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Post by chariot on Mar 14, 2024 8:27:35 GMT 12
Just watched the start of the Kubota billfish tournament down here in Whitianga. 420 entrants and a shotgun start. Very spectacular. Biggest billfish tournament in the world now apparently. Only took 1 hour for the first marlin to be caught. Our son is entered and hadn't even got a line in the water when the first 2 were caught. Some very big boats in town yesterday. The fuel supply businesses were making a killing down at the wharf.
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Post by fish on Mar 14, 2024 8:47:11 GMT 12
Just watched the start of the Kubota billfish tournament down here in Whitianga. 420 entrants and a shotgun start. Very spectacular. Biggest billfish tournament in the world now apparently. Only took 1 hour for the first marlin to be caught. Our son is entered and hadn't even got a line in the water when the first 2 were caught. Some very big boats in town yesterday. The fuel supply businesses were making a killing down at the wharf. $350k top prize. All the 'spot prizes' are $10k. It is big business. Haven't got my head around it still being a kill and weigh competition. But I'm not sure how you measure a marlin, I guess that is the main constraint. Almost all other fishing competitions are going the more responsible measure and release route. Doubt there will be any fish left around Whitty after a competition that big. |
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Post by chariot on Mar 14, 2024 10:16:28 GMT 12
Most is tag and release. Only if you think you have a winning weight would you way it. Our son has 20 tags on board. All fish tagged are videoed with date and time and video evidence of tagged fish swimming away. I think it's about 90% tag and release.
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Post by fish on Mar 14, 2024 10:48:05 GMT 12
Most is tag and release. Only if you think you have a winning weight would you way it. Our son has 20 tags on board. All fish tagged are videoed with date and time and video evidence of tagged fish swimming away. I think it's about 90% tag and release. I see on the social channels there is loads of tagging going on. |
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Post by Fogg on Mar 14, 2024 11:26:52 GMT 12
That’s good to know.
Maybe they should make the biggest prize for the most confirmed tagged & released fish rather than biggest single fish caught 😊
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Post by dp on Mar 14, 2024 12:22:55 GMT 12
Just watched the start of the Kubota billfish tournament down here in Whitianga. 420 entrants and a shotgun start. Very spectacular. Biggest billfish tournament in the world now apparently. Only took 1 hour for the first marlin to be caught. Our son is entered and hadn't even got a line in the water when the first 2 were caught. Some very big boats in town yesterday. The fuel supply businesses were making a killing down at the wharf. A few boats anchored within metres of our club's sign written permanent rounding mark and then yelled abuse when we sailed through them to round it. Fucking wankers and their rivertinos. Hope a few end up on the rocks, they usually do. |
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Post by fish on Mar 14, 2024 12:30:44 GMT 12
Just watched the start of the Kubota billfish tournament down here in Whitianga. 420 entrants and a shotgun start. Very spectacular. Biggest billfish tournament in the world now apparently. Only took 1 hour for the first marlin to be caught. Our son is entered and hadn't even got a line in the water when the first 2 were caught. Some very big boats in town yesterday. The fuel supply businesses were making a killing down at the wharf. A few boats anchored within metres of our club's sign written permanent rounding mark and then yelled abuse when we sailed through them to round it. Fucking wankers and their rivertinos. Hope a few end up on the rocks, they usually do. You don't understand dp, that isn't a rounding mark anymore, it's a fish aggregating device... |
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Post by chariot on Mar 14, 2024 14:45:42 GMT 12
Come on dp, it's good for the local economy.
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Post by harrytom on Mar 14, 2024 15:11:02 GMT 12
Neph,baratrauma gets them but not likely with surface game fish but fighting them for a 1hr or 2 cant be good for them.I dont game fish no nterest in it.ew caught his first marlin last week 125kg,had it proffesinally smoked. I did tell him they taste like shit and better off with a smoked kahawai,yep he agreed.
Now going to tag and release. Got to hold them and tow slowly for 15/20 minutes so they light up and swim away.
