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First and Heaviest Fish for the Season 2018-2019

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FIRST FISH 2019

SpeciesDateAnglerWeight/TaggedArea CaughtAnglers Club
Albacore01/07/18 Kendall Ashton 9.1Waihau Bay Mt Maunganui 
Bigeye Tuna06/15/18Peter Randrup66.5Cape RunawayWaihau Bay
Black Marlin 26/01/19Aaron Brassett134.0Doubtless BayDoubtless Bay
Blue Marlin18/12/18 Sean Hay161.0Cape BrettWhangarei
Blue Shark23/10/18 Kaci Pulham (Junior)T/RTutukakaWDSAC
Bluefin Tuna (Pacific)     
Bluefin Tuna (Southern) 01/07/18Zach Pennell97.3Waihau Bay Mt Maunganui 
Broadbill/Swordfish 24/07/18John BuckleyT/R Doubtless Bay 
Bronze Whaler 04/08/18James Wilmot T/RKawauWDSAC
Bass/Sea Bass (NZ)27/09/18Russell Harvey7.22kgMayor IslandTauranga 
Hammerhead10/11/18Nicola RatheT/RPakiriWarkworth
Hapuka 15/19/18Dillon Buckton18.84kgMayor KnollsTauranga
Kahawai 06/07/18Baxter Emerson 2.051kgWaitemataBig Fish FC
Mahimahi 06/01/19 Samatha Thomas (Junior)5.25kgNine PinBOISC
Mako10/11/18Nicola RatheT/RWarkworthWarkworth
Porbeagle     
SB Spearfish27/12/18Corinna Hill29.2kgAldermans Tauranga
Skipjack Tuna01/07/18Frank Van Vroonhoven2.2kgWaihau Bay Waikato SFC 
Slender Tuna19/09/18Floyd Pratt4.8WhakataneWaihau Bay
Snapper 07/07/18Mitchell Tombleson8.860Matakana Tauranga
Striped Marlin (Tagged)28/12/18Bill WebbT/RMayor KnollsTauranga
Striped Marlin (Weighed) 16/12/18Jim Nicholson 101.96The Hook Mercury Bay GFC
Thresher 23/03/19Aaron Armstrong  T/RPoor Knights WDSAC 
Thresher – Bigeye     
Tope 02/07/18Stephen CrockattT/RBlack Rocks BOISC
Trevally 11/08/18Adam Milnes1.505PukehinaTauranga  
Wahoo 05/04/19John Bruce  18.35kg Hokianga Hokianga BGSFC 
Yellowfin21/10/18 Hadley Greenhalgh78.10 kgNine Pin Trench BOISC
Yellowtail (Kingfish)01/07/18Finn Cook (Junior)17.16kgCavalli Islands Whangaroa 

HEAVIEST 2019

SpeciesDateAnglerWeightArea CaughtAnglers Club
Albacore15/06/19Keith Vallabh28.3kgLottin Point Waikato SFC
Bigeye Tuna15/12/18 Steven Waters107.0kgCape BrettWhangarei
Black Marlin21/02/19Bob Udy135.3kgHokiangaCounties
Blue Marlin05/03/19 Dave Towersey318kgCape RunawayWaihau Bay
Blue Shark 26/01/19Craig Harris  35kgOtago Coast Tautuku 
Bluefin Tuna (Pacific)     
Bluefin Tuna (Southern) 29/06/19Ryan Brosnan116.0kgEast CapeTauranga SFC
Broadbill/Swordfish 27/04/19Alan Langdon335.2kgWhangareiMuriwai SFC
Bronze Whaler19/08/18 Finn Vezey199.60kgRussellBOI
Bass/Sea Bass (NZ)30/12/18Bevan Cates70.8kgHouhoraHouhora
Hammerhead     
Hapuka03/06/19Rhys Tibbits24.3kgHouhoraMuriwai SFC
Kahawai19/02/19Shallab Rudolph3.35kgRaglanRaglan
Mahimahi09/03/19Matthew Cave 15.7kgCape RunawayWaihau Bay
Mako20/02/19 Jim Tamblin115.6kgOmaio Te Kaha
Porbeagle     
SB Spearfish25/01/19Hamish Carmichael38.20kgGisborneGisborne/Tatapouri SFC
Skipjack Tuna 14/07/18Christine Busby11.6kgWhite Island 
Slender Tuna23/11/18Fred Christensen8.20kgDogger Bank Whangamata
Snapper15/12/18Milton Kiri13.72kgWhitianga BayTe Kaha SFC
Snapper – Smalfry/Junior17/01/19Che Collier (Junior)12.37kgTe Kaha Te Kaha SFC
Striped Marlin25/04/19John Mawer 191.5kgBay of IslandsBOISC
Thresher     
Thresher – Bigeye     
Tope9/10/18 Marlin Candy 26.12kgStephenson IsWhangaroa
Trevally22/04/19David Adams6.280kgThree KingsWarkworth  
Wahoo 05/04/19John Bruce  18.35kg Hokianga Hokianga BGSFC 
Yellowfin21/10/18 Hadley Greenhalgh78.10 kgNine Pin TrenchBOISC
Yellowtail (Kingfish)04/05/19Craig Miller33.85kgGisborneGisborne/Tatapouri SFC