Organisers of Hawke’s Bay’s biggest annual fishing contest are hoping there are even better things to come after a dramatic early-summer of unprecedented.
MegaFish: 20kg kingfish takes $10,000 prize at Hawke s Bay fishing contest
7 Feb, 2021 01:16 AM
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A 20kg kingfish caught by Ashley Jones was enough to win the $10,000 prize at the MegaFish Hawke s Bay competition. Photo / Supplied
A 20kg kingfish won Ashley Jones the $10,000 prize at the Your Solutions MegaFish Hawke s Bay competition.
Event organisers said the competition was a success despite more than 150 participants staying away due to adverse sea conditions.
Hosted by the Hawke s Bay Sports Fishing Club, the annual four-day fishing competition was forced to shorten to a one-day event due to rough seas.
But club president Neil Price said 425 people still took to the water in hope of winning the $10,000 prize.