Current lines...NZBGFC

[Roderick]

ISSUE 53 - 18/06/08

Welcome to Issue 53 of Current Lines

BIG B.O.P. BROADBILL; Congratulations to the team on Noelani fishing out from Tauranga on 30th May. Angler M. Tatton captured a magnificent gladiator of the deep with his broadbill weighing in at 223.60kg. The fish was hooked at 7.00pm, jumping right next to the boat and was boated 90 minutes later.

Late season happenings; Capt. Bucko reports that he was out hapuka fishing in 200 meters off Cape Brett (the old Queens Buoy foul) when they hooked a striped marlin on a live bait on a puka rig. It got tangled on the main line which broke but the fish jumped next to the boat to qwell any doubts about what had dealt to them! There have also still been skippies right in at pig gully next to the hole in the rock and just north of Stevies on the line with Berghans so don’t pack up the gear just yet. 2 stripies were taken off Karikari over Queen's Birthday weekend (one by Predator) and mahimahi were reported by Reel Passion.

Satellite Tagging update; The ITM Fishing Show will air footage of marlin satellite tagging on 21 June on TV3 at 4:30pm. This should include footage of a striped marlin being satellite tagged with a spear gun, as well as an animation of one of the marlin tracks from this season at Waihau Bay. This marlin was transmitting good data until about a week ago, but the battery was near failure so it is touch and go if we'll get any more location data from that fish. So, once again - the spear tagging episode is screening on Saturday the 21st June on TV 3 at 4:30. Replaying on Sky Sport as follows: Sunday 22 June 20:00 Sky Sport 1, Wednesday 25 June 06:30 Sky Sport 2, Thursday 26 June 08:30 Sky Sport 2, Thursday 26 June 22:30 Sky Sport 2.

Boating Fishing & Outdoors NZ SUPERSHOW, 5 - 7 September 2008, CLAUDELANDS Events Centre, Hamilton Open 9.00am - 5.00pm - www.boatingfishingoutdoors.co.nz Buy a boat, rod or reel!!
It’s amazing what being out on the water does for the soul

New NZ Records;
We are pleased to confirm that the following NZ Records have been ratified;
OPEN Mahimahi
Men 24 kg 14.90 kg Graeme Goucher 29.02.08 Bay of Islands
Open Fly Rod; Kahawai
Men 8 kg Tippet 2.23 kg Murray Ross 22.02.08 Whakatane
SMALLFRY; Albacore
W-Up to 11 24 kg 7.20 kg Milly Crewe 29.12.07 Bay of Islands
Yellowtail
M-Up to 11 8 kg 21.00 kg Jonathan Winter 09.02.08 Tairua
JUNIOR; Kahawai
W-11 through 16 2 kg 2.23 kg Tracey Lydiard 15.01.08 Tauranga
M -11 through 16 3 kg 2.384 kg Liam Pollock 02.01.08 Bay of Islands
W-11 through 16 10 kg 2.655 kg Tracey Lydiard 15.01.08 Tauranga
Mahimahi
M-11 through 16 15 kg 5.08 kg Jackson Tatton 28.01.08 Mayor Island
M-11 through 16 37 kg 5.235 kg Matt Randrup 10.02.08 Waihau Bay
Shark – Hammerhead
W-11 through 16 37 kg 140.90 kg Kelsey Randrup 02.02.08 Waihau Bay
Shortbill Spearfish
M-11 through 16 15 kg 21.30 kg Robert Carmichael 2.01.08 Mercury Bay
Trevally
W-11 through 16 3 kg 2.935 kg Tracey Lydiard 14.01.08 Tauranga Yellowfin Tuna
M-11 through 16 37 kg 42.00 kg Cody Wheeler 28.12.07 Red Mercury Is
All Tackle 42.00 kg Cody Wheeler 28.12.07 Red Mercury Is
NB Tracey Lydiard’s trevally 2.935 kg on 3 kg line is also a Senior Women’s Record on 3 kg.

Please don’t forget the Weigh and Win competition is about to close, time to post your last change photographs into NZBGFC, PO Box 93, Whangarei.

Editor
NZBGFC

[surfingranny]

sends player to the norty chair ... how rude

[Roderick]

ISSUE 54 - 5 July 2008

Welcome to Issue 54 of Current Lines


North Cape Action Early June: Fishing from the charter vessel Addiction out from Tom Bowling Bay on the 6th June, Andrew Peace of the Tangimoana Club caught a striped marlin that measured out 104” long and 46” around the girth. – A nice fat fish. While kept and smoked at Houhora, no weight was advised.
Dave Scott on Addiction also reports that they hooked, but busted off, a large blue at the Parengarenga Trench on the 5th of June. In Dave’s words “ This was the wildest fish I have seen in 2 years full time on the boat!!”
Hookn’ Bull is also advised to have gotten a stripie at the Kings Bank several days later and in the past 2 weeks have had a couple of nice stripies on and lost a broadbill close to the boat on 8kg line.

Did you know the IGFA is now on EBay? Last week, the IGFA launched the International Game Fish Association Store on EBay. The store will host items that have been donated to the IGFA for auction and resale purposes. Items such as tackle, rods and reels, book and artwork will be up for auction in typical EBay style. 100% of the proceeds from items sold on EBay will be donated to their education and conservation programs. Do you want to see what they are currently offering? stores.ebay.com/internationalgamefishassociation

Marlin Late May at the Mercs!! On a recent fishing excursion Warren Harris (Wazza) not only caught the clubs last marlin for the season (30 May 08) 120kg, he actually caught another one, that’s correct – two for the day! Thinking the first fish for the day was good enough for the records and not wanting to win all of the Mercury Bay Game Fishing club’s trophies, he decided to process the second fish on board.

Bluefin Tuna: Just as this season ends, another is just about to kick off. Yes, some of the charter boats in the North Island are preparing to travel south for another cold winter GIANT Bluefin Tuna season. It has been reported that a new chair is going on Reel Passion and that Mark will have ESPN onboard to film some of the action. Early indications are that the weather patterns bode for some difficult fishing conditions.

July 14th the last days of the Weigh and Win competition are upon us: This is your absolutely last chance to enter your prized photo of the one that didn’t get away in our “Weigh and Win” NZBGFC promotion that is helping us celebrate our 50 years in existence looking after our world famous big game fishery. With several $2000 tackle vouchers up for grabs, who wouldn’t want to be in with a chance??!!

Editor
NZBGFC

[Roderick]

Jun 30, 2008 15:00:46 GMT 12 surfingranny said:

sends player to the norty chair ... how rude

Bolts norty ;)chair onto a boat and calls it a gamefishing chair...