CLOUDY B surged to the top of the leaderboard after an outstanding second day of fishing in the Flame Tree Fiji Classic Offshore Fishing Tournament at Port Denarau Marina on Saturday.
The three-day competition, hosted by the Denarau Game and Sport Fishing Club, has attracted seven boats and is an official qualifying event for the 2027 Offshore World Championship.
Looney Tunes was the standout performer on day two, tagging four billfish to collect 1600 points and make a major impact on the individual standings.
Nicole O’Halloran tagged a blue marlin at 8.23am, recording her first-ever billfish.
Junior angler Tristan O’Halloran continued his impressive tournament by tagging his first blue marlin, a day after recording his maiden sailfish on Friday.
Josh O’Halloran also celebrated his first billfish after tagging a spearfish, while Nash Wills completed the impressive tally with another blue marlin at 2.26pm.
The four billfish proved a remarkable achievement for the Looney Tunes family team.
Meanwhile, Dream Weaver made its mark with a strong tuna catch.
Chris Brookes landed two yellowfin tuna weighing 45.1kg and 36.6kg, while Shanon Boak added a 6.4kg mahi-mahi.
Following the second day, Cloudy B leads the teams’ standings with 1850 points, ahead of Flame Tree on 665 and Lunasea on 573.
Broadwater sits fourth with 176 points, while Rogue and North Star are yet to score.
Tristan O’Halloran leads the individual standings with 750 points, ahead of Zach Wakeman on 577 and Neil Irvine on 573.
Nicole O’Halloran and Nash Wills are tied on 500 points, while Chris Brookes is sixth with 163.
Tristan also leads the junior category after an impressive opening two days.
On Friday, the opening day of competition, six boats took to the water, with anglers recording two blue marlin tags, a sailfish release and more than 100kg of weighed fish.
Zach Wakeman of Wai Tundra made an early impression with two yellowfin tuna weighing 37.2kg and 43.8kg before tagging a blue marlin and landing a 10.1kg mahi-mahi.
He finished the opening day with 557 points to lead the individual standings.
Neil Irvine of Lunasea tagged a blue marlin at 11.35am and added a 12kg mahi-mahi to finish second with 536 points.
Junior Tristan O’Halloran also made history by tagging his first-ever billfish, a sailfish at 8.35am, earning 250 points and taking the early junior lead.
The competition culminated later yesterday when this edition went to press.
The night ended with the overall champions and the winners of the major prizes, including the $10,000 champion team cash prize and an invitation to the 2027 Offshore World Championship.
