Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

DPT Alpine


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 25
Like Tree19Likes

Thread: Albacore South Island

  1. #1
    GSP Mad Munsey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    5,235

    Albacore South Island

    Been reading up on albies and sounds like can catch them off kaiks and even canterbury bays . Obviously in blue water . Firstly anyone chase them down here and secondly are the eatable , I'm reading they got heaps of mercury ? . I'm reading they easy to catch when you do get on to them .
    Matt2308 likes this.
    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

  2. #2
    Gone but not forgotten Gapped axe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Lake Tarawera
    Posts
    4,044
    Beautiful eating, supposed to be chicken of the sea. But to me it doesn't taste like chicken, more like fish.
    Munsey, Pengy and Scouser like this.
    "ars longa, vita brevis"

  3. #3
    R93
    R93 is offline
    Member R93's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Westland NZ
    Posts
    16,102
    They are great eating and are mainly what you get in tinned tuna anyway.
    I chase them off Haast in Jan-Feb

    Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
    Munsey likes this.
    Do what ya want! Ya will anyway.

  4. #4
    Member Pengy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Up in da hills somewhere near Nelson
    Posts
    9,771
    Mostly Skippy in tinned tuna isn't it?
    Either way, great fun to catch. @Munsey. Find a likely spot and troll that lure I left on your boat in Kaiks. Around 6 knots should do it
    Munsey likes this.
    Forgotmaboltagain+1

  5. #5
    Member Scouser's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    JAFA
    Posts
    4,908
    Caught them off California using live bait....great fun, was absolutely knackered after landing the 5th one.....great eating...go for it!
    Munsey likes this.
    While I might not be as good as I once was, Im as good once as I ever was!

    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt

  6. #6
    Gone................. mikee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Nelson, New Zealand
    Posts
    9,841
    Plenty of Tuna round here at the moment. Trolling wont do you much good as its already on its way to the cannery
    I really like the Yellowfin Chilli Tuna from these guys

    SolTuna | Taste the Difference
    Trust the dog.........................................ALWAYS Trust the dog!!

  7. #7
    Codswallop Gibo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Location
    The Hill
    Posts
    23,495
    Munsey , cubed battered and dipped in sweet chilli!!! Good to go! On ice or in slurry straight away they go off real quick.
    @Scouser we use them as live bait
    Munsey likes this.

  8. #8
    Member Scouser's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    JAFA
    Posts
    4,908
    @Scouser we use them as live bait [/QUOTE]

    Jeese Gibo....what on?????
    While I might not be as good as I once was, Im as good once as I ever was!

    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt

  9. #9
    Gone But Not Forgotten Toby's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Wouldn't you like to know
    Posts
    11,099
    Quote Originally Posted by Scouser View Post
    @Scouser we use them as live bait
    Jeese Gibo....what on?????[/QUOTE]

    Marlin?
    Gibo likes this.

  10. #10
    Member Pengy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Up in da hills somewhere near Nelson
    Posts
    9,771
    Quote Originally Posted by mikee View Post
    Plenty of Tuna round here at the moment. Trolling wont do you much good as its already on its way to the cannery
    I really like the Yellowfin Chilli Tuna from these guys

    SolTuna | Taste the Difference
    Had some on toast for my brekky today
    Forgotmaboltagain+1

  11. #11
    Gone................. mikee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Nelson, New Zealand
    Posts
    9,841
    Quote Originally Posted by Pengy View Post
    Had some on toast for my brekky today
    Well there will be some in my bags for the trip home too I think
    Trust the dog.........................................ALWAYS Trust the dog!!

  12. #12
    Member Pengy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Up in da hills somewhere near Nelson
    Posts
    9,771
    Quote Originally Posted by mikee View Post
    Well there will be some in my bags for the trip home too I think
    When is that?
    Forgotmaboltagain+1

  13. #13
    Gone................. mikee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Nelson, New Zealand
    Posts
    9,841
    Quote Originally Posted by Pengy View Post
    When is that?
    Sometime between now and Saturday, depending on whether or not the parts I am waiting for show up. Have a seatrial tonight to check a sonar
    Pengy likes this.
    Trust the dog.........................................ALWAYS Trust the dog!!

  14. #14
    Codswallop Gibo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Location
    The Hill
    Posts
    23,495
    Yip marlin, skippy is much better though.

  15. #15
    GSP Mad Munsey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    5,235
    Nice to know they good eating , hate to put my heart and sole ( and 300 lts fuel) into catching them and find out tast like arse . A bit of waiting as sounds like mid to late summer they on . @mikee @vietnamcam when do they frequent your bay ?
    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. Tent Options for North Island and South Island Tops.
    By JRW87 in forum Gear and Equipment
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 03-01-2015, 09:10 PM
  2. North Island vs. South Island
    By Hales Smut in forum Hunting
    Replies: 28
    Last Post: 14-01-2013, 09:05 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!