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Current Lines 23rd December 2013
The last song on Coast Radio was by CCR, there is a small silence I look out the window and see “a bad moon rising”. Fishing wise that is a great big glowing golden orb. Who said fishing is bad on a BIG moon?
The Whangarei Deep Sea Anglers Club - is currently seeking applicants for it’s successful Junior Team to fish the BOI International Yellowtail Tournament in June 2014. If you are aged between 11 and 17 and enjoy fishing and are already a Member, or would like to join the Club and be considered for a place in the Team, please send an expression of interest by Tuesday the 28th of Jan 2014 by ringing Sue at the Club office on 09-434 3818 or e-mail fish@clear.net.nz . So if your kid, nephew, cousin, daughter, niece live handy in the Whangarei area then get them to write in. A fishing trip of their lifetime is on offer.
As at 2145 hours Sunday 22nd December after an extensive two hours trolling the normal hotspots for anything gamefishing and fish related gossip I have the following to report below. This weekend one would have thought the fish would have been leaping into game boats up and down the country, yet on VHF channel 4 all I heard throughout the day was three yatchies moaning “not enough wind to sail up to the BOI”, and they had to use their motors although one had caught two albacore up outside Mimiwhangata.
This summer - fish to date - with great anticipation we all have awaited for the seasons firsts to be called in. Early in the month a tagged and released Shortbill spearfish for BOI angler Marc Noakes, from the 11th December there was a good sized Bigeye tuna from Whitianga to angler Simon Brown off the vessel Humdinger weighing in at 114.60 kg although Chris Rippey's Bigeye was caught first back on the 24th October, from the 14th December a Blue marlin was lost after a prolonged fight by a solo angler hooking the fish on 24kg only for it to die on the bottom. Several other marlin were seen during the fight, a large tuna was lost close to the boat off the Alderman rise, with marlin seen in 1100m of water north of the rise, and a striped marlin was lost at the back of Great Barrier Island. From the 15th Striped marlin and Shortbill spearfish were seen out by White Island whilst looking for tuna, 16th two Striped marlin were lost from the same boat an hour apart down off Waihau Bay, and on the 17th Striped marlin were seen feeding at Motiti Island, BOP. With this much action so far it is only time on the water that is restricting the first marlin of the season to be caught.
And there have been some good sized snapper reported. The heaviest by BOI Swordfish Club member Guy Jacobsen weighing 14 kg, caught on the 25th November; Don Arnold caught and weighed his 12.410 kg fish at Hawkes Bay on 7th December and Louis Wright from the Mercury Bay Club weighed in a 12.21 kg snapper on the 21st December.
Dates to look forward to in the New Year - have you earned enough brownie points? Did you get SWIMBO a great sparkly present? Just some of the events on offer that you may be able to attend if you have some points to trade off; Kawhia One Base, Fitzroy One Base run by the Clevedon club, Houhora One Base 20th Birthday, Whakatane Big Four, Whangamata Ladies – biggest nautigirls in Southern Hemisphere, (just in case SWIBO wants to tag along),Whangamata Classic, NZSFC NATIONALs ‘who wants to be a NZ Champion angler?’, Waikato Sport Fishing Club take out the girls fishing comp for breast cancer awareness, BOI Swordfish Club have a host of Tournaments, the KFL 7’s is a new Tournament, and there are many more, you just have to look and see for the nearest fishing comp to you.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
The Team at Petroleum Logistics would like to wish you all a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year. We hope the weather is great! Enjoy your break - Stay safe out there on the roads and water, kick back, relax and enjoy!!
A big thank you to the team of NZ Sport Fishing for their support throughout the year promoting our Marina Fuel Sites and PL Fuel Cards and to those of you who have already taken advantage of PL Fuel Cards! Applications have been pouring in lately. Remember, by being a member of NZ Sport Fishing you can apply for PL Fuel Cards at no cost to you, saving you 6c/L incl GST off the pump price at PL Marinas and 10c/L incl GST off the pump price at participating Mobil Service Stations and Truck Stops, New World & Pak N Sav Supermarket Fuel Outlets. Mobil have also now extended this discount to many of the smaller sites where discounts previously weren't given! SO ... email admin@plpl.co.nz to request forms or download them off our website www.petroleumlogistics.co.nz. Application AND Direct Debit Form Required!
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Contrary to what was printed earlier, the heaviest yellowtail weighed so far this season was caught on 22/07/2013 by Tauranga angler Adam El-Agez weighing a very respectable 43.40 kg from the vicinity of Mayor Island.
Best Wishes and Merry Christmas to all
NZSFC
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