Oracle and Cascade are out at sea now. Weather's been crap since Friday. Oracle due back in this arvo, then heading out again with another crew so should get some intel on what's going down soon. 

Hi Guys,

yeh not sure if it will be like last year,i was working on a factory trawler down there last year and ive got video of between 20-30 bluefin swimming along each side of our boat while we were towing on a great day down there,date on camera was 5th of next month but with no hoki boats there it could be bit harder to find.

Book one for me please!

i didn't care if i had to paddle out in a canoe and catch one this year but was lucky enough to get a mate with a fishing boat in westport to take us whenever we are ready so just got to wait and see what happens with the fish and weather,was gutted to miss out last weekend

Just got an email from a mate to say that another mate of ours got a bluefin estimated at 300 kg which they are bringing in to weigh, they also lost another one after 3 hours when a brand new rod broke. I don't know what boat they were on, but they were about 100 miles off the coast.  will post some more info when I find out more.

yer i heard matt was down there doing something crazy kezza

what i hear its not far off

in murchison now having a feed.We stayed the night on Oracle and we decided to pull the pin as the weather may not clear until monday.....60 to 70 mile out the boats are going Fish are down really deep and It's chum chum chum all night....If you do get a good shot at them you will definately catch one or 2 but other then that It'sd a very very bumpy trip...I'm heading back to wellington now and may head down again on sunday If i get a phone call....It's a bummer but that's fishing for you...trip just before us lost a bigun on the hand line....cable broke at the boat and they had 5 guys pulling on the line ...grubs up later all...will let ya know more when I get home....Oh Cherveza blew a motor

Doing it tough for sure Tommy,  hopefully you will get the call and be back into it