Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club

Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club One of the oldest Game Fishing Clubs in New Zealand.

Pacific Coast Marine Top 10 Tuna Tournament 🍣The Top 10 Tuna Tournament is back AGAIN for 2025, and the MBGFC is pumped...
16/11/2025

Pacific Coast Marine Top 10 Tuna Tournament 🍣

The Top 10 Tuna Tournament is back AGAIN for 2025, and the MBGFC is pumped to announce its return with our new local naming rights sponsor…Pacific Coast Marine and Diesel!

Keep your eye peeled for when entries open up…with tuna activity already reported in the bay and some epic sponsors on board, this is shaping up to be an exciting comp and we are rearing to go! 💪🏽

📆 13th Dec 2025 – 17th Jan 2026
🛥️ $200 boat entry fee!
🏆 Cash & Spot Prizes!

🤝 Sponsors:
🔹Lusty & Blundell
🔹Raymarine NZ
🔹Honda Marine NZ
🔹Suzuki Marine NZ
🔹Battery Town Marine

Weekend wrap-up for the Longshore Marine No Bait Comp 🐠Well done to our anglers on board Vamos, Hammer Tyme, Seasic and ...
16/11/2025

Weekend wrap-up for the Longshore Marine No Bait Comp 🐠

Well done to our anglers on board Vamos, Hammer Tyme, Seasic and Playpen getting out there and having a go at the leaderboards in the opening couple of days of the Longshore Marine No Bait Comp…keeping the weigh station nice and busy this arvo!

🐠 Snapper
6.24kg – Hunter Nicholson
3.69kg – Levi Nicholson
2.88kg – Michael Nicholson
1.85kg – Carl Gubb
0.99kg – Angie Logan

🐠 Kingfish
10.27kg – Chris Bailey
8.48kg – Caelen Gubb
8.16kg – Clayton Gubb
7.52kg – Carl Gubb

🐠 Heaviest Other
2.21kg Kahawai – Chris Bailey

📍Hart & Associates
📍Gull Whitianga

Congratulations to MBGFC angler Rhys Dewhurst landing the club's first Albacore Tuna of the season on board Salty Bottom...
16/11/2025

Congratulations to MBGFC angler Rhys Dewhurst landing the club's first Albacore Tuna of the season on board Salty Bottom today! How good!

🎣 Rhys Dewhusrt
⚖️ 13.26kg Albacore
🛥️ SALTY BOTTOM
📍 Richardsons Real Estate

The team on board SALT AIR taking advantage of the weather this weekend, landing 7 nice Yellowfin Tuna & 1 Skipjack Tuna...
16/11/2025

The team on board SALT AIR taking advantage of the weather this weekend, landing 7 nice Yellowfin Tuna & 1 Skipjack Tuna between them today. What a day for it! 🔥

🎣 Anne Smal
⚖️ 8.06kg Skipjack Tuna
⚖️ 15.12kg YFT
⚖️ 15.78kg YFT14.5kg YFT

🎣Tanya Patrick
⚖️ 14.60kg YFT
⚖️ 17.04kg YFT
⚖️ 18.42kg YFT

🎣 Crofty
⚖️ 16.62kg YFT

🛥️ SALT AIR
📍 Woods Turf
📍 Concrete Cutting & Drilling
📍 GSD Construction

The tuna are well and truly here! Stay tuned tomorrow for a very exciting announcement…👀

The Longshore Marine No Bait Tournament is officially underway! 🐠Tight lines to all our anglers for the week of fishing...
14/11/2025

The Longshore Marine No Bait Tournament is officially underway! 🐠

Tight lines to all our anglers for the week of fishing ahead!

🚨 “It’s time to show up and stand up!” 🚨We have One Ocean, One Chance, and One Future to protect.Join the One Ocean Prot...
13/11/2025

🚨 “It’s time to show up and stand up!” 🚨

We have One Ocean, One Chance, and One Future to protect.

Join the One Ocean Protest:
📆 Sat 22 November
📍 Albany Park n Ride
⏰ 8:30am departure

Why are we protesting?
🐟No commercial fishing inside HPA’s!
🐟Fish are a publicly owned resource. Do not limit public consultation!
🐟No new fish species for commercial sale!
🐟Above all, prioritise feeding Kiwis – not exploiting our resources!

To keep up to date with all news and info, head over to the One Ocean Protest page!

