266917 Dropped one then got this one! first Marlin for my boat and second for me as a angler :)
Liked On: 13-01-2025, 09:36 PM
Doubtless Bay snapper. 1 drop with a slider, 20 seconds & this guy is on! 266806
Liked On: 13-01-2025, 09:35 PM
Yesterday about 11.30 four of us plus the pack of two climbed up the grunt track (400m basically straight up with 3 fixed ropes along the way)266785 Chetwoods the island middle distance. Pack of...
Liked On: 13-01-2025, 09:35 PM
266535 End of a other day in paradise- twin peaks called the devil’s stair case on the map but called the titties by our neighbours from the waiarapa ! They are a rough lot them from the rapa :D
Liked On: 13-01-2025, 09:34 PM
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Liked On: 09-01-2025, 09:01 PM
266432266433266435266436266437 Headed out to chetwoods at 8am Windy right on the money yet again glassy all morning. Got a nice catch of snapper etc But caught quite a few proper sharks (they had...
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 09:00 PM
Tuna have a higher body temperature than the water around them which is unusual for a fish. After a long fight, temperature increases even more, so ice is essential. Smaller tuna, we gut and remove...
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 08:55 PM
I would never target tuna without ice unless planning to tag them. It’s like deer you have to cool the meat fast. What do you mean by cooler? 12v fridge? If you have no other choice probably cut it...
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 08:54 PM
Got 4 so far out of whakatane. last two trip been really quiet. Hook in the skirt for tuna can help. I run floppy floppy Daisy chain on both corners. Set everything 3 waves further than marlin. ...
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 08:54 PM
I love the taste. Way better than any white fish, just like a steak. I got a 105kg last year. Sent a sample to Hills labs for mercury tests and it was 3mg/kg which is real high. Commercial limits...
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 08:52 PM
First Yellow Fin Tuna landed off New Plymouth today.... They have finally arrived!!
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 08:52 PM
The problem was in relation to the blockage in the farmed velvet trade to China. Any wild velvet harvesting is a by-product of the wild venison trade, and there's not a lot of that going on. I...
Liked On: 08-01-2025, 09:52 PM
Thank you - I am way better at fishing than hunting so nice to be able to contribute via this thread. Cheers
Liked On: 03-01-2025, 11:58 AM
266035 Windy app said light winds most of the day out the heads so headed off 8am dead flat so got out Chetwoods way 8.40 - soft baits and kabura sliders did the damage headed back in 11 am and...
Liked On: 01-01-2025, 08:51 PM
Ended up shifting back to Perth a few months back for work. Got a good feed of Abalone on the first day of the season a couple of weeks back. Its a limited season here in Perth, allowed 15 per...
Liked On: 31-12-2024, 09:24 PM