Reader Pics - November 2009

Jacob Morris is not quite sure what his dad Chris expects him to do with this crayfish, which he caught out from Raglan. Mum Tracey, after taking this image, had no such issues!

This 15kg kingfish was Mike Levings’ personal best. It was caught in Deep Water Cove, Bay of Islands, on 6kg line after casting a Lucanus jig into a huge work up.

The waters around Kawau Island gave up these nice crays for Dan Hill. Stu Menzies took the shot.

Pam Blow landed this fine wahoo, the fastest fish in the ocean, on a trip to Vanuatu while on board Hot Rod.

Angler Jason Bowman says he is still coming to terms with soft-bait techniques. This image features a 4.3kg snapper caught at Waiheke Island’s Rocky Bay, and was snapped by wife, Nicola.

Stu Robertson had dinner on his mind when he landed this pup groper around the top of the south.

A Gulp! Nuclear Chicken proved to be the demise of this 9.2kg snapper, caught by Warren Cooke, fishing at the Mercury Islands aboard Six Shooter.

NOVEMBER WINNER - A new convert to mechanical jigging, Lance Manins caught and released this estimated 30kg kingfish at the Three Kings Islands on his first attempt.

Marty Lee caught this 28lb beauty in about 18m of water, just off Mananui Beach, Opotiki, while out with Mike Ruru Fishing Charters. Kevin Insley sent us the image.

What better way to celebrate your birthday than with an 11.36kg snapper? Jan Knoester did just that, fishing with his family behind Tiritiri Matangi Island recently.

Doug Cockcroft caught this 18.8kg kingfish on a soft-bait in mid-winter near Kawau Island. It took over an hour to bring to the boat.