I was smiling ear to ear. So happy for you! Props to those other guys. So many fishman I have come across are so nice to deal with. Haven't come across any arseholes yet lol. Nice work!
People that put thumbs down are just insane. Insanely dumb how could you do that he puts so much effort into his vids and look how early it is and he is putting in all this hard work. I give you a prare my prare is for you to have 1million subscribers one day❤️
Yeowwww budddy. He gave you the full run around. Always a bit of panic in moments like that, but those legends came to the rescue in your moment of need ! Not too surprising there was a kingfish in amongst all those anchovies. They definitely will eat them like you saw. Excellent catch on such light gear. Thank the fishing gods his first run was away from the wharf ! Proud of you bro
thanks man haha yea definately gave me a run around for sure and those guys really did make a huge differences being there! gave them all of my livebaits for their help. yea i was expecting the kingfish to bust me off anytime and in the last minute when he surfaced, he tried to get around the ladder but luckily the dude was done there already and got the line.
i was expecting an oversized kahawai or an eagle ray XD but man wen i saw the green tail lol plus the last time i made a guess i made myself look silly XD
Well done I love this video ,awesome fish but even better how awesome and supportive the other fishos were, every1 got in together as a team the help land that , the kiwi way 🤙
Nice size king for your 1st king off the wharf:) a gaff would help when landing them to hope you bled your kingfish:) I needa try some wharf fishing havnt done much in years to busy tryna get kings and big snapper off the rocks:) your channel is good to watch see how much of a buzz can be had keeping it simple:)
Congratulations Sir, my entire family watched this video and we enjoyed it. You should launch your own TV channel mate. I hope to catch one someday. Once again, well done and may you excel in fishing, go for a marlin next time bro!
Was that today ? Awesome Peter Congratulations. I have seen one caught off there that was 98 cm last year. I hope to see you there one day would be nice to meet you and gets some fishing tips lol.
thank you for watching. this was way before lvl 4 so it was during the warmer months. definately land to fish there again haha but not in busy periods thats for sure lol
Well done bud, so excited haha. What a great bunch of guys helping you, everyone showing respect and getting out of the way and winding in potential tangled lines. Maybe time to invest in a extending gaffe. Try liveys off the land so you can land them way easier. If the kingies are at the wharf they are also around the rocks. Upgrade your kg line though to around 15-20 kg high abrasion mono. Personally I recommend 20kg as shells on rocks are your common cause of break offs.🤙
oh yes those guys were great. not to mention pros too. i prefer using a landing net in case the kingfish is too and my other setup has 40lb line but so far no luck on it
Anchovies, as you personally experienced, are one of the ocean’s premiere baitfish; super oily, salty, loads of nutrition for the bigger fish. If you disrupt any scales while handling, it’s a turnoff for the bigger fish. Just don't brain hook them. Use small Owner modified circle hooks and you’ll never straighten a hook, and you’ll always lop hook your fish. Repeat: anchovies are great baitfish. Anchovies are great baitfish. Say to yourself once or twice.
Nice one brother! On 20lb 40lb +small hook. Lucky not much foul ground. I haven't caught king yet.. Much harder here in Wellington has somuch reef. I sometimes travel for fishing up n dwn North mainly Thames for snapper when welly season is out.
Yo what an epic catch Peter!! Intense fight as well, I was nervous the whole time of it falling off or cutting you off. Good to finally see that off your list. Was worth the long wait for this vid to come out
haha cheers kenny. yea i was like 'any minute now' XD for the king to bust me off lol yea gr8 to finally tick off landing the legal kingfish off the wharf. now just gotta get some more on livebait haha such hard work though live baiting!
@@BasicFishingNZ Yea lmao sometimes catching the livebait seems to be the most difficult part! time to get into stickbaiting. I tried off the rocks at Duder Peninsula last weekend with a few live kahawai out under balloons but had no luck with the kingfish; but did get a few kahawai off the bank by casting lures out at an anchovy workup.
