We're Thomas & Sheena, a couple of Kiwis passionate about Aotearoa New Zealand. Chasing a Catch is a platform for us to share our newfound interest in fishing, collecting and cooking Aotearoa's world class kaimoana seafood. Join us for videos celebrating Aotearoa's incredible seafood.
We run another RU-vid channel called Chasing a Plate where we share our love of food and celebrate the best local eats wherever we travel and the people who create them.
Yeah good call. I always have plenty of drinking water on the boat and normally those protein balls for a quick hit of energy. Thanks for the ideas mate. Thomas.
Hey dude, thanks for all the effort you go to with these videos. I really enjoy your laid-back approach to fishing and your genuine love of the sport. You make me jealous. I only get out salt water fishing a couple of times a year. Usually in the Marlborough Sounds.... One question... What is this "Spot X" that you mentioned?
Thanks mate. So glad you’re enjoying the videos. Glad you find them laid back. That’s totally my style out there. Just loving the day out really! That’s cool you get out in the sounds. Mainly blue cod, snapper and kingy fishing? Spot X are just my special spots that are either marked on my charts or locked away in my head. Places I’ve had success in the past really. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas
Love your videos mate. Would you recommend the smartwave 4200? Im pretty interested but there isnt a seller in my sate here in Australia so I would have to travel to lay my eyes on one
Hi Craig. Thanks so much and I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. I really would recommend it. So stable and very tough. They also have a very nice ride because they’re not as stiff as other boats. Really comfortable. Let me know if you need more info mate. Cheers, Thomas
@chasingacatch6017 Thanks for your reply. That's what attracts me to them is the fact how stable a safe they are for their size, very similar to the Australian made polycraft. Do you ever take anyone else out with you? Is there room to fish 2 or more people?
Max I’ve been out with is 3 adults and it’s been completely stable and while it’s not a massive amount of room it’s still been very comfortable. Strangely I also hit my top speed ever when I had 3 people onboard (27 knots).
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Great video! Can't wait to get out there with you one day!
Hey mate. There is Wilton’s Marine right in Mangonui. I’ve not had a service done by them but have dealt with them and they were very helpful. I get my serving done in Kaitaia at Laurenson Marine. They’ve been very good also. I get it done there because they’re a Mercury dealer and if an official dealer does the work you get more warranty. Hope that helps. Cheers, Thomas
Thanks! They’re part of the bream family so do come in different colours. These are a type of red snapper so are always that colour. Thanks so much Jaci. Thomas
Hey Thomas! I had no idea what Berley even meant and I couldn't figure it out at first from watching the video at first so I was googling while watching you fish and realized that in the US they call that form of bait fishing apparently chum and in the UK they call that same thing "ground bait". Then continuing to watch you fish and some of the shots of the Berley I could start to guess that around the same time that you were mentioning throwing in little cubes from time to time. Very interesting to watch you fish in a new fashion. One question, when you later cut up a fish that ate your fish pieces do you find those fish pieces in their stomachs? Also sorry that I missed this when it first came out... I've been watching more Netflix recently so I don't always catch when you post, but I'll try to be better about it. I did the same with the last couple videos on Chasing a Plate and I hate to do that to you guys, plus I always love watching what you all get up to! 😂
Haha that’s cool you were researching and watching. Hope it gave you a good insight into this style of fishing. Thanks heaps for watching and no need to apologise! We’re so thankful for your support. Thanks so much Jaci. Thomas
I didn't realise you had a fishing channel Thomas. I love chasing a plate and when I first watched chasing a fish I was shocked as where you launch your boat my Dads old boat is on a moorning in the back ground. I love that area. My wife and I have brought a block in KeriKeri and can't wait to move home at some stage. Keep up your great videos on both channels and if I pump into you in the street I'll say hello as im coming back in September. 👍
Thanks for watching mate! So glad you enjoyed this one. That’s amazing you saw your dad’s boat. Do you get out on it much? Neat you’ve got land up north. It’s so beautiful isn’t it. Please do yell out if you see us. Thanks so much for watching. Thomas
@chasingacatch6017 . Dad had to sell it due to his health. We can't wait to move home at some stage Australia has been good to us but it's not home . Love your Melbourne eats those oysters. I will definitely say hello if I bump into either of you maybe even at the beach box . Keep it up. I love both channels. Mat
Hey mate. You don’t set them like you would a J hook but you still need to give them a little bit. You need to account for slack line, stretch (I was fishing mono), and snapper have some very hard bits around their mouth. I wasn’t giving it too much when setting the hooks. Thanks for watching. Thomas
I’ve fished 3 with comfort and ease (all adults). Also managed my top speed ever when I was 3 up (all adults again) which I thought was interesting. I really like it. Let me know if you want any more info. Cheers, Thomas
Haha 🤣 gladly she was very supportive. All up its worth about 42k (it’s fully kitted out) but I got it new for less than that because it was built as a demo model and had done 2 hours when I got it. Hope that helps. Thomas
I always wet my hands first and then softly hold them. There is a lot of thought out there that this is better than using a towel. I talk about it often in my videos. Thanks for watching. Thomas.
