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Judging from the number of entries in Gulf Harbour Marina’s school holiday Kids Fishing Photo Competition, many local families were out on the water with their rods over the break.
A total of 125 entries were received, giving the three judges – Nicky Sinden, host of Addicted to Fishing, Estelle Clifford from MoreFM Rodney, and kids’ fishing social media sensation Gannett Girl – a difficult task.
Marina spokesperson Matt Pryor says initially there was one prize of a Burnsco tackle bag worth $100 on offer, but the team were inundated with so many fantastic entries, they ended up providing prizes to the ones judged to be the best three. The two other winners got new fishing rods, also from Burnsco.
He says it was fun looking through all the entries.
“There were big fish, little fish, weird fish, and pretty fish, but one thing that was consistent across the board was the huge smiles on the young angler’s faces,” Matt says.
The competition was the brainchild of Marina team member Jo Davis (of Fish’n Chix fame), who Matt says is a self-confessed ‘fishing fanatic’.
“This is the second time the competition has been run and given the level of interest, we will absolutely be running it again,” Matt says.