yesterday wen i was winding in my rig, a kingfish chased the sinker thinking it was a fleeing baitfish XD kinda annoyed i didnt had a popper but at that point i was exhausted from working hard and hardly any fish action
around the manuka u harbour. wasn't big but there were many of them hammering the small mullets in the shallow was really cool to see during the setting sun
@@BasicFishingNZ your videos are a great help too. I've just recently started fishing and have been watching a lot of your videos for tips. So far I've caught kahawai and John Dory, but I really want to get a kingfish
nice one mate, massive kingi at waitawa wharf, I always fishing that spot on my kayak and also I do some casting at the wharf. hope to see you mate, keep it up stay safe
well it depends on the location of course but i prefer using a 8ft rod as its not too long or too short(its a topwater rod) i dont like using too long rod as although it definately does aid avoiding obstacles, you need to be quick and agile in close combat situations. not to mention having a long rod around wharves can b a hazard especially wen its crowded
Next time go to magazine bay we were having kahawai splashing on the beach I hooked up on 3 king fish on only landed one tho 120.9cm all the bait fish have moved in
Nice fishing. You should use heavier gear live baiting off the wharf 50pound or 80 pound with 100pound or slightly more leader. Especially with that height you are from the water can put alot more pressure on the fish:)
Congrats bro! always fun to fish at waitawa. I've never seen it empty in the mornings. There's always a line of fishos even at the gate. what day did you go?
Bro, those other guys were legends too, especially the dude that 'gaffed' your fish for you. All real calm and helpful... makes a massive difference
Couldn't agree more!
The joy is priceless, happy for you happy chappy
Big thanks for helping me learn how to fish :) loved the kingfish catch
cheers for watching!
What impressed me are those fishing mates around. All very nice helpful that’s better than the 🐟. Good kiwi 🥝
Thats sportsmanship mate. Everyone lends a hand no matter what or who it is.
Awesome vid mate. I could feel your excitement through it lol. Well done
thank you so much!
Why would someone put a thumbs down ? I love your fishing trips and videos , I think they must be jealous ha ha.
Wow small hook and bait but gets the result. Great fish, well done
oh yea.... haha thank you
extraordinary great my brother.. 👍👍👍
Many many thanks
I was smiling ear to ear. So happy for you! Props to those other guys. So many fishman I have come across are so nice to deal with. Haven't come across any arseholes yet lol.
Nice work!
thank you so much. lucky you haha came across a few myself sadly to say but yea those guys who helped me r awesome
Your the man! because of this video, i have renewed hope for this spot. 😆
haha lol hope the kings will still be there
People that put thumbs down are just insane. Insanely dumb how could you do that he puts so much effort into his vids and look how early it is and he is putting in all this hard work. I give you a prare my prare is for you to have 1million subscribers one day❤️
aww thank you for ur kind words!
Wow awesome I love your videos!!
Glad you like them!
Those other guys were so cool! the other one even went down to help you out!
oh yes really grateful for their help
Yeowwww budddy. He gave you the full run around. Always a bit of panic in moments like that, but those legends came to the rescue in your moment of need ! Not too surprising there was a kingfish in amongst all those anchovies. They definitely will eat them like you saw. Excellent catch on such light gear. Thank the fishing gods his first run was away from the wharf ! Proud of you bro
thanks man haha yea definately gave me a run around for sure and those guys really did make a huge differences being there! gave them all of my livebaits for their help. yea i was expecting the kingfish to bust me off anytime and in the last minute when he surfaced, he tried to get around the ladder but luckily the dude was done there already and got the line.
I as giggling when you were wonderin gwas was on your line. As soon as i heard the reel go at that speed i knew it was a kingfish.
i was expecting an oversized kahawai or an eagle ray XD but man wen i saw the green tail lol plus the last time i made a guess i made myself look silly XD
Incredible! I cant wait to have a days fishing like this!.... one day :)
Ive watched this so many times. It can be a very good place to fish. Awesome fishing vid!
Yoohoo lovely catch bro.
thank you so much
Well done, great kingi mate.
Thanks 👍
So awesome to see brother! Love that for you!!!
Thanks!!
Nice fish mate, congratulations.
Thanks 👍
Good video mate,nice fish
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice video thanks and congratulation for your nice kingi!
thank you so much!
Well done matey .. love waitawa
I felt your joy mate. wishing you many more Happy Fishing Days 🤙🏾
Thanks, you too!
Nice one! 🎣👍
Thanks 👍
Awesome bro 👏 😎
Wow amazing
Thanks for watching
Ur the man! Thank you! Supporting from Australia
thank you for watching!
Loved the excitement great fight fishing is often a team sport good fun well done.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! What an epic catch on the 1/0!
good old black magic haha
Cought my first king surfcasting lol on half a dead pilchard lol 😂😂 he was 10kg and 93.8 centermeaters I was so exited
Awesome peter, Could feel the excitement as I was watching it!
Glad you enjoyed it
Man love to see you getting so excited over this fish.
haha thank you for watching. the place was out of East Auckland btw
Bro video quality is excellent! Really enjoying the livebaiting videos
Glad you like them!
Awesome video man, congratulations on finally catching one!
thanks man!
well done mate!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great fish!
thank you so much!
