Angler Marc from the USA spend a couple of days GT Popping with us aboard Bite Me Too hoping to land his first ever GT. After a few smaller to mid-sized fish his Cubera got monstered...
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Angler Marc from the USA spend a couple of days GT Popping with us aboard Bite Me Too hoping to land his first ever GT. After a few smaller to mid-sized fish his Cubera got monstered...
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Its Wahoo Central now around Kadavu Island !
The Wahoo are thick and we are catching many Wahoo in sized up to 45kg (100lbs).
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We are now well out of the normal summer GT Popping season and the Trades have started to push in but so far the weather has been reasonably cooperative - So much so that we are still throwing Poppers and seeing some nice GTs.
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To celebrate the re-branding of Pacific Sun to Fiji Link, Fiji Airways is giving everyone the chance to win a fantastic prize:
Win a return trip for two to Kadavu Island staying at Matava, Fiji’s Premier Eco Adventure Resort.
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We have been delighted to once again welcome the IGFA Anglers Digest TV film crew to Matava Resort and Bite Me Gamefishing Charters. Show Host Bill Boyce was here a few years ago in the winter time for some insane wahoo & Sailfish action fishing with BlueWater Magazine Editor Tim Simpson. Bill set the new M-04 Fiji National Record for Pacific Sailfish and both Bill and Tim landed IGFA World Record Wahoo with Tim's fish just edging out Bills for the current M-04 World Record.
Tim Simpson's M-04 IGFA World Record |
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A nice Doggie caught jigging for guest angler Mike |
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Why they call them Dogtooth Tuna ! |
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Skipper Joe took angler Boyang Zhang out for some deep-water jigging last week aboard the new boat Bite Me Too. Great weather meant ideal jigging conditions and Boyang made the most of it hooking up and landing a 19.6kg Albacore setting a new M-36 Fiji National Record.
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Last week skipper Joeli took angler Kenneth from Singapore out for some GT Popping on the brand new GT boat Bite Me Too.
Using a Dogfight 6500 on a Carpenter Blue Lagoon and GT Mania lure, Kenneth fought a huge GT for over 25 minutes until Joe could finally grab the leader.
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The new boat Bite Me Too went into action with Joe skippering taking out Peter & Sophie from Australia for a bit of trolling, GT Popping and Jigging on a couple of half days.
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A blog by IGFA Certified Captain Adrian Watt highlighting gamefishing in the Fiji Islands including ultra-light and heavy tackle gamefishing, jigging, popper casting and salt water fly fishing
Species Class Record Angler
Albacore M-36 19.60kg Boyang Zhang
Pacific Sailfish M-10 60.30 kg Remco Hanibal
Pacific Sailfish M-08 46.60 kg Shane Cole
Pacific Sailfish M-06 34.20 kg Paul
Pacific Sailfish M-04 31.40 kg Bill Boyce
Pacific Sailfish W-10 47.80 kg Lyn Salvidge
Wahoo M-15 44.00 kg Edmund Sturdy
Wahoo M-06 26.00 kg Adrian Watt
Wahoo M-04 31.60 kg Tim Simpson (World Record)
Wahoo M-03 19.40 kg Tim Simpson
Wahoo W-03 21.00 kg Fiona Stallard (World Record)
Wahoo W-04 4.80 kg Diane Woods
Wahoo W-06 17.0 Kg Trisha
Dolphinfish M-04 7.20 kg Tim Simpson
Dolphinfish W-08 7.00 kg Renae Perryman
Dolphinfish W-06 7.80 kg Toni Carlsson
Giant Trevally M-04 10.20kg Adrian Watt
Giant Trevally W-04 7.00 kg Diane Woods
Giant Trevally W-08 9.40kg Magdeline Ko
Bluefin Trevally M-15 5.80 kg Richard Akhtar
Bluefin Trevally M-06 7.20 kg Glen Gardener (All Tackle)
Bluefin Trevally W-15 4.80 kg Jamie Martin
Bluefin Trevally W-10 3.00 kg Teresa Clemmer
Yellowfin Tuna M-04 14.60kg Tim Simpson
Yellowfin Tuna M-03 6.40 kg Paul Taglioli
Yellowfin Tuna W-15 25.50 kg Anne Oberg
Yellowfin Tuna W-10 20.50 kg Teresa Clemmer
Yellowfin Tuna W-08 6.20 kg Cherie Gardener
Yellowfin Tuna W-06 8.0 kg Megan Hood
Yellowfin Tuna W-04 9.40 kg Diane Woods
Mackerel M-04 5.00 kg Shane Warmington
Mackerel W-06 3.20 kg Susan Raebitt
Mackerel W-08 8.0 Kg Stephanie Choate
Marlin, Black M-60 103.40 kg Peter Mumford
Great Barracuda M-10 19.20 kg Owen Spalding
Great Barracuda M-04 6.20 kg Tim Simpson
Great Barracuda M-03 9.20 kg Tim Simpson
Rainbow Runner M-15 9.00 kg Michael LeHanie (All Tackle)
Rainbow Runner M-04 3.00 kg Tim Simpson
Kawakawa M-08 4.50 kg Remco Hanibal
Kawakawa M-06 2.80 kg Peter
Kawakawa M-04 3.40 kg Adrian Watt
Kawakawa W-04 4.60 kg Diane Woods
Skipjack Tuna M-04 4.00 kg Tim Simpson
Skipjack Tuna M-03 8.60 kg Glen Gardener
Skipjack Tuna W-06 7.60 kg Toni Carlsson
Dogtooth Tuna M-36 90.60 kg Bill Busch (All Tackle)
Dogtooth Tuna M-06 1.8kg Shane Warmington
Dogtooth Tuna W-15 5.60 kg Mary Alice Migge
TOTAL Fiji National Line Class Records held – Fortynine (49)
TOTAL All-Tackle Fiji National Records Held – Three (3)
TOTAL IGFA World Records held – Two (2)
Issue 90 On sale 29th Feb 2012
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FIN-NOR MARQUESA REELS Fin-Nor’s new 2-Speed castable lever drag reels have been designed for performance fishing with even heavy braided lines.
LURE LORE – PART 8: Sneaky leaders for wary tuna. Tuna are smarter than the average gamefish and demand special techniques to ensure success.
Classic Tomes: Tales of Tahitian Waters. Zane Grey’s classic describes his three expeditions to these virginal waters during the 1920s.
CREATURES OF THE DEEP: Phyllosoma larvae. Guess which tasty treat these truly bizarre-looking creatures eventually metamorphose into!
SMOKE AND MIRRORS: Black Bart ‘San Sal Candy’ lure This versatile lure has low water drag for use with light tackle and also handles speeds to over 20kts.