Hundreds of surfcasters waded out at the weekend for a Napier competition that netted just 15 qualifying fish.
Yesterday's 2015 Kahawai Surfcasting Competition attracted a sell-out crowd of 450 anglers along a 4.5km stretch of coast from Napier's Marine Parade to Awatoto.
Event co-ordinator John Purser said the competition, run by the Pania Surfcasting Club and now in its 60th year, yielded just 15 weighable kahawai.
The contest rules stipulated a minimum fish length of 300mm.
Three years ago 112 qualifying kahawai were caught from the same stretch of coast.