Taranaki Kayak Fishing Club - New Plymouth Kayak Fishing
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AGM is on 25 June 2014 at Butlers Reef Hotel at 7pm followed by prizegiving.NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!
Upcoming Events
25 June AGM at Butlers Reef Hotel at 7pm followed by prizegiving. New members welcome to come along and can join on the night.28 and 29 MARCH 2015 - Taranaki Kayak Fishing Classic
Welcome to the site of the Taranaki KayakFishing Club. The aim is to encourage a social and fun fishing club forsurfcasters and  kayak fishermen and to promote these sports in a positive way. The club actively runs events such as fishing competitions, club days and social activities. We are also the host of the Taranaki Kayak Fishing Classichttp://www.kayakfishingclassic.org.nz/ , the biggest kayak  fishing competition in NZ. Next year the comp will be held the weekend of the  28th and 29th March 2015. Check out the photos page for a taste of the kind of  fish you can expect fishing the Taranaki area.If you would like to join the club or get some moreinformation get in touch via the contacts page. Our  season runs from 1 June to 31 May so now is a good time to join or renew your membership. A subs form can be found on the Club details page here http://www.oskfc.net/club-details.html
CLUB KAYAK - AVAILABLE FOR LOAN
The club has purchased a Viking 400 Profish that is available for loan. You must go out with a club member to use this kayak.
CHECK OUT THESE FISH RECENTLY CAUGHT!
Top three fish from the FCO Snapper Hunt
Grant with his first 20 pound snapper, caught during the classic comp
Andy with his first tuna
Leyton with the winning kingie
Garry and Jim with some good tuna, Jim's is a new club record 8.615kg
Travelled to mokau 4.30 Sunday. Usual launch spot at river mouth, was  not what I expected dumping on the bar out  as far as I could see in the fog.Launched under bridge, fought incoming tide down river to mouth 
heading to go around to left to bay behind the reef, which is sheltered from  swell where we usually go on low tide you drag yak around. When we got to mouth the tide was too high to do that so we headed into the breakers getting smashed by the surf .A mouthful of salt water and a lot of skill and I made it.Time to fish.First spot not out to far a lot of small fish mullet ,ky,snapper ,gurnard,shark(grey hammerhead).2nd spot out deeper 1 minute into it, 2 rods down loaded with squid. Big strike on line, peeling out like mad. Dropped anchor and spent  20minutes getting dragged around in circles, and about 200metres with my mate yelling see you in aussie ha ha.Once it got to surface it was stuffed those small tica kayak rods  are good value.Got flipped on the way back in on bar, big nose dive right on high tide, paddle leash snapped that was freaky .Great fish 11.8 kgs 98cms long the most exciting fish I have ever caught  onkayak if I had not been able to d