– by Paul Batten Current Lines Editor
Monday 7th January 2019
I was walkin’ down the street Concentratin’ on truckin’ right,
heard a dark voice beside of me And I looked round in a state of fright.
I saw four faces one mad A brother from the gutter They looked me up and down a bit And turned to each other. I say….
I don’t like cricket oh no, I love it. I don’t like cricket no no I love it.
Don’t you walk thru my words You got to show some respect. Yeah to Trent Bolt, best bowling versus Pakistan, on NZ soil.
A great way to start the season, now the wind is playing ball. The blue type links to facebook pages; click and like them to get the news first hand, or you can read it here!
Ahipara Gamefish Club Inc. 2018/19 Season. 30 mins Courtesy weigh for Rory Roberson from Muriwai club this afternoon. First one at the weigh station this season. A massive 127kg off Ahipara. These guys have set the bar for marlin this summer. Let’s get into it AGC.
Houhora Big Game & Sports Fishing Club Best workup up seen for a long time at 122 metres behind the Shallow Patch, water 19.2 degrees, colour not great. Hundreds of gannets spread far and wide, outnumbering the dolphins. This clip just a small piece of the action seen today. However, nothing was to be pulled from it, still a magnificent spectacle to watch. Good to see no seiners.
Whangaroa Sport Fishing Club (Inc) we weighed in a striped marlin of 114.4kg yesterday, caught by Kimberly Diehl on 24kg from “Reel Warrior” at the Garden Patch. Barry Plumpton from Warkworth GFC was out wide back of Stevies, and caught a bigeye tuna of 56.7kg, from the launch “X-cellerate”.
Terry Semmens to NZ BIG GAME FISHING Released a stripe Marlin in 120m off ocean beach yesterday 30th, est. 80-90Kg. Water temp 21.0c Honda 250 doing the business..
Houhora Big Game & Sports Fishing Club Another monster bass today…this time for Houhora club member Bevan Cates. The huge bass weighed in at 70.8 kg (156.08 lbs) and is the heaviest to date this season for a club member. Congratulations Bevan and the team. Congratulations to Rupert Gates on making it to the 20 pounder club with his first 20 pounder weighing 10.06 kg (22.13 lb) snapper.
Way to go First gamefish honours for the club season go to those keen fishos on ‘Vandy’s Vessel’ skippered by owner Aaron Van der Poel. Dennis Lamb’s albacore weighing in at 11.60/24kg with Neil Attwood’s going a pilchard’s tail heavier at 11.66/24kg.
Tauranga Sport Fishing Club (Inc.) Congratulations Ocean Monarch, Excellent few days fishing early season. Louise Stewart 37kg/Lure/T&R Striped Marlin. Sponsors Grid High Duty Plastics 24. Anders Morens 37kg/Lure/93.9Kg Striped Marlin Caught in Port of Tauranga. (Mens Pin/First weighed)
Waihau Bay Sport Fishing Club Some pics of Scott and Sarah Adamson with their striped marlin caught from Little Reefer. Kristine Shove caught this nice shortbill and Winnie with her great snapper.
Tauranga Sport Fishing Club (Inc.) Congrats Nick and the OP team with a beauty 27.2kg s/b Spearfish from the Port of Tauranga grid today. Season officially ON!
Waihau Bay Well done to the crew fishing on “Execution” (our office lady Janie’s 645 Game King) who nailed this early season Shortbill today. Congrats guys, and there must be some nice water out there already – time to dust off the big gear! Little Reefer Waihau Bay Had a hunch on an area today. Big trip out wide paying off with the first marlin for the season. Took the Red Gill Lures !
Whangarei Deep Sea Anglers Club December A couple of nice shortbill spearfish for Leona and Petra onboard #harlequin in sponsors grid Mckenzie Contracting.
Tauranga Sport Fishing Club (Inc.) Well done Louise Stewart,T/R Striped Marlin this morning on Ocean Monarch caught in sponsors grid High Duty Plastics on 37kg
Bay of Islands Swordfish Club (Inc) Congratulations to the team aboard Mazara who are fishing the BOISC Icebreaker tournament & caught this 311kg Blue marlin with Bryce Imms as the angler & skipper Bevan Beauchamp. Well done to the team on a great fish!
Tauranga Sport Fishing Club (Inc.) Well done Jane Lee fishing on Fascination 2, Landed her first Shortbill Spearfish @ 22.2kgs while fishing in High Duty Plastics #24 on 37kg.
Tairua – Reel Fowl is at The Aldermen Islands. December 22 at 4:50 PM · SBSF 25.3kg on 2kg line by angler Riki Peihepa off the Big Red. Season off to a good start…
Carpe diem, seas the day, lets go fishing!