A 99kg striped marlin had the lead in the Gisborne Hunting & Fishing Marlin and Tuna Hunt as of Friday afternoon.
The fish was caught on Thursday by Danny Angland, from Mahia, off the boat Outcast.
Weather and sea conditions improved considerably on Friday for the 270-plus anglers on 80 boats.
鈥淲e had nine yellowfin tuna landed and five marlin landed,鈥 a Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club contest spokeswoman said.
Those fish were yet to be weighed in when she spoke to the Gisborne Herald, so the marlin and tuna leaderboards could change significantly.
A couple of spearfish were also landed while two big-eye tuna were caught from the Gisborne boat Belligerant.
鈥淥ne of those fish took 3陆 hours to get alongside,鈥 the spokeswoman said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a nice day out on the water and a number offishermen opted to stay out overnight.
鈥淚t was a very good day鈥檚 fishing and we hope for more of the same on Saturday.鈥
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