Fish Akitio was held on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of February, and what a great success it was. We had 43 boats entered and 217 anglers.
Friday was a fantastic day to be out on the water or fishing on land; around 50 kahawai were weighed in on land and at sea, and a great selection of fish was caught.
To top it off, Derek Tanser of the boat Tu Meke caught a marlin weighing in at just over 120 kg (on a $6.00 Temu lure). Way to go, Derek; this was the first ever caught at Akitio, which was so exciting for us as a club and, of course, Derek. Who would have thought, coming to little old Akitio, you would catch a marlin? But you did, and you’ve put us on the map.
Saturday, quite a few boats went out, but the wind got up, forcing the smaller boats to get called in; not long after, the bigger boats were also called in because of the wind, resulting in not as many fish being caught at sea or on land. Saturday night, there was a live band, and Weber School sold a roast meal, which was absolutely delicious.
We presented gifts to our President Bruce (Moose) Johnson and our Secretary Delwyn Eriksen who after four years are letting some new blood take the reels, we gave out some more spot prizes and the last major spot prize for the weekend. The night and the atmosphere was fantastic, even though we had no power till just after eight that night. But with a few generators nothing stopped us having fun.
Sunday saw about 20 boats sail before weigh-in. Prize giving went well, and the lucky winners had some excellent prizes to choose from. Tu Meke angler Derek Tanser picked up the Meritorious prize for his Marlin; other winners are listed below.
The Club would like to thank all our SPONSORS you are all awesome, all our volunteers, (the ground crews, our harbour master, the radio ladies, the registration ladies, Scott our figures man, Graeme our weigh master, his team, the clean-up crew, Di and the ladies that kept everyone fed and everyone that helped in any way, well done. Last but not least, special thanks to all the people who entered Fish Akitio; what a fantastic turnout from you all, and what a great bunch of people to deal with. We enjoyed catching up and seeing you all; some of you have been coming for years, and it’s always great to see you back. It was also great to see a few new ones experiencing fish Akitio for the first time.
We look forward to seeing everyone again next year, and we hope to make it bigger and better than this year; happy fishing and keep catching those big ones.2025 competition dates will be available soon. You can contact the club at : akitioboatclub@xtra. co.nz
LAND BASE RESULTS
KAHAWAI
1st Steve McLaren 2.40,
2nd Doug Bassett 2.26, 3rd
Asher Moke 2.24
LAND BASE RESULTS
OTHER
1st Dean Follas (Shark) 4.02,
2nd Dean Follas 2.92, 3rd
Dean Follas 2.10
BOAT RESULTS
GROPER:
1st Graeme Johnson 16.26,
2nd Greg Evans 13.54, 3rd
Mathew Ball 13.04
TUNA
1st Mitchell Dean 10.40, 2nd
Indy Wright 10.32, 3rd Shona
Dean 7.00
TARAKIHI
1ST Shaun Turton 1.64, 2nd
Hamish Lowe 1.32, 3rd Kerry
Walshe 1.30
TRUMPETER
1st Paul Boyden 9.30, 2nd
Indy Wright 6.36, 3rd Sarah
Turton 5.82
KING FISH
1st Mathew Ball 14.96, 2nd
Andrew Beatson 14.84, 3rd
Simon Wilson 14.76
GAME FISH
1st Derek Tanser (Marlin)
120.20 kg
KAHAWAI
1st Jed Jackson 2.36, 2nd
Graeme Stephens 2.34, 3rd
Rod Flemming 2.34
GURNARD
1ST Jed Jackson 1.30 2nd
Johno Brophy 1.20, 3rd Jed
Jackson 1.16
BLUE COD
1st Ian Taylor 2.30, 2nd
Graeme Evans 2.18, Clay
Lochead 2.12
SNAPPER
1st Bruce Fairhurst 4.10, 2nd
Pat Heavey 2.46, 3rd Bruce
Johnson 2.44
TOP BOAT OVER 6
METRES
Odd Balls and Reel Time
drew on 22 points followed
by I Dunno on 12 points
TOP BOAT UNDER 6
METRES
Rip, Shit & Bust won on 23
points followed by The Boss
on 18 and Acosta on 16
