Devan Vitali Family man crafting experiences & creating the NZOFC | Get the Net EP09
🎣 Get the Net – Tight Lines, Loose Lips! 🎙️Show Notes
Devan Vitali has spent a lifetime on the water, but thesedays fishing means something even more special – building memories with his kids and sharing the adventure with family.
In this episode of Get the Net, Devan reflects on what it’s like to pass on a love of the ocean to the next generation and why those days on the water matter so much more than just the fish you bring home.
He’s also one of the driving forces behind the New ZealandOffshore Fishing Club, a community built around a shared passion for fishing, camaraderie, and the unforgettable stories that come from fishing the shallows or chasing giants out wide.
Devan talks about the vision behind NZOFC and what it means for the sport. This is a yarn packed with family, fishing, and a reminder of why we all go to sea in the first place – not just for the catch, but for the moments that last a lifetime.
✅ Devan Vitali @fishermandev (FB, IG, TikTok, YouTube) ✅ @NZOFC
⏱️ Chapters /Segments ✅ (02:00) – Devan Vitali - A family man who just loves fishing! ✅ 08:00 – How Devan finds the fish in the Hauraki Gulf ✅ 17:00 – Lure-masters fishing comp ends in a COMPLETE DISASTER ✅ 25: 00 – Devan’s 8yo daughter catches 17lb snapper in 20kt winds ✅ 32:00 – Forming the NZOFC + Snap Catch App ✅ 42:00 – Quickfire questions to close the show
🌟 Links & Socials - YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@getthenet_nz] - Apple Podcasts: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/🎣-get-the-net-–-tight-lines-loose-lips🎙️/id1824558692]
✅ Follow Us - Instagram: @getthenet_nz - TikTok: @getthenet_nz
✅ Join the Caught Bugger All Club Had a rough day? - 'Send us your worst day fishing story fora shout-out and a chance to win!' Send us a 2-minute voice or video yarn about your fishing fail, and you could win a Glowbite lure + cap. Details in the episode or slide into the DMs on Insta.
🎵 Music Used ✅ Proctor, Topher Mohr & Alex Elena ✅ Satellites, Swello ✅ Momentum, Zplit ✅ Source (YouTube Audio Library)
🎥 Production Notes ✅ Shot on: Sony A7iii + Sennheiser mics + Zoom P4 interface ✅ Edited in: Adobe Premiere Pro ✅ Shot, Edited & Produced by Nick Hoyle
More from 🎣 Get the Net – Tight Lines, Loose Lips! 🎙️
In Japan, jig anglers have an unofficial benchmark. It isn’t a club with a membership card. It’s a bluefin tuna over 100 kilos, caught on the jig. You can’t plan for one or buy your way into it. You just keep dropping. Justin Corric had chased that fish for years. A little over four weeks ago, on the final morning of one of the toughest trips of his life, he finally got one.
Captain Rick Pollock grew up in Hollywood, the son of a doctor whose patients included movie stars, and had boated 100 billfish out of Baja Mexico by the time he was 18. He arrived in New Zealand in 1978 on what was meant to be a one-year contract skippering a charter boat out of Whakatane, fishing White Island — and never left. Rick sits down with Nick to share stories from nearly 50 years on the water, including White Island — his home away from home — plus the day his boat tied the All Tackle world record kingfish, and a career built almost entirely around the country's most obsessed-over sportfish.
Recorded on the Daiwa stand at the NZ Boat Fish Dive Expo. This Quick Cast is with Aaron Styles, founder of Just Another Fisherman.
Frank and Jane are the couple behind Beyond the Coast, a YouTube channel built around fishing, camping and exploring their own backyard. They've turned that into a lifestyle a lot of us would love to have.
A 5.8 metre trailer boat. A UFC heavyweight strapped into the harness. And a Pacific bluefin tuna that pulled the scales to 243kg bled, gutted and gilled.