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A fun day for the Crew (Ray Phillips and Lance Paniora) aboard MANTARAY on 18th March filming a Photo Shoot for the Press Release of Cadbury's Chocolate latest promotion in conjuction with...

The SWEET LOUISE Annual Charity Fishing Competition is a fundraising day for Secondary Cancer Sufferers, and is well supported by the New Zealand Textile Industry.  Once again this year, the Charles Parsons' crew aboard Tracker II came in with some outstanding results taking out the top prizes. Largest Overall Snapper - Mike Petherick [5.41kgs] 5th Largest Snapper - Joel Sampson Largest Overall Ladies' Snapper 1st on Aggregate for total fish weighed in Hard Luck Story of the Day - Tina Grant They even won the Raffle!! Well done to the Charles Parsons'  Team under the professional watch of Skipper Richard and Deckie ("the fish whisperer"), Jim.   A great effort and a great result for the 2014 event. In this, it's 5th year, $16,000 was raised for this very worthy charity.                                 & ...

You just never know who may book a Fishing Charter in Auckland! Welcome aboard Tracker II to His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and Special Advisor to the President of the UAE. Crew of Ray and Sue were able to show these Royal Visitors to Auckland, the very best our great city has to offer.  The weather blessed us with beautiful blue skies and warm temperatures making for a stunning trip down the Auckland Harbour along the waterfront and out into the Hauraki Gulf.  The added bonus too of some really exciting fishing!  We were able to showcase some of the many fish species prevelant in these waters with some great size snapper caught.  Even the dolphins joined in the fun and gave us a great display playing around the boat! Our royal Guest and entourage enjoyed a typical kiwi barbecue lunch of burgers, sausages and salads whilst moored off Waiheke Island.  New Zeala ...

Not having any expectations of extra business during the Rugby World Cup despite the hype - NZ Fishing Safaris kicked off to a real fun start on the opening night.