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Gamefishing Updates - Manukau to Ahipara

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Topic: Gamefishing Updates - Manukau to Ahipara
Posted By: Sezza
Subject: Gamefishing Updates - Manukau to Ahipara
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2019 at 4:14pm

Game-fishing reports, updates, and pics here. Good luck for the  season.



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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2019 at 7:33pm
Thanks Sezza, maybe some are chasing the SBF tuna. Anyone tried out west?

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Posted By: Sezza
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2019 at 1:33pm
Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Thanks Sezza, maybe some are chasing the SBF tuna. Anyone tried out west?

I suspect the SBT run is starting wind down so we may start seeing people head out west Embarrassed


Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2019 at 3:55pm
Yft manukau today.

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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2019 at 4:37pm
Scotty Bell, Tex and Vance Barrett pulled a sicky to try give the first marlin of the season a crack. No marlin so far but 3 YFT, first day trolling for Brutus.
Damage done on Nathan Adams custom Red Gill Lures the Kohe and Evil





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Posted By: BFIST
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2019 at 7:31pm
I heard these were caught out wide of Whangaroa.


Posted By: Alan L
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2019 at 7:45pm
looks like sashimi tonight.
I dont know what you guys use - but there is a NZ (Canterbury) Wasabi - the real stuff, that I use.
 Waay better than anything else I have used.
Google Copperfield - or something similar. Awesome with YF.
Good start to the season. Wish they would come further south. Don't happen anymore.
Alan


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Posted By: Alan L
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2019 at 7:49pm
Got that guy couple of days ago - Vtu. Thats about as big as they get right now - big guys moved off. Got on a popper. If you see a work up or get into them on skirts - try poppers. Deadly.
Alan


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Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2019 at 8:04pm
Bfist,

North and west coast.

Things are happening two months early .

And for the west, a rare catch.

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Posted By: Dave0308
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2019 at 9:42pm
Yep!! That would be North and East then WinkLOL

Originally posted by BFIST BFIST wrote:

I heard these were caught out wide of Whangaroa.


Posted By: Dunwurkn
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2019 at 11:20pm
Anyone planning on heading for a look this weekend?

Sunday shaping up nicely weather wise, time to dust off the gear I think.......


Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2019 at 7:59pm
looks good

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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2019 at 8:02pm
Dunworkin, the commercial tuna fleet (well 4 boats leaving Onehunga) are fishing at900m. They are seeing 3 or 4 free jumping marlin a day. Hope you have a huge fuel tank. I also hope you catch one!

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Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 5:17pm
They will be closer than that.

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Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 11:08pm
Originally posted by Dunwurkn Dunwurkn wrote:

Anyone planning on heading for a look this weekend?

Sunday shaping up nicely weather wise, time to dust off the gear I think.......
Good luck Chris , your personal weighmaster will be on standby Wink


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Posted By: Dunwurkn
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2019 at 1:43pm
Very interesting Intel thanks smudge, 900m no problem with the Honda and 180L Underfloor tank.

Thanks Scotty Just on standby at present looking alot windier today keeping an eye on it will make a call tonight.



Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2019 at 4:46pm
Dunwurkin,

Paul said probably closer!

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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2019 at 6:18pm
Originally posted by MATTOO MATTOO wrote:

Dunwurkin,

Paul said probably closer!

Ohhh yeah! If they are seeing that many way out, there will still be fish in closer for sure. My 'informant' reckons lures in at 200


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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2019 at 6:20pm
Typical pre Xmas marlin 300 to 400mthat's what I hear when I weigh them for CSFC

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Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2019 at 7:05pm
Be aware of the crossing and out wide.

I'd like to be wrong as we cancelled our trip.

But it maybe a short uncomfortable bar crossing window and a short sea state.

Fishable but uncomfortable.

Hope I'm wrong and you guys may prove great results.

If your out..

Go cable zone or the north eddies.

Wide to 700m shows current influence .

Or if your smart, you'd of bought into Paul's info.

Just saying.

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Posted By: Dunwurkn
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2019 at 7:48pm
Pulled the pin to mattoo I’m thinking the same as you.

Early start and diverting to kaiwaka bay for a snapper fish and livebaiting session if we can fill the tank.   

Originally posted by MATTOO MATTOO wrote:

Be aware of the crossing and out wide.

I'd like to be wrong as we cancelled our trip.

But it maybe a short uncomfortable bar crossing window and a short sea state.

Fishable but uncomfortable.

Hope I'm wrong and you guys may prove great results.

If your out..

Go cable zone or the north eddies.

Wide to 700m shows current influence .

Or if your smart, you'd of bought into Paul's info.

