A charter to remember! Bluenose & a bonus marlin!

A very memorable day with 3 clients this week!

Local ReportsCarl MuirApril 14, 2021Striped Marlin, Bluenose, M, Mayor Island, WhangamataComment

Fishing Ranfurly Banks and Waihau Bay in the White Pointer Comp

Chasing marlin at Waihau Bay and kingfish and hapuku at Ranfurly Banks on the meanest trailer boat ever!

3 Days, 3 Marlin including the Kid's First Marlin

3 days that will be etched in the memory banks for ever. Seeing the kids catch their first marlin out of Tairua.

Family Fishing, Local ReportsCarl MuirApril 20, 2016Striped Marlin, Family

February Striped Marlin Action - Tairua 2016 including Nationals week

A nice patch of striped marlin turned up wide of Red Mercury. Carl kicked February off with one solo then had a ball getting into some more with his mates.

Local ReportsCarl MuirFebruary 29, 2016Gamefishing, Striped Marlin, Yellowfin, The Hook, Bonze Lures, Bonze D Shackle, NationalsComment

Bonze Lures

When it comes to marlin lures you can't go past Bonze Lures!

Paul's First Marlin!

Good times this week with Paul landing his first striped marlin - and doing it the hard way - on 15kg! And scoring a new club record in the process - choice! The Bonze D Shackle on shotgun producing the goods again

Local ReportsCarl MuirApril 3, 2015Striped Marlin, Bonze Lures, Bonze D ShackleComment

Awesome Week of Gamefishing - Team Tairua Butchery Nationals 2015.

What a great week of game fishing with good mates! Tairua was ON this week and we came away with 2 swordfish, a crazy day that produced 3 stripeys, plus we managed 3 stripeys on 15kg, short bill spearfish and mahimahi. Good times!

Articles, Local ReportsCarl MuirFebruary 28, 2015Swordfish, Striped Marlin, Gamefishing, Bonze Lures, Bonze D Shackle, Mayor Island, 3 marlin in 1 dayComment

Summer 2014 Kicks Off

Summer is here - stripeys, crayfish and kingfish on the chew!

Local ReportsCarl MuirJanuary 16, 2014Crayfish, Striped Marlin, KingfishComment

Waihau Bay Gamefishing Trip 2013

Just back from Waihau Bay where the game fishing action is just kicking off - pulled the hook out of a nice Blue, and got a fat 100kg+ stripey - both on the Bonze Hercules.

NZ MissionsCarl MuirFebruary 6, 2013Waihau Bay, Gamefishing, Striped Marlin, Road TripComment

ANTS 106kg BIG EYE Nationals report 2012

Every year the Nationals produces some superb game fishing, this time it was a 106kg Big Eye for old Ants! What a cool week of gamefishing including some wicked striped marlin action as well...

Articles, Local ReportsCarl MuirFebruary 28, 2012Big Eye Tuna, Striped Marlin, NationalsComment

Mixing it up between Marlin, Kingfish and Snapper - March 2011

You've got it love it when marlin are a consistent by catch! A good patch of marlin around the kingfish grounds has kept things interesting. The Bonze Apache has been the go to lure

Local ReportsCarl MuirApril 1, 2011Striped Marlin, Bonze Apache, Bonze Lures, Gamefishing, Aldermen Islands, G Spot, Senator, KingfishComment

Nationals 2011 - Marlin Magic!

A wicked patch of striped and blue marlin have hit the Coromandel coast, and we've had a ball chasing them in the new custom Senator, including days with multiple marlin.

Local ReportsCarl MuirFebruary 28, 2011Striped Marlin, Blue Marlin, Tairua, Kingfish, Gamefishing, Bonze Lures, Bonze ApacheComment

Jan 2011, Striped Marlin, Big Kingfish and Big Snapper

A good way to see out the old Stabicraft with a marlin in her last week, plus plenty of big kingfish, 20lb snaps and fishing with Carpenter lures

Local ReportsCarl MuirFebruary 1, 2011Striped Marlin, Gamefishing, The Hook, Bonze Apache, Bonze LuresComment

The ultimate day! Marlin on Jig Rod and awesome kingi jigging and soft bating to boot!

When you've got an great crew, sometimes everything just falls into place. Mike and Hayley were back and in one day we had awesome kingfish jigging, shallow water soft baiting and got a nice striped marlin on jig gear! All time!