November Comp

Well Xmas time again and another year gone by. Thanks to all the Kiwi’s that have visited our shores and fished here in Vanuatu this year. The Port Vila Game Fishing Club has run the November comp again in great style and in very good conditions. A shotgun start got proceedings underway early Saturday morning with 19 vessels and 52 anglers competing. The first marlin tagged was on Nevergiveup with a fish of about 140kg being captured and released on 15kg tackle at 8.30am.

V-Factor tagged a smaller one later in the day and Nevergiveup managed to raise another 3 resulting in one broken off, one jumped off and another marlin tagging later in the day to put them in the lead. Southern Destiny also caught a marlin on 37kg putting them in third place. Both Nevergiveup and V-Factor had picked up mahi-mahi each during the day so it was down to one marlin at the completion of day one.

Other boats were catching mahi-mahi and wahoo to bring up the points table however the big bangers were leading the way.

Day 2 saw conditions even better and everyone got away early for a 6.00am lines in. The marlin action was fast and furious with another nine being tagged for the day. Southern Destiny tagged another on 15kg and Eanora tagged one on 24kg. V-Factor saw five and tagged another two on 15kg for the day giving them the outright win for the comp. The event came down to the wire as V-Factor tagged their last marlin just before lines out.

Cpt Pete Phillipps

Wild Blue Fishing Charters.

Port Vila

Vanuatu

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