As a kiwi I couldn’t resist watching to see whether you released that beast of a snapper or not. Stoked to see you let that big breeder go. So many people these days don’t and it’s really hammering the ability of the fish stocks to handle fishing pressure. Thanks for being a considerate and caring visitor Taku! If you want any suggestions of places to go fishing or things to do feel free to get in touch, I’m a tour guide and have traveled NZ extensively for work and pleasure and always happy to help :)

I will always respect Taku because he always takes down the first sip of beer like an absolute champion. Half a can or nothing! lol

Bloody awesome bro, so many people in NZ have tried to be in the 20 pound plus club but still have not, you are here less than a week and you nailed it. Well done bro!

Had me jumping out my seat when I saw that massive snapper 😂 Good stuff man welcome to New Zealand

Very well done for releasing the giant. Indeed, their breeding capacity is vital (same for huge rockfish back in the Bay Area).

Your excitement resonates through the screen! That was definitely thrilling catching that big fish 👏👏

I've followed you from the beginning! and for you to now be in my homeland is Full circle for me! I'm incredibly proud to be from New Zealand and to watch you experience it is amazing!

As a Kiwi who's followed your channel since that epic hut you stayed at in Alaska, it was such a pleasure to see you land that horse of a snap man well done

I could feel your excitement when you landed that huge snapper! Well done and congrats!

Let’s go New Zealand!! That was an unbelievable snapper! Released to fight another day. The sashimi looked amazing as always. And making fish stock for the miso soup was a game changer. What a way to start the trip!

Taku is a straight up badass. That brought a tear to my eye seeing how happy he was on that catch.

This show is always presented in a very relaxed way giving me a sense of pleasure of watching it all the time. Every act within comes so natural and unpretentious. Great show indeed, Taku ! Thank you

Hell of a fish Taku and thanks to Joc for the moral support!

loved this, fantastic! Jocelyn is such an amazing trooper hauling that lunch cooler the entire way. So proud of you guys, truly.

Welcome to Aotearoa NZ Taku , well done on the big snapper, be over 30lb for sure and people spend all their lives trying to catch them that big! 🎣 👌🏾

I am so stoked about NZ and your love for fishing is contagiousJocelyn is a rock star!

Welcome to New Zealand, hope you have an awesome time here!

That was a once in a Lifetime Snapper! Congratulations Taku!

Another banger from my favorite KZfaq fishing channel. How have Outdoor Chef Life not reached 1 million subs is beyond me!

Welcome to New Zealand Taku and Jocelyn! Kahawai are great eating as long as you bleed them out straight away. They are also very popular smoked with manuka wood.

Taku releases a 53 minute video while I'm at work.....now i've got to wait 6 hours before I can sit down and watch it properly.

Awesome taku, it kind of makes up for the giant fishes you couldn't get in Niue. Your reaction to this catch made me so happy for you ❤❤

Taku does such a great job bringing his videos to life. He makes the most of it while others battle heat and swat the flies.

So happy for you two, been here since your first catch and sushi with Ish and can't believe what this channel has grown to in the last few years! Enjoy your time in NZ!

Congratulations Taku! What a fish of a lifetime! I bet Okuma loves to see that happen. Keep it up I love watching you and Joslin. Watching from the Bay Area.

Dude, one of your best videos. You should do more vlog videos like this. Show how you got where you are, show your experience. Nice vid. Proud of you. You're growing.

"Get outta here birds! It's not for you! NO! Go away" I just love Taku's commentary I chuckled at that one

Well done Taku! This must have felt like redemption after losing the monsters previously. Just wanna share one point though if you're reading this, circle hooks are not meant to be set violently. Yanking it hard will tend to lose you the fish as the hook may slip out of the mouth. Instead, just let the fish take the bait and reel back slowly until the tension gradually tightens and the hook will set perfectly on the mouth. Tight lines and may you enjoy every bit NZ offers you.

Welcome to New Zealand guys. What a awsome fish bro can't wait to see more. Hope you both have a safe trip around our beautiful little country.

AHHHH so happy you have made it to little beautiful NZ! Hope you have an amazing time here!

So stoked you're here, really hope you enjoy what NZ has to offer!

These episodes are so good! Keep up the great work! I am living vicariously through you.

