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Friday Flash 02.06.23
FRIDAY FLASH 02.06.23 Fishing There hasn’t been a lot of fishing over the last week but there was some - particularly last weekend. Feedback was generally pretty good, with a couple of exceptions. Several types of fishing were getting good results – softbaiting...
2023 Youth Nationals Results – Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club Juniors
Youth Nationals Results Congratulations to our juniors who despite the weather conditions during the youth nationals placed well for our club. Section A: Champion NZ Angler Youth Nationals / Primary Kahawai – 1st Champion Angler Levi Nicholson 1.69kg...
Junior Tournament Postponed to April 22nd & 23rd
2023 MBGFC Junior Tournament Unfortunately, due to (another) terrible weather forecast, the tournament committee has had no option but to postpone the event scheduled for this coming weekend. Winds forecast to be well over 20 knots, combined with a swell forecast to...
Thursday Club Update 04.06.23
Thursday 06.04.2023 No Friday Flash tomorrow as the office will be closed, so here’s a quick update: Fishing Not many boats out wide this week but there have been a few and they’re still catching marlin and yellowfin tuna so don’t put your gear away just yet. ...
Friday Flash 24.03.23
FRIDAY FLASH 24.03.23 24.03.23 Fishing Most of the focus has been on the bigger fish this week with hundreds of boats out searching for marlin. In the end, best results were from the bottom half of our Sponsors Grid. Around the Aldermens and east of there was...
THE LURE COACHING SEMINAR
Longshore Marine Present: The Lure Coaching Coaching Seminar *SNAPPER* *KINGFISH* and more! 100% bait free fishing HOW, WHY AND WHERE TO USE Softbaits, Slow Pitch and Speed Jigging Come along - enjoy your evening with a fishing coaching presentation by Captain...
Friday Flash 03.03.23
Friday Flash 03.03.23 MBGFC OPEN We held the prizegiving for this tournament n Saturday which went very well, especially for the winners. The overall champion angler for both light tackle and in the open section was Jeremy Waterer from team Mercy – well done guys. ...
Friday Flash 24.02.23
Nationals and The Mercury Bay Open are happening right now with a really good spell of weather to kick these tournaments off. It’s still to early to pick the front-runners as not all tag cards are at the weigh station yet, but there are plenty of big fish caught out...
Thank you to the 122 Junior anglers that got stuck in and made this an awesome tournament, and to our members for getting behind the new format for this comp!
A massive thank you to all of our hugely generous sponsors on board this year, this tournament couldn’t have been the success it was without your support… and to all of the volunteers and staff that have worked hard behind the scenes, huge effort team!!
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Coat to Coat Painters
PJ Builders Limited
Coastline Excavations
Shimano Fishing New Zealand
Ocean Sports Marine Ltd
Whitianga Plumbing and Drainage Ltd
Bayside Construction
Willis Electrical, Whitianga
Coast 2 Coast Building Services Ltd
Wilson Crete Limited
Cove Construction
BCA Contracting Ltd
P Bull Ltd
Alan & Gailene Sinton
Laker Builders
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Congratulations to all of our prize winners, and a special shout out to Wyatt Watson, taking home the awesome Hunting & Fishing Whitianga $10,000 gate prize! 🤯🤩
We are already looking forward to 2025! 🙌🏽🔥
More from the weigh station!
🎣 Masen Schlaepfer
⚖️ 19.22kg Kingfish on 37kg
🛥 Razorback
📍 New World Whitianga
🎣 Caelen Gubb
⚖️ 10.10kg Kingfish on 24kg
🛥 Seasic
📍 New World Whitianga
🎣 Luca West
⚖️ 4.82kg Snapper on 10kg
🛥 Nautic Hunt
📍 Whitianga Diesel
🎣 Sarah Tidmarsh
⚖️ 1.5kg Skipjack Tuna on 24kg
🛥 2BSure
📍 Whitianga Diesel
🎣 Cooper Wood
⚖️ 11.49kg Kingfish
🛥 Mavrick
📍 Whitianga Diesel
🎣 Kobi Temanu
⚖️ 1.92kg Kahawai on 15kg
🛥 Splash
📍 Whitianga Diesel
🎣 Kaydne Temanu
⚖️ 1.93kg Kahawai on 15kg
🛥 Splash
📍 Whitianga Diesel
🎣 Wyatt Watson
⚖️ 0.71kg Trevally
⚖️ 1.45kg Snapper
🛥 Land Lovers
📍 H&M Pascoe Boatbuilders
🎣 Hunter Nicholson
⚖️ 2.05kg Kahawai on 3kg
🛥 Vamos
📍 H&M Pascoe Boatbuilders
🎣 Levi Nicholson
⚖️ 1.87kg Kahawai on 3kg
⚖️ 1.56kg Trevally on 4kg
⚖️ 4.45kg Snapper on 4kg
🛥 Vamos
📍 H&M Pascoe Boatbuilders
🎣 Kainoa Duncan
⚖️ 6.71kg Snapper on 10kg
🛥 Swiper
📍 Whitianga Diesel
🎣 Lexi Ford
⚖️ 15.87kg Kingfish on 24kg
🛥 Mabel
📍 Whitianga Diesel
🎣 Ryder Hamilton
⚖️ 1.42kg Skipjack Tuna on 8kg
🛥 On Tap
📍 Alround Sheetmetals
🎣 Frankie Hamilton
⚖️ 1.38kg Skipjack Tuna on 8kg
🛥 On Tap
📍 Alround Sheetmetals
🎣 Maggie Moohan
⚖️ 1.94kg Kahawai on 15kg
🛥 King Harold
📍 Whitianga Diesel
🎣 Sadie Moohan
⚖️ 2.02kg Snapper on 15kg
🛥 King Harold
📍 Whitianga Diesel
🎣 Wyatt Gerrand
⚖️ 1.36kg Trevally on 10kg
⚖️ 1.69kg Snapper on 10kg
🛥 Seawitch
📍 JC Walker
🎣 Laken Le Couteur
⚖️ 1.41kg Trevally on 15kg
⚖️ 1.89kg Snapper on 15kg
🛥 Seawitch
📍 JC Walker
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