Marc Jensen decided to go fishing with his wife and some friends off New Brighton Pier, New Zealand, so he grabbed his grandfather’s 30-year-old rod that was held together with insulation tape and a cable tie and hit the water. With the rest of the fishing party having some moderate success, Jensen’s day was pretty [...]
New Zealand Fishing
Man Catches 88-Pound Shark on 30-Year-Old Rod Held Together With Tape in New Zealand
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Record Broadbill Swordfish Landed in New Zealand
New Zealand is no stranger to broadbill swordfish records, and a Kiwi angler will once again have his names in the IGFA books should everything be copacetic. Jim Gigger was using 81-pound tackle when he hooked into a 891.55-pound broadbill, a potential record for that line class, but evidently, the anglers had a Dangerfield-like disrespect [...]
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New Zealand Anglers Under Fire for Surfing on Dead Shark
We have told you about the incident of surfing on sharks in the Philippines, but this one is a lot worse. Three anglers in New Zealand were out catching sharks in Tauranga, when they hooked into a bit thresher shark. According to GrindTv.com, that’s when they decided that instead of releasing the fish, or giving it [...]
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New Record Skipjack Tuna Landed in New Zealand?
We’re guessing that Nick Adams wished he had a bigger boat when he hooked into this tuna. Adams was trolling a rigged skipjack tuna off the coast of Houhora, New Zealand in a 21.5-foot boat on February 17, 2012, when he hooked into this enormous Pacific bluefin tuna. According to the IGFA’s Facebook page, after [...]
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Has a New Swordfish Record Been Landed in New Zealand?
The IGFA has just posted what may be a new record for their books on their Facebook page. If reports are to be believed, the 80-pound test record may be broken with an 891-pound swordfish landed on Tuesday, April 10. The IGFA is still waiting for a world record application, but if everything is certified, [...]
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Record Sea Trout, Grouper, Snakehead and More–The IGFA March 2012 Hot Catches
Every month, the International Game Fish Association announces recently caught pending world fishing records and slams. Here are their Hot Catches for February 2012. –Brian McClintock Check out last month's Hot Catches.
Exclusive Photos and Story of Nathan Adams World Record Pacific Bluefin Tuna and Epic Marlin Excursion
Nathan Adams and the anglers aboard his 21-foot tinnie, Western Break, made world-wide news when after a 12-day fishing span, multiple record fish were landed. The most notable of which was Adam's potential IGFA world record, 740-pound Pacific Bluefin Tuna. GoFISHn got in touch with Adams who shared some more photos on his awesome catches [...]
Sisters Injured, One Hit by a Train, While Fishing in New Zealand
There seems to be a lot of stories like this recently, but this one might be the saddest. A group of children had jumped a fence and were fishing the River Styx from a railroad bridge south of Belfast, New Zealand when a train started heading down the tracks. Most were able to escape without injury, [...]
One Angler Lands Record Black Marlin and Pacific Bluefin Tuna in New Zealand
I'm not sure there has ever been a trip like this in the history of big game fishing.Nathan Adams and his friends were out on his boat in the New Zealand waters when the hauled in two record-sized fish, and several other prize fish. The first confirmed record is a nearly 790-pound black marlin that [...]
Best of GoFISHn: Mid February 2012
GoFISHn's Tony Gugino took some time off from New York to fish the pristine trout rivers of New Zealand. See his spectacular gallery here. What would you do if you hooked an Orca? These anglers barely had time to think about it…Click here to read more. Jack mackerel, plentiful, right? Not any more thanks to [...]
