New Zealand's oldest club in the game has been holding one of the oldest game fishing tournaments in the country this week - the Bay of Islands Swordfish Club's 47th Annual International Yellowtail Tournament.
Few people outside the region know about it, but it's a tournament made all the catchier for its transtasman rivalry. This year 88 anglers are taking part and 31 of them are from Australia.
As well as celebrating stunning weather, fishing conditions and good catches, the tournament organisers have paid a special tribute to Terry "Titch" Titchener, from the Victoria Game Fishing Club, who has been "team leader" for the Australian contingent for 40 years.
Some regulars have been accompanying Titch to the Bay of Islands yellowtail kingfish contest for almost as long, BOI Swordfish Club manager Dale Pullen said.
While most anglers are from the Bay of Islands area, several have come from elsewhere in New Zealand, including a Whakatane school joining Russell and Paihia primary schools in the junior section.