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    Posted: 19 Oct 2018 at 12:55pm
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Game-fishing reports, updates, and pics here. Good luck for the  season.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Dec 2018 at 11:17am
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Ohh this Nor easter has to be bringing something good with it
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Dec 2018 at 12:18pm
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Patience grasshopper. :) sharpen ya hooks.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Dec 2018 at 1:19pm
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Dec 2018 at 8:28am
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Hey guys, any of you roosters going out for a look this weekend? I will be out off Doubtless BAY working 500m to 1000m weather permitting, just testing new sounder etc, will let you know what I see, 
good luck to everyone this season, cheers swordfishsteveWink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Dec 2018 at 7:34pm
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And your results Steve.
What craft did you get out on.
Still cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Dec 2018 at 8:05pm
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What a guy Steve is, didn't know or click why his car looked so packed on Friday morning with rods and reels and bedding. Didn't realise was probably about to try to head off.
He fixed a problem on my tiagra handle while we talked about stuff. Incredible service ... hope didn't hold him up from going up north.
All the best, hope you did well.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Dec 2018 at 10:09pm
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is anyone else itching to hear from Steve about his adventure??...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 2018 at 6:54am
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Ok just getting sorted, so I spent the day out wide on Saturday, working 500m to 1000m line just east of the 505 Garden Patch, lovely blueish water, caught 2 skippies and nothing else , except sunburn. Best temp was 19deg, Not much life in the way of birds, a few dolphins etc, not much shallow bait sign, which is what I really like to see, so all in all, just a very pleasant day out on the ocean, testing a few new hook rigs and set ups , love my new Garmin 7410 , that thing is amazing.
Did hear on VHF on Friday a comm boat hooked 3 Yellowfin , landed one out wide east of North Cape, well that where he said he was??
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 2018 at 7:35am
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Cool, good intel cheers Steve.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 10:25am
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Cheers Steve, hopefully some fish turn up soon!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 8:30am
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Was out at the Wekarua drop offs on Saturday. Bluish water of 17.8 degrees. Couple of big skippies going out but quiet on the pelagic front generally though bottom fishing ok.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Dec 2018 at 2:17pm
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Stripey coming in to weigh about 5pm, vessel is, Kuri IIClap
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Dec 2018 at 7:38pm
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Ann Candy has weighed in a striped marlin of 99kg from Kuri II. She has won the DTF Lures Marlin Jackpot. She used a Ghost lure at the Garden Patch and the fish struck three times before it stuck! Brian and Ann report 22 degrees water out there, but no skippies, but they did see a huge manta ray. There will be a presentation for them at the clubrooms at 7pm on Friday evening

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Dec 2018 at 11:48am
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Thats a nice start hey Al
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Dec 2018 at 5:11pm
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Any qualified info good or bad from this area.
I'm spending a few days solo here and would appreciate some insights.
Pm will be fine.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Dec 2018 at 9:05am
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I am going out wide tomorow from Doubtless Bay , anyone else ?? planning on heading to same area where Kuri 11 got their stripey, however my target is solo Blue Dog or better still Yellowfin for the BBQ
SST looks good out side, Viking are you out tomorrow?
good luck fellas SwordfishsteveSmile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Dec 2018 at 5:12pm
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Half a day.
Not much seen, not much heard.
Lovely sea if boating is your pleasure.
Sea temps in 20s .
Not much to report.
Still cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Dec 2018 at 7:12am
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Ok I had a cracker day , hooked and played a nice stripey for half an hour then pulled the hook 50m from boat = Bugga . Area was 360m off Knuckle Point, water there was 19.5 deg, ran over bait school as I was plating fish, then trolled out to 800m off the 505, then into 500m line south off Bergans, water was best there 21.8 deg blue, but no life in it, coming into Bergans late arvo come across lots of scattered bait and gannets in 120m so that area looked good , worth a look I think.
Very nice and calm all day, there was a 108kg stripey weighed at Mill Bay yesterday, so certainly a few fish around however scattered across very large areas, good luck to all and Happy New Year!
cheers swordfishsteve
FYI My marlin was on BM super stripey 3 Super Lumo lure.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Dec 2018 at 6:16pm
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Thanks for update steve
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