You have the most Unique Channel. My Husband n I always enjoy watching every Video you make. I haven't found any other Channel thst comes close to your Content. Liked n Subscribed ❤
Greetings from Redondo Beach CA 🇺🇸. Watching this video brought me to this place from the comfort of my home. Nothing beats a fresh caught fish 🐠 for sashimi.
Hey Taku, not sure if you're still here in New Zealand or not, but if not, next time you're here you really need to see if you can into some of our Koura, (fresh water crayfish) they are absolutely amazing to catch and eat. Sweet and delicate little things I think you'll love! Please keep enjoying and show casing this beautiful little country of ours!
"Best to just swim for it, AYE?" good to see the kiwi lingo rubbing off on ya Taku, by the end of your trip you'll be signing off vids with " CHUUUUR THE BROS"!
Another great vid, was a pleasure to meet you at the Bunnings store in silverdale the other day, couldn’t believe my eyes as I was walking out and you were walking in 😂 happy trails.
Hey Taku if you guys head back up north try around Whangarei. There’s some wicked land based spots out Whangarei heads were I’m based and also just north of plus plenty of hidden gems to camp at , there’s a nice treat of a spot to park up at not far from where I am
Nice, been watching and rewatching your vids ! Loved your visit to visit relatives in Japan... Been harvesting butter clams and surf perch for great ceviche... mussels with wine ! 26:55 "I'm really craving Soy Sauce and Wasabi..." aye mate where's your Mac's beer ? BIG shout out to Joslyn ! Keeping the camp fires burning !
Dude I live in NZ would love to take you back country trout fishing love your videos makes me proud wen your in my home country keep up the awesome work
Yo, reach out to Briggsy, Brooksy, and Cavy, the MorningTide boys! Im sure they would love to co-lab with you! They do a lot of land based fishing in that region. Briggsy and Cavy also do occasional catch and cooks.
The fish caught at 7:15 is known as a hiwihiwi. Other non-native names include eastern kelpfish and surgefish. Apparently the flesh smells pretty bad but I've heard of people that do eat them.
I've eaten them in the past, long time ago from memory they're ok similar to other local kelp fish but less bones. I do spearfish with a Japanese dude who does rate them mainly as sashimi.
Fantail Bay at the top end of 'Da Mandelz' on the Firth-side not the Pacific side was my weekend getaway spot. Kahawai, Kingz, Snapper and Trevz, nice Squid too. Spot you paddled out to looked pretty promising, i would have just dropped a berley bomb in the wash right at your feet or in that gap between the rocks at the end 🤷♂️ Getting the combination of the turn to incoming tide with first 2 to 3 hours from crack of dawn is the key for the freight train Kingies. Also try Tipitai Point/Wattle Bay/Orpheus in the Awhitu Peninsula for massive Kahawai, Trevally and biggest Kingies ive seen other than White Island... launch your kayak at Wattle Bay to get to Tipitai Point (known as Cake Island by us local boys) but be warned... the current of the outgoing tide is freaking insane, like deadly😮 Big Crays, Octopus, and Great Whites😮 Dead low to incoming first 3 hours then book it outta there in last hour top of tide, dont be paddling when it turns to go out😬
Hey Taku, use way smaller hooks to get them. I think the stick bait profile is too big too. I tend to use mid size so that both kahawai and kingie takes them too. Easier to get them hook as well. Those size are much more suitable for boat fishing. Loving your NZ series tons. Please do more of this!
What! I mentioned in your previous episode that I have only just tried Kahawai (aka Australian Salmon) after catching them for many years. I love Sashimi! Know what I will be doing with the next one I catch! Thoroughly enjoying your channel…
Question, this has been bothering me, why do you scale and gut them if you’re going to fillet it? Wouldn’t it be quicker and less work to just fillet it without scaling and gutting?
Yeah, me too. He mentioned one time to keep the board clean so the fillets stay clean. Fair enough, every cripple has his own way of walking, as Brendan Behan used to say. I'll stay with filleting the whole fish.
Nice video Taku.....On your first beer chug I give you a 7 on the Taku Beer Chug Meter. It was a really good chug but I had to take off 2 points because the beer was non alcoholic. The second beer chug at the end of the video I give you a 6
Actually just had my first athletic a few months ago that someone randomly gave me. First non- alcoholic that I'd ever had. And honestly didn't even notice a difference till I looked.
Every time my daughter and I watch your episodes we feel like we’re going on an adventure!!!
wow swimming out to retrieve is another level of dedication. respect.
Love these New Zealand videos!!! Gotta make this place a bucket list for me!! Great video keep it up👍
It was on my list for a long time and it did not disappoint!! I love it
You have the most Unique Channel. My Husband n I always enjoy watching every Video you make.
I haven't found any other Channel thst comes close to your Content.
Liked n Subscribed ❤
Loving this 2nd trip to New Zealand series. 💪💯🤙
Our new adopted kiwi Americans. Thanks for sharing and taking us on a journey in our backyard.
