Skipjack Tuna · 68 cm · 5.4 kg
Bay of Plenty, off Whakatane—2026-07-16 15:46
by Tom Reilly
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Date
2026-07-16 15:46
Solunar
Moon phase
First quarter
Technique
Trolling
Lure
Black purple Pakula
Released
No
Weather & Tide
Air temp
21.8 °C
Wind
4.5 m/s
SW (225°)
Pressure
1017 hPa
falling
Water temp
20.2 °C
Wind direction
SW
225° · 4.5 m/s
Weather & waves: Open-Meteo · Tide: astronomic estimate
Solunar day curve · catch at 15:46
Caught outside the major/minor windows (4★ day)
Report
“Trolled the 50 m ledge off the headland and this skipjack came up on the starboard rigger. Took a few minutes to get it in on the light setup.”
Spot — blurred ±5 km
≈ -39.70°, 176.04°
GPS deliberately fuzzed ±5 km to protect the spot.
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