Far North man Harley Ra has won one of the biggest fishing prizes in the nation after landing a 7.665 kilogram snapper in the Ninety Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza.
Ra hooked the winning fish on Saturday, the final day of the five-day surfcasting contest, earning him the $30,000 top prize for the heaviest snapper.
He also took home $2500 for heaviest fish of the day.
Ra’s last-minute catch dashed the hopes of Darin Maxwell from Ōpōtiki of becoming the first person to win the competition twice.
In the end, Maxwell had to content himself with second place and cash prizes totalling $4500 for a fish weighing in at 7.25kg.
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Ra hooked the winning fish on Saturday, the final day of the five-day surfcasting contest, earning him the $30,000 top prize for the heaviest snapper. He also took home $2500 for heaviest fish of the day.
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