Waihau Bay is a remote, isolated part of Godzone that is famous for its’ big blue marlin grounds over summer and now recently for bluefin tuna in winter. Editor Matt Hewetson recently visited in July for the first time.
This Mangawhai-based Senator SL1170 is the largest Senator pontoon boat to date and the first recreational vessel in the world to be fitted with Sealegs’ heavy-duty SL100 all-wheel-drive amphibious system.
Often I get asked which boat is the best for fishing or what would I buy?
During a recent visit to his old east-coast stamping grounds of Hawkes Bay, Sam Mossman investigated a new Napier-based charter boat built on a 9.4m Senator Typhoon hull.
Fishing In Godzone headed to Whitianga in early 2017 to board Epic Adventure’s big Senator to target kingfish out around the Aldermen Islands and their surrounding pins.
With game fishing in mind, but also live-baiting for kingfish, at Dan’s request Senator fitted tuna tubes across the transom, neatly plumbed with an easy-to-reach on-off valve.
Napier aluminum boat builder Senator Boats is happy to customize any model in it’s extensive range to meet the specific needs of it’s customers.
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The Senator RH780 should top the list for anyone after a serious and safe fishing machine.
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There aren’t too many things in this world that will get me up at 3.30AM.
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It seems remarkable that after 20 years in the industry and five testing boats, this was first my first time stepping aboard a Senator.
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Contributed by Shannon
“Thank you for giving up your time to let us go out on your boat.
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