Sailfish · 258 cm · 36.2 kg
North coast drop-off, Rarotonga—2026-05-10 19:12
by Mark TaripoCatch & Release
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Date
2026-05-10 19:12
Solunar
Moon phase
Last quarter
Technique
Trolling
Lure
Rigged ballyhoo with sea witch skirt
Released
Yes
Weather & Tide
Air temp
27.3 °C
Wind
5.1 m/s
E (95°)
Pressure
1014 hPa
rising
Water temp
26.9 °C
Wind direction
E
95° · 5.1 m/s
Weather & waves: Open-Meteo · Tide: astronomic estimate
Solunar day curve · catch at 19:12
Caught outside the major/minor windows (4★ day)
Report
“We picked up this sailfish on the drop-off north of Rarotonga while running lures at first light. It made a couple of good jumps then settled into a steady pull before we released it.”
Spot — blurred ±5 km
≈ -22.70°, -159.23°
GPS deliberately fuzzed ±5 km to protect the spot.
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