Thread: Top Water Fishing

Must be some good land based spots over on the west coast Derek?

Still heaps of piper there

Originally Posted by Gibo

Still heaps of piper there

Can you still launch a small boat there? We used to. The stingrays would hang there in summer.
One day we launched and next thing all hell broke loose. A bunch of Orca came in and started smashing the rays. Quite the sight.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Can you still launch a small boat there? We used to. The stingrays would hang there in summer.
One day we launched and next thing all hell broke loose. A bunch of Orca came in and started smashing the rays. Quite the sight.

Yip still a ramp there. Got to be early to get a park though

Ask @Beaker how he gets kingfish

Originally Posted by Tommy

Ask @Beaker how he gets kingfish

Easy, sort of the same as dorkus - shoot them in the face. I just don't get in the water.....

Spear guns work from the boat to.

Sneaky one from this morning

https://youtu.be/AH6Atr9Eaac

Nice one gibo, Ive been trying to dial in the kings, around new Plymouth with little luck, other than trolling, been looking at a heavy casting rod upgrade for a bit,

Originally Posted by southernman

Nice one gibo, Ive been trying to dial in the kings, around new Plymouth with little luck, other than trolling, been looking at a heavy casting rod upgrade for a bit,

Saltiga 5000 with a decent rod of 8' or more would be a good combo. The Saltist reels are sweet too just not all have the mag seals.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Saltiga 5000 with a decent rod of 8' or more would be a good combo. The Saltist reels are sweet too just not all have the mag seals.

Saltega is the boss!

Yep, all the reviews I read said the magseal on the saltist is a marketing gimmick and does not actually seal like on the saltega.

They advised to get the BG instead of the saltist, they reckoned with the saltist you are paying for a feature that still requires the same care not to get water in as one without it, so why pay for it when the rest of the reel is the same?

Any gurus on here want to weigh in?


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Originally Posted by Spudattack

Saltega is the boss!

Yep, all the reviews I read said the magseal on the saltist is a marketing gimmick and does not actually seal like on the saltega.

They advised to get the BG instead of the saltist, they reckoned with the saltist you are paying for a feature that still requires the same care not to get water in as one without it, so why pay for it when the rest of the reel is the same?

Any gurus on here want to weigh in?


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I’ve got two Saltists and while they are good reels I won’t be getting another, you really do need to look after them and the corrosion is second to none.
@Gibo you trophy hunter you.

Big day today. Gave the reel a good workout

Originally Posted by Gibo

Big day today. Gave the reel a good workout
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Surprised it didn’t spool you Gibo

Caught kingis like that before after jagging mullet and leaving them on! Works a treat

Yip Saltiga is definitely in a higher realm (even the old ones), this one spent many days at the bottom of the sea, replaced all bearings etc and bail arm. As you can see plenty of bark has been rubbed off but not corrosion whatsoever.