I know exactly where you are but I won't out you. I spent my entire young and adult life fishing the South Island. A good friend of mine uses 30 lb braid and he can cast further then anyone. That Spring was pushing 30 lbs. Nice fish!
Just curious because I've never seen an experienced angler do it before - why do you reel while fish are actively taking drag and your drag is loose? Wouldn't you normally only reel when you've made headway and need to regain line? It didn't look like it was doing much.
@@christianmorgan8186 @kaymallil is right. A fish was also broken off on a barnacle leaving a lure and line trailing from its mouth. Its odds for survival are poorer because of it. If the rocks negatively affect proper fish handling they probably shouldn't be fished from. I'm sure Cliff is a nice guy. He most certainly sounds like a nice guy. Personally, I'd love him to teach me some stuff about shore fishing for lings. But from what I saw in this video I might encourage him to find a more appropriate area to fish from. Definitely a nice spring though, Ciff. Congrats. Christian, no one likes someone throwing their weight around when they have no weight to throw around. You're not a moderator and you have no badge.
i appreciate you wanting to release that fish quickly. if you can't retain it, quick release is essential. quite the fish!
Nice one. Well worth waiting that hour for the tide to come up. 10lb braid main line for shore fishing is crazy though
I know exactly where you are but I won't out you. I spent my entire young and adult life fishing the South Island. A good friend of mine uses 30 lb braid and he can cast further then anyone. That Spring was pushing 30 lbs. Nice fish!
Looks like it's time to make a pier net for yourself!
Just curious because I've never seen an experienced angler do it before - why do you reel while fish are actively taking drag and your drag is loose? Wouldn't you normally only reel when you've made headway and need to regain line? It didn't look like it was doing much.
Nice spring. It's best to leave in the water next time when you know there too big.
Goodluck doing that at those rocks if you know where he’s fishing big guy. Keep the negative comments to yourself. Cliff is a class act
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@kaymallil is right. A fish was also broken off on a barnacle leaving a lure and line trailing from its mouth. Its odds for survival are poorer because of it. If the rocks negatively affect proper fish handling they probably shouldn't be fished from.
I'm sure Cliff is a nice guy. He most certainly sounds like a nice guy. Personally, I'd love him to teach me some stuff about shore fishing for lings. But from what I saw in this video I might encourage him to find a more appropriate area to fish from.
Definitely a nice spring though, Ciff. Congrats.
Christian, no one likes someone throwing their weight around when they have no weight to throw around. You're not a moderator and you have no badge.