KingFish

Dave has finished up the marlin tournament season here in New Zealand. He fished the Zane Grey on a local charter boat, then he fished the Truckers and Loggers tournament on Libertas. They didn't do so well in either attempt, but it was still a great experience on the water with a few small catches of sharks and small snapper. We did get a chance to go out on the water with friends a couple of times. Most recently we went out with Vinny and Mark in the evening and did quite well. Jill landed a 33 pound kingfish, known to Americans as a pacific yellowtail or hamachi (which is the farmed version). It was a fun fight and an accomplishment on a stick bait. We also got 3 snapper, which we promptly ate on our way home at Vinny's local fish-n-chips shop, Vinny's Takeaways. It was nice just stopping in town and having our fish fried up right away. Delicious! It was a successful trip.