Boating New Zealand — December 2017

ailed Sportfishing specialises in teaching

people how to get the best from their marine

electronics. The company has also become

increasingly involved in fitting marine

electronics.

Josh is also a dedicated, super-keen game

fisher and Bait Balls is a painted and wrapped sport-fishing

machine, packed with equipment and extra features, including a

comprehensive Raymarine electronics package in keeping with

its demonstrator role.

Now based in East Auckland, Josh hails from Raglan and

has been a keen angler all his life, fishing from both coasts, with

years of experience in various sized boats. His dream boat had

to be easily transportable, since he intends to trail it to wherever

the fish are biting.

Josh’s last boat was a 7.5m Senator, which he liked very much,

but it was a big boat to tow and beach-launching was a mission.

His new Extreme 645 Game King is a smaller, lighter boat, so

towing and launching from beaches or unformed ramps should

be easier, especially now with the Balex Auto Loader system

fitted after our review.

Bait Balls rides on a solid dual-axle Hoskings multi-roller trailer

with override brakes and, says Josh, the rig tracks nicely behind his

Isuzu D-Max double-cab utility, one of two belonging to the company.

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WORDS BY

JOHN EICHELSHEIM

PHOTOGRAPHY BY

BRYCE TAYLOR AND

JOHN EICHELSHEIM

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Extreme 645

Game King