We went out wide in hope of a SBT last Friday. Got up nice and early and put the lures in just on sunrise. At around 10:30am we had a strike on the outrigger. The Tiagra 50w started screaming and we were scrambling to clear the gear and get on the rod! I picked up the rod and clipped it into my Blackmagic equaliser and the fish had taken well over 300m of line off the reel and I upped the drag to strike and managed to subdue the tuna’s run. It dove down deep and came in pretty easy after that first run.
We thought that it could’ve been a 15 - 20kg albacore due to the lack of fight. As we saw colour we could tell that it was a little bigger than an albacore. The call was made for the flying gaff and was sunk perfectly! We pulled the tuna aboard and took some photos before proceeding to bleed, gut and pack the fish on ice.
We weighed the fish in at the Mount Maunganui Sport Fishing Club. The tuna ended up going 62.9 kilos after being bled and gutted. This is my biggest fish to date and is heavier than me!
Fish Addict wrote: Top effort young man. Even better to hear it was prepared properly prior to weighing. |
MATTOO wrote: Excellent catch. Well worth the grins. Very impressed with your catch care culture of the food you've harvested. And I'm sure the angling enjoyment and skill you have experienced are great personal rewards. Would like you to express what or how you served this fine food and what did you think of it as a food source. |
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