It was a bonanza in the Bay

A BEAUTY: Elly Lincoln, 11, is happy with her 4.2kg tarakihi, which is a club record and won her first prize in the Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club Enterprise Cars AutoSure New Zealand Bay Bonanza tarakihi section. Picture supplied.

THE Lincoln family fishing off Awanui had a great prize haul in the Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club Bay Bonanza.

Five family members cleaned up all the tarakihi prize money, with 11-year-old Elly Lincoln taking first prize and a club record with a 4.2kg tarakihi.

Her mother Sarah Lincoln won the skipjack section with a 3.1kg tuna in the three-day competition, sponsored by Enterprise Cars AutoSure NZ.

There was a total of $65,000 in prizes and money up for grabs in the contest held over the long weekend.

The $20k lucky angler prize went to Craig Sutton.

Club junior Jimmy Moore, fishing off his father Pete’s boat Scrap Metal won $5k for landing the heaviest marlin in the competition.

Bay Bonanza 2018 resultsMarlin: Jimmy Moore, 123.30, Scrap Metal 1.

Tuna: Leon Lewis, 26.485, No Xcuse 1; Matt Hudson, 26.380, White Pointer 2; Aaron MacDougall, 25.950, The Iron Maiden 3.

Hapuku: Roger Hurlstone, 38.4, Ramoe 1; Phill Claffey, 34.95, About Time 2; Phill Claffey, 32.0, About Time 3; Chris Stone, 31.05, Gizzy Gold 4; Jenny Murray, 23.075, About Time 5.

Tarakihi: Elly Lincoln, 4.295, Awanui 1; Taine Lincoln, 3.802; Rodney Lincoln, 3.46, Awanui 3; Rodney Lincoln, 3.445, Awanui 4; Taine Lincoln, 3.41, Awanui 5.

Snapper: Greg Smith, 10.395, Tight Lines 1; Carl Newman, 9.39, Time Bandit 2; Kelvin Scott, 6.145, Tuff n Up 3; Steven Puketapu, 5.97, Charisma 4; Greg Boeyen, 5.625, Charisma 5.

Kingfish: Shayde Skudder, 26.295, Miss Hayven, 1; Andrea Gregory, 26.035, Renegade 2; Connor Andrew, 25.185, Too Keen 3; Daniel Parsons, 23.505, Ocean Runner 4.

Albacore: Blake Sheridan, 10.455, Redline 1; Graeme Scott, 9.185, Reel Time 2; Steve Erdelyi, 8.675, Arline 3; Jaye McCafferty, 5.62, Bartender 4.

Trevally: Spooky, 3.805, Old Dog 1; Sam Briant, 3.615, Dawn Breaker 2; Frankie Jones, 3.47, Old Dog 3.

Kahawai: Daniel Parsons, 3.075, Ocean Runner 1; Erin Bullot, 2.84, Rumble II 2; Ric Harrison, 2.80, Lucky 1s 3; Michael Loffler, 2.625, Ocean Runner 4.

Skipjack: Sarah Lincoln, 3.115, Awanui 1; Jason Jones, 2.765, Thirsty Work 2; Doug Gray, 2.645, Tzer 3.

Bluenose: Mike Lewin, 30.255, Hard Knox II 1; Colin Kerr, 20.135, Ramoe 2; Sam Briant, 19.33, Dawn Breaker 3; Graham Ballard, 17.525, Ramoe 4.

Blue cod: Stu Pearse, 2.04, Grey Way 1; Jonny Curle, 1.91, Redline 2.

Gurnard: Tere Lincoln, 2.05, Eclipse 1; Jamie Curle, .990, Redline 2.

Barracouta: John Smith, 5.305, Nicko 1; Spooky, 4.935, Old Dog 2.

Trumpeter: Colin Skudder, 8.23, Miss Hayven 1; Graeme Scott, 5.035, Reel Time 2.

Red snapper: Punga Everest, 2.345, Stubbsea 1.

John Dory: 2.385, Possems 1.

Gemfish: Colin Jones, 9.99, Shearwater 1.

Porae: 2.815, Ric Harrison, 2.815, Lucky 1s 1.

Heaviest fish junior: Luke Hurlstone, 22.535, Rodd and Sunn 1; Mikaere McBeal, 21.5, Kiwana 2; Mahe Lauti Jnr: 16.915, Hahau 3.

Most variety (boat): Reel Time 12, 1; Roofless, Surfit, 11, 2=.?