Best of the West

2024 Competition is booked in for 31st Jan to 3rd Feb (briefing 30th Jan).

Our legenday West Coast 'one base' comp has been held at Ahipara since 2018. Entries are restricted to 50 boats, and boats must launch off the beach at Ahipara. The Golf Club is our meeting place for briefing night and daily prizegiving nights for the four days of fishing, usually with a band for entertainment. We usually erect a marque to accommodate everyone, and with James Tattersall as our Master of Ceremonies there's always plenty of fun and banter. 

Cold hard cash prizes are on offer: $10k for Heaviest Striped Marlin, 2nd Heaviest $5k and 3rd Heaviest $2k cash prizes. There's $4k for Heaviest Blue/Black Marlin.

All Skippers from our 2023 event will be contacted when entries open for 2024. For any enquiries email the club at ahiparagamefishclub@gmail.com

Committee is James Tattersall, Andy & Ginty Morrogh, Leighton Matthews, Glen Rogerson

HEAVIEST STRIPY $10K WINNERS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS:

2019 Taylor Anderson on Out West - 156.5kg

2020 Daniel Walker on Hot Rodz - 130.5kg

2021 Gregory Hill on She's Gonna Sell Me - 162.5kg

2022 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS 

2023 Alan Robinson on Naughty Lass II - 109kg