Fishing: Time to learn lesson that's taught by circle hooks
The advent of circle hooks, also known as long-line hooks or recurved hooks.
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Greenpeace will lodge a complaint to the Auditor General over FishServe.
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The company which monitors the fishing industry is owned by its biggest lobby group.
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Rare patches of hot action around the coast, but overall the summer won't be memorable.
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Donna Pascoe has broken her own record by landing a monster 420kg blue marlin.
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Businessman who demanded a fishing contest winner take polygraph declared bankrupt.
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A teen who caught a 203.7kg marlin has won big at a Bay of Islands fishing competition.
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Commercial anglers are black marlin's greatest threat.
Overdue Swiss tourist found safe
The tourist was given advice on notifying someone of his plans, and any changes to those plans.
Fisherman dies after being swept off rocks in Sydney
Three men were pulled from waters off Blue Fish Point at Manly early on Sunday, one of whom could not be revived.
Fishing: Wild weather could be good
The wild weather this week could be just what is needed to stir up the fish.
Fish-for-funds idea a winner
Aucklanders have been hooked by a Coastguard funding drive to catch fish for charity.
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Even though metrics has been the official system of weights and measures for a generation now, serious anglers still rank their catches the old-fashioned way.
Black-market crayfish: Father and son fined
A father and son have been fined for running a black-market crayfish operation.
First-time angler pulls in monster marlin
Wade Wilson made the catch of a lifetime from a tiny boat.
Fishing: Slow start to game season
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Man who survived 14m plunge fully recovers
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Fishing: Dolphins under threat
Geoff Thomas writes: My friends' experience is a stark lesson in the danger of discarding anything in the water that is not natural.
Fishing: Enjoy challenge and ideal conditions under full moon
The moon does affect the weather, and it usually delivers fine, settled conditions.
Watch: Mako shark jumps for freedom
Incredible footage shows shark making a spectacular break for freedom.
High five record-setting Cain
Over the past five years nobody has beaten four out of the six trophies in the Rheem Big Six Challenge. But this year Tony Cain changed that.
Fishing: Sharks coming in close for those in shallows
Sharks coming in close to the shallows, providing a lot of action and entertainment.
Fishing: Deaths a reminder to treat waterways with respect
There are several golden rules that apply when fishing from the rocks.
Teen responds after shark catch criticism
A young fisher who caused a stir after reeling in and releasing a bronze whaler shark in the Coromandel said he was "helping the species".
Shark catch stuns Pauanui beach-goer
WATCH: A beach-goer says he was amazed to watch a group of young fishers haul in and release a "bloody great" bronze whaler shark.
Huge marlin loaded into van
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