Always a pleasure watching you and Joselyn, Taku! Stay safe brother!
I admire your dedication to keep casting lures. After 30 minutes I give up and think just wrong lure or wrong time...
Greetings from Redondo Beach CA 🇺🇸. Watching this video brought me to this place from the comfort of my home. Nothing beats a fresh caught fish 🐠 for sashimi.
Hey Taku, not sure if you're still here in New Zealand or not, but if not, next time you're here you really need to see if you can into some of our Koura, (fresh water crayfish) they are absolutely amazing to catch and eat. Sweet and delicate little things I think you'll love! Please keep enjoying and show casing this beautiful little country of ours!
Find Gidos Fishing Adventure while you're out there! That'd be a great collaboration.
"Best to just swim for it, AYE?" good to see the kiwi lingo rubbing off on ya Taku, by the end of your trip you'll be signing off vids with " CHUUUUR THE BROS"!
Another great vid, was a pleasure to meet you at the Bunnings store in silverdale the other day, couldn’t believe my eyes as I was walking out and you were walking in 😂 happy trails.
Ahah. Yeah i thought i saw the red van up northland. Not too many of the mitsi vans like that left
Nice chug! Almost finished it! Awesome video!
There's nothing like an early morning swim for a lure to awaken the senses.
Always carry a can of fix o flat...... i do and make sure my wife keeps one in her car.
Works like magic.
Hey Taku if you guys head back up north try around Whangarei. There’s some wicked land based spots out Whangarei heads were I’m based and also just north of plus plenty of hidden gems to camp at , there’s a nice treat of a spot to park up at not far from where I am
mad respect getting that lure back, taku!
Been loving these last videos keep up the awesome content!
Didn’t know they made small center console inflatables like that. Pretty dope!
Nice, been watching and rewatching your vids ! Loved your visit to visit relatives in Japan...
Been harvesting butter clams and surf perch for great ceviche... mussels with wine !
26:55 "I'm really craving Soy Sauce and Wasabi..." aye mate where's your Mac's beer ?
BIG shout out to Joslyn ! Keeping the camp fires burning !
I hope you guys get to try or catch white warehou! Raw or cooked, it's unbeatable. Tastes like a snapper and a salmon had a baby.
Try booking a kingfish charter, they always know the best spots to catch Giants 😊
Dude I live in NZ would love to take you back country trout fishing love your videos makes me proud wen your in my home country keep up the awesome work
Every summer holiday of my teens was spent in the Coromandel. I love that place!
Lovin the drone shots!! 🛸
Can we crowdfund in NZ, to bring him back rack summer. I love watching Taku in my backyard each week!1
Nice mate! Can't wait for the Far North! 😎
for some odd reason. i actually liked this video. not much happened here. but the plainness of it. is very welcoming.
Woof woof. Thumbs Up 👍🏾 Everyone
Bro straight up living the life.
you need to hook up with Milan and Nathan from the Lateral Line, Milan is the Kingi master in the Coromandel
Bubble tape! Love that.
Go to Spirits Bay at North Cape. The place is loaded with big Kingfish, { Haku } and XL size snapper.
It's really fun fishing, take a break to eat, continue fishing, continue to be successful, my friend 🐟🐟👍👍👍👍
I love this channel so much : )
I thought I was the only person stu...err...crazy enough to swim for a lure. Definitely meant crazy. Yes indeed.
I feel ya, been there, done that!! 😂😂
Yo, reach out to Briggsy, Brooksy, and Cavy, the MorningTide boys! Im sure they would love to co-lab with you! They do a lot of land based fishing in that region. Briggsy and Cavy also do occasional catch and cooks.
Love the journey. Kina a real man's breaky lol
that morning swim to get your lure is what life is all about hell yea LMAO
Love your videos mate, both from a fishing and chef perspective. Chur Chur From a Kiwi Chef fisho.
Great video Taku!
Primo footage taku, would love to cross paths with you and Jocelyn one day, hope you catch your kingi bro
The fish caught at 7:15 is known as a hiwihiwi. Other non-native names include eastern kelpfish and surgefish. Apparently the flesh smells pretty bad but I've heard of people that do eat them.
I've eaten them in the past, long time ago from memory they're ok similar to other local kelp fish but less bones. I do spearfish with a Japanese dude who does rate them mainly as sashimi.
My grand father call them pecker, because when he was younger. every time they go swimming, those fish always peck at their testicle
We call the Kahwei Australian Salmon in Aus,they grow to over7 kilo's, and are tough and dry to eat
Fantail Bay at the top end of 'Da Mandelz' on the Firth-side not the Pacific side was my weekend getaway spot. Kahawai, Kingz, Snapper and Trevz, nice Squid too.
