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The Yellow Tail Kingfish on the fly - saltwater flyfishing in New Zealand - LOOP Tackle - Australia and New Zealand

The Yellow Tail Kingfish on the fly - saltwater flyfishing in New Zealand - LOOP Tackle - Australia and New Zealand

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The Bandit of the southern seas, Seriola lalandi, Yellow Tail Kingfish. A SEVERAL PART STORY PART 3 - BY ANGUS WALTON The New Zealand Loop Pro Team crack the little known sighted flats fishing in the North Island of NZ, under the unrivalled guidance of Clark Reid, the legend behind ‘Ray Riders’. Images by Dave Tose & Craig Somerville Clark Reid once described the Yellow Tail Kingfish as “a bandit”, “something akin to the ‘Beagle boy of the ocean”, “the school yard bully”. Having returned from Tauranga after experiencing first hand the trail of destruction left behind by the Kings, the phrase “bandit of the southern seas” is as close to a physical, never mind a literal, description as you will get. Upon arriving in Tauranga, the first thought that crossed my mind after setting eyes on the harbour and