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A Hokitika whitebaiter is revelling in a monster catch, which saw him take 300kg off just one tide.
At the going rate of $25 to $30 for 450g on the West Coast, he will make $22,500 to $27,000. And the man didn't even take it all - a second man took 200kg on the same day last week.
Both fishermen wished to remain anonymous but the wife of one said the bait caught on the day of the big run was "beautiful bait".
They had no trouble disposing of it. "We've eaten a fair bit and also given some away." The season finishes a week today.
