1:First Marlin of the Season Tagged

03/07/2022 Melita Dean – Striped Marlin – Tairua Pauanui Sports Fishing Club

First Marlin of the Season Weighed

19/12/2022 Ross Tudor 464.50kg Black Marlin Bay of Islands Swordfish Club

3 Rob Dinsdale Trophy – First Marlin – overall (whether weighed or tagged)

03/07/2022 Melita Dean – Striped Marlin – Tairua Pauanui Sports Fishing Club

4: Saul Trophy – Most Tagged Game Fish

Tony Croft 11 Striped Marlin and 2 Mako Sharks Mercury Bay Game Fish Club

5: Lord Norrie Gold Cup – Heaviest Striped Marlin of the Season

23/03/2023 Marlon Harris 161.2kg Bay of Islands Swordfish Club

6: Fisherman of the Year – Heaviest Game Fish of the Season

Black Marlin 19/12/2022 Ross Tudor 464.50kg Bay of Islands Swordfish Club

7: The Peter & Noeline Short Memorial Trophy – Most Tagged Billfish

Tony Croft – 11 Striped Marlin Mercury Bay Game Fish Club

8: The Old Man & the Sea Cup – Most Meritorious

Ross Tudor – Bay of Islands Swordfish Club

9: The Top Junior Angler – Most Meritorious

Ella-Rihari-Allen Ahipara Sport Fishing Club

10: The Hart Trophy – Best Live Marine Photo taken by an Amateur

Geoff Flyger – Tairua – Pauanui Sports Fishing Club – released Striped Marlin

11: Volunteer of the Year

Olivia Beauchamp of Islands Swordfish Club

12. Club of the Year

Kawhia Boating and Angling Club

13. Angler of the Year

Blake Hay – Whangarei Deep Sea Anglers Club

Congratulations to all - well done!