A 119.2kg blue marlin caught by 12-year-old Sam Matthews, off Alma G, was second.
Leon Lewis won the heaviest tuna prize with a 38.6kg catch off the boat Good Newz.
“It was a hugely successful tournament,” Mr Faber said.
“We had record entry numbers, and some excellent fish come in over the period, especially on Sunday with those beautiful sea conditions.”
The club is now gearing up for its other major contest of the year — the marlin and tuna tournament from February 15 to 18.
Other category winners
Hapuku: Chelsea Young, Remedy, 20.6kg.
Tarakihi: Shayde Skudder, Miss Hayven, 3.33.
Snapper: Graeme McKay, Outahere, 8.625.
Kingfish: Ryan Edwards, Dawn Breaker, 27.7.
Albacore: Warren Veall, Gizzy Gold, 16.45.
Trevally: Buzzard Fyall, Day4It, 2.855.
Kahawai: Hinemaia Johnson, Tuhimoana, 2.875.
Skipjack: Rosina Reiri, Lucky 1s, 4.16.
Bluenose: Ruth Veall, Gizzy Gold, 19.1.
Blue Cod: John Blair, Maru Papanui, 2.42.
Gurnard: Simon Kirkpatrick, Shearwater, 1.04.
Barracouta: Mellissa Jones, Pitch Black, 5.39;.
Trumpeter: John Whitehead, SurfnTurf, 7.785.
Red Snapper: Kim Ellett, The Cat, 2.265.
John Dory: Garry Dever, Endorfins, 2.97.
Gemfish: Matt Wilkes, Tinman, 8.78.
Porae: Tracey Mariu, Moihi, 2.595
Heaviest fish by a junior: Zac Puketapu, XRated, 18.52.
A scene out of Jaws for crew
A fishing story from the contest that those close to the action will tell for a few years involved a crew fishing off the Penguins on Saturday,
The location is about 16 nautical miles off Tatapouri, north of the Aerial Reef.
One of the fishermen told The Herald they had caught something sizeable and were reeling it in.
As the fish was brought to the side of the boat, thery were greeted by a great white shark on the end of the line.
It was about four metres in length and one metre wide.
The shark had apparently swallowed their catch as they reeled it in and the line was still sticking out of its mouth.
They reacted quickly and cut the line.
The big shark swam away, much to their relief.
