This is the most magic scenario: tailing snapper on a glassy day followed by massive pressure waves aiming for the fly.

Lubin is off on an outback adventure to a remote stretch of the Murray River.

Carp on fly is not everyone's cup of tea but Lubin shows why it should be and how to do it.

Here, everything is wild. It is just you, your mates and the skipper, nothing else except tons of fish and miles of the most insane looking coral reef.

Lubin has found a way to upgrade the Sluggo for it to get strong enough for the big and angry ones.

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What makes Skutes so efficient? Why did Nathan end up the shed with lots of bling and feathers? Read about it here.

We love fishing and know that there's only one way to keep the fisheries of today as good as, and ideally even better, for the future anglers.

Nathan's favourite style of fishing involves only one rod & reel combo. Read all about it here.

When Nathan is swimming big live baits then it's on his strongest gear. 

Never leave the ramp without a few pre-rigged combos in the rocket launcher, most importantly the stickbait set up.

Milan is chasing the lonesome Monster of the cold waters, searching for ways to lure it in and onto the hook. Watch the video!

First glimpses of what the new Season 6 will entail.

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Sri Lanka, Ahoy!... Know what you're doing when you're out on the water, and get home safe.

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You never know what might happen out at sea... Check You Gear and avoid any nagging thoughts that something might not be up to scratch.

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There's a moth in the prop... Prep Your Boat before heading out first time of the season.

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One question we receive a lot is “How to rig a live bait for kingfish?” 

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It's the last live bait I would stick on my hook, but Nathan has had great success with it on kingfish. Maybe it's just a matter of an open mind?

Mullet live forever in a live bait tank, they are strong swimmers and I have never seen a kingfish turn down a mullet live bait.

One question we receive a lot is “How to rig a livebait for kingfish?”

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One question we receive a lot is “How to rig a livebait for kingfish?”

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Once you have used the Balex ABL 2500 unit you won't go back. It unloads and loads your vessel, simply with the push of a button.

The seabirds are nature’s fishfinders and a great help to locate the work ups when out fishing, but the numbers are dropping.

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Yellowtail horse mackerel are pretty much everywhere, and that is one reason they are such a great live bait for kingfish.

If you have the slightest interest in what is hiding under the surface of the New Zealand ocean, lakes and rivers, this is the book for you.

Kahawai is by far our favourite bait for kingfish. With a big rigged kahawai swimming around, the kingfish won’t be too far behind.

Out of all the fish Milan has chased around the world the Yellowtail Kingfish draws him back for more.

The shallow water winter kingfish are very spooky, but there's a simple trick to fool them...

Bonze once asked if we would help develop a lure for catching kingfish. He knew we’d say yes, and short after the first prototype showed up.

Glenn from Brave Designs had a dream to catch a BIG kingfish. With a PB of 18kg, we decided to give it a try to find him something bigger.

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Without our big drift chute, we wouldn't have caught half the fish. Learn how to use the drift chute for some super efficient fishing.

The 1m+ swell was greeting Milan and Grant from Viking Kayaks, adding a challenge to their day out.

Josh Cochrane, our UW cam guy, has caught some incredible images this year. Join him and a mate as they encountered a group of blue sharks.

We spent a lot of time working out our requirements for the new ute. 50,000kms down the track, it seems we did well!

The midwinter mackerel have turned up in big numbers with the predator fish following close behind.

Dillon's one true wish was to go fishing with Big Angry Fish! Make-A-Wish NZ got hold of us, and plans were made.

Nathan has spent hours on testing knots, rigs and gear to perfect the set up to avoid the feared kingfish bust off. Read how to do it.

A record size kingfish is pulled from the depths, while the defeated Team Hawky Ding-Dong watch the action in disbelief.

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Is "catching kingfish in water so shallow I don’t get my shorts wet" on your wish list? Read on as Milan walks you through a game plan.

In one day, we were greeted by orcas, a whale (but which species??) and a pod of dolphins, the photos say it all!

When big catfish are involved, every rumour has to be checked out, no matter how unusual they sound.

Watch the videos about Bonze, the Kiwi legend behind Bonze Lures: Solo Marlin Fishing and How to Rig for Marlin Fishing.

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With two professional fishing guides on board, Daniel had all support needed -and a massive black marlin at the other end of the line...

