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For what it's worth the 80 to 90m has been fishing really well out of Whangamata. If you make it back soon, let me know and I can let you know what I've heard down here. Channel 3 is the fishing chat channel. It's worth listening too, as it gives you a feeling on what's going on.
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Originally posted by Tonto2 Tonto2 wrote:

Thats what people always say when you fail eh Mike , at least you had a go. �£�£�£. I always tell my grandkids you cant catch them sitting on the couch. Good luck on the west coast gamefish.

Yeah we had a crack at SBT's last year. Nothing for two days but at least we tried instead of thinking 'why didn't we do that' Big smile
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Went out on Saturday from Whangamata to have a crack at the yellowfin, not very successful, but we did boat a 87kg stripey!
No idea what we were doing..
you can't fix an idiot with duct tape, but it does muffle them for a while...
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Originally posted by Big -Dave Big -Dave wrote:

Went out on Saturday from Whangamata to have a crack at the yellowfin, not very successful, but we did boat a 87kg stripey!
No idea what we were doing..

Well it would appear to me that you did know!
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No teasers, no outriggers, just two borrowed rods and lures, out flopping around amongst the big flash boats..
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Just the basics and ya cracked it ..😃😃 shows you don't need all the flash gears.. just some trying
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Agree, well done Big Dave. We got the first marlin on our boat 90 mins into our game fishing adventure. The lure was a $7 Doorknob from a bargain bin at The Warehouse. Heaviest marlin (110kg) from the west coast for our One Base and 3rd overall. We were beaten into 2nd by a 110.7kg fish. 

You got one, just like we did. Be proud!
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The hunt is on again. I tried last year but no cigar. If anyone has any intel of tuna close in i would appreciate a heads up. Not exact marks of course but any info greatly appreciated. A yellowfiin is a fish on top of my bucket list. Cheers guys
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Watching this thread with interest. I'm with you Tonto - 6m alloy boat and very interested in targeting YF. One suggestion - maybe launch at Mangawhai (bar is fine if you follow the rules - been over there several times no issue) and try outside the Hen and Chicks?
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Yeah i am in a 6.2 so closer in the better.
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Last weekend there were quite a few caught between the kumera Patch and the V. I haven't heard anything since though. 
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Not \heard of any Westie YFT's yet this yearoff the Manukau but with marlin caught down New Plymouth and one at least lost up here then there's a fair chance we're in for a treat. At this stage there are very big swells coming through Wednesday but  Saturday is almost looking doable.
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Well 2 more beautiful days chasing yellowfin at Tauranga. Chasing being the word as we trolled for 2 days without laying eyes on a tuna. We did catch trevally, kingis, blue macks and many other species over some of the pins and had some awesome sushimi but alas still no tuna. Ah well pretty lucky to fish for 2 days in exceptional weather.
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Did you have any intel as to what was happening in your area? If the fish were around, you might have expected to nail some. They are catching at Gisborne and Mahia right now. Waiting for them to drift a bit further south. Hopefully they are a week or more away yet. Still finsihing off an outrigger set up and a bunch of other jobs. I am not quite organised for them yet.
But some intel will help - a hot bite in some location. Were you working off something - SSTs, currents etc. Around here, I never go blind trolling. I am always aiming for some spot(s)
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Cheers Alan, yes we had some tip offs to troll from Mayor down towards WHale but the action just didn’t materialise. Monday we went from towards the Aldies also on a tipoff but yeahnah. Still great to be out on the water after a long absence. I will keep trying.
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Having never caught a YFT I reckon I'm the right guy to start handing out advise Martyn!

I know they are at 85m off the Manukau. try some surface lures and some Rapalas. I was talking to a guy (yeah that guy) who told me that there were plenty around on Sunday but weren't interested in their lures. He has a wealth of knowledge on the west coast off the Manukau as an ex commercial fisherman T and says they are more likely to bite if there's a bit of chop. The weapon of choice is Rapalas in Raro and they get plenty over there. 30m behind the boat. Alan L will know more about it than me because he has actually caught them!
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Monday next week is looking good at this stage
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👍 thanks Mike. We been trolling 2 nomad bibbed lures and 3 skirted lures. Pretty sure we just didnt find them though.
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Yep some diver lures are a must and some medium skirts. Run them back a bit more than usual. The more chop the better - for tuna. When it is too rough to fish, then the bite is really on.
Glassy flat days make the job a lot harder. Near inpossible. If you find a bust up, fish jumping, and they won't take a lure, switch to poppers. Deadly. Prob caught most of mine on poppers. They wil also work when the fish are around but the bite is dead. ie - you know you are over YF - maybe (hopefully) marking them on the sounder. But nothing is working. Time to drag out the popper.
I am going to be running 3 lures. At least 1 will be a diver. Some big YF and big eye being caught off Gissy and Mahia now. (100+kg). Last pic I saw was off a rapala.
If you want a bit of advice - Laser pros are excellent forYF  . I have checked and you can get them here. If you have one bibbed lure get a blue laser pro.
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