The Longshore Marine No Bait Comp kicks off this Saturday! 🐠Still need to enter? Entry forms and full tournament rules a...
13/11/2025

The Longshore Marine No Bait Comp kicks off this Saturday! 🐠

Still need to enter? Entry forms and full tournament rules are available via the office and behind the bar. Get in touch or pop down to the club ASAP to get in on the action and have a crack at our awesome categories and unreel spot prizes thanks to the absolute legends at:

🐠 Berkley Fishing
🐠 Black Magic Tackle
🐠 Shimano Fishing New Zealand
🐠 catchfishingtackle
🐠 PENN Fishing

📞 07 866 4121
📧 office@mbgfc.co.nz

The Longshore Marine No Bait Tournament kicks off in just 3 days...here is all the important info you need to know befor...
11/11/2025

The Longshore Marine No Bait Tournament kicks off in just 3 days...here is all the important info you need to know before heading out! 🐠

🎣 Fishing Times
Lines In: 15th NOV @ 6.30am
Lines Out: 22nd NOV 2pm

⚖️ Weighstation Hours
Open via appointment
021 0256 2849
One fish, per species, per angler, per day
Closes 22nd NOV @ 4pm

🏆 Prizegiving
Sat 22nd NOV @ 6pm in the clubrooms

💰 Prize Allocation
Heaviest Snapper (1st-3rd) 40% pool
Heaviest Kingfish 20% pool
Heaviest John Dory 20% pool
Heaviest Other 15% pool
🚨 Must be present at prizegiving to claim spot prizes!

Still need to enter? Entry forms and full tournament rules are available via the office and behind the bar. Get in touch or pop down to the club ASAP to get in on the action and have a crack at our awesome category and spot prizes thanks to our amazing sponsors…

🐠 Longshore Marine
🐠 Berkley Fishing
🐠 Black Magic Tackle
🐠 Shimano Fishing
🐠 Catching Fishing
🐠 Penn Fishing

🚨 Open to MBGFC members & Day Members

📞 07 866 4121
📧 office@mbgfc.co.nz

There is just 1 week to go until lines in for the Longshore Marine No Bait Comp! 🐠Make sure to get in on the action and ...
06/11/2025

There is just 1 week to go until lines in for the Longshore Marine No Bait Comp! 🐠

Make sure to get in on the action and have a crack at our awesome category (cash + share of $1000 of vouchers from Longshore Marine) & spot prizes thanks to the legends at:
🐠 Berkley Fishing
🐠 Black Magic Tackle
🐠 Shimano NZ
🐠 Catch Fishing
🐠 PENN Fishing
With the recent tuna activity so close to the bay, there is also a great opportunity to target the ‘heaviest other’ category…!

All entry and rule information is available via the office and behind the bar, so pop into the clubrooms or get in touch with the office now!

📞 07 866 4121
📧 office@mbgfc.co.nz

🚨 Open to MBGFC members & Day members

Entries to the 25/26 MBGFC Ladies Blue Tournament are now open! Get in touch with the office or pop down to the clubroom...
06/11/2025

Entries to the 25/26 MBGFC Ladies Blue Tournament are now open! Get in touch with the office or pop down to the clubrooms to grab a form! 💙

PSA: Every angler to tag a billfish during the tournament will receive a limited edition Stoney Creek Tag shirt….how good! 🚩

📞 07 866 4121
📧 office@mbgfc.co.nz

It’s Melbourne Cup Day!🏇 Come down to the clubrooms and enjoy an afternoon of racing on the big screen, food, and fun! C...
03/11/2025

It’s Melbourne Cup Day!🏇

Come down to the clubrooms and enjoy an afternoon of racing on the big screen, food, and fun! Celebrate the Melbourne Cup in style with great company, food, drinks, and prizes! 🥂🏆

👗 Put your best dress or suit on (or not) and join the fun!
🍽️ Kitchen open from 4:30 PM (full menu available)
🎟️ Sweepstake Tickets – $2 & $5
🍻 Happy Hour: 3:00 – 6:00 PM
🥂 Bubbles for the Ladies – $7
🍷 Happy Hour Wine – $6 & $10
🍺 Jugs – $22.50

Lines in for the MBGFC Ladies Blue Tournament is just a month away! 💙Kicking off on the 1st Dec 2025 with fishing open r...
01/11/2025

Lines in for the MBGFC Ladies Blue Tournament is just a month away! 💙

Kicking off on the 1st Dec 2025 with fishing open right through to the 30th April 2026, if you’re heading out on the water in our grid this summer, entering this comp is a no brainer!

🧜🏻‍♀️ $100 per angler!
🧜🏻‍♀️ Ladies Blue Tournament trophies up for grabs!
🧜🏻‍♀️ Plenty of opportunity to target the leaderboard!
🧜🏻‍♀️ Cash Prizes!

Keep an eye out on our social media for entries opening soon…let’s get hooked! ⚓️

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Whitianga
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