“My advice is to slow down, focus on one simple pattern, and tie it over and over without worrying too much about perfection. Improvement sneaks up on you when you stop chasing it. If you enjoy it, you’re already doing it right.”

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Want to know the story behind the capture of this 232cm (estimated weight 172kg) monster halibut?

Of course you do! Fishing stories are the best stories. And there's this one and more over on the Hook-Up.

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“I thought if I caught the record, I’d have one hell of a night, it’d be a huge party, but I actually felt quite calm. Almost numb. The feeling was not what I expected, but as it dawned on me in the days and weeks to come, I realised the enormity of it.”

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Thus began those telltale signs of obsession. Catching yourself thinking about bait while at the supermarket, musing over lure techniques as you walk the dog, waking from dreams haunted by elusive monsters of the deeps taunting you from below...

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We smile at each other, then relax as our collective gaze returns to the river, enjoying the chance to rest but also stewing on the excitement of the afternoon’s fishing to come. This is no ordinary river. This is New Zealand’s famous Tongariro.

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What do you get when you add a journalist with more than 20 years of experience in the fishing world and a burning desire to write more deep and meaningful stories in a world of short attention spans?

You may find the answer here: thehookup1.substack.com

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