Heineken Fishing Competition

Saturday 20 March was the Heineken Fishing Classic Competition. This event was due to be held 3 weeks ago but due to all the "special" weather activity over the past month it kept getting postponed. Friday night was official registration and information evening (i.e. code for a few drinkies, the Tongan PM was even there) then off bright and early on Saturday to catch the big one. Joe and Sam took out "Satisfaction" for the day and came back with a tuna, which made them the winners for the day. Unfortunately no monsters were caught but as the saying goes "you've got to be in it to win it".

"Satisfaction"

To make the event more family orientated, the Nuku'alofa Fishing Club hired a boat for the kids so we had a short version of the competition for about 4 hours out on the water. They provided the hand lines, gear and bait and helped the kids if needed. About 40 people were on the boat but alas no monsters were caught. Only 5 little fish and a tiny eel. The kids enjoyed themselves which is what it is all about and us parents had a nice afternoon out on the water also. The kids were too tired for us to make it to the fishing club for the presentation BBQ but from what we heard from Joe and Sam it was a good end to the day.

The charter boat "Cape Barron" with Dylan, Emily, Rachel, Ellie-Rose and Harry before departure
Dylan and his new fishing buddy Lincoln