BlueWater Boats & Sportsfishing – July 2019

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BLUEWATERBOATS& GAMEFISHINGISSUE 139 (JULY/AUGUST 2019)

THIS ISSUE

ULTIMATESTEALTH– NOVISIBLEHOOKORLEADER

PART1: Thedeadlysystem

Stealthoftenpaysbigdividends,andthereis nobetterstealthtechniquethan

a fishingkite.Althoughlittleknownandrarelyusedin Australianwaters,this

strategyholdsenormouspotentialforincreasingyourcatchof tuna,sailfish

andmanyotherwarygamefish.

LIFEAFTERRELEASE

PART1: Billfish

Untiltheadventof electronictags,wehadverylittleideaof thesurvivalrates

of billfishoncetheyhadbeenreleased.In thefirstof thistwo-partseries,Dr

JulianPepperelltakesanin-depthlookat howacousticandpop-upsatellite

tagshaverevealedthatthereis indeedlifeafterrelease.

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FROMBOATSIDETOPLATE

Howto achievebettertastingtuna

Thisground-breakingarticleexplainsthedestructiveprocessesinitiatedonhook-

up,andtheprocedureto ensureyourtunameatremainsgourmetquality.

ADRIANGRAY

TheIGFA’screativemaster

Whethercapturedin a photographor a meticulousoilpainting,AdrianE

Gray’sartencapsulatesmomentsin timethatwecanallrelateandaspireto.

THEREALITYOFAUSTRALIA’SOCEANPRODUCTIVITY

Consideringthemanygamefishingworldrecordsit produces,youmight

thinkAustraliais oneof themostfish-richnationsof all.However,therealityis

surprisinglydifferent,astheAustralianFisheriesManagementAuthorityexplains

BLUEWATERGOURMET

BBQtunacollar

Althoughusuallydiscarded,the

collarboneareais surprisingly

meatyandtasty,perfectforslow-

roastingona barbeque.You’ve

nevertastedtunalikethisbefore!

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SMOKE& MIRRORS

Bonze‘Rambo’

Fora 25cmlure,theBonze‘Rambo’

sureis a versatilewonder.Thislure

divesdeepandthenblaststhesurface

witha smokingsplashfarlargerthan

seemspossibleforits size.