The 2012 NZ Softbait Championships was a great success with many great anglers setting their sights on the $10,000 cash prize and the title of New Zealand's best Softbait Angler .
Several people walked away with some great prizes, including the top prize winners below:
Snapper
1st - Jason Delany (4278mm total)
2nd - Peter Harper (4175mm total)
3rd - Lesley Pritchard (4162mm total)
Kingfish
1st - David Nicholls (1022mm)
2nd - Brett Riley (1016mm)
3rd - N/A (Only two kingfish were measured during the competition)
Trevally
1st - Cam Brider (778mm total)
2nd - Chris Murdoch (596mm)
3rd - Bob Medlock (526mm)
Kahawai
1st - Shane Baker (1157mm total)
2nd - Todd Davis (1138mm total)
3rd - Nigel Ramsden (1135mm total)
Cod
1st - Cam Brider (350mm)
2nd - Grant Van Driel (342mm)
3rd - Aaron Haddon (340mm)
Highest Team Average
(Total length of all fish caught, divided by the number of people in the team)
1st - Tin Lizzy (5242mm)
Highest Team Total
(Total length of all fish caught)
1st - FC Boats (12,564mm)