b"BLUEFIN A double for anglers Prinaywould just need to take your time with and Aman on Te Ariki Nui. the bigger feisty ones. Using 37kg makes it much easier on those larger stubborn ones. Also, be sure to have a strong flying gaff and another strong gaff to assist hoisting the big ones aboard.08 LURESThere is a vast range of awesome lures available in Godzone. We find KM, Fathom, Red Gill, Bonze and Marlin Magic to be fantastic tuna lures.Bright colours are a favourite for bluefin along with some other trusted patterns. This season the following have been great lures and colours: Lumo, Lumo Pink, Pink/Orange, Orange/Black, Orange/White and Evil all being favourites of ours.09 MOON PHASEWe've spent a lot of time analysing moon phases and in general we don't like the first or second days after the new or the full moon, as we found the fishing harder. However, this season has really messed with this theory and there has been some epic days just after a big moon, so the jury is once again out on that one.10 DEPTH The best SBT fishing is usually around 1000 - 1600m and they are also caught far deeper. They do come in a lot shallower and there has been days where 600 - 900m has fished very well but as a rule 1000m plus is the place to be.11 STRUCTUREThere are a lot of deep-water knolls, canyons and structures up the East Coast, off Waihau Bay and in the BOP. These are the areas where all the nutrients are pushed up the water column so subsequently there is intensified fish congregations and feeding. These are the hot spots where you want to be for the SBTs.Good luck out there to all skippers and 07 TACKLE dwarfed the 148kg fish we had landed aanglers. It's an amazing place to be, full We use Shimano Tiagra 80s onfew days before hand. Sadly, it pulled theof interesting sights like floating giant Shimano Status rods. These are spooledhook after having it pinwheel right nearsquid with tuna under them, huge pods with 60kg mono top shot with 60kgthe boat for around 45 minutes, but it isof dolphins and whales plus hundreds of braid underneath. We have also caughtgood to know theyre out there. seabirds. If you're anything like us, you bluefin on Shimano Stellas this seasonUsing 37kg tackle is fine for SBTs andwill absolutely love it! FIGZwhich was a lot of fun. We use 60kg asI hear many anglers catching and losing there is always a chance of hooking athem on much lighter tackle such as 8kgGAME FISHING CHARTERS CONTACT:monstrous Pacific bluefin tuna of 400kg+or 15kg after hours of battle. If you hadPelagic Charters: Ph: 021 309 448so we want to be ready for that. Last24kg gear in good conditions, then thisEmail: bookings@pelagiccharters.co.nzyear we hooked such a huge tuna thatwould be fine with most SBTs, and you 26FISHING IN GODZONE SEP/OCT 2022"