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Fishing for a World Record? Here's what you need to know to ensure your trophy fish legally qualifies for a category record. Information courtesy of IGFA

In this video Tony explains some of the techniques he uses to get the best swimming action from his favourite Shimano topwater lures!

SIMRAD SESSIONS presents Flyn Jack smashing some huge kingfish in an all out action adventure at D'Urville Island. Check out this video for a bit of inspiration!

With fishing you can make things as complicated or as simple as you like. Sometimes you've just got to whack a hook in the back of a big kahawai to get results.

Here's an excellent 'how-to' video from Japan (with subtitles) showing the full detail of Tip Run Eging, or deep-water eging. Apply this in NZ waters for sure, in the peak squid seasons early winter and spring.

This could be the winning ticket in so many scenarios, have you tried this? Add a new secret-weapon approach to your fishing armoury for land-based/kayak/ski and boat, worth a quick look.

From the print archives: After a great trip soft baiting on a perfect day at the Graveyard on the Kaipara Harbour, we decided to come back and give it an even better crack.

Trevally are one of the hardest fighting sport fish New Zealand has to offer yet they are surprisingly under-rated by many fishos. It may sound mad to many, but a lot of fishermen still see trevally as nothing more than fresh bait.

Fishery officers will be inspecting catch bags and bins all weekend as the blue cod season opens throughout the Marlborough region.

Fishery officers were called in by Hawkes Bay police yesterday after they stopped a car with a big haul of pāua inside.