Nice vdo sharing, from Cambodia fishing
Wow!!! Awesome bro!
Thank you! Cheers!
Best reaction😂👍
Great catch mate!! All that effort paid off!
What a catch!
thank you for watching
Awesome vid! So happy for ya
Thanks so much!!
Well done I love this video ,awesome fish but even better how awesome and supportive the other fishos were, every1 got in together as a team the help land that , the kiwi way 🤙
haha those guys were gr8 help. gave them all of my livebait for their help
Epic bro! Congratulations man!
Thanks!!
Fantastic. Love your enthusiasm, buddy.
haha thank you for watching
Looks like you had a lot of fun.
oh yes for sure! thank you for watching
Best video I've seen in a while... Congrats man
thanks for watching
Nice size king for your 1st king off the wharf:) a gaff would help when landing them to hope you bled your kingfish:) I needa try some wharf fishing havnt done much in years to busy tryna get kings and big snapper off the rocks:) your channel is good to watch see how much of a buzz can be had keeping it simple:)
definately was bled. i personally prefer using a drop net just because i don't want to gaff a kingfish in case its just under
Yeah that is a good idea maybee have one just in case you get a clearly leagle one:) do you only fish in auckland area?:)
Where was this? Also Peter you are the best fisherman I have ever watched on UA-cam. Trust me I have watched hundreds however your videos glue me
thank you for your kind words. this was at waitawa wharf
wow well done bud!
Thanks!
Awesome catch mate 👏 keep the videos coming
Congratulations on the kingi was well deserved, thankfully you landed it unlike last time 👍👍👍
thank you so much! well you learn a lot through the first time
Congratulations Sir, my entire family watched this video and we enjoyed it. You should launch your own TV channel mate. I hope to catch one someday. Once again, well done and may you excel in fishing, go for a marlin next time bro!
haha thank you for ur comment
Awesome job man. All that effort and hardwork payed off. Look foward for some more Epic footage. 👏👏🔥💯
thank you! More to come!
good job on the kingi mate very lucky on the small hook and tackle aye
thanks for watching recurve hooks do the best jobs!
Congrats man! I got my first kingi off the rocks round the corner from there! Great spot!
thanks man haha yea the rocks also looks like a gr8 place to fish wen the wharf is too crowded
U da man brother 🤙🤙🤙
aww thanks
congrats!
thank you so much!
damn congrats man, u handled it like a pro, well done
haha thank you so much
well done bro persistance payed off
haha thank you and yea after almost 5 years of trying feels gr8
Epic bro! Light line too!
haha thanks dude! yea sure was a challenge but thank goodness i had help!
Was that today ? Awesome Peter Congratulations. I have seen one caught off there that was 98 cm last year. I hope to see you there one day would be nice to meet you and gets some fishing tips lol.
thank you for watching. this was way before lvl 4 so it was during the warmer months. definately land to fish there again haha but not in busy periods thats for sure lol
Well done bud, so excited haha. What a great bunch of guys helping you, everyone showing respect and getting out of the way and winding in potential tangled lines. Maybe time to invest in a extending gaffe. Try liveys off the land so you can land them way easier. If the kingies are at the wharf they are also around the rocks. Upgrade your kg line though to around 15-20 kg high abrasion mono. Personally I recommend 20kg as shells on rocks are your common cause of break offs.🤙
oh yes those guys were great. not to mention pros too. i prefer using a landing net in case the kingfish is too and my other setup has 40lb line but so far no luck on it
that was truly epic dude! well done :D
thanks for watching!
Anchovies, as you personally experienced, are one of the ocean’s premiere baitfish; super oily, salty, loads of nutrition for the bigger fish. If you disrupt any scales while handling, it’s a turnoff for the bigger fish. Just don't brain hook them. Use small Owner modified circle hooks and you’ll never straighten a hook, and you’ll always lop hook your fish. Repeat: anchovies are great baitfish. Anchovies are great baitfish. Say to yourself once or twice.
both alive or dead haha
Congrats bro cheeehaaaaaaaaaa!
thank you!
Great job bro! :D
Thanks! 😁
Your jubilation at the end so awesome dude... Hahaaaa, preemo catch💖
Thank you so much 😀
Nice one brother! On 20lb 40lb +small hook. Lucky not much foul ground. I haven't caught king yet.. Much harder here in Wellington has somuch reef. I sometimes travel for fishing up n dwn North mainly Thames for snapper when welly season is out.
lol i totally did not see that coming haha ive never fished much of the coromandel properly yet would like to one day
Hey your back!
