Rare marlin caught
PA Tauranga A black marlin caught off Motiti Island has upstaged other catches in a tuna big game contest run from Mayor Island. The rare 171 kg fish was the first black marlin landed in New Zealand this season. It was caught by a Tauranga angler, Mr Roy Cumberworth, from a launch at Schooner Rocks.
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Press, 14 January 1987, Page 2
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