Best of the West

2026 Competition is booked in for Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 Feb

Briefing Wednesday 18 Feb

Venue TBC

Our legenday West Coast 'one base' comp has been held at Ahipara since 2018. Entries are restricted to 50 boats, and boats must launch off the beach at Ahipara. Daily prizegiving nights for the three days of fishing, usually with a band for entertainment. With James Tattersall as our Master of Ceremonies there's always plenty of fun and banter. 

Cold hard cash prizes are on offer:

$10k for Heaviest Striped Marlin

$5k for Second Heaviest Striped Marlin

$2k for Third Heaviest Striped Marlin

$2k for Heaviest other billfish (excluding broadbill swordfish)

$1k for Heaviest Tuna (excluding skipjack/albacore)

Tickets $690 per boat

Entries are open - Register online now!!

Rules, apparel & food orders to come.

Keep up to date on our Facebook event page here >>

Any enquiries email bestofthewestAGFC@gmail.com

HEAVIEST STRIPY $10K WINNERS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS:

2019 Taylor Anderson on Out West - 156.5kg

2020 Daniel Walker on Hot Rodz - 130.5kg

2021 Gregory Hill on She's Gonna Sell Me - 162.5kg

2022 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS 

2023 Alan Robinson on Naughty Lass II - 109kg

2024 Floyd Rogerson - Ozark Mule - 137.6kg

2025 Luke Seuren on Mister Mayhem - 93.5kg