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  • Hokianga Broadbill & Marlin Magic
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  • Hokianga Reel Fishing Comp Prizegiving - 2015
  • 2013 Marlin Hunt Action

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Reel Fishing Comp - 2015

Secretary Treasurer Linda Pattinson, President Shane Percy and Club Captain Harry Barlow, the Izzy is a very keen local jet ski fisho. Our friend Dale Knight has been a loyal supporter of the Hokianga Big Game and Sports Fishing Club for many years. Good to see you back up North again Dale. Daniel Boyd off Our Time. His new boat has brought him lots of luck. Well done Daniel. Odette Hall is passionate about her fishing and her 9.54kg snapper brought her home the heaviest snapper title. Well done Odette. 13yr old Jack McIntyre is showing us up again with his 116.6kg marlin bringing him home 2nd place in the Reel Fishing Comp. Congratulations Jack. Daniel Boyd has every reason to smile with his heaviest kingfish and his awesome 154.6kg marlin caught just prior to the contest. His marlin still leads the NZSFC heaviest striped marlin for this current season. First prize for the heaviest striped marlin weighing in at 125.5kg, again went to a junior club member, Cory Henwood. Congratulations Cory.

Local Species

Skippy - Bonito Mako Snapper Striped Marlin Red Snapper Albacore Snapper Snapper and Trevally Groper - Puka Mahimahi John Dory Kingfish Broadbill Gurnard Goatfish Butterfish Blue Cod Terihiki

Land Based Photo Gallery

Young Skye Hawkins was the star with her Kahawai at the Juniors shoreline competition April 2015. Strong South Westerlies made it very challenging but the kids were a delight and it was a great family day out. Sunset over Hokianga South Head from the Omapere wharf. Ben Nilsson was quick to grab this John Dory when it flipped onto the sand. Nice 'catch' Ben. Young Mrkl Te Whata's land based Ling complements of Iain McIntyre. WOW well done Mrkl. Young Jack Crosbie loves Hokianga's fresh fish so is trying to catch his supper off Omapere wharf. Good one Jack. Locals surfcasting at the mouth of the Waimamaku River. Devlin Hill fighting a 34kg Kingfish off the rocks. Locals Dave and Fred hoping to land a Kingi off Omapere wharf. A local family enjoying the fishing off Omapere wharf. Brett Dick out for an early fish off the Omapere wharf.

Photographs by: Janice Brenstrum

Ladies Fishing and Pamper Day

Dorothy McKinnon, Janice Brenstrum, Marion Taylor and skipper Michael Brenstrum with some of their catches of the day. We all had a ball, although Michael claims it was hard yakka..... Glenis Bryers has every reason to be smilling with the lovely snappers they caught on Piscator. Congratulations team Piscator. Kathy Parlane made our day a lot more fun with her dress up team looking fantastic, and then the bra auction which generated a lot of cash for a very worthy cause and heaps of laughs. Thanks Kathy. We are all looking forward to next year's Ladies Fun Day and Pamper.

Hokianga Marlin Magic

Codie McIntyre's first marlin was boated in the inaugural Ladies Contest 2012. Awesome Codie. It has taken 16yrs for our local Constable, Jeff Cramp, to get his first marlin and then he blew us away with an amazing HATRICK - 1 tagged - 2 boated by Jeff on this memorable trip 2012. Junior Club member Jack McIntyre landed the first marlin of the 2013 contest and for the Club, then followed up with this massive 143.6kg marlin. WOW. Very impressive for an 11 year old. These guys from Masterton had a great time of the Hokianga. Local lady, Bette Mendes boated this 148kg winning marlin in the inaugural Ladies Marlin Contest 2012. Congratulations Bette. Awesome. Anthony Wright has every right to be proud of this 150kg stripy that won the big prize at the 2013 Marlin Hunt and Fishing Bonanza. Congratulations Anthony. Tinny Maru is a winner again. Reubyn Turnbull from Hawke Bay had not tried for a Marlin until this day when he boated this nice 119kg Stripy off Phat Bastard. You just have to be in the right place at the right time. Congratulations Reubyn. Jack Harris with Terminator's first Broadbill. Congratulations. Warren Huband off Terminator has made it 2 Broadbill in 2 days with this beauty. Hokianga weighed its first ever Broadbill early this season and the count is now 5. Congratulations Jayden.

