Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

That's outstanding Cam !!

The bit about your SA mate wearing his dads top and using his dads rod brings a bloody tear to the eye mate. What a fish, he should be stoked !! Respect for letting it go too

Also thanks for tormenting me with that first photo while i drank my coffee in the dark this morning

Certainly today the old saying "the early bird gets the worm" rang true !!

We just mac'd out on these things.



Interesting how they behave when brought on board the boat very tuna like (vibrating away)
Got a heap filleted up and in the brine ready for smoking up tomorrow



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Originally Posted by kukuwai

That's outstanding Cam !!

The bit about your SA mate wearing his dads top and using his dads rod brings a bloody tear to the eye mate. What a fish, he should be stoked !! Respect for letting it go too

Also thanks for tormenting me with that first photo while i drank my coffee in the dark this morning

Certainly today the old saying "the early bird gets the worm" rang true !!

We just mac'd out on these things.



Interesting how they behave when brought on board the boat very tuna like (vibrating away)
Got a heap filleted up and in the brine ready for smoking up tomorrow



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Probably the most underrated fish in nz eating wise?? Bloody good smoked or sashimid. Look up a shime saba recipe if you want something different to try. So yum.

That's a bloody nice snap vc. If not 20lb it's be bloody close. Still a fair young fish too. Should grow to be an absolute stonker. Good on your mate for throwing it back.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Probably the most underrated fish in nz eating wise?? Bloody good smoked or sashimid. Look up a shime saba recipe if you want something different to try. So yum.

That's a bloody nice snap vc. If not 20lb it's be bloody close. Still a fair young fish too. Should grow to be an absolute stonker. Good on your mate for throwing it back.

Hey @Nick-D cheers for that, I will definatly look up that recipe !!

Is it a blue mackerel? We have never really caught them before, googled it and thought it might be but we wernt sure. Some of them were quite big like a kahawai size.

Interesting what you say about sashimi I said to the boys when were filleting them that it looked like it could be good for that. Should have tried it


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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Hey @Nick-D cheers for that, I will definatly look up that recipe !!

Is it a blue mackerel? We have never really caught them before, googled it and thought it might be but we wernt sure. Some of them were quite big like a kahawai size.

Interesting what you say about sashimi I said to the boys when were filleting them that it looked like it could be good for that. Should have tried it


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Yup blue or jap mackerel. Delicacy in quite a few places but not that well known here. Quite an oily fish but super good when treated properly.

It's a close relie to tuna, so good as raw.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Probably the most underrated fish in nz eating wise?? Bloody good smoked or sashimid. Look up a shime saba recipe if you want something different to try. So yum.

AGREE! One of very few fish we get excited about.