Damn that was rough on the covers on your boat! Nice effort on the video, great diving , heaps of fish and action, cheers for sharing the fun, Dive Safe!
Great video David! Any tips on taking kingfish in Welly? I've tried multiple drifts of boulder bank at Kapiti but only in about 10-12m of water with no luck.
The boulder bank can be pretty good for them but you might need to be a little deeper to find them there. However I find the warmer the water is, the more likely you are to find kingfish in shallower. If I'm targetting kingfish I normally dive weedlines or reef structure that comes out of deep water.
Great content as always bro. With the ocean warming due to climate change I wouldn't be surprised to see snapper down here more often and for longer periods. Just a question... How deep are you diving for kingfish and any tips for shore diving some around wellington? Cheers!
I think we're also seeing more snapper down here because the fishery is recovering, snapper were almost wiped out from Wellington and Marlborough back in the 50s and 60s and now we're seeing their numbers return. You can find kingfish right up near the surface, but I find the sweet spot around the West Coast is about 15m. For shorediving you're normally just looking for places with structure, and don't be afraid to spend a bit of time just swiming.
Damn that was rough on the covers on your boat! Nice effort on the video, great diving , heaps of fish and action, cheers for sharing the fun, Dive Safe!
Awesome!
What type of depth are you diving at Makara? I find it a challenging spot to get a Snapper, but I'll try burley now. Great vid and fish
Can you do a leather jacket Harvest
Great video David! Any tips on taking kingfish in Welly? I've tried multiple drifts of boulder bank at Kapiti but only in about 10-12m of water with no luck.
The boulder bank can be pretty good for them but you might need to be a little deeper to find them there. However I find the warmer the water is, the more likely you are to find kingfish in shallower. If I'm targetting kingfish I normally dive weedlines or reef structure that comes out of deep water.
Great content as always bro. With the ocean warming due to climate change I wouldn't be surprised to see snapper down here more often and for longer periods. Just a question... How deep are you diving for kingfish and any tips for shore diving some around wellington? Cheers!
I think we're also seeing more snapper down here because the fishery is recovering, snapper were almost wiped out from Wellington and Marlborough back in the 50s and 60s and now we're seeing their numbers return. You can find kingfish right up near the surface, but I find the sweet spot around the West Coast is about 15m. For shorediving you're normally just looking for places with structure, and don't be afraid to spend a bit of time just swiming.
That makes sense also man! Thanks and look forward to more vids 😊
Hey David, very keen for spearfishing but all my friends are just interested in paua and crays. Any chance I may join you for a trip?