latest report is of 31 y/f and 6 marlin - don't know of any weights
all the fish, y/f and marlin, were caught 5 or 6 miles behind white island. y/f were out of the blue ie no work ups. the forecast tomorrow is 20knots of southerly so i'm not sure how many boats will be way out the back of white then.
apparently so. there hasn't been a y/fin hot spot behind whale for about 5 seasons now.
The last tuna comp we did which was 5 years ago - we got ours off the Motu and only a handfull of the 100+ fish came from the once magical meatballs off the Whale! A few nice black marlins where caught in that area thou!
The year before our team got 5 over 40kg about 5nm off the Whale on livebaits - too "easy"!
re the boat sinking heard the boat sank on the whalf and they had a crane there this morning trying to salvage it
strawberry
Latest report as at1715hrs.
6 Marlin, 1 Marko, 1 Blue shark, 1 Kingfish & 38 Yellowfin!
WOW! what a day for Whakatane.
GOOD STUFF!
I know its only Day One, but where are the people who were saying that the last 3 years was a sure sign we would never see YFT in the Bay again?
obald
good point Oblad...
I was sceptical that we wouldn't get another good YFT season in the BOP in the fore-seeable future....but I am more than happy to be proven wrong in this case!! .... 
....some must have managed to dodge the purse seiners tools of the trade!?
Six marlin?....any tagged??
fish just weighed - 77kg y/fin which you would have thought would be the winner but two boats behind it a 112kg big eye was weighed!!!! no longer a y/fin comp but largest tuna wins, that will take some beating.
the 77kg y/fin is the largest caught in the club since 89, i caught a 74kg back then and 1st time its been beaten. looks like its all go!! wish i was there.
whoa....I am impressed.....we need some photos!!!
Obald???....damn....renovations!!
WOW Great fish.........well i wish i was there......
this will get the punters going that is for sure...... plus put Wakatane back on the map as a Tuna Tornament to fish....... im pleased for the Club as they just keep at it regardless....... at least this year they will be rewarded.....
very true Lethal...very true indeed!!!'
A lot of others would have folded it a few years back, but the punters kept supporting it and like you say they are being rewarded....
Bay of Plenty take centre stage!
I have heard an interesting rumour from the Wanganella's but will wait for confirmation before letting that one outta the bag......
Lethal.....leave early Sunday back Monday?
This is a seriously exciting thread. Sod bloody work - I want to go fishing ......NOW!
obald
Ahem..... what was it I put in a post in early December about water temperatures being the highest in years ... and that the gamefishing season is gonna be the best in years.
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