b"KINGFISHChris Jack has been fishing on many trips with the team of Godzone writers over the years and had yet to nail a legal kingie.At the end of 2020 after a tough year for doing pretty much anything, a day trip was hatched to head out of Tauranga to target kingfish off Mayor Island.Fishing aboard Peter Gavin's Rayglass 2500, we all headed out to try and find some big angry kingfish.We jigged a few shallow spots in close on the southern end and only landed a couple of rats.We then headed around to the eastern side to a reef that has produced before.As we neared the spot, we could see another boat that had two anglers hooked up and as we slowed the sounder showed big red meatballs below us.Peter stopped the boat and CJ and Jimmy started to jig together, CJ was hit on the 4th crank of the handle and settled in to fight a good fish.It took a lot of line and he struggled with it over the first few minutes on an Accurate Boss and Synit 24kg combo.He was huffing and puffing and couldnt believe the power of the fish while I was busy filming on the Go-Pro BY MATT HEWETSONand giving him advice.Several minutes READERS FIRSTlater and I gaffed a solid 1m+ king.CJ was stoked!He had a smile on his face for a long time and had finally earned his KINGIE CAPTURES badge into the kingfish club.Next trip it will be Jimmys turn as the fishing action was over that day with a small bite time window we encountered.THE DETAILS: CHRISJACK-48YEARSOLD/17KGKINGFISH/MAYORISLAND/METHOD:JIGGING Teeanger Noah Roadley headedRapalas with the fish peeling line as out with his dad Simon in theirNoah battled away on a powerful fish.family boat before Christmas 2020. These fish are all muscle, and it is hard Noah loves his fishing but had onlywork balancing and fighting them, while caught rat kingies before and Simontrying to gain back line at the same time.decided they needed to make time andNoah did a sterling job according to target them to catch a big one. Simon and after a solid 20-minute battle, Simon made the good call to troll forthey landed his fish which was weighed kingfish using Rapalas around a reefand came in at 16kg.A great fish for your that had plenty of baitfish sign.This is afirst king and at only 14 years old to join good idea and incidentally how I caughtthe kingfish club. my first kingfish as 16-year-old teen in the Kaipara, by trolling around the sand banks at low tide where kingfish patrol for unsuspecting mullet.Back to Noah and it wasnt long, and they got a jarring strike on one of the THE DETAILS: NOAHROADLEY-14YEARSOLD/16KGKINGFISH/HAURAKIGULF/METHOD:TROLLING22FISHING IN GODZONE MAY/JUN 2021"