🎣 Get the Net – Tight Lines, Loose Lips! 🎙️
🎣 Get the Net – Tight Lines, Loose Lips! 🎙️
Podcast Description
Welcome to Get the Net, the Kiwi fishing podcast where the yarns are as wild as the waters we fish!
Hosted by Nick, a self-confessed multiple-time member of the Caught Bugger All Fishing Club*, this show dives into epic stories, top tactics, and must-have gear from NZ’s best anglers.
From offshore Marlin to soft baits in the shallows, we’re all about real fishing talk—no gatekeeping, just good banter, expert tips, and the odd fishing fail.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of fishing-related themes such as fishing techniques, gear recommendations, and personal fishing tales. Episodes feature specific topics like targeting kingfish with softbaits, deep-sea fishing tactics, and the influence of lunar cycles on fishing success, with practical storytelling to educate and entertain listeners.
Welcome to Get the Net, the Kiwi fishing podcast where the yarns are as wild as the waters we fish!
Hosted by Nick, a self-confessed multiple-time member of the Caught Bugger All Fishing Club*, this show dives into epic stories, top tactics, and must-have gear from NZ’s best anglers.
From offshore Marlin to soft baits in the shallows, we’re all about real fishing talk—no gatekeeping, just good banter, expert tips, and the odd fishing fail.
Andre Kassal — @Drefish, Ocean Angler pro staff — moved to New Zealand from Germany in 2011 chasing trout, and stumbled into saltwater fishing almost by accident after watching a fishing show on TV. Fifteen years later he's personally landed three snapper over 85cm — five between him and his wife Kie — from a 4.5-metre boat Kie talked him into buying, all fished in water so shallow he can see the bottom.
This episode covers his shift from German freshwater lure fishing (Zander, pike, perch) to New Zealand's shallow-water snapper game, why he never fishes deeper than 20 metres even when the fish are there, and the real ecological reason big snapper matter more than most people realise — snapper and crayfish are both key predators of kina, and losing enough of either lets kina strip the kelp bare.
The centrepiece is the story of his personal-best 30-pound (13.9kg) snapper, caught on the exact day marking ten years since he arrived in New Zealand — and what happened when he spotted the same fish again, two years later, in a stranger's photo on Facebook. Kie gets her due too — her own 85cm personal best, landed solo in risky conditions, held the boat record for years.
✅ Andre Kassal @Drefish
✅ Ocean Angler
⏱️ Chapters
0:00 – Meet Andre Kassal
10:00 – From Germany to New Zealand's Shallows
20:00 – The 30-Pound Anniversary Snapper
30:00 – Overfishing, Kina Barrens, and Why Big Snapper Matter
40:00 – Gear, Ocean Angler, and the Softbait System
50:00 – Reading Conditions: Tides, Moon, and Overcast Days
1:00:00 – The Hidden Kingfish of Auckland Harbour
1:10:00 – Kie's Record-Breaking 85cm Snapper
1:20:00 – Mentors, Advice for Young Anglers
🌟 Links & Socials
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getthenet_nz
Instagram: @getthenet_nz | TikTok: @getthenet_nz | Facebook: @getthenet_nz
🎵 Music: Proctor (Topher Mohr & Alex Elena), Satellites (Swello), Momentum (Zplit)
🎥 Shot on Sony A7iii + Sennheiser Mics, edited in Adobe Premiere Pro, shot/edited/produced by Nick Hoyle
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