Cheers Markt
I'm in Wesr Auckland minutes away from West Harbour Marina.

So I'll be out & about on the Waitemata & Manukau Harbours:) .

I'll mostly target snapper but am REALLY looking forward to my 1st Kingi!

I'll research your suggestions and check out the options.

Hi Mate

I'm fishing the East Coast in Auckland with my yak :-)
Only tried once in the Manukau harbour near Cornwallis.

Pretty difficult kayak fishing in the west. Because of the strong currents.
I almost got dragged out because of wrong timing. Was really difficult to get back.

If you just start out kayak fishing I'd suggest to first fish on the east coast, unless you know the area and currents really well.

There are heaps of good spots here on the east.
I suppose you gonna get a roof rack for your yak?

Once you have your kayak I can show you some nice spots if ya like.

Your best bet in Auckland is probably an ocean prowler kayak.
The hobies are super expensive in New Zealand.
There is only one dealer on the north shore. I got mine used on trademe two years ago.
But its an old model with several problems. Considering getting an ocean kayak when it falls appart.

You can probably get a good used setup off trademe for around 2000$
A fish finder is super useful for finding good structures to fish.
That would be the first thing you should add to your new kayak.

The best thing about kayak fishing is that it really goes well with soft baiting.
And its super fun to drift around with light soft bait gear.

I even caught a decent king fish on soft baits.
Good thing if your drifting is that instead of breaking your line it will just pull you around in the yak, giving you a chance to land it on light gear.

let me know you you get on with everything.
Happy to help you out to get started and get you some fish once you have the yak 😊 Gotta be east coast though :-)
But if you know your way around on the Manukau - maybe you can show me some nice spots there 😊