Houseplant Posted Thursday at 22:53 Report Share Posted Thursday at 22:53 (edited) Catch of the day. Yellowfin tuna estimated at 60kg. Took an hour to land on heavy trolling gear. Edited Thursday at 22:54 by Houseplant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted Friday at 06:08 Report Share Posted Friday at 06:08 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 Friday at 07:13 Report Share Posted Friday at 07:13 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 Friday at 08:29 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 08:29 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 Friday at 08:32 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:32 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 Friday at 08:42 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:42 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 Friday at 08:45 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:45 Great photograph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted Friday at 08:46 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:46 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 Friday at 09:11 Report Share Posted Friday at 09:11 Hello, Well done 👍, Beats a tin out of Tesco 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihrauch17 Posted Friday at 10:02 Report Share Posted Friday at 10:02 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 Friday at 10:02 Report Share Posted Friday at 10:02 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 Friday at 10:11 Report Share Posted Friday at 10:11 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 Friday at 10:56 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 10:56 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 Friday at 19:10 Report Share Posted Friday at 19:10 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 Friday at 20:03 Report Share Posted Friday at 20:03 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 Saturday at 12:13 Report Share Posted Saturday at 12:13 (edited) Well done nice fish they are catching some nice Bluefin tuna down west Wales this one was 900lb Edited Saturday at 12:13 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted Saturday at 17:43 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 17:43 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 Saturday at 18:34 Report Share Posted Saturday at 18:34 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 Saturday at 19:11 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 19:11 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...
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