Marsden Cove Hook Vs. Spear Open Comp
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Category: Diving
Forum Name: Spearo's Corner
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Printed Date: 29 Jan 2026 at 6:59am
Topic: Marsden Cove Hook Vs. Spear Open Comp
Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Subject: Marsden Cove Hook Vs. Spear Open Comp
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2013 at 8:58pm
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Marsden Cove Fishing Club and Marsden Cove Spearfishing present.... 2013 HOOK VS. SPEAR OPEN TOURNAMENT A Fishing tournament to put Spearos and Line Fishos Head to Head for the Heaviest Snapper November 15 and 16 2013 at Marsden Cove Marina. $500 for heaviest Snapper Overall - Line VS Spear. Heaps of Spot Prizes!!!! There are also seperate line and spear sections; Spearfishing Section - Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd pairs, on points system. Spearfishing teams can choose their best fish over the two
days to submit for their entry. This allows
competitors to spear both days or a single day if required. Kingfish must be at least 850mm long to weigh in. Line Fishing - Prizes For Heaviest Snapper, Kingfish, Trevally, Kahawai, John Dory. Tickets; $35 - non-club members $30 - Club Members $10 - Entrants 12 years of age and under Briefing is at 7pm, Thursday 14 November at the Marsden Cove Fishing Clubrooms located next to the Waterline Cafe. Fishing/Diving starts - 5am on Friday 15 November Weigh station, prizegiving, Bar etc is in the Marquee on the Friday and Saturday. Open Bar and Hot Food (Cash only) Tickets available from me - [email protected] or from Marsden Cove Fishing clubrooms, or the Waterline Cafe. Should be a Great Weekend. Questions?????    |
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Posted By: Spearo2b
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2013 at 9:33pm
| sounds like a very interesting competition |
Posted By: CRAYMOUNTS
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2013 at 10:10pm
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could be more money but? ------------- CLASS CRAYMOUNTS DONE |
Posted By: bigbrett
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2013 at 8:31pm
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Maybe keen will see how busy we are at work and whether I can find a buddy ;) ------------- Also known as "Dory Rider" |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2013 at 8:39pm
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I'd like to play too but the dates don't work at the mo. |
Posted By: BrettB
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2013 at 8:49pm
| Hey mate can you explain the pairs system a bit better. Species list ect? |
Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2013 at 9:24am
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Yep. Heres a quick rundown of the rules. More info at www.marsdencovefishingclub.com Spearfisherman enter individually, but dive and weigh as a pair (team). The spearfishing section will be operated under a points system (Scoring as per below). Teams may spear and present fish over the two days and select the best fish of any day to submit for their entry. This allows for a team that can only spear for one day to remain competitive. All competitors must freedive, SCUBA equipment may not be used. Each team member may only carry one spear gun. Cartridge type, compressed gas guns and power heads are not permitted. Each team must tow one Red, Yellow or Orange coloured float or Plat. This equipment must be fitted with a divers flag of at least 15 x 20cm and be self-righting. Points System: The minimum weight for all eligible fish will be 500 grams. Competitors may weigh in a maximum of 2 fish per target species not including Kingfish. Only 1 kingfish may be weighed in per team. There will be one Weigh Master, one screening table and all fish checked for the minimum weight on electronic digital scales. Each team will be responsible for sorting their catch prior to presenting it to the Weigh Master. Fish will be placed on the screening table, checked and sorted, then ‘Presented’ to the Weigh Master. Once ‘Presented’ they may not be interfered with again by the competitors, until weighing and scoring is completed. Each team shall ‘Present’ one kingfish and two each of the remaining eligible species per day. 100 penalty points for any of the following breaches: fish that are less than 80% of the minimum weight an ineligible specie fish that do not meet the MOF regulations, or more than the allowable number of any species is presented. Any fish to receive a penalty will incur the loss of a maximum of 100 points. Scoring: 100 points per eligible fish and then a further 10 points per kilogram Maximum weight to be scored for each fish will be 8 kilograms. Team placing’s will be determined by greatest total of points scored to the lowest. In the event of a tie, the team that weighed in first will be declared the winner. Species PELAGICS 1 x Kingfish 2 x Kahawai 2 x Trevally 2 x Koheru REEF FISH 2 x Snapper 2 x Butterfish 2 x Porae WEEDLINE 2 x John Dory 2 x Tarakihi 2 x Boarfish |
Posted By: offsurfing
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2013 at 10:17pm
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Man I'm keen on this only problem is the Tua fight clash.. I'll have to check my diary.. |
Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:57pm
| Im sure it will be playing wherever your staying. |
Posted By: bigbrett
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:59pm
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Ru if you come up we can split gas costs etc but you need to decide soon coz I gotta take leave! ------------- Also known as "Dory Rider" |
Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:25pm
| Doooo it. Looks like we are going to have some pretty awesome prizes and spot prizes. |
Posted By: harrison
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:28pm
| Reccomended campsites? |
Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:36pm
| Ruakaka campground at Ruakaka beach is the closest to the venue. |
Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:46pm
| Ruakaka campground at Ruakaka beach is the closest to the venue. |
Posted By: harrison
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 9:57pm
| Cheers |
Posted By: Berquist
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2013 at 9:48pm
Hey for a novice competition diver, is this a comp worth entering fella's?? needa cut my teeth sometime i guess !!!I've heard a lot of Lino's are keen, whats the number of spearo's like at the moment. Any chance of getting the tickets on line?? Cheers JBar
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Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2013 at 7:34am
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Yep! Tickets now available online! Go to www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz This is a good comp to get started on, as it is not a swim off, you can dive anywhere, and you have alot of time to get all the species. |
Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2013 at 7:37am
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Not too sure on numbers yet, as tickets have only just gone up for sale online. Hopefully we will have some idea of numbers soon. free stuff will get people buying tickets |
Posted By: Berquist
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2013 at 7:18am
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Hey MCS, Thanks for the advice, ticket all purchased and teams all good to go. See ya in a few weeks then.
