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It was a busy day out on the harbour today, with 300 children and their families fishing for the biggest catch.

Josh King and Ollie O'Dea with their big catch. Photos by: Cameron Avery.

The PlaceMakers and The Hits Kids Fishing competition was sold out this morning as young fishermen and women threw their lines into the water for Tauranga Fish and Dive Club's annual event.

Co-organiser Terri Forlong says it was a pretty good day for fishing, with some big catches reeled in by the children and teenagers.

'We had kahawai, snapper and trevally. The heaviest snapper weighed 2.6kg, the heaviest kahawai was 2.475kg and the heaviest trevally was 2.387.”

Hosted by The Hits radio station, the event is in conjunction with an open day at the club. Families were entertained with a bouncy castle and games, as well as free sausages and fizzy drinks for the children.

Aidan Thomson, 13, with his fish.

Maxwell Stringer, 9.