SURFCASTING comes to the fore in the massive TOSC competition encompassing the coastline of Waitomo and Taranaki next month. PHOTO SUPPLIED
ONE of the biggest fishing events in Waitomo and Taranaki combined is due to kick off on November 9. The Taranaki Open Surfcasting Challenge (TOSC) will stretch from the northern boundary of the south bank of the Marokopa River, right down the coastline to the southern boundary, Nukumaru Rock (at Waiinu Beach). The final weigh in will be on November 13 at 5pm and categories people can enter with their catches include snapper, kahawai, trevally, gurnard and spotted smooth hound. The rules are simple, organisers said – rods only and a maximum of two per entry, and one entry per person. There is no set time frame, people can fish 24 hours a day if they want to. Good prizes are available for different species, ranging from 15 prizes totalling $9100 in the snapper section, to 10 prizes valued at $3800 for all other nominated species. The weigh-ins along the coast include: Mōkau – Allan Jones New Plymouth – Taranaki Hunting and Fishing, Ocean View Parade Cape Egmont – Cape Egmont Boat Club Opunake – Farmlands Hawera – Tasman Marine Competitors with fish to weigh on the final day, must be at the Cape Egmont Boat Club’s official weigh-in area by 5 p.m. The prize giving will be at the Cape Egmont Boat Club after the final weigh in 6:30pm. Contestants must be at the prize giving to claim the early bird and spot prizes. A hangi will be available from 5.15 p.m. Tickets close for the limited 400 entry event on November 7 and places to buy them can be found on the TOSC website.