Hokianga Fishing Snaps

Early morning Marlin Hunt action Linda Pattinson's 9kg snapper caught off the Waimamaku Reef April 2015. WOW. Lloyd Harris on Terminator hoping for the big catch today How's that for a lovely snapper caught just off the firestation...Les Stewart with his 5kg beauty. The pink rod definitely made the difference.... Shirley Ryder brought home this lovely 10kg snapper off Bluey. And his fishing mate Jack McIntyre with a very good sized red snapper Snapper for dinner A great day out for Julia Clarkin on Just Hooked. Reel Image's Skipper, Mike Falloon, was delighted with catching this puka then generously shared it out amongst the locals. Thank you Mike. Ryan Wilson's first attempt at marlin fishing landed him this pretty nice catch. Julia Clarkin boated this nice Mahi Mahi off Just Hooked. Nice one Jules. Hokianga sunset. Ladies day out on Piscator Hokianga entrance. It's not always as easy as it looks... Fish line up Mussel rocks Prizegiving fun at the Clubrooms. Julia Clarkin with the mahimahi trophy. Heaviest junior snapper trophy for Ben Nilsson Mike Franich created this beautiful marlin for our leadership board. Magic reflections on a perfect Hokianga day. Janice with her 6.5kg snapper. Biggish, but not big enough to be in the prize money. This is a what a winning snapper looks like. Awesome. Yvette Martin with the new Junior snapper trophy she won with her 6.5kg snapper off Bluey. Ben Nilsson returning across the Hokianga Bar after a great day out game fishing Phat Bastard had another great couple of days off Houhora during the school holidays. Nice one Maca. These guys from down south had a good time weighing in at the Hokianga. Well done Reel Image. The locals certainly enjoyed Mike Falloon's generosity when he shared his catch with them. Thanks guys. Very keen young junior angler Ben Nilsson with his winning snapper off Bluey. Yvette Martin with her 2 x 5kg snapper off Bluey.

2013 Marlin Hunt Action

Jack McIntyre fighting his 143.6kg Marlin using stand up gear and a 37kg rod - pretty heavy work for an 11 year old who dealt superbly with the 1.5hr challenge. The lighting effect on this big striped marlin photo is magic. Jack's big marlin at the boat. Phat Bastard crew members were estatic with how Jack fought for 1.5hrs on his big fish. Martin and Michael Brenstrum, Wal, Iain and Jack McIntyre. This visiting Chilean was so happy with Jack's big marlin you would think he had boated it himself. Jack gave the Chileans a big slab for their dinner that night at the Copthorne. Jason Matthews landed this awesome 143kg marlin but it did not stay at the top of the leader-board for very long. Three leading marlin had less than 1kg between them in weight. WOW. Anthony Wright certainly got it right with this lovely 150kg stripy. Awesome. Est 130kg Mako boated off Tackle Box. Martin Brenstrum from Napier 1st tried for a marlin 45 years ago. He was delighted to achieve his goal up here in the Hokianga with this 93kg stripey off Bluey. Congratulations Martin. Martin Brenstrum being congratulated on his first marlin by Club Captain Steve Allen. Mike Brenstrum enjoying the tactital play with his 112.3kg Marlin fishing on Phat Bastard. This and 1 other striped marlin was tagged and released by Iain McIntyre on Phat Bastard. Great sportsmanship. 10 year old Ben Nilsson shows grit and shear determination fighting this Mako shark, his first big game fish that he tagged and released. Congratulations Ben. Well done. Butler Colley certainly knows where to find the big snapper. Well done Butler First time fishing for a marlin and this is what he brings home... Well done Reubyn. Jack McIntyre enjoying his Copthorne spot prize at the Marlin Hunt Prizegiving Winner of the 2013 Marlin Hunt and Fishing Bonanza was local fisho Anthony Wright with his 150kg striped marlin. Congratulations Anthony. Two 9kg plus snapper earned Butler Colley the top two snapper prizes. Awesome. Graeme Morrell took out the Heaviest Blue Marlin prize. Congratulations Graeme.

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