Fiji National Line Class Records – Pacific Sailfish

Fijian name: Sakulaca

These records were compiled from records kept by FIGFA , Game Fish Club of Fiji , Royal Suva Yacht Club Game Fishing Association and Pacific Harbour Game Fishing Club to 1985 and from catch forms submitted for acceptance.

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Fiji National Line Class Records – Dolphinfish – Mahimahi

Fijian name: Rokoveisau

These records were compiled from records kept by FIGFA, Game Fish Club of Fiji, Royal Suva Yacht Club Game Fishing Association and Pacific Harbour Game Fishing Club to 1985 and from catch forms submitted for acceptance.Continue Reading …

New Fiji Sailfish Record

Australian anglers Steve, Peter and Paul came to Matava Eco-Adventure Resort recently to fish light and ultra-light tackle on the winter wahoo and sailfish. We fished 3kg line class for wahoo and tunas and targeted Pacific Sailfish on 6kg line class. Continue Reading …

Fiji National Line Class Records – Spearfish

These records were compiled from records kept by FIGFA , Game Fish Club of Fiji , Royal Suva Yacht Club Game Fishing Association and Pacific Harbour Game Fishing Club to 1985 and from catch forms submitted for acceptance.Continue Reading …

Fiji National Line Class Records – Pacific Bonito

Fijian name: Yatu

These records were compiled from records kept by FIGFA , Game Fish Club of Fiji , Royal Suva Yacht Club Game Fishing Association and Pacific Harbour Game Fishing Club to 1985 and from catch forms submitted for acceptance.

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World Record Hunt – Day 1

It’s that time of year again when I take a few days off, join with a couple of friends and have some fun World Record hunting for trophy gamefish on ultra-light tackle. I was once again joined by Tim Simpson, Editor of BlueWater magazine and world renown biologist and photographer Bill Boyce, both of whom are experts in the field of ultra-light gamefishing.Continue Reading …

Nearly took the All Tackle Dogtooth Tuna world record today…

Now I am back ashore, some more info on the big doggie.

It was caught jigging on a Shimano 325g butterfly jig by angler Bill Busch aboard Bite Me using a Zenaq jig rod and Shimano Trinidad spooled with Power Pro 80lb spectra.Continue Reading …

New GT Record

Until recently, Bite Me’s Popper Casting GT record was held by visiting angler Dan Ryan with a very respectable GT of about 30kg. This week Phil Calderon, originally from Costa Rica but visiting from California, smashed the existing record with a whopping GT that would have gone about 80lbs using the GGxFL/800 formula, had the fish not been released.

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Kadavu Black Marlin – New Fishery?

Some time ago, Bite Me Gamefishing was contacted by Peter Mumford, a regular Australian East coast black marlin fisherman who was looking for the chance to explore new waters in search of his favourite species, the black marlin. Peter had landed a number of huge fish (including granders) on the world famous black marlin fishing grounds of Queensland Australia and was looking to find a new fishery.Continue Reading …

Fiji National Record W-10kg Pacific Sailfish

Another Pacific Sailfish Record fell to Bite Me last week and New Zealand angler Lyn Salvidge. Lyn and her husband Bruce spent two days aboard Bite Me having some fun with the wahoo and looking to take a ladies National Record back home to Auckland.Continue Reading …