THE 2025 HIREPOOL BAITMATES FISHING COMP IS ON!
With 7 different species sections (snapper, kingfish, kahawai, trevally, gurnard, tarakihi and blue cod), in the 6th Annual Hirepool Baitmates Fishing Competition get your catch entries in to win a share in over $50,000 in prizes. No matter what your code of fishing is, from the boat to the bricks, banks and beach, there’s something for everyone!
Fish are judged by length, not weight, so just take a photo of your catch (make sure you include this year’s catch code in the photo) on one of our official Hirepool Baitmates measure mats and upload the photo to this site. Catch and release is entirely the angler’s choice.
Be sure to check the leaderboards regularly to see who’s in the running. Every fish entered is eligible for our regular spot prizes as well as the mystery length prizes for each section but note there is a limit of one species per day that can be entered so choose wisely when deciding which catches to enter.
We also have a Kids section again this year so the whole family can get involved. The species are the same as the adults section and will be all based on a mystery length. Find the Competition Rules here.
See you out there and tight lines.
