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It's this easy

Do you go fishing? If you do, now you can compete with others for cash and cool prizes!
It doesn't matter whether you fish from the shore or a boat - everyone has an equal chance, with prizes for both boat and shore-based catches.
There's no central weigh-in, so you don't need to travel to enter.
All you do is:
Buy a ticket
Email us to purchase a ticket, or go to our TradeMe shop:
Go fishing
Video your catch and submit it
If you win a prize, it is paid direct to you
It really is that simple!
Please read these full rules, which you will need to accept before being able to enter:
1 The competition will take place over a specified time period of a weekend (6 pm Friday to 3 pm Sunday) as advised on the entry ticket
1.1 In case of postponement due to adverse weather conditions, the contest shall be postponed until the following weekend
1.2 In the case of fewer tickets being sold than the target of 500, the contest may be postponed, tickets refunded, or prizes reduced.
Entrants will always have the right to full refund after being advised of any changes to a specific competition.
1.3 One ticket covers a person, group or family of up to 4 fishers.
2 During this time period, fish caught in the area bounded by the marine areas of Hauraki Gulf and Manukau Harbour are open to be entered, from either boat or shore.
3 All inland fisheries in the area extending from Hunua Ranges to Warkworth are also eligible to enter
4 Entrants must abide by all rules of the competition and any failure to do so will result in disqualification
5 Fish must be caught by hook and line, either hand held or rod. Longlines, nets, spearfishing and any other method of capture are ineligible
6 A photo or video of the entrant fishing must be captured and sent to Fisho Limited with all submissions for proof of catch and location
7 A photo or video of the catch being measured in cm and weighed on an electronic scale must be included where the readout of the weight is visible in the photo or video
7.1 If a set of electronic scales isn't available, the entry won't be eligible for the heaviest fish in the category but is able to claim spot prizes.
7.2 Ties will share the prizemoney.
8 All photos and videos submitted must bear time and date stamps and become the property of Fisho Limited after submission
9 Payment of prizes will be made by bank transfer to an account nominated by the entrant
10 In case of ties, the prize money shall be split equally between winning entrants
10.1 In the case of no eligible fish in a category being entered, that prize shall be paid to the next placegetter after prizewinner/s in the kahawai section. All prizes will be paid out in this fashion, so enter all kahawai!
11 All prizewinners will be notified by text or email and details will be posted on Fisho Limited, both on this site and social media accounts
12 In the case of prizes awarded to best video or best story, the judges decision on winner shall be final
13 A valid entry to the competition consists of a completed entry form and payment of the fee to enter
14 Employees and management of Fisho Limited and their families are ineligible to enter
15 The prize category of "other species" shall be awarded as follows: The species allowable for entry are: tarakihi, john dory, hapuku, mackerel. gurnard, kingfish and any legal species. Sharks, stingrays and invertebrates (octopus, squid, etc) are ineligible to enter. The prize will be awarded to the largest of any the allowable species caught, whether from shore or boat.
16 The sprat prize will be awarded to the person catching a sprat closest to a location chosen by Fisho Limited that will remain secret to entrants until after closing time of the competition. If there is a tie, the prize shall be split equally between the winners.
17 As the competition is being held under the rules of the Department of Internal Affairs Section 25 of the Gambling Act, full name of ticket buyers must be given at time of purchase. This information shall remain confidential to Fisho Limited and participants are welcome to choose a pseudonym or nom-de-plume for public notifications.
18 Any entrant found to be giving inaccurate or false information, or weighing in undersized fish shall be disqualified from all competitions run by Fisho Ltd.

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