FISHING FEATURES
	ADVANCED YELLOWFIN TUNA TECHNIQUES Tuna can be frustratingly difficult at times. The biggest ones are often the most wary and sensitive to your hook and leader. But there is a way to fool them! As Capt Josh Temple explains, by using a livebait presented from a gamefishing kite you can keep all of your hardware out of their view. Your success rate with huge tuna will soar.
	RATUA ISLAND - VANUATU'S SECRET GEM Vanuatu has been a favourite blue marlin destination for many years. The new Ratua Island Resort, set on its own private tropical island hideaway, has opened up a very productive section of this archipelago. As Gregg Haythorpe reveals, the fishing is exceptional and the resort is certainly a destination that your partner would also enjoy.
	INSIGHTS INTO THE BEHAVIOUR OF DOLPHINFISH New US research delivers fascinating details about how dolphinfish feed, grow and travel about the oceans.
	BILL SOUTHAM ROD CRAFTSMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Even Zane Grey said the hand-crafted split cane gamefishing rods of Australia's Bill Southam were the best in the world!
	THE WHALERS Known as requiem sharks in many countries, whaler sharks are divided into many species and there is much confusion. Dr Pepperell guides the way.
	TECHNICALLY SPEAKING Please release me - Let me go! We all release a good number of fish these days - but how many survive? Now you can save more of them.
	THE HISTORY OF SKIRTED LURES Part 7 - The Kaitas and the 1376lb blue Chester Kaita's hobby developed into a lure business that resulted in the capture of the Pacific blue marlin world record.
	CLASSIC TOMES Fishing the Pacific - Offshore and On This 1953 book by Kip Farrington is a gamefishing classic covering many Pacific hotspots, including Australia and NZ.
	CREATURES OF THE DEEP Blanket Octopus You might never have heard of it before but this is a fascinating pelagic predator. They even use bluebottles as weapons!
	SMOKE AND MIRRORS Zacatak - Cracker To appeal to huge fish, and to carry the large hooks and leader necessary, you'll often want a lure like the Cracker.
BOATS AND MORE
	THE POWER OF AN EXPLORER CruiseCraft 685 Explorer with options of single/twin Yamaha or Mercury Verado outboards Warren Steptoe found the CruiseCraft 6.85m Explorer a particularly fine offshore trailerboat. He also tested the hull with five different outboard power options. The results are extremely interesting for anyone deciding between single or twin outboards.
	THE BEST INGREDIENTS CJH Yachts 26 Sportsfisher This is a very big trailerboat! With it’s massive bow and twin diesel shaft-drive engines it has serious bluewater potential.
	A NOBLE ACHIEVEMENT Noble Boats International DeepVee 685 With precision workmanship, Noble Boats have created an aluminium hull with outstanding offshore performance.
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