Kia ora Friend,

It's safe to say we've been busy here at LegaSea.

We've just had a massive weekend at the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boatshow, with the LegaSea stand possibly the busiest we've ever seen. The event was organised incredibly well as per usual and it's only fair we give a huge shoutout to the new owners XPO and the rest of the Boatshow team!

We were fortunate enough to have our stand donated to us by the Boatshow crew and it became a bustling hub of activity with pizza, giveaways, Barkers merchandise, talks about the state of our fisheries and LegaSea messaging everywhere you looked. Our engagement wall was plastered with over three thousand snapper from supporters trying to guess where Johnny the John Dory and his four scaly mates were hiding. What an amazing event!

Where's Johnny? Just off Motuihe Island

This year at the LegaSea stand at the Boatshow we ran a 'Where's Johnny?' campaign where visitors were invited to guess where Johnny the John Dory and his four scaly mates were hiding in the Hauraki Gulf. People were encouraged to enter to win some incredible prizes by simply pinning a snapper with their details on our enormous map of the Hauraki Gulf.

With an abundance of Snapper in the gulf we often forget about the other amazing species that we're hardly seeing in the Hauraki Gulf and around New Zealand - Gurnard, John Dory, Tarakihi, Hāpuku and Trevally. Where have they gone?

With more than 3500 entries the team was pretty busy helping attendees pin up snapper for their guesses. While this may have seemed like an opportunity for us to find everyone's best fishing locations, the actual goal was to get as close as possible to the hidden fish and win some great prizes.

We can now announce our winners and we'd love to congratulate Michael C. for finding Johnny, Michael N. from Glenfield for finding the Hāpuku, Huia from Tauranga who found the Tarakihi, Hayden from Silverdale who found the Gurnard and Tracey from Cornwallis who tracked down Trev the Trevally.

Thanks to our partners Makita, Barkers, NZ Fishing News and The Ironclad Pan Co. for a mighty fine selection of giveaways!

Trev Terry Marine and Hammils present:

This epic event is to celebrate the opening of Platinum Partner Trev Terry Marine's outstanding new Service and Valet Centre. 

LegaSea and The Kai Ika Project will be in attendance, running multiple fish filleting demonstrations on the day as well as selling their amazing LegaSea/Barkers merchandise. 

They'll be lighting up several of their Weber BBQs to cook wild meat and fish in a variety of ways. Some things, however, must remain a surprise for the day!

Take a tour of their new centre and see how they do things at Trev Terry!

June 3rd at 9am - 3pm at 89 Tauhara road, Taupo

See you there!

Master the art of Fish Filleting 

Our Kai Ika team will be running another fish filleting clinic with the support of Barkers at Brother's Brewery in Akiraho Street, Mount Eden tomorrow night and we'd be stoked if you would join!

Kicking off at 6 pm, we'll have some time to have a few beers and a bit of a mingle before the Barkers and LegaSea team talk through our partnership and the Kai Ika Project. Then we'll have our main man Dave Ahoia on the tools showing us what he does best - filleting fish. 

Following that, there will be a chance for the guests to get up and display their skills and then we'll have a bit of a prize draw with the chance to win a Kai Ika knife set and an unreal Barkers/LegaSea merch pack. 

If this sounds like a bit of you then RSVP here and we'll add you to the list on a first-in, first-served basis. Be quick because spots are limited!

To check out more about the draw for the LegaSea/Barkers merch pack and to enter, click here. 

Win with Burnsco

Our friends at BURNSCO are running a competition for all their new and existing Club Members. 

Win the Ultimate Boating Prize Pack worth over $4,000 RRP!

It's free to enter, just sign up to the Burnsco Club. Or if you are already a member, simply check your details are up to date. 

BURNSCO have been a LegaSea Platinum Partner for many years and they strongly support our mission to restore marine abundance and give the next generation a fair go. They are the biggest seller of marine, RV and outdoor accessories in New Zealand. Their sixteen stores cover New Zealand from the Bay of Islands to Christchurch, and their online store covers all of New Zealand.

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Ngā mihi nui,

Benn and the LegaSea crew

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