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now. They are a line of PE3 (code talk for ���good for 30lb line sorta��� among those who feel it important to shroud their sport with arcane and obscure jargon), rodblanks that Kilwell have been making primarily for offshore markets. Although the rod blank one size lighter than mine they do make for New Zealand fishermen, is the Xantu Softbait rod. I have found these rods to be simply awesome for poppers and surface lures this winter, thrashing some darn nice fish on smaller lures and lighter line, with the advantage of being able to cast longer, more easily, due to the lighter gear being used. Gone are the days I am afraid, where spending hours at a time tossing Ripping away the 10 year old Stonechip plastic Just compare the weathering on the lower, massive lures over the horizon on big revealed a pristine gel-coat and decal. A great idea, exposed decals to see the effect of ten years exposure to New Zealand���s climate! heavy rods holds much appeal. After an should be on far more boats! hour or so of flicking lures around with these rods I am afraid you too, will be corrupted to the softer between commercial, charter and recreational fishing operations. To have just one boat come along to pillage the region, ruining side. The latest little obsession I have, ummm... am obsessed about, it for all other users now or in the future, is just unconscionable. The days of having the outer reefs open to just a handful of has been the increasing dismay around the Coromandel and BoP of the actions of a commercial gillnetter who is just ruining the boats, and a seemingly inexhaustible resource as they were 50 reefs of the area. The publication of photographs of this clown���s years ago are long gone. So should be gillnetting. Lastly, one small item I found interesting. Ten years ago catches, hundreds of fish stripped from recreationally utilised reefs, dead seabirds trapped and drowned in his nets, reports when I bought my nice shiny new boat I decided to put some of threats of legal action or other retaliation against those who stone-guard plastic along my gunnels, as I am pretty keen on either highlight this despicable form of fishing, or have the nerve jigging and I was concerned that the jigs and years of sinkers etc to complain too loudly about the effects it has on such a hugely smacking into the fibreglass gunnels would make a real mess of valuable recreational fishing resource, have all been the matter of the boat. Several folks told me I was being a right nana. It cost several hundred dollars, would last no time at all and would considerable outrage among the fisher-folk of this region. One of the more powerful arguments against the strip-mining make no difference. Well, ten years later, and a life outside has of our inshore fisheries was from one local charter operator who had an impact on the stone guard: mould has started growing compared the value of these fish as a live resource, as opposed to under it, which I am told would be chewing into my gel coat ��� a pile of fillets: ���Eight Aussies in town for the week to have some panic! panic! So I brought the boat home to strip this off, sort it fun catching and releasing kingfish. They will only keep 5kg out and maybe replace it. With a little hot air gunning we were able to slowly peel off this of fillets each max over the whole seven days of fishing. About $10,000 spent with us (most of it filtering out to petrol stations, stoneguard plastic film revealing underneath ��� a perfect, glossy tackle, banks(!), mechanics, wages etc etc), plus probably that gel coat, pristine decals and a totally unchipped, unblemished again spent in town with others on accommodation, food, alcohol, gunnel. Was this worth it? Hell yes! Am I going to replace it? panadol and all discretionary Aussie dollars, so that���s about $500 Hell, Hell yes! a kilo. And plenty, plenty left in the ocean for years to come.��� So, if you are looking to buy yourself a beaut shiny new toy, Now that is what I would consider to be a far more economic I urge you, from a ten year trial perspective, get some of this use, not abuse of a resource. I am sorry, but I feel that this stuff on your boat���s high-impact areas! I just wish I had done particular form of commercial fishing is, these days, just more now! unacceptable. These reefs, these fish, are a shared resource Have a great happy and safe summer holidays folks. Welcome to my world, a paradise called ZIPOLO HABU RESORT for fishing, diving, surfing or just relaxing in the sun, visit ZIPOLO HABU RESORT Munda,Western Province, Solomon Islands. Visit our website at www.zipolohabu.com.sb Email zipolo@solomon.com.sb ��� Ph 00677-62178 or contact Captain Asparagus Email StuCawkerCapt.Asp@xtra.co.nz VIP.S79 January/February 2013 Professional Skipper 51