I know he's not sleeping and that it’s my fault he's not. Well, if I cannot go to the spare room to cough with gay abandon

I'll simply have to banish myself and go outside.

If I go outside it will not be to sleep. No way. It’s bitterly cold, with frost twinkling in the moonlight. There are creatures out there - wild things - some with claws, some with teeth or with tusks.

Well actually that sounds bloody good to me!

My beloved sighs with relief as I throw off my sleeping bag and slink out by the light of the campfire.

A down jacket and woolly hat are complemented by accessories such as knife belt, head torch, and hunting rifle. Stifling yet another involuntary series of coughs I bundle myself out the door and into the night's chill.

Good fortune shines upon me, along with a billion stars and a moon almost as bright as the sun. How lucky am I to have sent myself outside.

Oh what a night.

Hauntingly beautiful calls of Canada Geese increase in volume till I can see them clearly, an ordered vee flying low overhead. What are they saying? Where are they going?

As the first stirrings of spring growth tinge the high country green, is this their last communal flight before they pair-up?

Perhaps this is the last call of "party at Tony Brown's" before they resign themselves

We both landed about five fish each but the part that stands out most was when we both were fishing a fast run blind — Kieran on one side and me on the other. I

hooked up first and landed the fish I'm holding and a minute later Kieran landed a cracker about 9lb, by far the fish of the trip.

Kim Swan

to being responsible adults for another season.

A pair of hares shares the flat with a dozen red hinds and their offspring. The big female rebuffs the male's advances. He is persistent.

She is adamant, 'no'. He attempts to mount, she administers a Miss Piggystyle karate chop, I said 'no'. He is unabashed. The moment she pauses to nibble a green shoot he's on her.

She proceeds to absolutely clobber him, sparring and scratching till his fur flies.

My bout of coughing scares them both away but not before I murmur, 'Bravo, no means no!'.

Me and my shadow feel we could walk all night in this fabulous moonlight. A night

of wandering with the wild things, all of which appear unaware of the human in their midst. But, eventually, there is an animal that twangs the fence wires and catches my eye. An animal which elevates my heart rate and causes the trigger finger to twitch.

Ho-ho! At last the moon has drawn out a pig. He's been on pause in the bushedge, his snout questing for human scent, his ears alert for the alarm call of the paradise duck and the spur-winged plover. I am downwind of the slightest katabatic breeze; he does not realise the danger I pose.

He advances cautiously onto the flat, the muddy black of his hairy hide a beacon to my pig-hunter's eyes.

Ours is a collision course then. There is a rock in his direction, a likely spot to lay prone and rest my rifle above the sodden flat ground. He has observed me and my shadow and we pique his interest too, his hackles rise and his body language hints at aggression. Steadily we advance upon each other, both stealthy and somewhat scary in our intent.

The cold wet ground is

not pleasant, the rock is not ideal, and the boar is too close. He is far too close, any closer and his hog-snort will steam-up my scope. He so close that the click of my spotlight switch startles him.

Suspicious and uncertain he walks away, pausing now and then to try to catch my scent or hear another hint of hazard. The further he goes the faster he walks.

My audible pretence at eating a yummy earthworm does not turn him. My grunts like a sexy sow do not delay his departure. It is the spotlight beam which make him veer in a circle, his own shadow unsettles him and he attempts to avoid it, sidling steadily eastwards. As he completes a wide semi-circle he cuts my downhill breeze and stops to raise his snout and squint my way. Big mistake.

The rifle shot echoes bounce from the steep hillsides all about me; ducks, plovers and geese all take wing and circle, calling their various calls. An old hind barks in alarm. The magic spell has been broken, the wild things are aware of my unwelcome intrusion. I am cold, wet, and tired and its time for me to go.

To go inside once more - a happy camper now, despite the cough.

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