In a quiet kahawai fishing moment, hell breaks loose as the kingfish move in for a look. Then a marlin… While fishing for kahawai at a Taurang reef, a huge school of big kingfish comes cruising past. Milan and Nathan quickly re-rig their gear, and soon it’s big fish mayhem on deck. Nathan loses his […]
HOW IT STARTED
Big Angry Fish was born a cold morning, 3 miles off North Cape in the middle of winter. We had driven through the night from Tauranga to arrive at the Far North. Our plan was to fish the shallow waters over the next four days, trying to find some massive fish, hiding out in the […]
NATHAN & BIG ANGRY FISH
Nathan was training hard to achieve Mr NZ status, when a longhaired guy with glasses, funky shorts and socks pulled up to his knees shows up. Ever since I was a little kid sitting on my dad’s knee watching action movies staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, there has been this fascination with muscle. Can’t say I ever […]
S8E7 OKAPRARU REEF
A thousands casts are required, but Milan knows the fish are there and his hard work pays off. Milan has an early start to pick up the live baits on his way out to Okapraru Reef to chase some kings. At the pylons in Tauranga Port, Milan finds himself a honey pot of livies and […]
PAEWHENUA ISLAND SECTION
Live on a private island with boat ramp, harbour views and easy access to all the best of Northland fishing. Such a cool section but we have to let it go. Here’re the deeds of Lot 21: 5368m2 (0.53ha) northfacing and easy-buildable land with views across Mangonui Harbour to the harbour entrance and Mangonui village […]
S8E8 CHASING KINGS
Milan is on home turf in Coromandel and the big fish are there to greet him. The Coromandel West Coast has always been one of Milan’s favourite fishing destinations, and still is. This time, on a sunny sumer’s day, Milan is livebaiting for kingies and finishes off with a beautiful trevally. PRODUCTS USED Bait catching/ […]
S8E9 CHANNEL ISLAND
Milan is hunting his favourite species of fish at the Coromandel North Coast, and he gets plenty of bend in his rod. With the new Mercury 300HP V8 on the 701 Tristram Marine Offshore, Milan is heading out on an overnight adventure in order to harvest the livebait before daybreak. As the sun rises, Milan […]
S8E10 POWERED KAYAK FISHING
Milan and Lubin are out testing their new kayaks, and both kingfish and snapper come in for a play. Milan and Lubin gear up for an early kayak fishing session off the Coromandel West coast. Milan’s kayak has been pimped up with a Bixpy electric motor, which enables him to keep the hands on the […]
S8E11 KINGS & SNAPPER
Milan and Lubin are chasing kings at the reef until the weather sends them home. Later, Lubin wades the flats for tailing snapper. Milan and Lubin head to Motiti Island where they stay overnight on the 701 Offshore, so they can start the fishing super early with a full tank of fresh live baits. Ads […]
S8E12 FAR NORTH SNAPPER
Nathan is in unknown territory searching for snapper while Lubin is kayak fishing in the harbour. Nathan is hanging out at Paewhenua Island and after launching straight from the private boat ramp, he sets off to explore the local coastlines. Being out in new territory, Nathan lets the marine electronics be his number one tool […]
BIG ANGRY FISH S8 ON TV IN AUS
Big Angry Fish Season 8 begin Sunday 2pm on 7mate from 6th October 2019. See full schedule here. There are often regional adjustments to the time, so please check your local TV Guide before planning your watch-party! If any changes come up, we’ll do our very best to keep this updated. Sunday 4pm on 7mate on […]
S8E13 NORTH CAPE
Nathan is on a solo mission chasing huge snapper and he fights some serious battles. Heading up along the coast from Rangaunu Harbour, Nathan is planning to go out wide in search of the big snapper. Out there he finds some toothy monsters that snaps his fish, and a big red one that makes it […]