Hostile weather conditions forced organisers of a local fishing competition to open up both coasts to anglers in the event.
90 Mile Beach Surfcasting Club commentator Jack Rogers noted the 31 club members and six visitors were faced with gusting 25-knot winds and a 4m swell for the 24-Hour Anzco Field Day on the weekend of October 6 and 7.
"This forced the club to open up fishing to both coasts due to the adverse conditions with safety being paramount," Rogers said.
He noted Rarawa Beach attracted a large number of club members because of the fishing feedback from the previous week, but unfortunately it never fired for the weekend field day.
Most of the fish ended up being caught on Exhibition Beach further north for anglers who braved the 25 knot winds there. A total of 35 snapper, 11 kahawai, eight trevally and one gurnard were eventually weighed, with the event running from 8am on the Saturday until 10am Sunday.