Reader Pics - January 2010

Spearfisher Greg Rackham not only had to struggle with this 35kg-plus kingfish at the Rurima Rocks, Whakatane – a bronze whaler shark also wanted a slice of the action – and took it! The photo was taken by Clarrie Till.

On a recent kingfish trip to the Bay of Islands, Paul Rutland landed a number of fish before his crew introduced him to the benefits of a gimbal belt. The shot was taken by Dylan Tatum.

This nice 8kg snapper fell to a gold Lucanus slow-jig being fished by Liam Potter out from Omaha in the Hauraki Gulf.

At 8.0kg, this Hauraki Gulf snapper is a personal best for Johan Smal. The photo was snapped by wife Anne.

Manurewa’s Paul Farr had ‘little faith’ in soft-plastic fishing until he hooked and landed his biggest snapper ever at Shag Rock. It weighed 6.3kg.

Andrew James of Manukau, Auckland, caught this 5.0kg snapper while surfcasting at Kawakawa Bay in November. His mum Janice Viel took the photo.

Auckland’s Robert Ross went and brought himself a kayak after reading about this style of fishing in the magazine. His first cast with a Slam soft-bait off St. Heliers produced this nice snapper and he is now ‘hooked’.

This nice gurnard was the last fish of a successful day for Tuakau’s Andrew Mckay, who was out for the day with his uncle, Peter Harris, off Orere Point.

Surfcasting from Pakiri Beach with a mate recently, Karena Kaihe-Wolston was excited to land this great snapper.

Whangarei’s Jarreau Haika was the envy of his fishing mates when he landed this 12.7kg snapper off the rocks. There were some anxious moments as they secured the fish without the use off either a net or gaff.