Ski-Boat — May-June 2017

8 Editorial — by Erwin Bursik

9 Mailbag

55 Subscribe and WIN!

56 Kingfisher Award Rules

57 Kingfisher Award Winners

73 Reel Kids

75 Mercury Junior Anglers

79 Ad Index

80 Business Classifieds

81 Charters & Destinations Directory

82 Rapala Lip — Last Word from the Ladies

May/June 2017 Volume 33 Number 3

COVER: TUNA TAMED
Scott Rutherfoord with a beautiful 27.8kg yellowfin tuna. (See page 23.)
Photo by Daryl Bartho.

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The official magazine of the

South African Deep Sea

Angling Association

10 Mesmerised in Mauritius

2017 Mauritius Billfish International — by Erwin Bursik

23 Yellow Fever

Taming tuna on the east coast — by Daryl Bartho

33 In Da Bag

Getting the best out of your catch — by Daryl Bartho

39 Desperately Seeking Tagged Tuna

Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Program — by Stewart Norman

44 Boat Test: The Explorer Evo

A stable, comfortable monohull with power to spare — by Heinrich Kleyn

53 Grander!

Cape Vidal competition delivers a big one — by Roberto Fierro

58 Waiting on the Wind

2017 Two Oceans Marlin Tournament — by Johan Smal

65 Yellowtail Secrets Revealed

Part 1: Stalking brute strength — by Johan Smal and Earl Fenwick

77 Angler’s Paradise

Exploring Bartolomeu Dias Peninsula — by Carlos Carvalho

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