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Fishing Contest
Ideal conditions prevailed for the newly-formed Tatapouri Fishing Club's first contest, in which 26 boats took part.
At the weigh-in, Mr Ray Webb took the prize for the heaviest fish, a 43lb shark, while Messrs B. Card and E. Hart won the section for the best boat average.
Messrs W. Aitken, D. Dymock, and J. Honey came home with a good haul of snapper
Frank Wise assisted recording the tallies
Chairman of the club, Trevor Charles, weighs-in a good-sized shark
This outsize bass. weighing 115lb gutted, was caught by Gisborne fishermen George Wilson and Ray Terry at the Ariel Reef from the vessel Vagabond. C. Whitley and Sons' staff, Bill Cantwell (left) and Cliff Whitley, pose with the monster.