Interesting that USA/Hawai/Mexico are now finding tag n release may not be good for the fisherary as they have found a good number swim away and actually die,I said the same for any released fish
1 in 7 die from injuries sustained in the fight but push is on too use lighter gear so it favours the fish and angler needs to use mind. 120kg + fish using 15kg line becomes a battle of wits
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Post by fish on Mar 14, 2024 15:40:18 GMT 12
Neph,baratrauma gets them but not likely with surface game fish but fighting them for a 1hr or 2 cant be good for them.I dont game fish no nterest in it.ew caught his first marlin last week 125kg,had it proffesinally smoked. I did tell him they taste like shit and better off with a smoked kahawai,yep he agreed. Now going to tag and release. Got to hold them and tow slowly for 15/20 minutes so they light up and swim away. Interesting that USA/Hawai/Mexico are now finding tag n release may not be good for the fisherary as they have found a good number swim away and actually die,I said the same for any released fish 1 in 7 die from injuries sustained in the fight but push is on too use lighter gear so it favours the fish and angler needs to use mind. 120kg + fish using 15kg line becomes a battle of wits You've got to understand the USA et al use electric reels, aka mains powered winches, on all their game fishing. Very different to NZ fishing, no stand up, no gimbal belt, just push the button and wind them in. But in saying that, if 1 in 7 die from injuries, that is 6 out of 7 that live to swim another day. Can't be that bad. Then, compare the biomass taken recreationally to the commercial tuna fleets in the Eastern Pacific... |
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Post by dp on Mar 14, 2024 15:42:01 GMT 12
Come on dp, it's good for the local economy. I'm not denying that and I'm a sponsor of the MBGFC grid and the logo competition. But in every group of people there will be wankers and they were anchored next to Buffalo last night. |
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Post by harrytom on Mar 14, 2024 15:49:40 GMT 12
Neph,baratrauma gets them but not likely with surface game fish but fighting them for a 1hr or 2 cant be good for them.I dont game fish no nterest in it.ew caught his first marlin last week 125kg,had it proffesinally smoked. I did tell him they taste like shit and better off with a smoked kahawai,yep he agreed. Now going to tag and release. Got to hold them and tow slowly for 15/20 minutes so they light up and swim away. Interesting that USA/Hawai/Mexico are now finding tag n release may not be good for the fisherary as they have found a good number swim away and actually die,I said the same for any released fish 1 in 7 die from injuries sustained in the fight but push is on too use lighter gear so it favours the fish and angler needs to use mind. 120kg + fish using 15kg line becomes a battle of wits You've got to understand the USA et al use electric reels, aka mains powered winches, on all their game fishing. Very different to NZ fishing, no stand up, no gimbal belt, just push the button and wind them in. But in saying that, if 1 in 7 die from injuries, that is 6 out of 7 that live to swim another day. Can't be that bad. Then, compare the biomass taken recreationally to the commercial tuna fleets in the Eastern Pacific... Have marlin fishing once and its the most boring thing I have ever done in 10hrs,7/8knts towing a bit of plastic trying too raise a fish,endless fucken circles for nothing.Did drink a lot of beer if thats a bonus.Keep getting invites and keeping saying NO you should know by now Im not interested. A mate from Gisborne showed me a broadbill they caught,10hr fight only to find they missed the cut off,was a 10k winning fish if the got in on time,some contests say you have to be at weigh in by a certain time and say if you hook up within time limit its persissable to land after cut off. |
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Post by Fogg on Mar 14, 2024 18:05:21 GMT 12
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Post by chariot on Mar 14, 2024 19:12:04 GMT 12
If you are so concerned about the ocean and coastal environment, I think we could start with getting S/E Asia to clean up their act before we worry about what happens in NZ.
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Post by fish on Mar 14, 2024 19:33:07 GMT 12
From your link: Governed by ethical fishing practices, the contest prides itself on sustainability, with one of the main categories being “tag and release”. What was caught is identified and earmarked for scientific research before being released back into the wild.Kubota don't just make diggers. They make industrial diesel engines, one of which is in the form of a Beta in my boat. They are also the base engine for Nanni's. Anyway, I was going to get into blatant stereo typing and say the type of people that buy diggers wouldn't see kill and weigh as a problem. But, I think those view changing. Legasea is doing a lot of work around that, and there is a growing awareness of stewardship for the sea. Many more competitions are going to measure and release, especially for the likes of snapper, kings, kahawai etc. |
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