mightyboosh
Well-known member
Hello all. A little about me. Fishing all my life, mainly coarse fishing, with a passion for pike and a little trout and sea fishing on the side. Grew up in Windsor, Berkshire. Learnt the trade on the Thames and Virginia Waters.
Later in life moved to London, the Midlands and Devon. Not surprisingly, got more in to sea fishing with the last move, then heavily in to kayak fishing.
In 2012, I moved to New Zealand which can only be described as a fishing paradise. Just recently swapped the kayak for a jet ski which has opened up a whole new world. I'm aware that jet skis don't have the best reputation, but I'm pretty sensible - most of the time! Main target species are snapper and kingfish which get very big and there's no shortage of them either.
In winter, spend much of my time fishing for trout as sea conditions can be unpredictable. Although New Zealand has some of the best trout fishing in the world, not where I live. I'm pretty much limited to one venue which contains some big fish. It's a hard place to fish for various reasons and is any method. I have resorted to pike-style tactics with big baits which has proved very successful. I've come full circle!
Not much coarse fishing over here, but there's more than enough other stuff to keep me occupied!
Later in life moved to London, the Midlands and Devon. Not surprisingly, got more in to sea fishing with the last move, then heavily in to kayak fishing.
In 2012, I moved to New Zealand which can only be described as a fishing paradise. Just recently swapped the kayak for a jet ski which has opened up a whole new world. I'm aware that jet skis don't have the best reputation, but I'm pretty sensible - most of the time! Main target species are snapper and kingfish which get very big and there's no shortage of them either.
In winter, spend much of my time fishing for trout as sea conditions can be unpredictable. Although New Zealand has some of the best trout fishing in the world, not where I live. I'm pretty much limited to one venue which contains some big fish. It's a hard place to fish for various reasons and is any method. I have resorted to pike-style tactics with big baits which has proved very successful. I've come full circle!
Not much coarse fishing over here, but there's more than enough other stuff to keep me occupied!
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