Thread: First Tuna

Originally Posted by Munsey

Yip not wrong about them landing in boat . The blokes driving wear crash helmets ( consider they don't on motor bikes) . It's a contact sport , I just duck in time not to get one at 40 KS in the head . Black eyes are common I'm told . We got around 100 -150 . They eat them and use for lure for all game fish . Was hard case as they compete for them with the GTs . Must have seen 50 of them big too . Some times they smash the fly fish right at the net . Very very cool to see

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So why the hell are you not hitting the GTs?

Because they can't eat them . They will poison you . Next time I come I'm going to bring my light gear and have some fun off the rock breakwater . Catch and release fine with me .

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This is a good watch.

https://youtu.be/VBcqhiS7En8

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Good fish aye .That red Boat is what I'm went on . He feeds those GTs from that wharf all the fish frames . The ones l seen last night ,some would have been same size .

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Originally Posted by Gibo

That water looks a very nice blue

Put it in a glass and I bet you it would be clear. Hell of a mystery that.

Originally Posted by Munsey

Because they can't eat them . They will poison you .

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I think this is the poison and it affects many species eaten here but not in the tropics because of the poison.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera.

Here in NZ but not widely known is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scombroid_food_poisoning

Which includes pretty much any fish that puts up a good fight for its size including Kahawai,prevention is quick chilling so look after your fish always.

Some nice fish landed today . A marlin landed by what looked like a very happy Yong teenage girl . A big Mahi Mahi by some one and a 55 kg wahoo by a spearo. I managed a 10 kg yellow fin.

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Go the spearo!! Great to see you amoungst the fish all the same.. When do you get your tank on?

Originally Posted by stingray

Go the spearo!! Great to see you amoungst the fish all the same.. When do you get your tank on?

Wasn't enough time, I should have Done my theory online before I went , & Didn't factor in that our resort had 3 hrs of $10 Cocktails every Night

Apparently the rarotongans used to use a toxin from a plant to catch their fish? Drop it over the side and pick up the fish that float to the top. Years of this practice has left residual toxins within the reef.