11 kilometres off the East Coast chasing Tuna, Snapper and Gurnard SOLO on my kayak

I hunt for kayak gamefish in the Bluewater off the east coast! I also happen to break my record for longest distance offshore at any point!
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I have a rescue beacon, phone, marine radio onboard and have lodged reports to other boats in the area along with constantly updating my position back to land. If in doubt of the weather or your fitness stay in close.
~ Skwidy
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[@thebrocheckclub1777]

Nice going mate

[@RealFishin]

Great video!!

[@bigsmellysockhead]

monster slimies. Havent heard much about albacore or skipjack but there is apparently abundant big eye offshore in the gisborne area.

[@SkwidyFishing]

Oh they are out here trust me 😉

[@tonyohalloran8817]

Haha, "looks tunery"
Great stuff!

[@SkwidyFishing]

😂

[@rgibson759]

Good effort man. I find gilling and gutting out at sea, then just running a measuring tape over the length at home helps look after the fish and the clean up well. Just an idea for you. Keep up the good work :)

[@baps5078]

Awesome footage, can see everything going on. Great vid 👍

[@thirlan1]

Ocean beach? Awesome vid

[@nickmacartney517]

That paddle is a huge effort man! And sitting that long in the seat, far out! Im pretty sore after a 5km paddle haha surprised your legs worked when back on the beach

[@SkwidyFishing]

I’m pretty used to it now, try to keep the blood going in the legs throughout the day 🤣

[@BasicFishingNZ]

thats a horse of a blue mackerel! so cool how ur jig was hit right as soon as it hit bottom. that underwater shot of the double gurnard was super sick as

[@SkwidyFishing]

It never reached the bottom, the fish were in the top 10 metres, as i thought they might be tuna typically they are never
on the bottom either midwater or on the surface, same for blue macks, they are midwater normally

[@BasicFishingNZ]

far out thats even quicker@@SkwidyFishing

[@libertyaksakal]

What bait did you use for bottom rig?

[@Flickn_Phil]

Are you worried about the sounder getting wet like that ? Or is it waterproof ?

[@SkwidyFishing]

It's rated at IPX7 so i dunk it quite often. its better to keep it on for me as it keeps the wiring sealed out of the salt.

[@WorkingHard240]

'hot' water bottles. Genius.

[@SkwidyFishing]

Yeah! better to have a spread of ice out in flat plane to cover more! Cheap too

[@ayrabbsm3743]

Hey man, first time seeing your channel! Is this in australia or new zealand??

[@SkwidyFishing]

New Zealand

[@rocs2323]

First and great vid