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Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2013 at 11:20am
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Nicely done, sir. Makes it alot easier with the tickets online aye. |
Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2013 at 6:11pm
| Tickets now available at wild blue/ splash |
Posted By: Hook vs Spear open
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2013 at 11:12pm
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The Hook vs Spear 2013 competition is heating up, with over $6000.00 in cash and prizes up for grabs. Its time for the Spearo's to really show the Lineo's who's boss, with the biggest snapper overall taking $500 cash, a wicked trophy and bragging rights for another year. The lineo's are already talking up a big game!!!!  The spearing section has some top prizes with Splash, Blackdog Cat and NPM sponsoring. We have six major prizes up for grabs. With the 1st place team able to choose two prizes of their choice and the 2nd team two prizes of the remaining four and 3rd place team receives the last two prizes. The six prizes are: • 2x Rob Allen 5mm XFlex Camo wetsuit • 2x Sporasub SP1 Freedive Watch • 2x Rob Allen Caranx 120 speargun We will also have some great spot prizes. Thanks heaps to Splash (WildBlue) Team, for coming on board in such a huge way  .Every spearo entry will receive a 25m float-line at the briefing night. For those looking for T-shirts, we have some great looking black competition T-shirts for sale at $15.00 a piece. These can be pre-ordered with your online ticket, or can be purchased at the comp (numbers will be limited). See our website to view the shirts. Get your tickets online at www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz or you can grab tickets from Splash (Auckland), Waterline Café (Marsden Cove) or Marsden Cove Fishing Club (Fri & Sat nights). Happy hunting and hope to see you guys there!! |
Posted By: bigbrett
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2013 at 2:45pm
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Fish presented gutted and gilled for weigh in? ------------- Also known as "Dory Rider" |
Posted By: Hook vs Spear open
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2013 at 9:37pm
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Hey Brett, All fish are presented whole. This is because spearo's are competing against the line guys for the snapper and we can't be giving those guys a sniff now can we. Cheers HvS13 ------------- Hook vs Spear Open Tournament 21st November 2015 http://www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz |
Posted By: redmokihunter
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2013 at 10:36pm
| whats the limits on the comp? like distances ? |
Posted By: Hook vs Spear open
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2013 at 12:12pm
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Hi RMH, No set limits or restrictions, just not in Marine Reserves! You can spear anywhere and as long as you make the weigh-in times and have a ticket, your eligible. We've tried to make this comp fit with as many people from all of the show as we could and not place too many restrictions. We have guys from Wellington, Auckland, the far North and locally competing so far. Cheers HvS13 ------------- Hook vs Spear Open Tournament 21st November 2015 http://www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz |
Posted By: bigbrett
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2013 at 2:31pm
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Need a buddy for this, we'll be diving of a 6m boat, skipper will be fishing the comp, split gas costs who's keen? ------------- Also known as "Dory Rider" |
Posted By: Bad uncle
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2013 at 6:31pm
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i may be keen for this. will comfirm in the next few days. been umm not done any real comp's I may need a good dive buddy cheers
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Posted By: bigbrett
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2013 at 6:45pm
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if I'm not already taken when you decide, we could pair up ------------- Also known as "Dory Rider" |
Posted By: Hook vs Spear open
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2013 at 7:10pm
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Hey Guys, There is a free 25m float line, with heavy duty threader (Riffe like), for every spearo entry. Spot prizes are still rolling in too. Remember to grab your tickets online http://www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz/competitions_site_info.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz/competitions_site_info.html See ya there ------------- Hook vs Spear Open Tournament 21st November 2015 http://www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz |
Posted By: Bad uncle
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2013 at 5:05pm
| Do you need to be at the briefing on the Thursday night? |
Posted By: Hook vs Spear open
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2013 at 5:12pm
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Hi, No It's not a requirement, but we go over rules and regs and hand out briefing packs ( these include comp rules, local regs and some free stuff (stubby cooler, float Line etc)), but you can collect that prior to starting the comp from the Bar in the Marquee. Just make sure you know the comp rules if you can't make it. See ya there. ------------- Hook vs Spear Open Tournament 21st November 2015 http://www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz |
Posted By: #Bandit