Missed the lives and info my man
That was awesome mate, I knew if you kept on putting out livebaits eventually one day you would catch a legal kingy, well done!
Thanks man lol I've always tried livebaiting but I think I've been using oversized baits lol
Yo what an epic catch Peter!! Intense fight as well, I was nervous the whole time of it falling off or cutting you off. Good to finally see that off your list. Was worth the long wait for this vid to come out
haha cheers kenny. yea i was like 'any minute now' XD for the king to bust me off lol yea gr8 to finally tick off landing the legal kingfish off the wharf. now just gotta get some more on livebait haha such hard work though live baiting!
@@BasicFishingNZ Yea lmao sometimes catching the livebait seems to be the most difficult part! time to get into stickbaiting.
I tried off the rocks at Duder Peninsula last weekend with a few live kahawai out under balloons but had no luck with the kingfish; but did get a few kahawai off the bank by casting lures out at an anchovy workup.
yesterday wen i was winding in my rig, a kingfish chased the sinker thinking it was a fleeing baitfish XD kinda annoyed i didnt had a popper but at that point i was exhausted from working hard and hardly any fish action
@@BasicFishingNZ oh really? How big was the kingi? Where abouts did u head?
around the manuka u harbour. wasn't big but there were many of them hammering the small mullets in the shallow was really cool to see during the setting sun
bloody awesome mate.
my boat should be out of the shop soon and i want to do some videos with other fishermen in Auckland mainly hauraki gulf
This is really cool. My goal is to catch a kingfish. Those guys were such good bros.
oh yea they were gr8 help
@@BasicFishingNZ your videos are a great help too. I've just recently started fishing and have been watching a lot of your videos for tips. So far I've caught kahawai and John Dory, but I really want to get a kingfish
cheers for watching. i'm trying to another one b4 the season ends. very hard to get those kings but hope to get one soon this year
Amazing
Thank you! Cheers!
nice one mate, massive kingi at waitawa wharf, I always fishing that spot on my kayak and also I do some casting at the wharf. hope to see you mate, keep it up stay safe
thanx 4 watching
@@BasicFishingNZ your welcome mate
Awesome! Must be a strong hook. Congrats mate
thank you! haha good old black magic
Nice man awesome fish!.landed my first kingi last week.i fully understand that rush and feeling you get when you realise how big it is!!!
haha definitely an epic feeling wen u land a target species and even better feeling wen its legal lol and congrats on ur 1st king
Damn what a fish congrats mate!
thank you so much!
Basic_Fishing what rod do you normally use for targetting kingis? Ive only got a 12 ft surf rod wonder if that works off the wharf
well it depends on the location of course but i prefer using a 8ft rod as its not too long or too short(its a topwater rod) i dont like using too long rod as although it definately does aid avoiding obstacles, you need to be quick and agile in close combat situations. not to mention having a long rod around wharves can b a hazard especially wen its crowded
Next time go to magazine bay we were having kahawai splashing on the beach I hooked up on 3 king fish on only landed one tho 120.9cm all the bait fish have moved in
thank you for the heads up!
If you do go I’d recommend bleeding mullet floating stick bait works very well off beaches warfs and rocks
gr8 thanks man!
Nice fishing. You should use heavier gear live baiting off the wharf 50pound or 80 pound with 100pound or slightly more leader. Especially with that height you are from the water can put alot more pressure on the fish:)
Nice one bro mint day to
thank you yea it was gr8
nice kingi bro!
Inspired bro too much
Thank you so much 😀
Nice.😆
Thank you! Cheers!
Good on ya mate, better then winning the lotto...😃
cheers man
Let’s wind our line in Karl, nah put a t-shirt on it’s only May John hahaha
Ive never had luck here :(
u'll get something just gotta keep at it
Yeah
good jobs mate
thank you!
That must have been a good fight bro
Good to see you not killing undersized fish, most take and eat everything and plead ignorance when caught.
Can you show us how to set up a slider rig please
Nice video, where is this place in Auckland bro?
not far from kawakawa
Nice kingy
Such a exciting one to watch ! How do I find this pair ?
those fellows that helped me? haha apparently they do most of their kingfish hunting around the coromandel
Love the fishing videos. Was the gate and road open as wasn’t over lvl3 they where working on the road just above the toilets ?
this was ages ago before lvl 4 haha. i didnt even know that the road was closed there for construction
Hi bro.
You always give me happy.
Where is this?
Waitawa
great 대단합니다
thank you
Congrats bro! always fun to fish at waitawa. I've never seen it empty in the mornings. There's always a line of fishos even at the gate. what day did you go?
it was during the week days forgot wat day i went though
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