68 Boating New Zealand
I spent a morning with high-proile jet-ski
isher Kirk Davis to get some answers. Kirk is the
creator and host of the television and social media
series e Jetski Fishing Show. It grew out Kirk’s
desire to share the exceptional ishing he was
enjoying from his jet-ski: “Some of my mates were
sceptical about the ish I was catching, so I decided
to make a few videos to prove I wasn’t lying!”
Kirk’s home videos quickly morphed into a
popular web series and then a regular segment on
the long-running TV ishing and diving show Fishy
Business, now screening on Choice TV.GONE FISHING
Kirk and I launched a pair of Yamaha WaveRunner
FX machines of the beach at Maraetai, Kirk’s
festooned with show sponsors’ logos and mine on
loan from Yamaha Motor New Zealand.
Within a matter of minutes, we’d crossed over
to Waiheke Island and started ishing. A little later,
we stopped in Sergeants Channel close to Crusoe
Rock, halfway between Waiheke and Motuihe
Islands, where Kirk hooked and lost a good-sized
kingish before boating a smaller one.
We then spent a couple of hours casting soft
baits in the shallows around Crusoe, catching
perhaps 20 snapper between us before it was time
to head back to the beach.CHOOSING A
FISHING PWC
Size: bigger skis
make better fishing
platforms.
Good in rough: for
all-seasons fishing
or running well
oshore, choose a
ski that can handle
rough conditions.
Decent range:
Jet-ski fishers often
travel long distances
in search of fish.
Fuel economy:
naturally-aspirated
four-stroke PWCs
use less fuel than
supercharged
models; better fuel
economy boosts
range.