They Called this Fish Trash But They were SO WRONG 

This has got to be one of the most underrated channels. Absolutely solid content.

Kahawai is hands down THE BEST eating fish for me! Raw, smoked, with coconut cream, raw fish pie, wholey heck!! Thanks for coming back Taku & Jocelyn 😊

I don't know why a lot more people don't eat Kahawai. it makes beautiful Sashimi . is awesome crumbed in Panko and as you have just found out , it smokes up awesomely. Perhaps it's because it also makes very good bait.

"Can I just get this orange apple mango juice?" Clerk at the register: "I don't know, can you?" 😂

Hey Taku and Jocelyn! I've been a big fan for some years now, i can't believe I'm watching you guys hang out in my hometown. Its such a weird thing to see. I hope you enjoy

Kahawai is an underrated fish they put up a good fight and they are good eating

Taku's chilled out commentary makes you feel like you're right out there with him 😊

Being Māori myself we love how versatile Kahawai are and how much fun they are to catch I love how you enjoy them as much as we do they are not only bait fish but also a great food

Happy new year Taku and Taklyn! Thank you for all the cool content you put out there to many more amazing fish catch and cook videos 🎊🎊

Love your videos man!! Been watching for about 5 years and i never miss a video, i always watch while im eating cause i love watching you cook

Always looking forward to your uploads man. Fish on! 🤙🏻 🎣

Kingfish from the surf are definitely a thing! Pickup a one way bait sliding clip at a tackle shop. Cast out just a sinker then attach the clip to your mainline and your live bait is able to swim down your line out to sea. Definitely an effective way to target kingfish as they commonly patrol the beaches hunting for baitfish in the surf.

That little fur homie who came and blessed the kahawai for you 🫡

Okay at about 18:35 I think my knife skills are pretty good. Not chef worthy but pretty damn good for a home cook. Then Taku throws down the reverse butterfly on a fish and while I'm thinking "I didn't even know that was a thing." he does it legit fish prep style where you can read a magazine through the rib cage - no attached meat! Dude. I am not worthy. Time to practice and up my game. Good on you. As a side note, love the fact that you and Joselyn get to travel the world and share your travels with us for a living. Work hard and great things will follow as you have both shown us over the last several years. Kudos and thank you to you both.

Here in the Northeast of the US, a lot of fishermen consider Bluefish as trash fish. But, they are one of the most delicious fish to eat when you know how to prepare them. To me, there's no such thing as trash fish. Just trash cooks!

I agree, Kahawai is underrated both as a food source and as a sport fish.

Kiwi fisho here, Kahawai (aka Australian Salmon) aren’t considered ‘trash fish’, they’re just not a highly prized fish because they’re abundant and easily caught. They do require some TLC when caught to maximise the flesh for taste (properly bled and stored on ice) which makes it a bit of a hassle for some fishermen. It just gets the reputation of ‘trash’ because Snapper (the other abundant species) is just as easy to catch, doesn’t require as much prep once caught (just dispatch and iced asap) and its fillets are just superior in almost every way (firmness, taste, etc). Kahawai is absolutely delightful when prepared properly though and they’re both awesome tasting fish regardless. And personally, I actually prefer Kahawai over Snapper for either Sashimi or other raw fish dishes. Kingfish have been caught off the Surf, look up slide baiting. It’s basically special hardware that lets you send a live bait down a surfcasting line.

Happy New Year guys. Love your videos. Kawahai are awesome..

Yeah, man. It's been very hot lately down under. Stay hydrated and rest well. I had 2 bad hayfever already this summer. Happy new year. 😅 That kahawai salad looked delicious.

Safe travels for the New Year. great vid, appreciated.

You have come a long way since you first started! Kudos!

Kia Ora bro. Me and the son in-law are buzzing out because your right outside our whare. @6:52 you can see the orange kayak that's where we live. Call in next time your at Ocean beach (Waipuka) .... Love your content

Im a New Zealand born Nuiean so you can or already acknowledge my excitement.Welcome back.

Happy new year guys, enjoy the hot weather. Be safe out there. Amazing content.

I love you guys!!! I hope you’re having so much fun!!!

Yous are inspirational with your travel and fishing and cooking. Have a great as new years. Love watching your videos😁

living life to the best he possibly can good on ya taku keen to see more of ya videos be showing most my fishing buddies your channel thanks again for your amazing videos ❤️💯

Idk if you're still in NZ, but I recently visited and found an amazing sparkling drink called Deep Spring (specifically the orange mango flavor)! I wish it was sold in the states D:

Love catching australian salmon/ kahawai. You should visit Tasmania sometime Taku! The fishing is going off this year 🤙🏻

Another fantastic video, and epic Taku chug of beer! ❤

Happy New Year! It's a weird time up here in the Northern Hemisphere, too. I'm in Seattle, and we are also experiencing the unusual circumstances.

