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Yellowfin Tuna 72kgs Bazaruto Island: by Captain Duarte Rato

The 72kg yellowfin tuna that has gotten everyone very excited. There were a whole shoal of these things when luckily they hooked up on just this one, and got it out!

Yellowfin Tuna 72kgs Bazaruto Island: by Captain Duarte Rato

Unbelievable…! All images (c) Duarte Rato

Yellowfin Tuna 72kgs Bazaruto Island
Yellowfin Tuna 72kgs Bazaruto Island

“Hey Guys,

 

Hope all good.

 

Attached a few pictures of a 72 kg (159 pounds) Yellowfin Tuna we got yesterday. We also missed a Blue Marlin looking between 5-600 pounds.

Happiness is…

This is exactly double the size of the biggest YFT I had caught in 14 years in Bazaruto and (as far as I know) the biggest ever caught in the area and Mozambique???

Yellowfin Tuna 72kgs Bazaruto Island
Wowser!

We missed another (it was a double strike) and saw them busting twice right next to the boat on two occasions and believe me there were bigger fish in between them!

Yellowfin Tuna 72kgs Bazaruto Island
Yellowfin Tuna 72kgs Bazaruto Island

The fish was caught on a legend Lures Krakatoa on the long rigger  out wide on a short butt stand up 80#.

 

We had a two day charter and after a slow first day chasing sailfish (very green water and no bait) we decided to put the big guns out and go out wide and look for an elusive Blue Marlin (it is July after all).

 

Cheers,

 

Duarte”

Yowser Duarte…! Send them down to us please!!!

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Cape Verde marlin bite comes to a fantastic close: by Captain Duarte Rato

Cape Verde marlin bite comes to a fantastic close: by Captain Duarte Rato

 

“Hi Sean,

 

My season in Cape Verde is over which is a pity as the bite is still going really strong. But, time to get back home after a short stop in Lisbon for a week and get the boat ready for the Marlin Season at Bazaruto.

 

In total Blue Marlin numbers for Cape Verde were;

 

Raised:       81

 

Strikes:       52

 

Hook-up:     41

 

Releases:    36

 

 

So we averaged just above 2 Marlin a day and I would say the fishes’ average weight were around 250 to 300 pounds with a few 400´s and the biggest a solid 500 – not BIg fish but the numbers certainly make up for it!!!!

 

Epic stuff brother!!!!”

 

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Cape Verde Blue Marlin bite continues…

Cape Verde Blue Marlin bite continues…

And another knee-weakening set of photographs professionally shot by Captain Duarte Rato as he sits out his spell being tortured by Blue Marlin day after day…taking guests marlin fishing off Cape Verde… “Hi Sean, Bru, fishing everyday just got to me and was absolutely too exhausted every night to send you photos and reports…been having a good time brother and absolutely epic fishing! Here´s a few photos from the last week…. Cheers, Duarte”

Fishing Mozambique: The easiest way to distinguish between the two is that the Blue Marlin can fold it's pectoral fins right up against the marlins body, much like a yellowfin tuna, while the Black's pectorals always stick out...(c) Duarte Rato

Thanks Duarte! For more information on Captain Duarte Rato and his exploits…click here

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Insane Cape Verde blue marlin bite continues!

Insane Cape Verde blue marlin bite continues!

by Captain Duarte Rato

“Hey brother and the insane bite continues…

This morning we only fished a half day (5 hours) because our clients had to catch a plane back home….but we made it count and released 2 out of three fish.

The first fish come in hot on the teasers 15 minutes after we started and switched on the big ballyhoo pitch bait – hookup and release!

An h0ur later we get another one up on the short left teaser and hookup again. The fish, about 350 put on a great fight on the stand up #50 (that´s all we fishing) before release.

Before getting back we still had another that jumped as the client was feeding and never hooked up…

Two blues before lunch ain´t bad!!!!”

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Duarte Rato in Cape Verde

Duarte Rato in Cape Verde

Captain Duarte Rato checked in with us, all the way from the Cape Verde Islands, where he is working a blue marlin season this time of year.

“First day out we started with hooking a double header 20 minutes after we set the spread and the action was hot the all day. We ended up raising a total of 6 Marlin, with 4 strikes, 4 hookup´s and 3 releases.”

More to follow as the season in Cape Verde gets underway…

“Man this place is insane…. yesterday had 5 up, got 4 bites and released 3.

This morning only fished 5 hours ´cause the clients catching a plane and got 3 bites and released 2, all on pitch baits.

Will send you reports and photos of last two days later.”\

Many thanks Duarte! Keep it up man!!!

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