b'SPEARFISHINGI took a breath and sunk down 10m clutching at weed to try to hold me in position. Right on cue a school of big kahawai and bluefish cruised through, followed by a large kingfish.A couple of kingies were kept for the bin. The plan was to have two divers in the water and one driving the boat. With strong currents and decent swells, it was important to have someone on the boat ready to pick up a diver should they get washed away in a current, we had heard of stories about divers fighting large fish and ending up kilometres away from where they started. The large swells and current also meant swimming back to the boat would be impossible, so the only option was to have someone driving the boat as the others dived, after a drift we would swap over so that everyone got a turn. Schools of big kingfish come EPIC COUNTRY in to check out the writer.As we flopped over the side, we could see why this place was rumoured to10-15m but with lots of particles in thesee anything, so as I raced along the wall hold trophy fish, long deep drop-offswater it was a nutrient rich area tickingin the swirling currents, I took a breath with huge schools of baitfish andall the boxes for holding massive fish. Weand sunk down 10m clutching at weed strong undercurrents ripped along thewere in tiger country. to try to hold me in position. Right on unhospitable rock faces. Schools of blueAs I floated along on my first drift, heartcue a school of big kahawai and bluefish fish, telescope fish and maomao driftedpumping and waves breaking over mycruised through, followed by a large in large schools against the current,head I tried to slow my breathing rate. Thekingfish. Without hesitation I lined up my barely keeping their position. For howaeration of the bubbles from the breakingRiffe 130 and let fly the 7mm shaft which rough and out of control the water was,waves and swirling currents meant youpenetrated straight through the fish and the visibility was a more than diveablehad to dive down about 5m to be able toout the other side. 62FISHING IN GODZONE MAY/JUNE 2022'