Furuno Marine Electronics

If you want to find fish - you need Furuno!

Gear ReviewsCarl MuirJuly 8, 2015FurunoComment

Carpenter Lures

It doesn't get much better than seeing big fish eat lures right in front of you. And when it comes to top water fishing for kingfish they don't come much better than Carpenter Lures

Gear ReviewsCarl MuirJune 10, 2015Kingfish, Top Water Fishing, Carpenter LuresComment

Bonze Lures

When it comes to marlin lures you can't go past Bonze Lures!

Autumn Fishing with the Family

There are plenty of nice fish at the moment in close to Tairua. Carl and the family have been getting out and having a ball.

Family Fishing, Local ReportsCarl MuirMay 5, 2015Family, Tairua, Tairua wharfComment

Paul's First Marlin!

Good times this week with Paul landing his first striped marlin - and doing it the hard way - on 15kg! And scoring a new club record in the process - choice! The Bonze D Shackle on shotgun producing the goods again

Local ReportsCarl MuirApril 3, 2015Striped Marlin, Bonze Lures, Bonze D ShackleComment

Awesome Week of Gamefishing - Team Tairua Butchery Nationals 2015.

What a great week of game fishing with good mates! Tairua was ON this week and we came away with 2 swordfish, a crazy day that produced 3 stripeys, plus we managed 3 stripeys on 15kg, short bill spearfish and mahimahi. Good times!

Articles, Local ReportsCarl MuirFebruary 28, 2015Swordfish, Striped Marlin, Gamefishing, Bonze Lures, Bonze D Shackle, Mayor Island, 3 marlin in 1 dayComment

Christening the Provider!

Paul and Carl got out and christened Provider with some nice fat kingfish, crays and scallops

Articles, Local ReportsCarl MuirDecember 16, 2014Provider, Kingfish, Crayfish, Jigging, DivingComment

100pd Hapuka and a mean day out with good mates

A great day out with Tony and Owen with a bin full of nice eating hapuka and some tasty scallops

Local ReportsCarl MuirOctober 18, 2014Hapuka, Deep Water Critters, Scallops, Opito BayComment

A mean feed to celebrate a great man!

A week of fishing, diving and the eventual five course seafood meal to celebrate the life of a great man

Family FishingCarl MuirAugust 1, 2014Seafood, Hapuka, Cooking, Crayfish, Diving, DiveZone Whitianga, Ocean to PlateComment

An Adventure with Two Bearded Men!

Some good autumn fishing up off Great Merc at the moment. Timed just right for the cameras!

Local ReportsCarl MuirApril 25, 2014Kingfish, Great MercuryComment

Superb Autumn Fishing for Kingfish at the Aldies

Some sweet autumn fishing for kingfish at the Aldies while the cameras were rolling!

Local ReportsCarl MuirApril 23, 2014Autumn, KingfishComment

Swords and Bluenose with two awesome clients!

An awesome day successfully chasing bluenose and swordfish

Articles, Local ReportsCarl MuirMarch 21, 2014Swordfish, Bluenose, Mayor IslandComment

Opito Bay Summer Trip 2014

One of the best family breaks ever, fishing, diving and eating seafood at my favourite summer spot - Opito Bay!

Family Fishing, DivingCarl MuirFebruary 5, 2014Summer, Opito Bay, Family, Scallops, Diving, Crayfish, Lukes Kitchen, Kingfish, TuatuaComment

Summer 2014 Kicks Off

Summer is here - stripeys, crayfish and kingfish on the chew!

Local ReportsCarl MuirJanuary 16, 2014Crayfish, Striped Marlin, KingfishComment

Nov/Dec 2013

Local ReportsCarl MuirDecember 24, 2013Kingfish, Cuvier, Salt Water Fly FishingComment

October 2013 Madness! BIG Hapuka and Top Water Kingfish

Monster Hapuka and some awesome top water kingfish action have made for an awesome October of fish

Local ReportsCarl MuirOctober 31, 2013Hapuka, Top Water Fishing, Tairua, Aldermen PinsComment

Winter 2013 Highlights! 40kg kingi with Mark Kitteridge, fishing with ET & some big Puka

Feel privilged to fish with two of Australasia's fishing legends this month. Both Australia's Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen and New Zealand's Mark Kitteridge jumped on board for media trips this month.

Fishing with LegendsCarl MuirOctober 1, 2013Kingfish, Fishing with Legends, HapukaComment

February Marlin Action - Hokianga

Two great road trips, one to Whitianga for the Bonze Skins and getting Sam his first marlin, and another to Hokianga and getting Ants his first NZ marlin.

NZ MissionsCarl MuirFebruary 26, 2013Bonze Lures, Hokianga, Fishing Tournaments, Nationals, WhitiangaComment

Waihau Bay Gamefishing Trip 2013

Just back from Waihau Bay where the game fishing action is just kicking off - pulled the hook out of a nice Blue, and got a fat 100kg+ stripey - both on the Bonze Hercules.

NZ MissionsCarl MuirFebruary 6, 2013Waihau Bay, Gamefishing, Striped Marlin, Road TripComment

Kingfish and Hapuka - January 2013

Awesome fishing for kingfish and hapuka and the moment. Out wide the hapuka are in great condition with the biggest going 36kg this week

Local ReportsCarl MuirJanuary 26, 2013Summer, Hapuka, Kingfish, Furuno, TZ TouchComment