Winter 2026 is officially underway which can only mean the second year of the Top Catch Winter Classic is here! Presented by Daiwa and BKK, year one was a huge success, one which we’re excited to build on again for 2026.
This fishing event is all about making the most of the winter fishing opportunities on our doorstep and giving you guys and girls some serious motivation to get out amongst the weather, catch a few fish, and run them over the measure mat to go into the draw to win epic Top Catch, Daiwa, BKK, Hutchwilco and Wildtrak prizes from a pool worth over $9,500.
Wrap up and get into it this winter, catch a few fish, and take out the Top Catch Winter Classic!
HERE'S WHAT'S UP FOR GRABS
AGGREGATE LENGTH MAIN PRIZE
(SNAPPER + KAHAWAI + TREVALLY + KINGFISH + GURNARD)
- The 2026 Top Catch Winter Classic Trophy
- A year’s worth of Top Catch bait and burley to the value of $1500
- $599.98 Daiwa VIP 270S + Free Swimmer BR 10000 combo
- $2000 of Hutchwilco gear
- $449.99 Wildtrak S6000 Jumpstarter
- $250 BKK product
AVERAGE LENGTH SNAPPER PRIZE
(CLOSEST MEASURED SNAPPER TO TOTAL SNAPPER AVERAGE LENGTH)
- $250 Top Catch bait & burley voucher
- $499.98 Daiwa VIP 270 + Sealine SL20 combo
- $200 BKK product
LONGEST SPECIES CATEGORIES PRIZE
(LONGEST SNAPPER / KAHAWAI / KINGFISH / TREVALLY / GURNARD)
- $200 Top Catch bait & burley voucher
- $399.98 Daiwa Legalis II 762MHFS + Free Swimmer BRLT 5000 combo
- $150 BKK product
HOW TO ENTER
Spend $50 on any product in Top Catch stores and keep your receipt for entry
Register your details along with uploading your receipt for entry verification in the form below
Download the Daiwa NZ Tournament app and join the 2026 Top Catch Winter Classic competition
Go fish, catch fish, measure fish, submit fish
Win prizes!
ENTER VIA THE FORM BELOW
2026 Top Catch Winter Classic
'HOW TO' GUIDE TRACK MY FISH : 2026
Prepare for the Event. Remember to have the latest software update on your phone. Minimum for IOS is 14.6.
Download the DAIWA NZ App from Google Play or Apple App store.
Open the app & a pop up will appear. Allow/Don’t Allow Notifications
Have you used any TMF/Infofish apps before?
→if Yes – enter email / password and login
→if No – click to sign up
When logging in or signing up if you receive any pop up that say invalid or username already in use, please contact Track My Fish as you may already have a profile – Shirley Sawynok on 0407 161 093, via email shirley@info-fish.net
NOTE – PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALLOW ACCESS TO ALL PHOTOS, TIME, DATE when the popups come through, these are required by the Event Co-ordinators.
SELECT GROUP TO FISH UNDER –2026 Top Catch Winter Classic
Press Record Catch, SWIPE ACROSS to the event you would like to fish in, and press ENTER
Access Camera - OK
PHOTOSTREAM| make sure the photostream button at the top is ON (set to green). Once a catch has been submitted these photos will save to your phone camera gallery.
OFFLINE MODE | turn your phone to offline mode, especially in areas of poor reception. This saves your battery power and use in low mobile reception. To go offline, click the green button:
You will still be able to use the app to log your catches in offline mode. Once back in range, if you have a minimum of 3-bars of 4G mobile reception, turn this back on to submit what you have caught.
LOG YOUR CATCH | take a clear photo or upload a photo from your gallery (allow access to all photos) as directed by the events’ requirements of measuring a fish in the app, click the blue tick, then click GLORY PHOTO and take photo of you holding the fish, press save. This is optional.
At the bottom of the screen enter the fish details:
→Enter first name & last name of the fisher to assign to.
→Select the species.
→Enter length in mm/cm
→Once all the photos and data are loaded, press SUBMIT button
Frequently Answered Questions (FAQ’s)
Click EVENT INFO > SCORECARD
The list of all the fish will show that you have logged. Under each log will show if the data & image has been received. For example:
If it reads : IN REVIEW, image received, the data has gone to TMF for score checking
If it reads : IN REVIEW, no image received, TMF doesn’t have your fish image, head back to your log in RECORD CATCH.
If it reads : ACCEPTED, image received, TMF has score checked your fish.
If it reads : DISQUALIFIED: this submission hasn’t met the rules of the event.
If you don’t see your fish in the scorecard, we don’t have it, head back to your LOG in RECORD CATCH to see if it has been sent or not sent (you may need to contact TMF on this).
Where can I find my scorecard & scoreboard?
If you are wanting to check your tally/score, select DAIWA INFORMATION tab on the main page and then you have the scorecard tabs to click.
NOTE - in any issue of the above, please do not resubmit data or a fish, this only creates duplicates. If you have queries, please contact the info@britwyn.co.nz or Track My Fish team member.
NOTE – if you submit an incorrect size or species or assign to the incorrect angler, please do not resubmit your data or fish. If this occurs, contact info@britwyn.co.nz / Track My Fish team member to correct.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Shirley Sawynok
Track My Fish / Infofish Australia Pty Ltd
M: +61 407 161 093
TOURNAMENT RULES
1) Event start is 5am 1/8/26 and finish is 6pm 30/9/26
2) Last chance to log measured fish is 10pm 30/9/26
3) Spend $50 on any products from Top Catch stores (from 28/7/26) and visit the Daiwa website to submit your receipt to register for entry
4) Fish must be measured on a Top Catch measure mat only to qualify for entry
5) In case of a tie the first fish to be measured will be deemed the winner
6) No sponsored anglers are permitted to enter
7) Measurement is from the fish’s nose to the “v” of the tail
8) Please do not measure undersized fish, any undersized fish measured will be rejected as entries
