Big Game Fishing

A DigitalNZ Story by Suzanne Austen

Image: Big game fishing from the small vessel 'Pearly Shells'

Big game fishing from the small vessel 'Pearly Shells'

Auckland Libraries

Image: Swordfishing equipment on boat, including tarparinos, hook and line, and marlin eyeballs, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland Region

Swordfishing equipment on boat, including tarparinos, hook and line, and marlin eyeballs, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Weighing a marlin]

[Weighing a marlin]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Competitors in a deep sea fishing contest on the launch 'Aloha Kai"

Competitors in a deep sea fishing contest on the launch 'Aloha Kai"

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Image: Zane Grey's 704 lb black marlin caught at the Bay of Islands

Zane Grey's 704 lb black marlin caught at the Bay of Islands

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Image: Dorothy R Hooper, a competitor in a deep sea fishing contest

Dorothy R Hooper, a competitor in a deep sea fishing contest

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Image: Anglers with a black marlin placed at the end of the boat 'Day Tripper'

Anglers with a black marlin placed at the end of the boat 'Day Tripper'

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Image: A man playing a striped marlin on board the launch 'Ozone'

A man playing a striped marlin on board the launch 'Ozone'

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Image: A big game fish on a boat, Mayor Island

A big game fish on a boat, Mayor Island

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