Tournaments
EVENTS
Tournaments this season
Each season the club has 10 – 12 tournaments. Check out which ones you are interested.
Cash In - Cash Out (with Optional Boat Sweepstake)
$200 per boat
Champion Boat (Sweepstake Optional) $50 per boat - (1 fish per day per angler) add total weight up for champion boat - winner takes all!!
Tuna All species
Prize Allocation - 1st - 5th Place (heaviest fish per angler will count) with all entry money returned as cash prizes.
There is NO TAGGING in this Competition
Labour Weekend 26th October 2024
Zone 3 Interclub Snapper Tournament you will be fishing for your club for a trophy contested between Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club, Tairua-Pauanui Sports Fishing Club, Whangamata Ocean Sports Club and Matarangi Boat and Fishing Club
Open to MBGFC members and day members and fished under NZSFC rules NB: No sliding keeper hooks or ledger rigs with more than two hooks)
Cash Prizes and Sweepstake available
Online entries via email close 4pm Friday 25th. Or entries can be physically handed in at the bar while it is open on Friday night. All entries close when the bar closes Friday night.
Prizegiving Saturday at 6.30pm in the Clubrooms 26th October, 2024
📆 1st November – 30th November 2024
Making this a month long tournament to ensure lots of opportunity for everyone to get out when the weather conditions are right and get stuck in!
Cash prizes plus $1000 cash sponsored by Longshore Marine $25 entry and $25 sweepstake optional for heaviest (Snapper only)
Prizegiving will be held on Sunday 1st December 2024, at 4pm
Check out the poster for tournament rules and entry for details
Thanks to Longshore Marine and sponsors Black Magic Tackle, Catch Fishing, Hutchwilco, Ocean Angler, Pure Fishing, Shimano and So Dope
Whitianga Wharf Kids Fishing Competition – we are looking forward to being able to run this fun tournament this year for the kids
Thursday 28 December at 9:00 am to 10.00 am (registration starts at 8:30 am) – you do not need to be a member of a fishing club, come and enjoy the fun.
Early registration will be available for members and club affiliated members at the game fishing club on Wednesday 27 December from 5.30pm – 7pm – Otherwise just turn up on the day and entries will be taken from 8.30am – you do not need to be a member of any other fishing club to enter.
12 years and under / $2 per person entry(all children must be actively supervised by an adult)
Starter bag for each entry (while available)
6 x categories – Kahawai, Spotty, Sprat, Mackerel, Triple-fin, Parore
Lots of prizes and spot prizes – thanks to our generous sponsors.
Hey Ladies!
Serious about fishing? Like to catch Billfish & Tuna? Love spending all day on the water dragging lures? Love the thrill and excitement of game fishing? GET IN!
The MBGFC Ladies Blue Competition is for you, this is a team competition for billfish and tuna over a five month period Entries are now open.
Check out the details:
Fishing can be done anytime from 1 DEC 2023 – 30 APRIL 2024
This is a unique tournament for those Ladies that love fishing for the big ones – Billfish and Tuna.
No need to worry about the weather as you pick the days that you want to fish.
This is a team competition for billfish and tuna over a five month period from 1 Dec 2023 – 30 April 2024
This is a team tournament and the fee is $250.00 for the boat.
An team entry must be made before any fish can be recorded for the team.
All anglers fishing in a team must be members of MBGFC or members of a club affiliated to NZSFC or IGFA.
Day membership of MBGFC will suffice.
Prizegiving 1st June 2024
The prize money will be shared as follows, so the more boats the bigger the prize:
40% for Heaviest Billfish weighed (+ Trophy 🏆)
50% of total pool for drawn prize - Tag & Release (+ Trophy🏆 ) - Each tagged fish will give you 1 entry into the draw. You must be present at prizegiving to be eligible for prize.
10% for Heaviest Tuna weighed (+ Trophy🏆)
AND a trophy for the Champion Team (on points) 🏆
See you on the water and tight lines! Game fish on.
ENTRY FEE DETAILS
$100.00 per angler before 13 December 2023
$120.00 per angler between 14 December 2023 - 22 January 2024
If not a member of an affiliated NZSFC club, then a day membership of MBGFC is required.
If a member of another affiliated NZSFC club please supply copy of membership
Entry is deemed not valid until payment has been made.
MBGFC Bank Account 03 1578 0038675 00
Please state your name and boat name in the REFERENCE field
Early bird Entry Prize, Last Girl Standing, Spot Prizes, Best Dressed Prize, Radio Quiz
Party the night away with one of our local DJs
Thanks to all our generous sponsors who have contributed to make this tournament happen !!
Welcome to the 3rd annual SUZUKI Top Ten Tuna Tournament.
Get your team together and entry forms in, this year the tournament will be run over 8 days
There is no briefing for this tournament but you will need to register after 11am on Friday 5th January. Starter packs will contain tournament rules, sponsors material and other useful information.
Whilst people are welcome to fish all 8 days, this will also give anglers the opportunity to pick the best weather days during this 8 day period and just fish those days.
Hours of fishing: 0600 Saturday 6th January till 1600 Saturday Jan 13th
The Weigh Station is open from 1630 to 1930 on days one to seven and 1530 to 1830 on day eight
One of each species per angler per day. This applies to the date of catch (as per the catch card), not the date of weighing.
