Big Fish Down Under
BIG FISH DOWN UNDER and Moana III, 47ft Luxury Private Charter Boat are permanently based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Moana III, Cairns' finest fishing charter vessel has an open permit to operate in waters up to 200NM from the coastline. From Townsville in the south, along the Great Barrier Reef and continental shelf, the Ribbon Reefs of the Coral Sea, Lizard Island and Cooktown to the north and beyond. That allows for the best Black Marlin Fishing Charters, Luxury Day cruising to unique locations or Scuba Diving and Snorkelling in brilliant pristine locations on the Great Barrier Reef.
The Cairns region has long been recognised as the Giant Black Marlin Fishing Capital of the World and so attracts anglers from around the world that want that ultimate game fishing adventure.
They not only cater for the Game Fishing and Sportfishing markets but also for exclusive Honeymoon Getaways, Luxury Day Cruising, Corporate Functions and Remote Expeditions to areas of Cape York Peninsula, Princess Charlotte Bay, Queensland Coast, and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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ABOUT MOANA III
Big Fish Down Under operates Moana III Private Charter Boat, Moana III was launched late in 2006
to specialise in Game Fishing, Marlin Fishing, Fishing Charters Cairns, Light Tackle Sportsfishing,
Reef and Deep Sea Fishing to Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. The name Moana means "the vast beauty of the mother ocean" in Polynesian.
At 47ft of sheer game fishing machine, Moana III Private Charter Boat certainly is the flagship of the Cairns based charter fleet and is Queensland 2B surveyed for operations to 200 NM from the coastline. She is surveyed to comfortably carry up to 12 passengers for day trips, 6 overnight and 4 for extended charters.
Moana III (Mow-are-na) was designed and custom built to skipper Daniel McCarthy's and the owner's specifications by Master Boat Builder, Mr Dick Ward and his team at Cairns Boat Builders.
Moana III specialises in liveaboard overnight or extended charters or day trips for:
- Heavy Tackle Black and Blue Marlin Fishing
- Other Game Fishing, Reef & Deep Sea Fishing on Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
- Remote Expeditions to Cape York and Gulf of Carpentaria for ultimate fishing adventures
- Light Tackle Sportsfishing trips
- Private Scuba Diving Charters and/or Snorkelling Charters to the Coral Sea, including the world famous Lizard Island, Cod Hole, Holmes, Bougainville, Shark and Osprey Reefs.
- Barramundi Expeditions to remote locations
- Luxury Private Charters for Corporate Functions, Day Cruising with family & friends and Honeymoon Getaways
FEATURES OF MOANA III
- Fully air conditioned
- Private stateroom with TV/DVD and ensuite
- 4 single bunks, 1 extra double and 2 crew bunks
- Beautiful modern fit out
- 2 showers, 2 toilets
- TV, DVD and CD Stereo
- 240V Power
- Convection Microwave Oven
- Cooktop
- 2 Refrigerators and 3 freezers
- Desalinator - 120 ltrs fresh water per hour
- Brine tank
FISHING GEAR
Moana III is decked out for serious Heavy and Light Tackle fishing!
- Full set of fully custom built world class Laurie Casey Rods and Penn International and Shimano Reels
- Furuno 1100L Depth Sounder/Fish finder with twin 2kw transducers (50and 200kHz)
- Furuno Nav Net VX2 Chart Plotter with 12kw 72 NM radar
- Wesmar 110khz 360" scanning Sonar
- ICOM HF and VHF radios
- Intercom system
- 9ft ridged hull inflatable tender
ENGINEERING
The engineering fit out is nothing short of brilliant but still simple:
- Cruise Speed 25kts, max speed 32 kts
- Powered by twin Cummins QSM-11s @ 660 hp each set at 580 hp
- Twin Disc 5114A Quick Shift gear boxes and ES300 Controls
- 13.5kva Isuzu/Zenth Genset
Travelling with the experts Daniel and his crew at Big Fish Down Under on the magnificant Moana III Private Charter Boat, certainly is the best way to experience Giant Black Marlin Fishing, Sports fishing and Game Fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, the Coral Sea and in fact anywhere in Northern Australia.
