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Te Arai’s Ryan Lazenby took the top prize of $1000 after pulling an 85cm snapper out of the Kaipara Harbour with a 10kg line for Warkworth Game Fishing club’s annual Queen’s Birthday competition.
Ryan says it took three attempts to capture the snapper in the net, as the net was too small to contain it.
By the time they had wrestled it into the boat for measuring, it couldn’t be thrown back, so it was taken home to fill bellies.
He used half a pilchard on a BKK circle hook and reeled it in with a Shimano Thunnus 4000.
Despite having to adhere to Covid-19 restrictions, 59 anglers joined in the annual 10kg line competition.
President Dave Adams said the weekend provided a variety of weather conditions.
“Saturday, it was good to be alive. Sunday, it was just a matter of staying alive.”
He said the overall size of fish caught was up this year, meaning for the most part mid-sized fish were eaten and large ones were released back.
Snapper 1st – Ryan Lazenby 85cm
Kingfish 1st – Ally Blank 121cm
Trevally 1st – Wayne Brown 62.5cm
Kahawai 1st – Dave Adams 57.5cm
