Veteran Bay of Islands charter skipper Bruce Smith and his team on Striker won the prestigious striped marlin section of the annual Nationals game fishing tournament recently. The week-long event involved 1535 anglers in 424 teams representing 39 clubs around the country. While teams can fish anywhere they earn points for their club, and the emphasis is on catch and release with points awarded for light tackle catches. But there are many categories covering the various fish species, and the top teams were : Striped marlin Striker (Bay of Islands) 4950 points, 1; November Rain (Whangaroa) 4500 points, 2; Noelani (Tauranga) 3998 points, 3. Billfish (blue marlin, black marlin,...
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