Welcome to the 4th annual SUZUKI Top Ten Tuna Tournament.

This year we are having "New Format"-  1st December, 2024 to 31st January 2025   

As you know the Tuna are very unpredictable as to when they will turnup in our waters, so this year we are running the Suzuki Top Ten Tuna for 2 whole months!!!!!

You can fish when you want, when the fish are here and the weather is turned on for a day out on the water!

More details to come, but keep an eye out of our Facebook page or our Friday Flash communications for more information to come in due course

ENTRIES ARE OPEN!!  - CLICK ON THE ENTRY FORM LINK TO ENTER YOUR BOAT

TRAILER BOAT TOURNAMENT    -     IT'S BACK  !!   SAVE THE DATES         6th - 8th February 2025  (Waitangi Weekend)

Entry:  $400 Boat Entry

There  will also be optional sweepstakes - refer to the entry link and the rules for all options

Limited to 150 Boats

Species:  Marlin, Broadbill, Tuna, Kingfish, Snapper, Kahawai

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

IMPORTANT INFO:
26th February - 1st March 2025

Entry Fee:
$100 per boat (includes 2x dinner tickets)

Categories:
Heaviest Marlin
Champion Team on Points

Species:
Blue Marlin
Black Marlin
Striped Marlin

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!

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)

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 boat 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

Saturday 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  Friday 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.