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It was Milan’s third day of casting without even a take, when a dinosaur suddenly ripped him out of his casting trance.

Flat batteries can make a painful end to a nice day on the water. Learn how to avoid perfectly good batteries suddenly dying on you.

My fellow angler looked in the water: Look, a dolphin! Our guide corrected him and told us that it was a 200lbs tarpon!

The fishing along the Northern Reef of Palau is very cool, and very hard... Targeting GTs and snapper species in vivid colours.

Meet our new Big Angry Fish Mazda BT50 here, or visit the bea-ute at John Andrew Mazda showroom in Auckland.

I see it in the fly anglers’ eyes. It’s nerve wrecking, it’s an adrenalin rush; you get to battle something as strong as or stronger than yourself. 

Dipping a fly into the mayhem of 10-20 monster kingfish crashing into the boat to get the noisy popper is a moment of fear and joy. 

A simple but crucial tool when rigging up to live bait for kingfish: the release clip. 

The Red Plate Pilchards last a lot longer on the hook and the fish love to eat them. 

The "Alive Rig" allows you to fish you bait down the entire length of the water column, not just sending it plummeting to the ocean floor. 

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Hunting around in the shallows looking for fish to cast to is by far the most challenging form of fishing that i've ever done! 

It doesn't matter how many times I see them. Each & every time dolphins show up, the day spent on the water is just that little bit better.

“It must be the hardest way to catch a fish?!” Yes, but it’s also the best challenge, the most visual and just so much fun.

If you want to target kingfish, snapper or trevally up in the shallows, here’s Milan’s tips on how to get started.

My heart started pounding, my hands started to shake, and my voice went into a higher register. "Milan, I'm hit, I'm hit, I'm hit!”.

The FG knot is suitable when stickbaiting, softbaiting, even marlin fishing -just any situation when tying braid to leader.

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Milan has spent hours on finding the best way to live-bait for kingfish. Read about his styles and techniques used over the last 5 years.

The improved clinch knot for mono is the choice when connecting mono to pretty much anything! Stickbaits, jigs or straight to your hook.

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Nathan walks you through how to tie the uni knot and the importance of testing your fishing knots to get max performance out of your gear. 

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Milan is going shallow water fishing with the new approach: big bait - big fish.

There is nothing better than hooking 200 kilos of bronze whaler in only meters of water and watching it barrel roll up the harbour with your Saltiga evaporating line!

If you want to land big angry fish, you have to get the best performance from your gear! Read Nathan's tips on How to get it right.

Nathan and Milan have each their take of soft baiting. From technique of choice to sitting on the fence...

Kayak fishing has always sounded like hard work to me, not really believing that you could get a good day's fishing out of it. Has that changed!

Daniel was targeting kingfish as something big gulped his live kahawai. His 24kg stand up tackle suitable for a kingfish would soon be put to its hardest test ever!

The mako sharks are super feisty and fascinating which makes you think twice when winding up the drags on a 200-kilo fish…

Uncle Nathan was all out of excuses why nephew Tyler couldn't catch a kingfish. Shortly after, it was a blur of yellow braid leaving the reel in free spool...

When connecting braid to a swivel, this knot, if given the time to be tied right!, is as strong as the line weight. 

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It’s strong and has a reputation for being an ugly fighter. Read about how to set yourself up for success when battling the trevally.

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Learn how to present the bait to the shy winter kingfish and get the reward!

The thresher sharks put up massive bursts of speed and breach when hooked, which makes them an amazing sport fish.

You can’t beat a day out lure fishing. There’s something great about casting lures around, waiting for a fish to come to the surface and smash the living snout out of your artificial bait.

Learn how to improve your hook-up rate by working your berley effectively instead of just dumping the smelly stuff overboard.

Fishing with berley can easily turn into a messy job. By using wobbly pots, you gain full control over your berley bomb.

The summer sun is warming up the chilly waters around New Zealand's coastline, bringing them alive with fish. The happy season is here!

Winter has truly set in. The fish are feeding less and less, and they are getting very picky about what they will eat and proving a real challenge to sink a hook into.

Braid is the best choice when it comes to livebaiting and casting.

Drift fishing a harbour entrance during the incoming and outgoing tides usually takes a couple of times to sort out.

The stretchy mono allows some strong knots but the thick quality demands extra attention when selecting which knot to use.