PERSONAL BEST KINGFISH FOR KALI

At the conclusion of the 2018-2019 season of the DB Export NZ Fishing Competition, one lucky angler was drawn from all contestants to join Tony Orton from Offshore Adventures on a trip to the Mokohinau Islands.

After numerous postponements due to weather the trip went ahead on November 26. Our winner, Kali Schimanski, was joined by Nathan, her partner, Bridget Owen, DB Export Brand Manager, Sam Forrest, DB Export Marketing Manager and Grant Blair, Managing Director at NZ Fishing Media.

Tony knows the ‘Mokes like the back of his hand, and it was a day where several personal bests were notched up; Sam, with an estimated 8kg snapper, Bridget with a 6kg snapper and Kali with her PB kingfish. Plenty of prime conditioned snapper were caught using soft-baits around the wash, with lures being smashed moments after hitting the water by aggressive, hungry snapper; after a quick photo on the measure mat, they were released. It was sensational action, enjoyed by all on board.

You too could be in the draw for a Mokohinau adventure with Tony Orton. Just have one eligible catch to the DB Export NZ Fishing Competition approved by the admin team before 31st March 2020, and you’ll be in to win. Fish can be measured and released, or kept – it’s the angler’s choice and entering a catch is as simple as photographing your catch with your smartphone then loading it at www.fishingcomp.co.nz using the phone’s web browser, or on any digital device. The $40,000 prize pool has some fantastic monthly prizes, and there are end-of-season lucky angler draws for each species together with prizes for the champion anglers who catch the longest in each category.

Registration is free thanks to DB Export, and all you’ll need is an approved measure available from Burnsco stores or online at www.fishingcomp.co.nz.

LEADERBOARDS

The leaderboards remained largely unchanged through the month of December, with the exception of the kahawai category. While Andrew Hill had previously held the top spot with a 60.5cm fish, Clayton Hancock bettered this with a 62cm fish, caught in the Manawatu.

The 2019/2020 season wraps up in March 2020, leaving you just three months to get your catches in. Every catch submitted each month goes into our monthly prize draws.