Just saying.


Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 6:43am
wide looks good too, there are a couple of wide marks, 900m to 1200m off port waikato. Not saying that shallow is best, but there is bait in shallow as allways, temp and colour are also good. currents ideal. less gas


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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 2:22pm
Nice one for the boys out West today destined for the smoker! Bonze DShackle w Karma skirt combo doing the damage!



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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 2:31pm


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Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 5:11pm
What a result.
Is that a forum member.
Will we get a blow by blow account.

Good food there.

Nice to know the depth caught.

There are stacks of pelagics out west and east.
Epic season will ensue.

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Posted By: mangre 2
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2019 at 7:00pm
Trust your own decisions. you don't need to know. you were on the money ayway

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Posted By: phelpsey
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2019 at 8:46pm
Anyone thinking of going wide Friday?


Posted By: Dunwurkn
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2020 at 7:40pm
Went for a look yesterday off the manukau but pretty quiet overall.

Water pretty cold best temp was 19.5m, very little bait around not a lot on the sounder but managed a few albies in close at 70m Mark.

Another boat as far as 500m didn’t


Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2020 at 8:06pm
Are you surprised or dissapointed.

Overall the West is not ready yet.

Look at the charts, unless your extremely lucky the west is limited for pelagics.

Albies yes, temps suggest so.

But otherwise your burning gas for nothing.

Be smart go east.

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Posted By: Alan L
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2020 at 9:09pm
A marlin was sighted off our 40km spot today. That is waaaay south for this time of yr. 40-50km sth of Napier. 18 deg. I was planning to go today and pulled the pin at 5am - wind and variable forecasts. But to see a marlin down here at this time of yr is rare.
Alan


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Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 7:57pm
Weighed one in for Counties today.
Went 86kg caught at 300+ meters .
Spewed out some squid when I hung it up .

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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2020 at 9:22pm
Should do a Matt Watson trick of taping up bill and sticking a water hose up its bum to get over the 90 kg mark!!

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Posted By: Griffo
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2020 at 12:10pm
Trip Report! (do people still do these? everyone seems to just talk **** on FB)

Went out from the Manukau yesterday, slightly north of the bar. Green water all the way out to 65-70m, found a good patch of albies in the 80-100m range and put a few in the bin, 19.5C. Went out to the 400m and best temp was 20.6 although very quiet. VHF was pretty quiet too all day.

glassy conditions all day Thumbs Up


Posted By: Xtoad
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2020 at 3:40pm
Nice work, how big were the alberts?


Posted By: Griffo
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2020 at 9:00pm
Not big. mix of small/med models.


Posted By: Blindspot
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2020 at 8:45pm
Trip report.  I fished today by the cable, hooked up and landed a 108kg stripey in 119m of water.  Full of jack macs, squid, and worms.Thanks to the boys that helped my pull it onto my boat as I was fishing solo.

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Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2020 at 9:41pm
Brilliant man.
You must be stoked.

And a big thumbs up for those who pitched in.

You'll be buzzing with that result.

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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2020 at 11:03pm
Great work Blindspot. Another was caught today by Animal also off the Manukau but I didn't get to weigh it. Estimated 110kg. No other details.

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Posted By: Cocker
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2020 at 10:13am
Fished straight out from Manukau Bar  to 600m still cold colour not bad . all the bait we saw was around 95 mtr zone Pretty quiet for us.Not much chatter on Radio . Missing my Witch Doctor!!


Posted By: Griffo
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2020 at 2:51pm
Nice one mate Clap
Originally posted by Blindspot Blindspot wrote:

Trip report.  I fished today by the cable, hooked up and landed a 108kg stripey in 119m of water.  Full of jack macs, squid, and worms.Thanks to the boys that helped my pull it onto my boat as I was fishing solo.


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2020 at 3:18pm
It was 19.6 at 60m & 19.8 at 65m. soon as we found a current line, 2 albies on. I know that's not a game fish report but we're seeing almost a degree warmer than last week.I know Mangre2 has the real oil on SST's but we aren't that flash and mostly snapper fishers. Only a matter of days before a 60m marlin is weighed.Wink  I have been weighing marlin for others for years and it's starting to look good. really good



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Posted By: Blindspot
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2020 at 9:38am
Originally posted by Griffo Griffo wrote:

Nice one mate Clap
Originally posted by Blindspot Blindspot wrote:

Trip report.  I fished today by the cable, hooked up and landed a 108kg stripey in 119m of water.  Full of jack macs, squid, and worms.Thanks to the boys that helped my pull it onto my boat as I was fishing solo.

this was captured solo, in a 3.9m RHIB, Talica 25, took just over 2.5 hrs



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Posted By: feeder
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2020 at 5:13pm
Big effort, well done that man

Cheers

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Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2020 at 5:27pm
Well the manukau is beginning to fire.

