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Fishing for memories

By Will Johnston
Bay News·
22 Feb, 2018 06:02 PM2 mins to read

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Joshua Naidoo 10, took part in the fishing competition last week. Photo/George Novak

Joshua Naidoo 10, took part in the fishing competition last week. Photo/George Novak

Can you remember catching your first fish?

If you haven't ever caught one then you need to sit immediately in the nearest chair and have a deep, quiet, chat with yourself about your life choices.

Are you even a Kiwi? Who are you anymore? I know plenty of people who haven't even been on a boat, let alone been for a fish reel one in.

Who is friends with anyone, let alone multiple people, who haven't been on a boat in NZ?

We live on an island!

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My first fish was caught underneath the Paremata train bridge just north of Wellington, in an old plastic 'bait-catcher'. I was stoked.

Following that I remember my fist spotty caught on a line consisting of a million tiny hooks. There were so many hooks in the water attached to my line that it was fair for the poor little buggers.

It's like having a night out with mates when you're on a diet. You try to avoid the McDonalds at the end of it, but you fail every time. The temptation was overwhelming.

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Last Sunday I was lucky enough to MC the Tauranga Fish & Dive Club's Placemakers & The Hits Kids Fishing Competition and it was freaking great.

There was a little fella there (all of about four years old) who had just caught his first fish ever. It was a tiny wee spotty and he was as proud as you or I would've been if we'd brought in a 300kg marlin.

Well that's not quite true. If I'd brought in any marlin whatsoever I'd be well sauced in celebration by the time I made it back to land! All the rest is the same.

I asked the little guy where he'd caught that. He looked at me like I was the dumbest adult he'd ever met and, with all the contempt of a 15 year old who thinks he's an adult said: 'In the water'. Then rolled his eyes and walked away.

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