🎣 Get the Net – Tight Lines, Loose Lips! 🎙️19 Aug 2025

Kaz Otsubo – ‘The Fishing Wiki’ & Oceans Legacy NZ | Get the Net Podcast | Ep08

Kaz Otsubo is a lifelong angler and the owner of The Fishing Wiki, the go-to place for Oceans Legacy gear in New Zealand. Born and raised in Japan, Kaz grew up fishing rivers and harbours with a bamboo rod and tiny hooks, developing an early obsession that never left him.

After moving to New Zealand, he discovered the incredibleoffshore fishery here and fell in love with slow pitch jigging—a technique that changed the way he thought about targeting snapper, kingfish and more.

In this episode, Kaz shares his journey from Japan to NZ,how he learned local conditions, and why slow pitch jigging became his specialty. He talks through gear selection, rod and reel setups, reading the sounder, picking jigs for different depths, and getting the right action tomatch what the fish want on the day.

Kaz also explains the mission behind The Fishing Wiki:supplying high-quality slow pitch fishing tackle, sharing knowledge, and helping Kiwi anglers get better results. Along the way, he drops tips for staying patient, experimenting with retrieves, and thinking like a fish.

Whether you’re new to jigging or already addicted, this chatis packed with real, practical advice from someone who lives and breathes it.

✅ Kaz Otsubo @kaz_fishingwiki @oceanslegacy_nz (IG)

✅ Oceans Legacy New Zealand (FB) https://www.facebook.com/oceanslegacynz

✅ Saltwater Lure Fishing

✅ Bluefin Jigging

⏱️ Chapters / Segments

✅ (05:00) – Growing Up Fishing in Japan

✅ (09:30) – Night Jigging for Giant Bluefin Tuna

✅ (15:00) – Kaz’s worst day one the water ‘Solo Mission gone wrong’

✅ (18:30) – Jigging Deep Dive ‘how metal baits are revolutionising fishing’

✅ (39:00) – Deep Sea Species (200m+) on Slow Pitch Jigs

✅ (59:00) – Targeting and catching Squid on Jigs

🧰 Gear & Techniques Discussed

✅ Ocean’s Legacy Elementus Slow Pitch Game Rod PE2

✅ Ocean’s Legacy Elementus Ahi Spec Tuna Jigging Rod PE8 & PE10

✅ Ocean’s Legacy Long Contact Jigs

✅ Ocean’s Legacy Hybrid Contact Jigs

✅ Ocean’s Legacy Deep Contact Jigs

✅ Ocean’s Legacy Roven Slow Style Jigs

✅ Ocean’s Legacy Stinger Twin Assist Hooks

✅ Ocean’s Legacy Lancet Single Assist Hooks
🍽️ Recipes Shared

✅ Bluefin Iki Jime & Shinkei Jime

✅ Bluefin Sushi

🌟 Links & Socials

✅ Listen & Watch

- YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@getthenet_nz]

- Apple Podcasts: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/🎣-get-the-net-–-tight-lines-loose-lips-🎙️/id1824558692]

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🎵 Music Used

✅ Proctor, Topher Mohr & Alex Elena

✅ Satellites, Swello

✅ Momentum, Zplit

✅ Source (YouTube AudioLibrary)

🎥 Production Notes

✅ Shot on: Sony A7iii + Sennheiser lav mics

✅ Edited in: Adobe Premiere Pro

✅ Shot, Edited & Produced by Nick Hoyle #getthenetpodcast #fishingnz #kiwifishing #newzealandfishing #fishingstories #fishingyarns #podcastnz #fishingtalk #kiwiyarns #tightlines#snapperfishing #softbait #lighttackle #tinnyfishing #smallboatfishing #nzcoast #fishinglife #nzangler #caughtbuggerallclub #kingfish #topwater #stickbait#jigging #driftfishing #sounder #saltwaterfishing #nzcharters #fishingcommunity #marlinfishing #gamefishing #yellowfin #albacore #swordfish #pelagic#offshorefishing #nzskiff #jetskifishing #oceanaddict #deepdrop #bluenose #hapuka #baitreading #moonphases #currentlines #nzoutdoors #fishingtrip#glowbite #lurefishing #microjig #jackflash #uvlight #nzfishinggear #supportlocal #fishinggiveaway #fishingprizes #caughtbuggerall #kayakfishing#jetskifishing #outdoorlifestyle #kiwilegends #oceanslegacy #slowpitchjigging #kazotsubo #spj #sbt #bft

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