Although catch reports are light, this may reduce the Queen st effect and the crazy launching at huia at least.

The fish are here.

Don't discount the shallows, you may get more than you bargained for.

I suggest you monitor the air ways for real time action it can be informative, exciting or with the westie drunk muppets quite fowl.
But good info in real time.

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Posted By: fish-feeder
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2020 at 5:32pm
Well done blindspot👍

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Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2020 at 6:16pm
Yeah really well done 👍


Posted By: yknot
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2020 at 8:33pm
Great stuff blindspot

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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2020 at 9:14pm
Great going blindspot!👍


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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2020 at 9:42pm
This one was caught today in 125m off Port Waikato on a Bonze kahawai. They dropped one at the boat a few hours earlier in the same spot. There were two others weighed earlier in the week also.




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Posted By: White snake
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2020 at 11:37pm
Nice fish.well done guys


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2020 at 9:05pm
A nice fish weighed today at Te Toro. A big stripey weighing 156.8kg, caught in 35m. That's kinda close!

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Posted By: yknot
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2020 at 9:16pm
That's a donkey, awsome

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Posted By: LBGer
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2020 at 9:48pm
Great job Benjamin, that's a top effort....

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Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2020 at 9:04am
I heard striped marlin were caught right on the kaipara bar yesterday, anyone got the good oil .
I heard 6 were caught


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2020 at 10:17pm
I think it was Thursday we had 2 caught by one boat after dropping 6 the day before

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Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2020 at 4:54pm
Jake broke in a Virgin today off Ahipara.
Nice fishnet tagged, great result.


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Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2020 at 9:21am
nice work matto , how has the hoki been this week over the nationals?


Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2020 at 10:04am
Thanks Demon ,
But not my fish.
Relaying Jakepitsville up north capture.

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Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2020 at 12:57pm
mate who did the Hoki for the nats said the fish that were caught were choka full of saurie .


Posted By: yknot
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2020 at 5:31pm
Hi guy's, last time at paddock read note for westcoaster dates this year. Have forgotte. What dates will paddock be closed this year.
Cheers

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Posted By: Nkosi
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2020 at 10:37am
Have been out thru Kaipara North channel.  60m was dead , but managed to fill up in hour at 32m - good size snaps.
Decided to troll up to 100m depth to look for alby/skippy, but no luck at all.  Similar experience from another boatie.  Max temp was 19.1 degrees.
When can we expect to see the tuna and game fish ????


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2020 at 12:08pm
The two weeks before Xmas often sees a marlin caught out west. It won't happen earlier if no one tries. Good on you for giving it a shot

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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2020 at 5:37pm
Catch an albie there will be marlin.


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Posted By: DJracing
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2020 at 3:32pm
Guess I better put the poles back on the boat Smile


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2020 at 7:16pm
Originally posted by DJracing DJracing wrote:

Guess I better put the poles back on the boat Smile

Yes, you have enough snapper Big smile


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Posted By: Nkosi
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2020 at 7:46am
Why do I get the idea that the west is still very quiet?
Previous seasons, the albacore showed up by now. Are there any tuna out west or did Sanford clean up?


Posted By: BananaBoat
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2020 at 8:36am
Our local community pages on FB sometimes post photos of tuna boats anchored off Cornwallis wharf, so not cleaned up yet


Posted By: balls deep
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2021 at 8:19am
we got 9 two saturdays ago 5 at 99 metres then 4 more at 450 another boat got two on jigs at 5o all little coke bottle numbers and sread out


Posted By: gurnard
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2021 at 6:36pm
We got two yesterday and lost one. All in closer. Didn't try too hard to be fair and all hooked on cheap kahawai lures.


Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2021 at 9:40am
Anyone going out Thursday , looks good !


Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2021 at 7:32am
Went out the Manukau yesterday , shot out to the 130 bit north and then worked our way back down slowly into 80 south  by afternoon . Slow on the marlin side of things. Had a sun bather marlin we went past , it kicked into life and had a sniff of the long rigger port side and swam off . Filled the bin with skippies and alberts . The dolphins loved the dredge .
Saw one whale at 110 m . Was a few caught in the morning , dont know where but sure it  wasnt deep   and south a bit ? There is a few out there


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2021 at 7:35am
There were two T&R on Counties boats on Wednesday for only a handful of boats out. Looking good for Sunday to Tuesday

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Posted By: Beekeeper
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2021 at 9:04pm
I will go out for a sniff tomorrow. Still thinking north or south of Manukau bar .Undecided so will just go straight off Evil Smile
 


Posted By: yknot
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2021 at 9:24pm
Sounds a plan, if that don't look good, can then go north or south.
We got that same idea.
Wink


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Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2021 at 9:54pm
I am loaded and ready to go in morning  as well. Little concerned sea conditions are forecast  slightly over a meter.  Do you guys reckon it will be ok?


