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Tuesday Flash 19.12.23
Important Information / Tuesday 19.12.23 $1500 Draw Must Go This Thursday 21st December 2023 the $1500 jackpot must be drawn. Wouldn’t this be great to have the week before Christmas! Would tidy up a fair few of the Chrissy presents 😊 So, make sure you’re down at the...
Postponement – Longshore Marine No Bait Tournament
POSTPONED – Longshore Marine No Bait Tournament Regretfully, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the Longshore Marine No Bait Tournament that was scheduled for this coming weekend. We are aware that some people will be disappointed and that the weather...
No Bait Competition Pre-Comp Seminar
The pre-Comp Seminar not to miss! This will be held at THE MERCURY BAY GAMEFISH CLUB on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7 at 6PM.
Kubota Billfish Classic Update
Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club - Kubota Billfish Classic March 14-16 2024 Heaviest Billfish - $350,000!!! Gate Prize - Kubota U48G excavator valued at $112,557!! 4.8 tonne air conditioned cab rubber tracks auto idle 40 hp engine Massive thanks to Kubota New...
Winter Tuna Tournament 01 July – 31 August 2023
The southern bluefin tuna are expected to round East Cape in the coming weeks and our Winter Tuna Tournament …
Friday Flash 30.06.23
Fishing summary, unfortunately, not a lot going on – especially inshore. The few reports I have received weren’t really that positive.
Friday Flash 16.06.23
FISHING The weather’s been a little bit better this week but there hasn’t been an awful lot of fishing going on. They’re getting pretty good results when out there though, so it’s definitely worth the effort. There were a lot of snapper caught last weekend although...
Friday Flash 09.06.23
FRIDAY FLASH 09.06.23 Fishing There seem to be plenty of snapper out there at the moment with some excellent fish caught all up the eastern side of Great Mercury Island, both sides (north and south) of Korapuki, outside Ohinau and the Black Rocks. Soft baiters are...
The 2024 NZSFC Youth Nationals took place recently over the school holidays, and we would like to acknowledge the achievements of our junior and intermediate club anglers, earning MBGFC 4th place overall! We had awesome standings within this competition this year thanks to our anglers that got stuck in representing the MBGFC!
Well done! 🏆
🎣 Lisa Wadsworth
🛥 Justice
📍 Whitianga Diesel
Entry forms for the Snapper Tournament are available online and behind the bar: https://www.mbgfc.co.nz/tournaments/
Mark your calendars: Friday June 14th 2024
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The MBGFC is hosting the Wild Chix NZ “Boating Basics For Women” course on Friday 14th June from 7pm – 9pm!
This event is for all the gals out there keen on building their confidence around boating (or for the guys who want to gift their lovely ladies something special)! This evening covers topics such as:
⚓️ Basic Boat Handling
⚓️ Safety
⚓️ Reading Weather Maps
⚓️ Boat Communication… and much more!-
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Register online today directly via Wild Chix!
https://www.wildchix.co.nz/event-details-registration/basic-boating-for-women-whitianga
As always a big thank you to our leaderboard sponsors, returning for the 23-24 season:
🔹Whitianga Richardsons
🔹Gameon 2 Contractors Ltd
🔹Paton Kitchens
• Wednesday Roast Night – Roast night tonight features export quality slow cooked lamb with roast spuds and vege’s. Absolute bargain at $15. You couldn’t cook this meal yourself for this price ! The normal menu is available as well.
• Thursday Raffles – Fresh whole sirloins are back! We have managed to buy whole fresh sirloins that everyone loves so much. Looks like good weather this weekend so an ideal opportunity to win some frying steak for those last BBQs of the season. All the other favorite raffles, meat packs, pork roasts etc.
• Sunday Mother’s Day Special ! Mum gets her first drink free from the club. You won’t need to shout her the first glass of bubbles ! Why not pop down to the club Sunday night for a Mother’s Day Dinner Meal ! Chef Poppy has put together some specials that are sure to please. Creamy Pumpkin Soup topped with roasted seeds served with crusty bread for $9.50, , goat cheese, pumpkin and beetroot salad with walnuts and honey dressing ( $18) and to top it off chocolate fondant with ice cream for $7.00.
• Warriors On The Big Screen Sunday – the Warriors need to get back on a winning track this week where they take on the Sydney City Roosters. Kick off is at 4.pm. Pop down, have a beer and watch it on the big screen.
The end of April marked the wrap of the 23-24 Ladies Blue Tournament! Well done to all our ladies that got out there over the summer season and had a good crack at this comp! We had some great catches come into the weigh station, with 10 Marlin tagged, 12 Tuna and 3 Billfish weighed in! 💪🏼
Congratulations to our prize winners, we can’t wait to celebrate you at prizegiving!
Important Info:
🚨 Prizegiving will now be held on Sunday 2nd June at 6.30pm following the King’s Birthday Weekend Snapper Tournament!
🚨 You must be at prizegiving to be eligible for drawn Billfish T&R Prize!
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Congratulations to the following teams entered into the tagging draw: 💪🏼
Caprice
Fin & Tonic
Maximus
Relief
Sambuca
Sirius
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