TUNA OFF GISBORNE
> Catch Of Two Tons "The Press" Special Service GISBORNE, Jan. 28 I The crew of the Gisborne i tuna boat Oiwyn had their > moat aircfoeftil day’s fishing ■ yet when they caught about t 500 tuna in three hours and. I a half on Monday. Mainly skipjack and alba* t core, the catch weighed two I tone It bettered by several bun- . dred pounds the Olwyn’s ! previous beat catch of 4000 . pounds of tuna, made last week. The fishing stopped only , when the Oiwyn ran out of ’ bait The Oiwyn put to sea on Saturday afternoon and the 1 catch was made quite close 1 to Gisborne. 1 The Olwyn’s catch was 1 made using sardines and I mchovies as live batt. The tuna were hooked by the t American method of fishing [ with poles and lures. • The Oiwyn. skippered oy i Mr S. Madsen, was at sea for only about 26 bouts.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30044, 31 January 1963, Page 7
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