Posted By: the demon
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 11:15am
Forget to say the other day , we saw a turtle at 110 m a bit up from straight out . Was only about 2 feet long , very cool to see .


Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 2:27pm
We pulled pin and didn’t go west, just wasn’t confident enough in forecast. No doubt it is awesomely calm out there. 
Went east side this morning off east coast bays instead.  No marlin ... but we did manage couple of nice kings livebaiting, as well as other assorted snapper, gurnard and Trev on little jigs and home by 11.30 am.
Hope those that ventured out had a good day and look forward to few reports.




Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 3:54pm
Nice kings Shane. Clap

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Posted By: Nathan
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 6:31pm
A very slow day for us. Crossed at 7am through a bit of a jostle. Wind calmed during the morning. Went to 80m and then headed north through to 100m, then back south along the 100m line back to home. Saw a school of sauri but that was it. Ran 2 tuna lures but nothing. very quiet.


Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 7:24pm
Nice Shane


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 7:51pm
Marlin caught by the boat load today. I literally can't keep up with the reports coming in. In 10 minutes I'm off to weigh what has been reported as a black marlin

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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:43pm
144kg, a lure caught black marlin at 100m. Very cool

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Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:54pm
Wow, that’s awesome result for someone on the Black marlin.


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:58pm


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Posted By: spin king
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2021 at 7:50am
Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:



mint fish! what channel is everyone on?


Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2021 at 7:51am
CH63

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Posted By: spin king
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2021 at 8:41am
Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

CH63
Roger just crossed the bar was beauty


Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2021 at 8:59am
Raglan reportedly had 20+ marlin yesterday!!

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Posted By: Griffo
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 2:25pm
Got a nice stripey yesterday off the Manukau in 140m, 22.1 deg water at about 1pm. It came in and had a chew on the teaser then turned and hit the long corner but no hookup. It crossed over and popped the short rigger but still no hookup! it was then very pissed and smashed the long rigger hard and the hook set solidly. Got it boatside on the leader in about 15 mins but it was still real green and took off again. Got it on the leader again after 25 mins and released it. First time seeing a marlin for 3 of the crew - epic day had by all.






Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 8:58pm
Nice, we found 22.4 degrees on Saturday right on front of the bar in 67m. We spent 45 mins hooked up there but then it just swam away. Judging by the state of the trace it was bill wrapped. Got a few nice albies so a good day in all

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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2021 at 7:45am
Well done Griffo & crew!

Good release, Smudge👍


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Posted By: DJracing
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2021 at 7:48am
Huge ups to all those that got out there , great reports guys ..
Saturday looking good Tongue


Posted By: macka2012
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2021 at 12:08pm
Got this off the Manukau on Saturday in just over 100m - 125.6KG




Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2021 at 1:12pm
Some solid fish showing up now. well done Macka

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Posted By: Griffo
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2021 at 3:22pm
Nice one Macka!


Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2021 at 4:17pm
Great fish.
Well done.

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Posted By: Skoti
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2021 at 6:08pm
Busy weekend for me on the gantry for Counties .
Hung up eight fish , three of which were not the run of the mill strippies .

222kg blue marlin from the 120 mtr mark off the Manukau .


104 kg broadie caught " somewhere " out the west coast .

This guy jumped into a meatball and speared a 95kg fish from forum member Dunworking's boat .




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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2021 at 6:14pm
Very cool for the west coast, I heard New Plymouth had a Black and a Blue,

Dunworking is a forum member I know, well done broClapClap


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Posted By: yknot
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2021 at 6:24pm
Some nice fish there, well done.Clap
Was busy out there Saturday. 


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Posted By: Dunwurkn
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2021 at 8:17pm
Cheers AL a cool couple days out and 2 more cherries popped with a tag and release on Friday too but that speared one will certainly go down as on of the most special fish for us and first marlin for the spearo.

Some amazing footage was shot and will be worth a watch when it’s edited and ready in a few weeks.

Follow reef hunter channel on YouTube and you will be in for a treat when the video launches.

All I can say is anyone jumping in for a swim out wide and taking on a marlin has some big kahunas.


All the boats in the area were really good and gave us room so big thanks to all that gave way.



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