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2013 at 8:09am
| What time does the marquee open on sat morning? If we only enter sat and start early can we pick up packs in arvo? And same question for getting the entry ticket? |
Posted By: Marsden Cove Spearfishing
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2013 at 12:45pm
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There will be someone in the marquee at all times during the cokpetition. Weigh in opens at 12:00pm on saturday. You can grab your briefing pack whenever you wish, but tickets MUST be purchased prior to fishing. www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz |
Posted By: Hook vs Spear open
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2013 at 12:55pm
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Hey Bandit, We'll have guys staying in the marquee (to guard the bounty) Friday night, so as early as you like Saturday morning, but you can collect (prepurchased) online tickets at anytime before weigh in. We've had quiet a few PM on small issues, so to clarify: 1. You don't need to be at the briefing, 2. You don't need to collect you ticket before spearing (if you have purchased it online), but you will need your physical ticket to weigh in, so collect it when you can from the marquee. 3. All fish are presented whole. 4. Yes the weather is looking bloody primo!!!!! See ya There ------------- Hook vs Spear Open Tournament 21st November 2015 http://www.marsdencovefishingclub.co.nz |
Posted By: bigbrett
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2013 at 7:25pm
Ok so my fisho mate who was also the skipper piked and now we are without a boat for the comp  Anyone got space for 2 big saffa's on their boat or keen to split costs of a charter?Moral of the story never trust a fisho (insert Toonz pic of istickers here) ------------- Also known as "Dory Rider" |
Posted By: Treading Water
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 9:14am
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You have any luck Bigbrett? I just got some bad news back from the mechanic and my boats not guna be ready in time. Are you booking a Charter |
Posted By: bigbrett
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 10:33am
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Never heard back from the charter operator but we got sorted for friday at least, be shore diving saturday though ------------- Also known as "Dory Rider" |
Posted By: Treading Water
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 1:45pm
| Anyone Keen for the Hen and Chicks tomorrow? I need two more people and it's $125 per person and the charter is leaving from Marsden Cove. zero two seven 31 44 945 |
Posted By: spear crazy
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2013 at 6:51am
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Anyone heading up tonight and want to car pool? I work on the shore but will be finished around 5/5.15 ------------- Axemen Spearfishing... "Putting the crap back into elite" |
Posted By: spear crazy
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2013 at 7:03am
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Best organised spearo event I have seen. Well donr cam and jay!! Also everyone else who helped. Pity us spearos didn't win biggest snap. ------------- Axemen Spearfishing... "Putting the crap back into elite" |
Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2013 at 8:11pm
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spear crazy wrote:Posted By: herby
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2013 at 6:29am
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Awesome weekend for it. Chains and I headed out to the chicks on Friday evening and had only enough light for about 20 minutes in the water when we got there. Just enough light to pick up a trevally, then anchor up in Boulder Bay for the night.Sleep was hard to come by - the full moon was like a floodlight, but eventually the moon was replaced by the sun and we could return to the sea.
 Could think of worse things to wake up to.
As the day progressed we accumulated the odd fish here and there, but not seeing anything very special. The odd butter, porae, another trevally, some koheru (which didn't make the weight limit) a boarfish, a tarakihi, a kahawai....
While wasting our time swimming against an almost impossible current at Tara Rocks these Saffas turned up.....
 Threw a bit of banter between the boats, then left them to it.
We slowly ticked more fish off but there were some basic fish that we should've had- but didn't.
It was the Hen and Chicks and we didn't even have a single snapper!
After a bit of a strategy chat we decided to try a spot that has produced snapper in the past.
It worked.
 Think the biggest of these two was 9.3?
 All up this is what we got, which put us in second place.
 It was a well run comp with a massive prize pool! No 55 knot winds this time which was nice.
Good work and a huge thank you to the Marsden Cove crew and all the sponsors.
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Posted By: long john
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2013 at 6:59am
good ------------- Proud member of the Glen Innes Spearfishing Club |
Posted By: Gundry
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2013 at 11:47am
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Sounded like a Good event, glad you guys got stuck into it. ------------- Winter is Meh |
Posted By: Latrine
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2013 at 3:06pm
Did not do as well as the rest, but I managed these fellas. Managed to get more snapper in one day than I killed in the last 3 years. 
 ------------- Have to get back to work. The slave ship goes in circles when I stop rowing. |