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Hi Secho, thanks for sharing. At least your day was not a waste and you got some fish. I must say though that the photo of the 3 albies - they would easily be amoungst some of the biggest albies i have ever seen and if it were me i certainly would not be disappointed with 3 albies like that, and i probably would of kept them for some nice meals which i am sure you kept them

well done, a top result.

Awesome Phar Cue. wondering if i may ask if it is ok, how would you say the SBT'S you caught fought in comparison to YFT of equal or similar size? just wondering to if it is ok me asking, what popper is that you got the Bluefin on? I am sure the strike would of been quite a cool thing to see

that is an absolute cracker of a bull Mahi Mahi kinggame, some nice big fillets or steaks i guess on that. i am sure you have got some nice meal's out of that.

whoops, no worries as i forgot but not on purpose.

hi Mark it's Sam who was at Global Tackle when you came in. gee wiz, that's impressive i must say. boy do i hate trying to make up my mind on what to do.......................... back to New Caledonia again for my 2nd trip which mind you i want to return more time's then once, ............................ or NZ, hhhhmmmm. and the kings look like they are healthy and in good condition to. if it's ok me asking, what stickbaits did the damage? i like the look of your fly.

from what i know, there is no size or bag limit on Cobia but i very strongly believe that Fisheries should introduce and bring in a size and bag limit on them and for them. yes i will agree to they are awesome eating as i know myself that it is true and they do give a good fight although i got my 1 on a Saltiga reel and a jig stick Saltiga and i was not fishing full drag or lock up, i landed it with in i would say 5mins or less. i think that if they are present which as the photo show's and somewhere where it was caught i think it mean's good water temp and good water quality to - i think. ADMIN AND MOD'S WITH-OUT BEING RUDE AT ALL OR ANYTHING, MY APOLOGIES AS THIS (BELOW) IS A BIT OFF-TOPIC THOUGH IN RELATION TO A DEGREE ON THIS SUBJECT. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU WANT ME TO DELETE IT OR NOT OR IF YOUR ABLE TO DELETE IT AND FEEL THAT BEING THE REASON THEN PLEASE DO. i think it was 2 year's ago now that i went to South West Rock's with 2 friend's fishing for a week. What i remember is that we were one crew who did well and got a nice good mixed bag, from memory in one day we got = 1 spotted mackerel as we were hoping for a bit more then 1 which i got and truth be told caught not on a wire trace but on a live baiting rig with 60lb leader, we got 2 nice Cobia around and close to 20kg's each maybe a little bit more and i lost a big one which i was not happy about at all, we got some kings, 1 of my friend's got a nice Jew estimated at 10kg's i think as i can not remember what size we estimated the jew at but there is and was absolutely no way it was above 13kg's, my other friend got a nice snapper which from memory was estimated 2-3kg's, we got some rat fin as well and 1 of my friends dropped a jig down, jig....jig....jig....jig....jig......, WHACK, ended up being a nice Mac that unfortunately got sharked and he got back just the head of the mac - truth be told that was all in one day. I believe that that week we were there the water temp and water quality was absolutely perfect and i think (though i am not 100 per cent sure) that maybe we happened to be in the right place and the right spot at the right time, maybe, maybe not as it could of been the captain's idea to go to where we got the fish at the spot we fished. But i must say hat's off to the Captain and Skipper Dean cause with-out him i don't think that would of happened.

i have honestly heard that marlin are being caught there already, out wide to from what i heard.

nice, good to see and know that some got out fishing. Mike i am just wondering, do you know what jigs got the bite's from the Albacore? what would you of estimated the size of the yellowfin to of been?

awesome. may i ask you Mike, are there big fish still there off shore at Bermi? is it mainly just fin and albies, or are there fin, albies and bluefin?

that's one true solid YFT, awesome. i want to get out there asap myself while all the big one's are out there.

roosterman (Steve), if it is ok of me asking and with-out being rude at all or anything, that boat look's very, very familiar, just wondering - it is Ambition isn't it?

thanks.

that's a mako not a great white.