TheKiwiCarper

When it gets into the 30's here in the NZ i just dont bother fishing during the day and stick to late afternoon/evening and the early morning

I need glasses for long distance so when i got some glasses i got 2 pairs one normal and one polarised wrap around sun glasses

So im thinking of starting a few weeks of pre-bating with Maize... how much do you think is a good amount to chuck out each day?

Thanks im watching that now.. cant get hemp or tigers here but i can get maize and chickpeas easily

Ive seen this happen i had thrown out a load or corn and there was one 20+ pound Carp that hung back and let all the small ones have a good old feed and then it would come in.. but it would spook really easily and take off out into the deeper water.

they do seem to be spooked by people even though there are spots where people feed ducks etc so i may just have to hide

Ive actually started a youtube channel to document how i get on so if any of you are keen to check it out go here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWVxYmwJAyCcZXi1LSMA1Bw?sub_confirmation=1 I dont have any content up at the moment as we are currently being lashed by rain and the river is approaching flood levels. Once it all settles down im going to be posting some footage

I have a 14ft6 boat which i use for saltwater fishing but i have seriously thought about cruizing the river in it looking for spots only acessable by boat.

Thanks i think i will start with that idea... attached is a typical swim on the Waikato. Banks of weed close in then clear on the outside of that, the big fish/all fish seem to cruize on the other side of the weed then come in closer to mill around. You can see a group of them in the photo.

Thanks i have PVA bags to i might give that a go.. the only problem i have with any meat is the eels in the river im pretty sure if i use meat im going to get eels and small catfish plauging me I was thinking of maybe baiting up an area with something cheap and easy like chickpea's from the local Indian food supply store.

Hi Everyone so im starting to think about fishing the Waikato river this spring/summer and i wanted to get a few ideas on methods... Most Carp fishing video's you see online are about lake fishing and the methods like fishing over particles dont translate that well to a river that has decent flow to it. Granted i will be trying to fish near the bank where its fairly slack but still has movement and i wondered if any groundbait i chuck out there is just going to get washed away. Also there are some very large carp in the river but it seems like getting to them is a bit of a challenge! would it be worth just making some big baits and puting one line out there with a big bait on it?