Posted 07th July 2022
Meet the Crew - Moe
Bio/background?
I’m an immigrant from Japan and came to NZ in 2013 with no experience of fishing.
After moving to NZ, I really missed Japanese food, especially sashimi, so I decided to try fishing. My first experience of fishing was catching a little snapper that I later released. This was caught near Devonport. Since that day, I am into my fishing very much! A main reason being that I really love their fights. In fact, their fights are truly different, and I enjoy each one individually, and have managed to get more and more fishing experience as time goes on.
Fishing area of speciality/favourite type of fishing?
Based in Auckland for squiding and ajing. Using Emeraldas setup for land based fishing. I like to feel squid holding egi very gently (they can be aggressive however!), and I am quite happy to get ‘tickles’ during early bites.
I often go to the Bay of Plenty for kingfish jigging. I use a Saltist rod and Saltiga 20 reel set up for boat fishing purposes. The fast pitch jigging style in particular looks sick, and I’m always truly exhausted if I do it for a whole day, but the ‘boom’ moment the fish bites is always super exciting and is certified with body pain the next day!
Most memorable catch?
While it’s hard to pick one, I would probably choose my personal best kingfish - 15kg - caught while jigging. I look forward to renewing my PB in the future as I believe it can be done.
What are your Daiwa essentials?
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Emeraldas Dart II – Their shapes look very adorable, and the actions are very attractive.
- 20 Saltiga Spin – for jigging, the sound of the reel screaming is so powerful, and makes me feel confident in the reel each time I hear it.
Link to your social channels/websites/special offers/latest content:
Instagram - @moesfishing