MATT WATSON – TV fishing expert

4. Artisan knife – artisanknives.co.nz, from $105

Whether you are gutting a boar or slicing limes for your gin and tonic, it’s so much better with a decent knife .Onar ecent trip to Japan I brought back some good knives. The yar e beautifully made and are such a pleasure to us e,I wish I’d bought more. But fortunately I found a local supplie rat Artisan Knives. One of these would make asp ecial gift, just don’t let anyone use it like an axe and chop chicken bones with it.

5. LEDlenser headlamp – huntingandfishing.co.nz, $110

A rechargeable headlamp is a handy thing to have in the glove box of the truck, on the boat, or eve ninth e bedside table, so whether you are hunting or reading a book in bed the yare good to have on hand. Ade cent one such as a LEDlenser can be focused to a spot beam and you can light up a deer a couple of hundred meters away, or dial back the grunt and ope nthe beam for a soft light whe ng etting up for a leak at the campground. Hunting and Fishing Ne wZ ealand has a dece nts election of good headlamps for the outdoors.

6. Icey-Tek Chilly Bin – icey-teknz.co.nz, from $195

Life is way too short to drink warm beer, it has to be ice cold . Th eI cey-Tek bins have been my go-to for 20 years now. I use them primarily for fish because salt ice lasts for days in them, and the yare easy to clean. The yar e really solid, so make a good seat, which is handy whe n th e beers are getting low and you want to sit on the lid and guard them.

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