Houseplant Posted November 28 Report Share Posted November 28 (edited) Catch of the day. Yellowfin tuna estimated at 60kg. Took an hour to land on heavy trolling gear. Edited November 28 by Houseplant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 That is a whopper !!! It always amazes me how hard those tuna fight using that thin 'rudder' 😯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 WOW! That is indeed a whopper, did you sell it on or cut it up and freeze it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted November 29 Author Report Share Posted November 29 We're not legally allowed to sell any recreationally caught fish in NZ. Spent a good couple of hours last night taking off the loins. Tonight's job is tidying them up, portioning and vacuum packing. I'll give away a fair bit to deserving folk. Head and frame plus a few extras went to a needy household, that's a big thing here. They will eat every last scrap of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 1 minute ago, Houseplant said: We're not legally allowed to sell any recreationally caught fish in NZ. Spent a good couple of hours last night taking off the loins. Tonight's job is tidying them up, portioning and vacuum packing. I'll give away a fair bit to deserving folk. Head and frame plus a few extras went to a needy household, that's a big thing here. They will eat every last scrap of it. That is interesting and WELL DONE to you for making full use of the fish by portioning it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Cracking fish, and that's a nice about sharing the fish and of course eating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Great photograph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 That's a corker. Great catch and nice to see it being well used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Hello, Well done 👍, Beats a tin out of Tesco 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihrauch17 Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Great catch well done. I watch Wicked Tuna and they catch some huge fish that go for thousands of dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Awesome fish well done 😊 and good with the shared around the needy hate seeing them go to waste 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Please tell me you got it from your jet ski. was an ambition of mine to catch a small tuna on light tackle,[ imagine a 10kg mackerel] or in your case 60kg. theres quite a few caught around the UK in the last few years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted November 29 Author Report Share Posted November 29 39 minutes ago, islandgun said: Please tell me you got it from your jet ski. was an ambition of mine to catch a small tuna on light tackle,[ imagine a 10kg mackerel] or in your case 60kg. theres quite a few caught around the UK in the last few years I wish! I did try several times, but no luck. In retrospect, having now fought one of these fish, that was probably a good thing! Sadly, I was advised by the Mrs to sell the jetski when I bought my boat 2.5 years ago. I've been following the bluefin tuna story in the UK. Crazy to see online outlets dedicated to British big game fishing. I know it happened historically, but good to see the fish are back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Thats a fine catch, they do fight hard, they are like a sports car with their shape and power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Thats a very nice fish , its surprising how dark there flesh is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted November 30 Report Share Posted November 30 (edited) Well done nice fish they are catching some nice Bluefin tuna down west Wales this one was 900lb Edited November 30 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted November 30 Author Report Share Posted November 30 5 hours ago, Rim Fire said: Well done nice fish they are catching some nice Bluefin tuna down west Wales this one was 900lb I've been following the bluefin story in the UK, just wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B686 Posted November 30 Report Share Posted November 30 On 28/11/2024 at 22:53, Houseplant said: Catch of the day. Yellowfin tuna estimated at 60kg. Took an hour to land on heavy trolling gear. Wow well done! would love to catch one like that! Caught one about 10lb and that fought hard enough thought it was going to be a lot bigger than it was🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted November 30 Author Report Share Posted November 30 35 minutes ago, B686 said: Wow well done! would love to catch one like that! Caught one about 10lb and that fought hard enough thought it was going to be a lot bigger than it was🤣 Nice. Those smaller models are easier to handle. I was secretly hoping for a couple of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted yesterday at 07:37 Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:37 (Very) small kipper today 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted yesterday at 08:46 Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:46 Bet that stripped the line back to a bare spool 😲😆 Is that a blenny ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted yesterday at 09:24 Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:24 26 minutes ago, JKD said: Bet that stripped the line back to a bare spool 😲😆 Is that a blenny ? I'll use the tuna gear next time! I would have put the fish down as a blenny or goby, but no, everything is back-to-front or upside down here. It's an estuarine triplefin (local slang, cockabully). We do have blennies, but they are more ornate. There is one species of endemic marine goby that I can find in the references and a few others that have made their way over from Australia. In addition, we have several species of freshwater goby which are like a big miller's thumb, remember those! Probably a longer answer than you anticipated, but I have an amateur interest in marine biology and this has been tonight's project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted yesterday at 09:31 Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:31 6 minutes ago, Houseplant said: I'll use the tuna gear next time! I would have put the fish down as a blenny or goby, but no, everything is back-to-front or upside down here. It's an estuarine triplefin (local slang, cockabully). We do have blennies, but they are more ornate. There is one species of endemic marine goby that I can find in the references and a few others that have made their way over from Australia. In addition, we have several species of freshwater goby which are like a big miller's thumb, remember those! Probably a longer answer than you anticipated, but I have an amateur interest in marine biology and this has been tonight's project. Yes, I used to catch them in a net from the river Chelmer, some time in the last century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted yesterday at 09:39 Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:39 11 minutes ago, Houseplant said: I'll use the tuna gear next time! I would have put the fish down as a blenny or goby, but no, everything is back-to-front or upside down here. It's an estuarine triplefin (local slang, cockabully). We do have blennies, but they are more ornate. There is one species of endemic marine goby that I can find in the references and a few others that have made their way over from Australia. In addition, we have several species of freshwater goby which are like a big miller's thumb, remember those! Probably a longer answer than you anticipated, but I have an amateur interest in marine biology and this has been tonight's project. Of course,,,, goby 🤦♂️ Those liitl'uns always have nicknames,,,, still, make sure you have the boat ready next time, with engine running 🎣 🚤 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago On 29/11/2024 at 10:02, Weihrauch17 said: Great catch well done. I watch Wicked Tuna and they catch some huge fish that go for thousands of dollars. Getting Blue Fins of that size off of our coasts again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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