AWESOME brother Tāku... soo good 2see you guys back here in NZ✊🏾

Thanks for taking us to the beach with you!

Allot of big mullet in the shallows you might be seeing. Another good oily fish, very underrated most people say.

love see different ways to eat Kahawai respect for the fish & the Chief

Been catching Kahawai in Victoria/NSW for years (called Australian Salmon here and get pretty big compare to the NZ version) but never got around to eating them due to their reputation until a mate convinced me to give it a try. Light dusted and fried on the barbie, it was really really good! Definitely underrated. I think the secret is to bleed them immediately and cook them up asap.

Very good vlog ,glad you rate kahawai a good fish to eat. It is indeed.

If I'd known you were staying in Hawke's bay I would've taken you out for a quick dive Taku. Paua,crayfish kina and fish . Glad you stopped in. Happy new year to you both 🐟🐟🎣🎣🍻🇳🇿🇳🇿

That’s the life my friend! ❤

Yours is a great channel!!! Constant content!! Always catchen,Always cooken!! You always leave me hungry!! Safe travels!! Tight lines!! God Bless.

I've never heard anyone I know calling Kahawai trash, absolutely love it when smoked, been cooking it when I catch it since I was a kid. Keep up the great vids Taku! Tight lines brother. You're always welcome here in Aotearoa.

So good to see you fishing my local spots. Your so right Kahawai is massively underated and such versatile fish. Sashimi Kahawi is my favourite, smoked, fish pie, raw fish its good for everything oh and first time I've seen drift wood used to smoke fish👍

Kahawai is delicious mate. Looking forward to more videos 😎. Fish on!

Id love to try Kahawai! Awesome vid, I've gotta try to smoke fish sometime.

Hi Taco, love watching your videos. Because of it i learned things about cooking techniques and some dishes. And what’s good is that, I enjoy eating fish and seafoods now especially the raw ones (sashimi, really looking forward to go to Japan and enjoy the best dishes of seafoods there 😊). Praise God for your works, it somehow brings good things. Thank you! 😊

Love the catch and cooks

Awesome video Taku

Pohutakawa smoked kahawai is my one of my all time faves and the mcleods beer from the waipu pizza barn up here in northland goes down well after a hard days fishing

🌴 smoking that fish was a breeze ! At about 22 knots 😆👍🏼

happy new year bro

Hey Taku, if you're interested in trying some more surf fishing, 90 Mile Beach is a great place to catch big snapper, especially at night (Be aware the swell often gets quite big so you have to pick your days). Plenty of Kahawai and Trevally too. Heaps of other great fishing spots around in the Far North as well if the west coast conditions aren't right.

Yo! You brought back the old cooking music! Dope!

Looks so nice there! Snowed in eastern Washington state last night! Keep the videos coming!

This channel has inspired me to vlog and share stuff that I do/done!

Love seeing you lit bro. lol

Living such a healthy life! Lucky guys!

Hi Taku, thank you for the videos, hope you come to Cape Town soon😅

I especially like to smoke my kahawai leaving the bones in - adds to flavour. Love the channel mate

Going to 2 wineries and catch some fish in between 😂😂😂😂😂 that’s sums up 100% of my travel fishing. Great vid mate ! Very chill and great info re our freedom camping requirements. Kahawai is an outstanding eating fish especially when dispatched correctly like you’ve done

Generally in NZ fishermen eat lots of Kahawai and enjoy it we give it to friends and family who also love it. However Kahawai does not look good in the fish shop window because it spoils quickly and needs intensive care when caught commercial fishing does not suit bleeding and gill and gut then chill quick techniques on low value fish. As a result it doesn't feature as a commercial fish. We call it the peoples fish it suits shore fishing techniques and spinning at river mouths popular where I live by the way you would be welcome here to freedom camp on my lifestyle block in Edgecumbe I can take you to some great fishing spots fresh and salt water (spectacular trout fishing near here).

watching you surf fishing in shorts as i pack to go ice fishing for burbot tomorrow here in canada.. happy new year u2

Yeah man, that freedom camping spot is great. Stayed there a few times. And smoked Kahawai is great

Loving the buzzed taku talk lol

That reverse butterfly thoughhhh. Good stuff.

Your videos just rock!! Side note, we're in Butte County (Nor Cal) and it was 26 degrees this morning. So yeah, much different weather than you have right now!

i was out over the weekend in the river mouth of foxton managed to catch 4 kahawai, still the best tasting fish to me in my opinion.

