Report 073 Top Catch King of Jetskifishing 4... 30th of October 2011

The day had come again to see who would earn the title of the newest King of Jetskifishing. With this bi-annual event being the fourth King of Jetskifishing, we decided to try what we would refer to as the spring format, similar to an "Amazing Race" start. The start venue was a large area located at Lloyd Elsmore Park in East Auckland. The concept of the car park start, allowed a central start point for each angler to create their own strategy along with whichever fishing region they preferred, in the limited time window. With the scheduled 7am shot gun start (by hooter) some entrants were eagerly waiting as early as 5.30am! All entrants, on registration at the Yamaha tent received the complimentary King of Jetskifishing Tournament bag full with sponsors goodies.

Each tournament now has the official weigh-in countdown timer on display, this allowing all anglers an opportunity to synchronise their watches… Most important with the event is for each angler to be back by the weigh-in shut off time, of 3.30pm. As with every one of our events so far, that seems easier said than done!

As the sun was rising there was plenty of anticipation as anglers prepared their skis for another fun and exciting start to the comp.

This King of Jetskifishing Tournament has entrants travel from as far away as Whakatane and Tauranga. With the popularity and growth of the event, we may start seeing entrants from around the world taking advantage of the rental ski option, as the local team from Raymarine did. There are always a great bunch of like minded people and is a great way for anglers to make friends with other Jetskifishos.

There were some pretty serious set ups, with the FX series Yamaha WaveRunners being there in big numbers!

After a quick anglers briefing, it was time for everyone to make their way to their cars and start their engines!

As the timer hit 7am, there was the sounding of the hooter, for everyone to drive to their various launching points! Check out the video, it was a rapid exit and it was no leisurely drive… with most keen to be the first to launch at the local ramps… 1 Neil Inns (Sea-Doo Wake), Prize & Trophy - $500 CASH. Weight – 1.30kg

Within five minutes the majority of the contestants were launching at the local East Auckland launch options, some making use of the ease of beach launching we have with the skis.

The fishing on the day was pretty impressive with some anglers taking advantage of the new format and fishing as far away as Coromandel, while others hit the West Coast.

The weather was great, with it feeling like an early summer’s day! Everyone enjoyed a fun day on the water and most made an early trip back making sure to be back in time to avoid disqualification for being late.

As 3.30pm arrived, the final hooter was made and the weigh-in queue was officially closed! It was pretty action packed with contestants trying to rush to the queue, sadly a few missed out but as all good sports they stuck around for the Mad Butcher BBQ to see what got weighed in.
There are plenty of photos to view at the Jetskifishing Facebook page, here are just a few…

The prize table was looking impressive along with the prestigious glass trophies, thanks to Craig from Metro Glasstech.

 
Once again, I thank all our loyal sponsors and welcome all the new ones that have jumped on board with our latest Jetskifishing events. The latest King of Jetskifishing is Grant Roxburgh, who only recently purchased a Yamaha WaveRunner off me for Jetskifishing. This catch of a 10.44 kilo Snapper is now an official Snapper record from a jet-ski.

Truly inspirational, showing a rookie Jetskifisho has as good a chance as anyone on the day! The average Snapper was won by Neil Inns receiving $500 CASH as well as his Heaviest Snapper weighed in grabbing him second place. There was no Kingfish weighed in, so all the prizes for that category were drawn as raffles.
All places, prizes and categories are listed below, thanks to all those who assisted and entered and I look forward to the King of Jetskifishing 5, scheduled for March 2012.
SPONSORS EMAIL andrew@jetskifishing.co.nz to express interest for King of Jetskifishing 5.

 LOL Heaviest KIDS Snapper

1 Tristan Penfold (Yamaha FX HO), Prize & Trophy – Daiwa rod & reel combo. Weight - 2.76 kg 2 Anthony Inns (Sea-Doo Wake), Prize – Berkley pouch bag & LOL drinks. Weight - 1.64 kg 3 Junior Tomov (Sea-Doo RXT), Prize – Jetskifishing cap & LOL drinks. Weight – 1.36kg   


  Installer Services (Auckland) Heaviest Kahawai
1 Kirk Davis (Kawasaki STX), Prize & Trophy – Parrot handsfree car kit. Weight – 3.06kg 2 Simon Donald (Yamaha FX HO), Prize – Daiwa soft bait rod and reel combo. Weight – 2.66kg 3 Stefan Orzel (Yamaha FX HO), Prize – Cock & Bull Voucher. Weight - 2.26kg 

 Sharkskin Heaviest "other species"
1 John Henning (Yamaha VX), Prize & Trophy – Sharkskin clothing pack. Weight – .26kg (Gurnard)

McMurdo (Personal Locator Beacon) Heaviest Kingfish
1 Alex Tomov (Raffle draw), Prize – Fast find PLB. Weight – n/a

 
Bite WILD CARD Longest distance driven in time frame 1 Peter Jacobsen (Yamaha FX HO), Prize - Bite Tackle gear and iFush app. Destination : Tairua 
 
Raymarine Average Snapper
1 Neil Inns (Sea-Doo Wake), Prize & Trophy - $500 CASH. Weight – 1.30kg


Ultimate Rod Holder, Legend of Jetskifishing
1 Simon Donald (Yamaha FX HO), Prize & Trophy – Cock & Bull Voucher. Weight – 6.18kg


Top Catch King of Jetskifishing, Heaviest Weight Snapper
1 Grant Roxburgh (Yamaha FX HO), Prize & Trophy - $1,000 CASH. Weight – 10.44kg 2 Neil Inns (Sea-Doo Wake), Prize – Berkley rod and reel combo. Weight – 6.40kg 3 Myron Chin (Sea-Doo GTX LTD), Prize – Jetskifishing net and gaf combo. Weight - 4.38kg 4 Dave Johnson (Yamaha FX HO), Prize – Berkley cooler bag. Weight - 3.94kg 5 Mark Greenfield (Sea-Doo Wake), Prize – Cock & Bull Voucher. Weight - 3.84kg