marlin

Had a hammer head tail walk this morning on light gear, was only about a 60-70 cm one but impressive.

Brad76 wrote: Had a hammer head tail walk this morning on light gear, was only about a 60-70 cm one but impressive.

that would be cool to see, young Thrashers are also quite happy to jump and look around as well, then we have Bronzies doing it, and Gt Whites when attacking pray...

Sailfish Who knows the way the season is going. Should paddle out and hang a livie out there off the yak. Skippies should show up in the bay this season too hopefully/

Off topic.but what nz tuna?pns $9.99 kg whole

RockhoppnMad wrote: definitely a mako,saw the same thing out from Stanmore it was a first for us

tail walking

Shortbill spearfish. Unlikely but with warm water anything can turn up almost anywhere

forgot to mention both Marlin and Makos can and will often just keep jumping for the hell of it,
you get to know them well and pick the difference straight off once you have seen quite a few,
sometimes you only need to catch the end of the jump, see the splash and a small bit of body/tail/head and you can pick which fish it is straight off,
the more time at sea you spend the more often you will see them,
Sun Fish are another that jump but that is normally early hours in the morning and the splash can be huge,
but that is another story, keep these sightings locked in you head and next time you see are fish jumping you may get a better glimpse of at and ID it then bring back fro memory your other fish, compare and analyze, you may sort it out one day what you saw and be confident in the future know which it is....

Orcas have a liking for young Thrashers, but yes other sharks are quite happy to eat each other even if its to just reduce competition,
your correct on the more vertical, possible due to the nature of their propulsion...