Haha love a splash of colour to keep things interesting. You know what’s funny as about your comment….my mum did give me those togs for Christmas 😂😂😂 Thanks for watching. Thomas.
Hi to you guys not long found your channel.What a nice easy watching fishing show for all. Cheers for the choice content looking forward to seeing more. Steve from Nelson
Yeah good call. I did actually have a second rod on the boat but with getting g used to it all, running the cameras and the fish biting anyway I never ended up using it. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas
Fish pretty much where you are quite often. Usually a bit of a wade through the smaller fish, but eventually the bigger ones do turn up. I mostly use no weight at all
hi can i ask about the boat , im looking at the idea of a true kit for a small boat alongside the kayak how did you find fishing from an inflatable , would you recommend it ? im just nervous of the idea of hooks , fish spines & holes would you buy an inflatable if you were to start over or was it a hassle to fish from ? thank you
Hey mate. Shape things near the boat is definitely something you have to think about. I always made sure to net fish and drop them directly in a fish bin. I’ve now got a different boat (you’ll see that in my latest videos) and it’s a lot my casual dealing with sharp and pointy things I must say. The TrueKit is amazing for the ease of storage and start up cost but does have some drawbacks when it comes to fishing that’s for sure. Hope that helps. Cheers, Thomas
I love this channel Thomas! I’m not a boater or fisherwoman but I can totally appreciate your instruction and I love watching your interest and passion and cooking. Keep it up can’t wait to see more and now I’m off to watch the west Chasing a Plate video!!!
All you need is a 12 foot tinny with a good used 20hp outboard and 5gal tank. And a 5lt water container, your rod a reel and some bait. Thats all you need. $3000 all up including the boat. Oh and a $50 lifejacket.
Haha get amongst it! I do think some of the safety gear I mentioned is very needed to keep us boaters safe though and keep others safe by not having to come and save our butts. Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas.
More of what I consider an essential upgrade rather than equipment would be a second battery on the boat. You can do it.simply enough with a battery switch to select battery 1, battery 2, or both but that requires you to monitor battery levels and switch them in and out manually to keep both charged. A better system is to use an Automatic Charge Relay (I use one by "Blue Sea Systems" called "Add a Battery" but there's cheaper ones that do the same thing) which will detect if a battery's low and connect it to charge when the motor's running. That also lets you use one battery just for starting the motor and the other as a "house battery" so you can run the VHF, sonar, music, lights, anchor winch, etc all you like without worrying about the motor not starting due to a flat battery.
Good call and thanks for all the technical info. My engine does have an emergency pull start option which is nice for peace of mind also. Thanks for that and thanks for watching. Thomas
Thanks mate! It’s good to be back. Been trying to film a bit but weather and lack of fish has been making it hard. How are things going for you with the boat share? Thats a cool set up. Thanks for watching. Thomas
That’s a great idea. My engine actually has a pull start kit built in just in case so I sort of cover that one off another way. Thanks heaps for the great addition. Thomas
Pound for pound I reckon Porae fight harder than snapper, they seem to take softbaits quite readily and have caught a fair few of them around the Cavalli's and the Bay of Islands. We got one just shy of 10lb, what a scrap. They are also fine eating.
That was such a fun fight. It really pulled! I didn’t get a weight on it back it sure wasn’t small. Thanks heaps for watching and commenting mate. Thomas