So happy to see you in NZ! I love NZ and have been several times already which included a camper-van road trip around the South Island. Looking forward to seeing what adventures you get up to in this series.

Love the excitement with that big snapper, and even better that you released it and kept the smaller fish! What an epic trip 😎

Love all this long series! Keep up the good work Taku!

Another outdoorcheflife classic. Bravo y’all! Thank you!

Can’t wait for all the New Zealand content. So happy for you with that giant snapper. The adrenaline rush you captured was amazing my man.

Yess !! I was so piss when you lost the Tuna in Niue, but now you got an amazing red snapper :) I love this channel so much ! And the New Zealand videos are incredible. Thank you Taku and Jocelyn

I've been following you guys for years and I just wanna say I'm extremely proud of yun's 🙂 not many people can accomplish as much as yall have. Congratulations on that snapper and THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU ❤️

you two are inspiring. thank you for another awesome upload Taku and Jocelyn!

It's a pleasure having you and your wife here, please enjoy our paradise and a lot of fishermen would be jealous of your monster catch, especially me.

Great catch and so glad you released it. One tiny point is not to put plastic bags in the ocean. Haven't looked into it too much but I think you can get enviro-friendly balloons from most tackle stores. Great catch for a new area congrats and enjoy NZ it has some of the most pristine places left on the planet.

So glad you're both living your dream! Looking forward to many more videos from this trip!

I’ve been following you for over a year now and I’m happy to see you in my country fishing what I use to catch and eat! Enjoy the rest of your time here brother! KIA KAHA keep doing your thing. We love it

You are awesome for releasing that beast and are super aware of your needs and necessities. Knowing you dont need that much meat and releasing it, thats highly admirable for me. Im a noobie fisherman but seeing that inspires me to think differently when catching fish.

I'm loving these long form videos taku! The more the merrier

You guys make me so, so happy. Beautiful energy between you both. Sustainable fishing. Incredible food. Adventures with love and fun. Enjoy the NZ hospitality and incredible scenery. Australia next hopefully?? Love your channel. Thank you from Sydney, Australia xx

this has easily become one of my favorite channels!! i found it a few days ago and im hooked i really love watching you guys create the food

Man, New Zealand looks incredible! I'm really looking forward to your journeys there. Cornish Pilchard is what Brits call sardines from Cornwall. Have a great trip, you two!

Bro you guys are awesome!!! Making our dreamlife back then a reality through your adventure. Keep posting them!!!!

How amazing of you! Thanks for showing such beautiful place. Arigato!

Welcome to NZ. I admire your enthusiasm; you have a zest for life that is contagious & it's great to see Jocelyn enjoying your company. Best wishes & travel safe to you both.

That was some monster Red Snapper - congratulations bruh, and for releasing it too!

It’s fishing adventures like these that keep us coming back, even if we get skunked for 10 trips

Wow! I could feel the excitement flowing through! It gave me great joy to see and hear your excitement, then to turn the catch into a beautiful looking meal! Well done.

Thanks Taku....I wanted to be asleep 3 hours ago but I can't stop watching your videos. Because of you I am going to have to drink extra coffee in the morning.

Its soooo endearing how excited he is.

Big thumbs up for the releases and that is from the heart and as an Aussie that loved sashimi way back in the early 80s snapper have been one of my favourite fish for this . Your trip to the land of the long white cloud will be a land seafood dreams and memories of a lifetime .

So awesome to have you Taku and Jocelyn in our very own backyard! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! You will never want to leave, or even consider moving here. 😊

I loved seeing the two of you chow down. Great adventure.

I can't believe you made your girl carry the cooler

never seen taku this happy for a very long loooong time lmao

Wow. You're keen az hiking hills, through the gauze then scaling down a cliff to go back up again. I'm so glad your effort wasn't wasted and you landed a huge one. Really grateful you returned him to the sea and the other small one only taking what you needed. Thank you. You're both welcome here. Eat well!!! Mauri Ora.

this is so cool, international fishing trips are a blast, hope you do more videos like this!

Love you guys, I hope you both are alright. Joslyn's body language is a bit off. I hope you can hold that down or she might start looking for some King Mackerel. Perhaps you need a non KZfaq Video Vacation, and get a HOME BASE. Just asking because in many of the last videos her body has be saying many things. I hope I am wrong, anyone reading this would agree and say I am delusional. Make sure you HOLD IT DOWN TAKU!

