The Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament was hailed a success, with more boats than usual bringing their catch to the weigh-in this weekend.

While John Allan Barnes said many competitors came home only with stories about the one that got away, the overall quality of the catch was high.

“It was good,” he said. “We had more boats weighing in than last year, and a higher percentage of boats that signed up came to the weigh-in.

“Usually you only get around a quarter or a third of the boats bring something in, but this year we had around 36 boats and 16 weigh-ins. The numbers of fish were not terribly high, although we heard from some boats that they would have caught ten, but they got away.

“The quality of the fish this year were good with plenty in the 30lbs to 40lbs range.”

While high swells provided an additional challenge for the competitors, Mr Barnes said he received few complaints.

“There were a lot of swells out there with all of the hurricanes around, but most of the people were pretty happy,” he added.

The presentation night is scheduled for Monday, September 12 at Spanish Point Boat Club.