- Prizegiving will be on the 13th Jan at 8PM in the Clubrooms
There will be 5 x Suzuki DF2.5 outboard motors valued at $6500.00 to be given away as lucky angler draws. (You must be present at prizegiving to be eligible for the draw)
Due to insufficient numbers that have entered the Suzuki Top Ten Tournament so far, a variation of rule 19 will apply to change the format of the prize allocation, to ensure the club minimizes any exposure to a financial loss.
Prize allocation will be based on a percentage of the total pool of entries. The more entries we get, the higher the prize pool will be.
Rule 19: Prize Allocation
Prizes will be awarded to the anglers catching the ten heaviest eligible fish regardless of line weight as follows:
• 1st prize = 30% of the pool
• 2nd prize = 20% of the pool
• 3rd prize = 10% of the pool
• 4th prize = 9% of the pool
• 5th prize = 8 % of the pool
• 6th prize = 7 % of the pool
• 7th prize = 6% of the pool
• 8th prize = 5% of the pool
• 9th prize = 3% of the pool
• 10th prize = 2% of the pool
Spot Prizes - Due the generous sponsorship of Suzuki NZ and Pacific Coast Marine, there will still be the fantastic spot prizes of 5 x 2.5hp Suzuki outboard motors for all entrants to be in the draw for (must be at prizegiving to be eligible for the draw)
If two or more anglers catch fish of equal weight they will each receive the average of the relevant prizes.
None of these 10 cash prizes will be drawn.
TRAILER BOAT TOURNAMENT - IT'S BACK !! SAVE THE DATES 6th - 8th February 2025 (Waitangi Weekend)
Entry: $400 Boat Entry
Limited to 150 Boats
Species: Marlin, Broadbill, Tuna, Kingfish, Snapper, Kahawai
More details to come!!
CENTENNIAL MARLIN FISHING TOURNAMENT
Saturday 26th February to 1st March 2025
ENTRY FEE DETAILS
We would like to welcome OKUMA as our new sponsor of this great tournament! Thanks for coming onboard!
$180 per angler
NZ Sport Fishing Nationals
Saturday 17th- 24th February 2024
NEW ZEALAND SPORT FISHING NATIONALS COMPETITION
RESULTS FOR 2024 NATIONALS - MERCURY BAY GAME FISHING CLUB
FULL RESULTS CLICK HERE TO TAKE YOU TO NZSFC - https://www.nzsportfishing.co.nz/nzsfc-nationals-2024/
Mates versus mates on the same boat
Teams v teams in the same club
Clubs vs clubs in the same region
Region vs region in the country
Become a NZ champion angler for species, line weights, lengths and fish tagged
Experience a full eight days’ fishing
The Nationals co-inside with the Mercury Bay Open Tournament 17th February -24th February 2024
Junior Tournament and Youth Nationals
Saturday 13th - 27th April 2024 (2 weeks)
N🎣 MBGFC Junior Tournament 2024 🎣
The MBGFC Junior Tournament is back and bigger than ever for 2024! Running over for 2 weeks from Saturday 13th - Saturday 27th March, with some HUGE prizes up for grabs, this is sure to be a cracker of a comp!
🔸 $40 Entry Fee!
🔸 Entry fee includes entry for NZSFC Junior Nationals!
🔸 Awesome spot prizes!
🔸 First 150 entries get a starter bag worth $40!
🔸 Total prize pool of over $30,000!
GATE PRIZE: Every entry goes into the draw to win a MASSIVE gate prize of $10,000 worth of gear thanks to the absolute legends at Hunting & Fishing Whitianga! All you have to do is enter…how GOOD!
Get your entires in now to guarantee some next level school holiday fun out on the water!
Snapper
SATURDAY 1ST - SUNDAY 2ND JUNE, 2024 (KINGS BIRTHDAY WEEKED) 2 DAY TOURNAMENT
Sat & Sun – 1st & 2nd June 2024
(Kings Birthday Weekend)
Cash in — Cash out
plus $1000 worth of The Stunned Mullet Vouchers
ENTRY FEE $25.00 AN ANGLER
OPTIONAL SWEEPSTAKE: $25 per boat – winner take all
· OPEN LINE WEIGHT – (UP TO 60kg)
· HOURS OF FISHING – 6.30AM Saturday – 4.00PM Sunday (continuous)
· WEIGH IN – CLUBROOM WEIGH STATION: 3.30PM - 5.30PM Sat & Sun
· RADIO CHANNELS – TRIP REPORTS – CH63, BOAT TO BOAT– CH 65
PRIZEGIVING : SUNDAY 2nd June 2024 - 6.30PM in the clubrooms
PRIZE ALLOCATION (Cash & $1000 The Stunned Mullet Vouchers):
1st place — 10th Place
ONE FISH PER ANGLER per day — Heaviest fish only will count for prizes
Fully completed MBGFC catch card and tackle must be presented to Weighmaster
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE PAID BEFORE LEAVING TO FISH IN THE TOURNAMENT
OPEN TO MEMBERS & DAY MEMBERS
AND FISHED UNDER I.G.F.A. RULES
(NB: No sliding keeper hooks or ledger rigs with more than two hooks)
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