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Let there be no mistake; this week’s column is about big fish. Big as in more than you would ever want to have to carry. Big that puts the “big” in big game fishing. That is what this is all about.
But like so many stories, it is going to start small...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
High summer and the days are shortening; not that anyone is going to notice this, just yet and it is going to get a lot hotter.
It is that time of the year when the sport fishing simply does not get any better and anglers should be able to make full...
DATE: Jun 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Anglers and commercial fishermen have breathed a sigh of relief as the offshore grounds have almost totally returned to normal. The odd longtail is never a problem, but that invasion of shearwaters is a horror at best.
Happily, it is now possible to ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Birds, birds, birds! Like it was straight out of a Hitchcock movie. A lovely calm day, nothing but the horizon and a few clouds to behold and then toss a handful of chum into the water. Seconds later, before there is even a mackerel in the slick, the...
DATE: Jun 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
OK, picnicking is done. It is time to go fishing. As far as the fish are concerned it is high summer offshore and even the inshore and reef species are making their presence felt as evidenced by recent efforts.
The BFCAT tournament was a resounding s...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Blame time! Is it going to be the weather, that all too often used and yet perennial scapegoat? Or the spouse insisting that the boat be ready for the picnic on Friday coming? Could it be the “nip and tuck” action in the English Premier League that i...
DATE: May 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
So, where is everyone? It is not like the fishing and boating season has not started yet. Granted, the commercial fleet have been plying their trade with some success and a few weekenders have put in an appearance offshore, but overall there just is...
DATE: May 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Wouldn’t you know it! After weeks of benign weather, the first tournament of the new year comes along and in moves a northwesterly gale to put paid to any piscatorial endeavours last weekend.
As a result, the 2022 BFCAT tournament is now slated for ...
DATE: May 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Welcome back! You made it through yet another winter!
Time now to get the boat in shape and to dust off the tackle that you have been meaning to fine tune since September but have still not gotten around to.
Many will be thinking that, with any luc...
DATE: Apr 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
The season winds down; temperatures drop, the gales take over and anglers put their boats to bed for the winter. That pretty much summarises the angling picture at the moment.
The commercial operators are still at work at this time of the year, and m...
DATE: Nov 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
