Yes, there were lots more fish everywhere before, here and there and everywhere else.

Things you guys say there are the same things guys say here.

I'm not saying you'll get them ever again. All I said really was because of the Blue bite in Tonga I think you'll have a blinder Blue Marlin Season, but.......... blues in Tonga, Vanuatu, Fiji etc, are associated with Yellowfin, so........ if there's definitely not going to be any yellowfin in NZ this coming season then there probably won't be a Blue Marlin fabulous season either.

The scenario that has just occurred off Sydney was not because guys went out chasing Yellowfin. They were tracking a few Bluefin moving up from the south.

Most of the techniques used to chase Bluefin have come from Victoria where the average sized lures used are 4.5", 5.5", 6.5" and some 8". The Local guys fishing out of Sydney with their marlin lures etc caught almost nothing, not Bluefin or Yellowfin, one did a Blue Marlin though in 19 degree water off Bermagui, and in the last few weeks some Striped marlin are getting seen, caught. The guys using the smaller, tiny lures did catch the Tuna in reasonable numbers, but there were not lots of schools or meatballs.

Had the guys not trolled the bluefin gear then the NSW guys would still be saying there hasn't been any yellow fin for years. They have been decimated by the pros, and no-one would be out trolling for striped or a blue marlin at that time of year.

Maybe NZ is different. I'm just of the opinion that just because fish weren't there yesterday doesn't mean they won't be there tomorrow.

My mate reckons there's no trout in NZ. He's fished for them on 5 trips and hasn't caught one, hasn't seen one rise or a cruiser, but at least he's had a go.

 

Obviously,feel free to send me rigged 1's also ,but pictures or names/descriptions would suffice,cheers

 

What kinda lures would you suggest Peter?

Did I read somewhere that they are taking a real liking to poppers and stick baits rathen than lures over in OZ?

Were many crews cubing for them do you know Peter?

What sort of Jigs do the NSW guys use for the Tuna? A  few years back when we were jigging off north reef we had drifted right off the pin and as my mate was winding in got a nice albacore on one of the old grim reaper Jigs. Never thought to Target Tuna this way but definitely going to give it a crack on the deep schools we often mark while out trolling for the beakies. Tuna on light jigging set ups would be awesome.