Spot you paddled out to looked pretty promising, i would have just dropped a berley bomb in the wash right at your feet or in that gap between the rocks at the end 🤷♂️
Getting the combination of the turn to incoming tide with first 2 to 3 hours from crack of dawn is the key for the freight train Kingies.
Also try Tipitai Point/Wattle Bay/Orpheus in the Awhitu Peninsula for massive Kahawai, Trevally and biggest Kingies ive seen other than White Island... launch your kayak at Wattle Bay to get to Tipitai Point (known as Cake Island by us local boys) but be warned... the current of the outgoing tide is freaking insane, like deadly😮
Big Crays, Octopus, and Great Whites😮
Dead low to incoming first 3 hours then book it outta there in last hour top of tide, dont be paddling when it turns to go out😬
Taku go to mokahinau islands for massive kingis snaps crays kina paua. Unbelievable place you'll never forget🤙🏽
Dang Taku you are something else and also you are good swimmer. Love your video. Stay safe peace out.
Good to see some tough days!
Hey Taku, use way smaller hooks to get them. I think the stick bait profile is too big too. I tend to use mid size so that both kahawai and kingie takes them too. Easier to get them hook as well. Those size are much more suitable for boat fishing. Loving your NZ series tons. Please do more of this!
Thank you for sharing Chef
Glad you could make it to NZ during the summer :)
What! I mentioned in your previous episode that I have only just tried Kahawai (aka Australian Salmon) after catching them for many years. I love Sashimi! Know what I will be doing with the next one I catch! Thoroughly enjoying your channel…
This reminds me of JunoRyan fishing off of cliffs of Okinawa trying to catch some Mahi Mahi.
Should definitely do a collaboration with Gido's Adventures !
Impressive drone catch!!
Nice video Taku! Looking forward for more
The accent is definitely contagious
Just ordered some Athletic Brew, very intrigued!
Awesome video. I was hoping for Taku Tuesday.
Love you T&J!
Not even posted 15 seconds ago and we here. Keep at itttt
KiaOra Taku! Glad to see you’re enjoying Aotearoa bro 🤙❤️
Not sure if you’ve hit up Australia yet but you will love it here too 🙏.
Sashimi looks delicious, nice fish boss.
Wow,enjoyable,even though the fishing is hard. You got a feed anyway.
We do slide bait fishing for ulua here in Hawaii
Those are sea trout on the run delicious as for raw fish mullet is the rubbish fish
Sport mode activated! LOL!
lol the hubba bubba bubble tape gum 😂
Question, this has been bothering me, why do you scale and gut them if you’re going to fillet it? Wouldn’t it be quicker and less work to just fillet it without scaling and gutting?
Yeah, me too. He mentioned one time to keep the board clean so the fillets stay clean. Fair enough, every cripple has his own way of walking, as Brendan Behan used to say. I'll stay with filleting the whole fish.
awesome video taku
Nice video Taku.....On your first beer chug I give you a 7 on the Taku Beer Chug Meter. It was a really good chug but I had to take off 2 points because the beer was non alcoholic. The second beer chug at the end of the video I give you a 6
That is my favorite method to have sushi, wasabi and soy sauce. Heavy on the wasabi and a very cold beer.
Did you 30:38 ever talk with the guys on the lateral line site? They like going for kingfish too.
Great video brother keep it up!
Yum wish I could tr sea urchins sadly none here , as always yummy cooking
There has been so much king fish at Bowen town lately someone caught a 30 kg king fish there
The background is insane
Go to Asia, Vietnam, or Thailand, go fish for the freshwater prawns, giant catfish, stingrays, tilapia, and snake heads
great footage...
I’m dead with that “Sport Mode activated”
I noticed that the lures didn't have a lip . Have you tried a deep diving lures
Yeee keep it coming and keep repping the bay lol even tho its all bad out here right now smh shout-out from Oakland
North of the Coromandel, was that Jackson Bay?
Come travel the 35 Taku kingfish are everywhere right now
while you're in NZ you should come fish off Waiheke island we've had some hugeeee kingys this summer
I believe you're referring to Bubblicious bubble gum lol. I wanna try some Kahawai
Did i see the red van up northland yesterday
Actually just had my first athletic a few months ago that someone randomly gave me. First non- alcoholic that I'd ever had. And honestly didn't even notice a difference till I looked.
I’m new to the channel, when’s a little adventure in Hokkaido 😀
looks like it would be like eating sashimi halibut and red snapper.......i luv those 2 as sashimi..
when are those hoodies gonna be back in stock? those are dope! great vid as always homie.
First comment really appreciate taku's work
I'm going to Auckland & waiheke for the first 12 days of February any recommendations on some local fishing spots ?
Do you prefer right hand crank reels?
Thanks for the Lebanese fishing in Aotearoa
Great white breeding ground where you went for a swim bro ahah
I was always told to let the sinker hit the bottom, that's where the fish are.
big kawai and gurnard in taranaki easy to catch
Wasn't first to comment, but WE HERE, TAKU FAM!