There is no doubt in my mind that Chris is amongst the top five natural fishermen in the Bay of Islands charter fleet, and now that he has a boat to match his talents, l predict that we will be hearing a lot more about this man.Įven now, Chris has achieved the kind of success that most good skippers will not see in their lifetime. So I’m going to do that for him - as his partner, Leonie Kai Patterson, has also been doing. Chris needs a publicist because he’s not the type of bloke to tell everyone how good he is and what he’s done. This is a refreshing change from game skippers totally focused on only catching fish with beaks on their faces and encouraging the use of 24 and 37kg tackle (not that there’s anything wrong with doing that!). We had all done our best.Ĭhris never backs down from a challenge (unless you want him to) and will try for all types of sport fish on any class of tackle. The middle of winter and he was happy to do the crazy things that Brenda and I wanted, with no regrets at the end. The trip was a superb illustration of why I like fishing with Chris. These big fish raced away with my whole koheru baits, tantalisingly ripped off line from a hard-set drag, and then left me with only the crushed and mangled remains of my bait - and dreams. Although we only ended up with seven or eight fish to 2.5kg, the catch excluded a couple of real monsters. It turned out that this was probably what we should have been doing all day. The cold snap had unfortunately served to sew up the mouths of our yellow-tailed friends.Īround midday, I weakened somewhat and asked if we could do a little snapper fishing. The next day, we fought our way through hordes of big hungry kahawai to catch a dozen koheru, and then grew to love the sight of barracouta eating them all. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch one that appeared to be nearly a metre in length! Real achievements don’t come easy! However, while bobbing around in the sloppy seas (surprisingly comfortable despite 15-20 knot winds) and waiting for a broadbill to bite, I managed to boat some truly mammoth squid. In the end, despite being most enjoyable and educational, the trip provided more of the spadework that these missions usually require. Tagit Fully Insulated Kayak Bag for Prowler Ultra 4.This type of trip is prone to a high incidence of failure, but as Chris has been responsible for catching a heap of spectacular fish for his customers in the past, he’s only too aware that it’s a case of ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained’.įor instance, on our 24-hour trip the agenda went something like this: try to troll up a marlin (nothing too special about this - except that this was the middle of July!) park up for a broadbill drift (hard enough in the best of conditions, but he went through with the plan despite 15-20 knot winds) try to catch a kingfish the following morning, preferably on 1-4kg line or saltwater fly gear or maybe try for a shark on fly tackle if conditions allow. Tagit Fully Insulated Kayak Bag for Prowler 13 or 15 and Other Tagit Fully Insulated Kayak Bag for Ocean Scrambler Tagit Fully Insulated Kayak Bag for Ocean Prowler Ultra Short
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