KAHAWAI ON THE BOARD
As we waited in the small line to 
weigh our fish, we talked to several 
other anglers who all said it had 
been a hard day on the beach, with 
the weed on the line and sweeping 
conditions making for the lack of fish.
Still, with over 300 anglers there 
had been some nice fish caught 
and we were surprised they didn’t 
weigh Brian’s trevally or snapper, 
and my kahawai which went just 
over 1.6kg was kept.  The top six 
kahawai make the cut, so just maybe.
When the prize giving started, I 
went up to give out the snapper 
tackle prizes for the top three fish 
as we had donated a special Lanza 
surfcaster that Graeme Paterson had 
built for the contest.  The fish were 
all good size around the 3kg mark 
and while I was on stage I looked at 
the six remaining kahawai up on the 
pole and wondered if one was mine.
After sitting back down with the 
crew, I was soon called up to collect 
a swag of tackle and a Kilwell fish 
smoker for fifth prize – stoked!  The 
heaviest kahawai of 2.470kg with 
cash prize of $3000 went to my 
cousin’s hubby Levi Campbell.
Overall, a fun day out on the west 
side and with a good turnout for the 
organisers to help the local schools.
Levi Campbell from Dargaville scored the 
top $3k prize with a 2.470kg kahawai.
The top six heaviest kahawai winners, with editor Matt Hewetson sneaking into fifth place.
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24  FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE

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