Nice to see you repping the humble Kahawai / Aussie Salmon Taku! I always have enjoyed eating them tbh and used to hot smoke em mostly. Wasn't sure why everyone always called them catfood! They are fairly soft so maybe that is why - nothing a dry or wet brine can't sort out easily though haha. We use those same weights you had there that lock into the sand, however we usually fish them in a paternoster rig so we can still feel the fish bite and set hooks properly etc. Might be worth a shot that way and see if you prefer it.

Kahawai is an amazing tasting fish. Nice moisture and flavor, beautiful when smoked.

Love smoked Kahawai. Lemon pepper seasoning or sweet chilli sauce with jalapeno...good stuff. It's cool to see you enjoying it here. Love your cooking too!

When I saw the coffee cart and four square I knew that you had made to me part of the country. I hope you enjoyed your time hear

U can come have the negative temperature here in Nebraska! Looks fun and enjoyable over there in New Zealand! Love watching u cook!

I finally found your kelp chili crisp at the store! It is unbelievably tasty!!

Bonito is the best bait I have used back home in NZ,never fails me.

Lols I love that channel addicted.. Jordan and Shawn cool as guys they got me fishing for trout here in New Zealand in Hamilton actually so want one of there hats that's were I first seen you cooking with Jordan

Love your content! And love smoked kahawai😊. I've heard drift wood smoke has some bad toxins ... maybe do a check on that for next time. Pōhutukawa is a good substitute for wood chips if you can't find Manuka. Then just de-bark and use the dried twigs . Happy fishing in nz!!

"You just roll out of the van and start fishing" 🤣🤣

Hawkes Bay baby, Craggy Range too. Great vids man..

Love your knife skills. 👍👍👍

Bay Area in the northern summer and New Zealand in the southern summer. Doesn’t get any better than that!

Great to see you in my home town - Napier. Hope you had a chance to go to Brave Brewing - best IPA in the country!!!

Another great vid man, we r in NZ where were you camping , looks like an awesome spot 👍

thanks bro great video that looked yummy

True story bro - kahawai are damn delicious. Always fighting my mates who want to use them as snapper bait 😂

Nice Video Taku.... I was starting to get worried with all that wimpy wine drinking but you finally came through at the end. I give you a 7 on the Taku Beer Chug Meter

Caught my first Kingi off the beach not far from where you were camped at Haumoana, just up the road at Te Awanga. Slide baiting with live baits is most popular to target them in the surf in Hawkes Bay. Normally find them close to river mouths.

Amazing fishing and cooking outdoor activities. Great video!!!

That's a dang delicious looking salad mate! Nice catch

Love the plates

Slidebaiting Taku would get you a kingy, or simply swimming a live bait off the beach. Check at the tackle shop about slide baiting rigs

Travel further north Taki around gisborne and right around the east cape! Beautiful.. Then head over Mt manganui and to Raglan on the west coast! Beautiful and great fishing . Btw love your content! Very underrated.

Can you make a montage video of you filleting every fish you've ever done on your channel?? I would watch that a million times over! Because of you and your careful instruction, I enjoy filleting fish! They don't turn out as beautiful as yours, of course, I am nowhere near experienced like you, but I try and they for sure turn out better because of your instruction!

Happy 2024! That fish could use some Kelp Chili Crisp. It's delicious on everything. 😋👍

Smoked kahawai raw fish kahawai and sashimi kahawai my all time favourite 👌

Cool vid bro, when smoking the kahawai if you cut head behind gill plate to keep wings on and leave rib cage and backbone in the meat will come out so much sweeter, also if you use salt and brown sugar instead of white it’ll taste better too. Keep up the good content bro.

HNY you two. Loving your vids. As kiwi living in Brizzy, I, too, thought Kahawai was bait and snapper was overrated. I prefer Tarakihi or deep sea perch to snapper. If you have the chance to catch blue or pink mao mao, they are awesome in shashimi as well. Keep up the great work. Cheers.

In Australia, we call kahawai, salmon. Best if you bleed them after catching.

Nothing wrong with smoked Kahawai 😊 ... Even better if you salt it and leave it in the fridge overnight ... Salt and soft brown sugar the simple traditional way we've done it since I was a kid... Hope those big fish turn up for you

Kahawai is absolutely delicious if prepared right, bled, gutted and gilled fast. I personally also love kahawai ceviche and sashimi.

Beautiful Fish🎉. We are experiencing high winds,snow ,rain , and tornadoes in the South ! It's a warm winter so far. Enjoy your weather🎉 JO JO IN VT 🇺🇲💞

The rivermouth is about 2km to the left. Lots of kahawai work ups right by that camp ground this time of year