Hunting for Southern Bluefin Tuna: The New Zealand Winter Game Fishing Experience

The recreational Southern Bluefin Tuna fishery is still relatively new in NZ but the last few seasons has seen the popularity of Winter Game Fishing explode. Each year Anglers descend on the East Coast of the North Island to brave the short, cold winter days in search of big, hard fighting Tuna on their migration up the Coast.
We're heading East to try our luck in the modern day fishing gold rush! Join us as we search for arguably the Worlds finest eating fish, the Southern Bluefin Tuna.
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[@traceygilbert4174]

Girls loved that video Ben 👏🏻

[@BuilttoFish]

Amazing! Love it.

[@stuhenry7452]

Gaff the bloody thing! 😅

[@hookinemwithmax]

Mean video guys 🔥🤙

[@BuilttoFish]

Thanks mate!!!

[@1975tbm]

Great video Visiting Kaikoura 2nd week of December this year. What species do they target that time of year and many charters running out of Kaikoura.

[@lukefarmer79]

Yes boy

[@Ben_gibson__]

Epic dude!!

[@BuilttoFish]

Stoked you enjoyed it mate!

[@Fergusknox]

Sick vid so cool to see the blue face n our in my stomping ground 🤙🤙🎣

[@BuilttoFish]

🤙 Glad you enjoyed mate!

[@semiselimovic4646]

Amatures reels in a fish with Drag on.. lol 😆 🤣 😂

[@tomscott8861]

What time of year was this? We have booked some accom in Waihau late July for a few days to have a crack but am a bit nervous we will have missed the run also

[@arronmartin213]

The main body is still waihau bay But a few are near White Island also Well that’s what I’ve herd just look at sst charts

[@christofflouw8619]

I'm heading out next week Wednesday for 4 days, when I get back if I remember I'll let you know how their running. Their starting yo run in bigger numbers at the moment from what I've seen on Facebook. Late July they still cruise just need to keep eye on warm water pockets and bait fish.

[@lohnetashley-boreham4144]

I wonder if this was recently last week there was a couple of blue fin caught 30nm in a straight line from whangamata. I'm heading to the back of the aldermans on Tuesday to have ago around the rise

[@arronmartin213]

Caught one in Tauranga tidy yeah boi they ever where now

[@jasonhutt9117]

Wow epic what speed do you troll the lures at

[@BuilttoFish]

Hey mate, normally around 6 knots

[@infected6996]

Hate it when they tik tok while on the gaff

[@arronmartin213]

We’re coromandel

[@lohnetashley-boreham4144]

Alderman rise