EP: 19 Trailer Boat Tuna, Marlin & the North Australia Missions with Mike Bonnicci

East Coast trailer boat legend Mike Benicci sits down with the boys. Spearfishing roots, Coral Sea dogtooth, marlin lessons learned the hard way, cracking stickbait yellowfin, kingfish gear, and the six-day trailer boat missions chasing dogtooth up north. Plus the fish he still can't let go of. Chapters 00:00 – Intro: why Mike's an East Coast legend 02:13 – How it started: family trips, spearfishing in Malta 04:09 – Coral Sea era: chasing 50kg+ dogtooth tuna 07:29 – Hayley's rise: seasick deckhand to elite angler 11:08 – Learning marlin fishing the hard way 16:39 – Stickbait yellowfin: lures, size, reading the workup 26:20 – Releasing tuna properly — what actually works 32:45 – Kingfish: popper vs stickbait 41:51 – Six-day trailer boat missions chasing dogtooth up north 53:34 – Blue marlin, Exmouth, and the one that got away Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices