Experts Return for Show Master Classes 

Several of New Zealand’s top fishing experts will again freely share their extensive knowledge and top tips in the show’s popular Top Catch Master Class presentations at this year’s Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show.

Presenters already confirmed for the 2023 show, which is being held at the Auckland Showgrounds on May 18-21, include Dave Ahoia and Dallas Abel, Daniel Tiria, Scott Tindale, Mark Kitteridge, Laurie Pottinger, and Bruce Duncan.

Dave Ahoia

Dave Ahoia and Dallas Abel from Legasea’s Kai Ika Project were among the most popular of the presenters at the 2022 show. They will again, in their uniquely entertaining way, be demonstrating the quickest, cleanest and most efficient way to fillet the catch.

Dallas Abel

Daniel Tiria, another very popular 2022 presenter, will continue to demonstrate how to master the skill of slow pitch jigging.

Daniel Tiria

Long-time fishing journalist and the author of numerous books on the art of recreational fishing, Mark Kitteridge, will again focus on the best ways to target and catch snapper on lures, while kayak fishing guru Laurie Pottinger returns to share his tips on the best way to catch big fish from a kayak.

Mark Kitteridge

Popular Hauraki Gulf fishing guru Bruce Duncan also returns, sharing his hard-earned advice on how to best target snapper during the winter months.

Bruce Duncan

Multiple world-record holder, IGFA (International Game Fish Association) representative and head of Tindale Research, Scott Tindale, will share the latest results from their comprehensive satellite tagging programme and explain how understanding why and how fish move can greatly increase everyone’s fishing success.

Scott Tindale

The Top Catch Master Class presentations are free to attend and run throughout the show on the New Zealand Fishing News stage in The Rock Fishing Hall.

Those attending the 2023 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show will also have the chance to win the most valuable must-be-won prize ever offered at a boat show: a Surtees/Yamaha Grand Prize package valued at over $300,000. Consisting of a Surtees’ Limited Edition 30th Anniversary enclosed cabin 7.5-metre 750 Game Fisher, the latest technology Yamaha F250 V6 DES Offshore series outboard and a game-changing, joy-stick-controlled, fully-integrated Yamaha Helm Master EX boat control system, the prize will sit on a GFAB tandem axle, wirelessly-braked trailer and come complete with a comprehensive suite of Garmin marine electronics.

Tickets to New Zealand largest, longest-running, and most popular boat show are available now at: www.boatshow.co.nz. All tickets bought online automatically go into a separate draw to win a fully kitted-out powered Viking Profish Reload kayak package worth over $8000. All online tickets also come with a second, bonus entry into the draw for the Surtees/Yamaha Grand Prize, effectively doubling the chances of winning this incredible package.

Thanks to the latest “scan and win” ticket technology being introduced by new show organisers XPO, visitors will also be able to simply register their ticket online or onsite at the numerous iPad registration areas, before scanning their ticket at all eight of the show’s scanning booths.

What: 2023 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show
Where: Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland
When: May 18-21, 2023.
Open: 10am to 6pm; late night Friday to 8pm.
Admission: Adults: $25; children 16 & under FREE.