Giant Black Marlin BlueWater Deluxe Pack 2
Includes:
- BlueWater issue 87
- BlueWater issue 88
- BlueWater issue 104
- BlueWater issue 113
- BlueWater issue 119
PLUS
- Box of Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp circle hooks
- Large 6-pocket mesh BlueWater Lure Roll
- BlueWater premium long-peak Gamefishing Cap
- BlueWater car/boat vinyl sticker
PLUS
- FREE delivery anywhere in Australia
ALL for just $89.95
ISSUE 87
FEATURES:
- Cairns and the quest for giant black marlin is still evolving
- Chasing the world’s biggest yellowfin tuna at Clarion Island
- South Australia for huge Samson fish and yellowtail kingfish
- David Pleysier’s ‘Beluga’ boat propulsion and steering system
- Dr Pepperell’s Species Insights: Rainbow runner / bluefin trevally
- Captain Profile: Capt Bonze Fleet (New Zealand / USA / Azores)
- Lure Lore – Part 5: Trolling patterns
- IGFA Rule Book: Multiple hook-up landed by same angler
- Classic Book: The Mystery of Swordfish Reef – by Arthur Upfield
- Lure Review: Bonze Lures ‘Angel’
- Dr Pepperell’s Creatures of the Deep: Pilotfish
- Rum Lines: The battle of Jutland – revisited
BOAT TESTS
- Boston Whaler 345 Conquest
- Haines Hunter Formula 233 customised by owner
ISSUE 88
FEATURES:
- The Lizard Island experience for giant black marlin
- Canada’s mind-blowing giant Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Dawn of a new era for giant bluefin tuna game fishing
- Capt Bonze Fleet’s strategies for better lure trolling
- Inside Dr Pepperell’s new book: Fishes of the Open Ocean
- Broken Bay Game Fishing Club’s 50th Anniversary
- Dr Pepperell’s Species Insights: Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Trailerboat Game: Use your advantage of mobility
- Beginner’s Guide: The fast-track to success
- Lure Lore – Part 6: When to alter your lure spread
- IGFA Rule Book: Can the leaderman hold the swivel?
- Classic Book: Tales of Swordfish and Tuna – by Zane Grey
- Lure Review: Halco ‘Max’ – bibless trolling minnow
- Dr Pepperell’s Creatures of the Deep: Longfin mako shark
- Rum Lines: Lookin’ busy
BOAT TESTS:
- Sailfish 3300 Weekender
- Quintrex ‘Blade’ hull design
ISSUE 104
FEATURES:
- Capt Bill Billson describes 30 seasons chasing giant black marlin off Cairns
- Dr Pepperell reveals that humans first chased marlin 5000 years ago
- Lae in Papua New Guinea turns on marlin, sailfish, mackerel and wahoo
- Catching a 105kg world record tuna from a 4.1-metre dinghy off Tasmania
- Australian swordfish pioneer almost smashes the All-Tackle record
- The requirements and compromises to achieve a great gameboat
- Beginner’s Guide: How to set your reel’s drag to prevent snap-offs
- Book Review: In Pursuit of Giants – by Matt Rigney
- IGFA Rule Book: Disqualified if the hook pulls out
- Classic Book: Modern Hawaiian Gamefishing – by Jim Rizzuto
- Lure Review: Ocean Tech ‘LC12’
- Dr Pepperell’s Creatures of the Deep: Lanternfish
- Rum Lines: Fishing in the rough
BOAT TEST:
- Grady-White Canyon 376
ISSUE 113
FEATURES:
- Factors influencing the abundance of black marlin off Cairns
- Grander Man – he’s caught 38 black marlin over 1000 pounds
- Blue marlin Down Under – Dr Pepperell traces their history
- Circle hooks – the crucial factors to improve your success
- Techniques to catch the spectacular mako shark
- How AFMA manages mako sharks in Australian waters
- Do fish feel pain – explained by an expert in Pain Management
- Bait-rigging Guide: The circle-hook garfish (ballyhoo) rig
- IGFA Rule Book: Downrigger slider rig
- Lure Review: J.B. Lures ‘Big Taipan’
BOAT TEST:
- Used Boat Buying Guide: Timber boats – PART 2
- How to shop for a game fishing trailerboat
ISSUE 119 (special Cairns 50th Anniversary edition)
FEATURES:
- Capt Peter Wright: Golden Days with giant black marlin at Cairns
- Capt Peter Bristow: Cairns and the evolution of big-game fishing
- Capt Laurie Wright: Significant change over 50 years at Cairns
- Latest science showing how to find concentrations of black marlin
- How AFMA manages the abundance of black marlin in Australia
- Cairns Game Fishing Hall of Fame: six outstanding people
- Fothering the hole – as experienced by Capt James Cook in 1770
- Dr Pepperell’s Species Insights: Black marlin – updated
- Book Review: Joe Yee and His Lures
- IGFA Rule Book: Electric reel for deep-dropping or downrigging
- Lure Review: Halco’s family of ‘MAX’ bibless swimming lures
- Electronics Review: Raymarine’s Lighthouse II
BOATING FEATURE:
- Modern electronics to increase your game fishing success
