2025 Prize Winners

Congratulations to our winners for the 2025 Hirepool Baitmates Fishing Competition!

Please note: in the instances where more than one entry was tied for a prize (for either the longest fish or mystery length), a random draw of the tied parties took place to determine the winner.

Species Prizes

Click here to see the prizes for each category winner.

Snapper

1st - Ben Cullen, 85.0cm
2nd - Stephen Nilsson, 85.0cm
3rd - Jayden Emtage, 83.0cm
4th - Sean Daniels, 84.0cm
5th - Greg Russell, 84.0cm

Kingfish

1st - Troy Gruebner, 136.0cm
2nd - Jack Omeara, 123.5cm
3rd - Aaron Moore, 120.0cm
4th - Henry Gibbs, 115.5cm
5th - Steve Brown, 114cm

Kahawai

1st - Rachel Lowe, 61.0cm
2nd - Neville Cane, 59.5cm
3rd - Craig Nelder, 59.0cm
4th - Jamie White, 59.0cm
5th - Blake Pell, 58.5cm

Trevally

1st - Troy Gruebner, 75.5cm
2nd - Harry Wynyard, 71.0cm
3rd - Dawn Richards, 67.0cm

Gurnard

1st - Scott Bassett, 51.5cm
2nd - Marcquim Momo, 51.5cm
3rd - Myles Carson, 50.0cm

Blue cod

1st - Kelvin Mckay, 57.0cm
2nd - Sam Connor, 56.0cm
3rd - Sara Rutch, 55.5cm

Tarakihi

1st - Gavin White, 54.0cm
2nd - Mike Kapua, 53.0cm
3rd - James Hutchen, 52.0cm

Mystery Length Prizes

Click here to see the prizes for each category winner.

Snapper

Adults

Mystery Length 1 (33.5cm): Toni Tee
Mystery Length 2 (46.5cm): Gary Mulder
Mystery Length 3 (58.5cm): Reti Blair

Juniors

Mystery Length 1 (31.0cm): Jethro Andrews
Mystery Length 2 (44.0cm): Bodhi Field
Mystery Length 3 (55.0cm): Asher Russell

Kingfish

Adults

Mystery Length 1 (77.5cm): Nathan Lynn Watts
Mystery Length 2 (89.5cm): Kendyl Van Dragt
Mystery Length 3 (95.5cm): Andrew Froome

Juniors

Mystery Length 1 (75.5cm): Maddison Slobbe
Mystery Length 2 (87.0): Oliver Gough
Mystery Length 3 (96.0): Archie Sowman

Kahawai

Adults

Mystery Length 1 (37.0): Mark Piskulic
Mystery Length 2 (44.5cm): Jasper Brannen
Mystery Length 3 (54.0): Brent Higgs

Juniors

Mystery Length 1 (35.5cm): Tyler Williams
Mystery Length 2 (46.0cm): Toby Willett
Mystery Length 3 (52.0cm): Matthew Spargo

Gurnard

Adults

Mystery Length 1 (31.0cm): Duncan Pringle
Mystery Length 2 (37.5cm): Carolyn Carson
Mystery Length 3 (43.5cm): Dave Dennison

Juniors

Mystery Length 1 (32.5cm): Kohen Broadmore
Mystery Length 2 (36.0cm): Zachary McCallum
Mystery Length 3 (41.0cm): Brody Mitchell

Blue cod

Adults

Mystery Length 1 (35.5cm): Nathan Busby
Mystery Length 2 (43.0cm): Rodney Niven
Mystery Length 3 (47.0cm): Dan Washington

Juniors

Mystery Length 1 (39.0cm) Riley Mitchell
Mystery Length 2 (42.5cm) Ollie Connor
Mystery Length 3 (44.5cm) Felix Laird

Trevally

Adults

Mystery Length 1 (32.5cm): Nigel Beer
Mystery Length 2 (40.0cm): Tanya Canning
Mystery Length 3 (43.5cm): Leigh Page

Juniors

Mystery Length 1 (31.0cm): Alex Rasmussen
Mystery Length 2 (37.0cm): George Karl
Mystery Length 3 (43.5cm): Madison Busby

Tarakihi

Adults

Mystery Length 1 (33.0cm): Brett Wilson
Mystery Length 2 (38.5cm): Scott Brenton
Mystery Length 3 (43.0cm): Dan Musson

Juniors

Mystery Length 1 (31.5cm): Harry Young
Mystery Length 2 (35.5cm): Evie Grace
Mystery Length 3 (41.0cm): Samuel Wooster

Grand Prize

Congratulations to Wayne Hickman - our grand prize winner for the Hirepool Baitmates Fishing Comp 2025. Check out the spinning wheel draw below where Wayne's name was drawn. All anglers who submitted at least 3 fish during the competition were eligible for the grand prize draw to win a prize pack valued at over $2500.