Island Time 1,235 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Is pretty good! Here is a 263kg Bluefin Tuna caught on my brothers boat off Westport yesterday, after a 12hour steam from Mana, in Wellington. Good fish! Lindsay (the woman in the pic) caught and landed the fish. Well done Lindsay! Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 This fish has just been verified as a World Record for a female angler!!!! and no-one even commented? I thought some of you would be interested in fishing as well, not just sailing... Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I was more impressed that you got from Mana to Westport in 12 hours!! Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Agree that its a honking great fish, and looks very impressive, but I'm not much into fishing for the sake of records or for sport. I'm more interested in nabbing enough fish (or shellfish) for one or two meals for one or two people. Top effort though and I'm sure it was a struggle to land a massive and powerful fish like that. Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Booboo, it is a fizznasty! 58 ltrs/hr at 20knts... and they were not after a record - 1st bluefin they have ever caught!!! Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Astonishing sized unit all right. Helping deliver my mates yacht , we took a black marlin on the way to Tonga in 2011. We didn't particularly expect it or want it but it died. We were close enough to get into port and give most of it away to the locals so that worked out ok. That thing was big enough at about 150 kg.( weight taken by measurements) There was a point there as we lifted it aboard that I looked at it and realised , we had the weight equivalent of a 3GM yanmar and gearbox swinging around there. Link to post Share on other sites
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