04/08/2026
The 25th Edition of the Tongariro Cup. After 2 years off I had the opportunity to come back as Captain of the Bains Team for the 25th Anniversary of the Tongariro Cup. The Cup is run over 2 days, 4 beats with your best fish weighed each day, double points for a Brown. Our plans were though thrown into a bit of chaos with Marlin Mark sidelined with an injury, this provided Connor Andrew with the opportunity to join the team along with myself, Unsie and Tongariro Bob, with a combined 68 years of experience in fishing for the Cup to fight it out against some awesome fishermen. We had a great first day, just in front by 300 grams, past results have shown this counts for nothing. Day 2 was though our clincher, with 3 of us landing Browns in the morning session which ultimately saw us winning the Tongariro Cup. Our team was awesome, we fished our arses off and took a few risks along the way creating some great memories and a bit of history combined with few sore heads after a sustained celebration. Logan Gilbert Connor Andrew
