Author: Nik Key (Snap)

Last 24th of July, I graced Fish ‘N Dip charters with the company of good friends, with super competitive fisherman Paul Senior and Mark Kitteridge. That day, we were to take some marketing photos and videos of the beautiful playground we have been gifted in the gulf. We departed P21 at a leisurely hour of 8am and headed towards the Coromandel Pennisula in glassy conditions, which could ...

Well its been a bit brass Monkey up here (Whangaroa) over the last month in the Winterless North with some hell frosts, sideways rain, hail & windy days but when its fine & good its been stunning.

Water temp sitting around the 13 – 14 deg mark but some days feels colder, lots bloody colder but hay thats fishing in the Winter & you know what they say, fortune favours the ...

Check out what we have come up with to stop your boat being blown around by the wind.  When you need a sea anchor for fishing we recommend you get a larger fishing chute than most retailers recommend, due to the fact that in our experience bigger is always better for catching  more fish.  A sea anchor or drogue as it is commonly called is a critical item required when ...

Check out what to expect at our workshop on Thursday August 13th, 7PM at Topcatch Takapuna

To book:

Call: 486 2915

Email: Takapuna@topcatch.co.nz

Having spent thousands of hours on the water and traveling hundreds and thousands of miles around the world, I have come across a few situations on the water. Unfortunately, some of the worse I have encountered were in New Zealand. In my opinion, these were due to our poor knowledge of basic rules of the road at the sea.

I have recently been testing my theory by asking people whom I ...