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Zane Carter
The 2020 National Spearfishing Championships were hosted by the Omaha Surf Club over Labour Day weekend, and a local lad landed gold.
Zane Carter, 13, speared a title-winning snapper at Little Barrier Island.
It earned him the top prize in the under-16 competition.
Competitors hold their breath while diving to depths of up to 40 metres, often for several minutes at a time, while spearing fish.
They look for fish from a list of select species and only catch edible fish.
The largest fish speared over the weekend was a 38kg kingfish.
At the end of the competition, the catch was auctioned to the public. More than $1300 was raised for the Omaha Surf Life Saving Club.
