Jigging is an effective method for targeting kingfish, but for sheer adrenaline value, targeting top water kingfish has that extra bit of visual excitement.

For me, chasing kingfish on jigs is where my craze and passion for fishing started.

Kingfish are big bad brawlers so don’t be afraid to take the gloves off when fighting them. Some days you need every tip and trick in the book!

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A region famous for it’s jigging, Aaron Levien shares some top jigging spots to try in the Bay of Plenty. This article looks at general locations to help put you and your mates onto those addictive line-stripping yellowtail kingfish from Mayor Island to White Island.

There are many great jigging spots in the Auckland and Coromandel areas – and they’re easily accessible. Graeme Paterson tells us where to get started and how. Perhaps you’re like me. I like to get out and find my own fish to jig, it’s what defines me from the charter trip junkie who solely relies on someone else to put them onto fish.

Proving the best trips come at short notice, Aaron’s crew race to the Ranfurly for an epic day to remember

The beautiful kingfish populates New Zealand waters from the Kermadec Islands to Banks Peninsula. A mighty catch, well-deserving of its name, any fisher hoping to land one better be ready for a fight.

Aaron's top summer spots for kingfish, plus techniques to help you reel in the crown.

It’s no surprise New Zealand’s most popular holiday destination is also ripe picking for anglers. Aaron Levien takes us on a tour of his slice of paradise. Whangamata lies on the east coast of New Zealand, approximately 100 kilometres north of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. It has has been voted by Bookabach and NZ Herald as New Zealand’s most popular place to holiday for the last five years running.

It’s no surprise New Zealand’s most popular holiday destination is also ripe picking for anglers. Aaron Levien takes us on a tour of his slice of paradise.

Aaron's top spots for kingfish, plus techniques to help you reel in the crown

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