Aloha Taku and Jocelyn. Thanks for the awesome content. Can't wait for the next NZ video. My family and I took a family trip to NZ a few years back and it was the best family trip we ever took. Beautiful county with beautiful people. Aloha

Welcome to New Zealand. One Chef to another, I look for to seeing your adventures in our beautiful country.

Congratulations!!! Excellent catch and release. Looking forward to more from this trip!

Happy for you guys. Living the dream.

That technique of slicing the cucumber is slick.. ❤ that sushi though. Yum!

Amazing job with the content as always! Great drone footage of an incredible landscape. New Zealand is definitely on my list. Wishing you all the best on your adventures.

Hey taku thankyou for another awesome video,love watchn them. Been a fan for the last 2/3 years! was also a privilege meeting you an your partner in the super market here in Auckland New Zealand, keep the awesome videos coming an we hope you enjoyed your time here in New Zealand

Welcome to our nz Taku. So glad you landed your massive Snapper. Yay. Glad you guys enjoyed the place. You and your partner are always most welcome. Safe travels and please come back again..

Can't help but smile while hearing the excitement in your voice. Awesome stuff

You deserve a million thumbs up for thinking about the future and letting that beast go. Awesome video as usual!

WOW! That was one big snapper!!!! Your hair looks really beautiful, Jocelyn.

Taku and Jocelyn, you're in my favourite country in the world, doing the things I dream of doing. You're an inspiration for my next trip there, thank you for showing me the way...

Great video! Always watch your videos as soon as they drop, same day as usually. Keep up the good work and good vibes!!! Awesome video!

Congratulations ..That was so exciting to watch !!!

10/10 on every aspect!!! Have a great trip!!

That sashimi presentation was down right gorgeous! I said, "beautiful!", on repeat out loud. Great catch!

What a catch! 👏 👏

Watching you land the snapper gave me goosebumps and made me want to go fishing back home!

Belated welcome to NZ Taku and Jocelyn..glad you landed that big snapper and released it. I love the Outdoor Chef Life recipes you share with us. Enjoy your stay and i hope you get yourself that dream kingfish.👌

That's the funniest fishing trip ever. Super energy super excited. Funny. And amazing fish. Beautiful.

Palo is an amazing host but you have an amazing chef too. Just wish I had a seat at that table. I can’t wait to visit my family in NZ!!! Thanks Taku for sharing this experience.

To watch my fav fishing YT catch bucket list fish in my hometown re-ignites the passion for this lifestyle. Great video i have been looking forward to this one.

Ive been looking forward for this video of NZ to come out! Finally!! Been waiting for this for days since you mentioned it on your past video

This is so freaking awesome! Looks like the trip of a lifetime. Absolutely worth the wait.

What an epic start to the trip! Can't wait to see whats next and stoked you released the fish! Cheers from Santa Barbara!

Awesome video my guy. Welcome to our lovely country. I hope you enjoy your adventure. Absolutely love all your vids. Been watching for a long time now. So cool to see you here. All the best my man.

Nice u even had me on the edge of my seat. Love it . I slay it off that bridge behind u . Half tide coming in till hour and half after on light change

Wait one minute. No beer with dinner. I felt good during the video was locked in. Then I was thinking I wonder what kind of beer is taku going to have this time haha? Good video as always

Wow what an epic start to the New Zealand Series, can't believe you caught that monster on the LAST bait! Can't wait to see what comes next. Great catch

ive been subscribed to you for years now and watch heaps of your vids. its so random that you came to my home country! lights me up with joy to see you venture the land i grew up on❤

I've been a fan of Taku since i first saw him on gridlessness with Jeff and family. I knew after seeing him for the first time preping and serving up beautiful fresh food that this guy and his partner was special. He continues to inspire me. His personality, humble, happy,real, knowlege and classy presentation of food is awesome. Great to see him and his wonderful lady in our country. What a great snapper to catch first time fishing here off the rocks. Enough to make some of the bros envious. Tena ka to ka toa ehoa.

Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to following along with your travels in NZ.

What a catch and cook sesh Taku, awesome job my guy. BlessGo!

Congrats Taku, awesome video, so happy for you! I am hungry!!

thank you for releasing it, that was awesome.